| Scottish politics: An introduction N McGarvey, P Cairney Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2008 | 239* | 2008 |
| Transparency of risk and reward in UK public–private partnerships J Hood, I Fraser, N McGarvey Public Budgeting & Finance 26 (4), 40-58, 2006 | 119 | 2006 |
| Managing the risks of public-private partnerships in Scottish local government J Hood, N McGarvey Policy Studies 23 (1), 21-35, 2002 | 112 | 2002 |
| Accountability in public administration: A multi-perspective framework of analysis N McGarvey Public Policy and Administration 16 (2), 17-29, 2001 | 53 | 2001 |
| In search of the regulatory state: evidence from Scotland A Midwinter, N McGarvey Public Administration 79 (4), 825-849, 2001 | 52 | 2001 |
| Intergovernmental relations in Scotland post-devolution N McGarvey Regulating Local Authorities, 29-48, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
| New Scottish parliament, new Scottish parliamentarians? M Shephard, N McGarvey, M Cavanagh Journal of Legislative Studies 7 (2), 79-104, 2001 | 33 | 2001 |
| Expectations, assumptions and realities: Scottish local government post-devolution N McGarvey The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 14 (1), 153-174, 2012 | 30 | 2012 |
| The new accountability? Devolution and expenditure politics in Scotland A Midwinter, N McGarvey Public Money and Management 21 (3), 47-55, 2001 | 30 | 2001 |
| Devolution: problems, politics and prospects J Bradbury, N McGarvey Parliamentary Affairs 56 (2), 219-236, 2003 | 26 | 2003 |
| New Scottish politics, new texts required N McGarvey The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 3 (3), 427-444, 2001 | 26 | 2001 |
| Developing best value in Scotland: Concepts and contradictions A Midwinter, N McGarvey Local Government Studies 25 (2), 87-101, 1999 | 25 | 1999 |
| Third year, third first minister J Mitchell, A Trench The State of the Nations 2002, 119-139, 2003 | 23 | 2003 |
| The 2014 Scottish independence referendum and its aftermath N McGarvey Social Alternatives 34 (3), 34-40, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
| Devolution in Scotland Change and continuity N McGarvey Devolution, Regionalism and Regional Development, 39-58, 2007 | 13 | 2007 |
| Local government reform in Scotland: Managing the transition A Midwinter, N McGarvey Local government studies 23 (3), 73-89, 1997 | 13 | 1997 |
| The Restructuring of Scotland's Education Authorities: Does Size Matter?. A Midwinter, N McGarvey Scottish Educational Review 26 (2), 110-17, 1994 | 13 | 1994 |
| New perspectives on accountability N McGarvey Public Administration 79 (4), 949-954, 2001 | 11 | 2001 |
| Closing the democratic deficit? The first year of the Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish parliament M Cavanagh, N McGarvey, M Shephard Public Policy and Administration 15 (2), 67-80, 2000 | 11 | 2000 |
| The role of the councillor N McGarvey, F Stewart The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government, 54-69, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
