| Framing lobbying messages: Defining and communicating political issues persuasively C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal 7 (3), 269-280, 2007 | 125 | 2007 |
| The evolving discipline of public affairs C McGrath, D Moss, P Harris Journal of Public Affairs 10 (4), 335-352, 2010 | 106 | 2010 |
| The development and regulation of lobbying in the new member states of the European Union C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal 8 (1‐2), 15-32, 2008 | 106 | 2008 |
| The ideal lobbyist: Personal characteristics of effective lobbyists C McGrath Journal of Communication Management 10 (1), 67-79, 2006 | 101 | 2006 |
| Lobbying in Washington, London and Brussels: The persuasive communication of political issues C McGrath Edwin Mellen Press, 2005 | 98 | 2005 |
| Towards a lobbying profession: developing the industry's reputation, education and representation C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal 5 (2), 124-135, 2005 | 83 | 2005 |
| Political marketing and lobbying: A neglected perspective and research agenda P Harris, C McGrath Political Marketing in Retrospective and Prospective, 83-102, 2014 | 69 | 2014 |
| Exploring the management of the corporate public affairs function in a dynamic global environment D Moss, C McGrath, J Tonge, P Harris Journal of Public Affairs 12 (1), 47-60, 2012 | 42 | 2012 |
| Rethinking public relations: Persuasion, democracy and society K Moloney, C McGrath Routledge, 2019 | 38 | 2019 |
| Comparative Lobbying Practices: Washington, London, Brussels C McGrath University of Ulster, 2002 | 38 | 2002 |
| Learning to lobby C McGrath Interest Groups & Advocacy 4 (1), 1-6, 2015 | 24 | 2015 |
| The lobbyist with ‘balls of iron and a spine of steel’: why Ireland needs lobbying reform C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal 9 (4), 256-271, 2009 | 20 | 2009 |
| Interest groups and lobbying in Europe C McGrath Edwin Mellen Press, 2009 | 15 | 2009 |
| ‘Family Businesses Distributing America's Beverage’: managing government relations in the National Beer Wholesalers Association C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs: An International Journal 3 (3), 212-224, 2003 | 15 | 2003 |
| Policy making in political memoirs—the case of the poll tax C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs 2 (2), 71-84, 2002 | 14 | 2002 |
| Lobbying in Ireland: a reform agenda C McGrath Journal of Public Affairs 11 (2), 127-134, 2011 | 13 | 2011 |
| Grass Roots Lobbybing: Marketing Politics and Policy “Beyond the Beltway” C McGrath Winning elections with political marketing, 105-130, 2012 | 12 | 2012 |
| Influencing the UK policymaking process C McGrath ESRC, 2000 | 11 | 2000 |
| Rethinking public relations: Persuasion, democracy and society K Maloney, C McGrath Public Relations Education 7 (1), 220-226, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Machiavellian marketing: Justifying the ends and means in modern politics P Harris, C McGrath, I Harris Routledge Handbook of Political Management, 537-554, 2010 | 10 | 2010 |
