| Rethinking residential child care: Positive perspectives M Smith Policy Press, 2009 | 254 | 2009 |
| Children and families’ involvement in social work decision making M Gallagher, M Smith, M Hardy, H Wilkinson Children & Society 26 (1), 74-85, 2012 | 199 | 2012 |
| Social education and social pedagogy: reclaiming a Scottish tradition in social work M Smith, B Whyte European Journal of Social Work 11 (1), 15-28, 2008 | 143 | 2008 |
| Engaging with involuntary service users in social work: Findings from a knowledge exchange project M Smith, M Gallagher, H Wosu, J Stewart, VE Cree, S Hunter, S Evans, ... British Journal of Social Work 42 (8), 1460-1477, 2012 | 123 | 2012 |
| From attachment to recognition for children in care M Smith, C Cameron, D Reimer British Journal of Social Work 47 (6), 1606-1623, 2017 | 120 | 2017 |
| Moral panics and social work: Towards a sceptical view of UK child protection G Clapton, VE Cree, M Smith Critical social policy 33 (2), 197-217, 2013 | 82 | 2013 |
| Care ethics in residential child care: A different voice L Steckley, M Smith Ethics and social welfare 5 (2), 181-195, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
| Social pedagogy from a Scottish perspective M Smith Centre for Understanding Social Pedagogy, 2010 | 76 | 2010 |
| The emotional labour of austerity: How social workers reflect and work on their feelings towards reducing support to needy children and families E Grootegoed, M Smith The British Journal of Social Work 48 (7), 1929-1947, 2018 | 71 | 2018 |
| Relationship-based practice: emergent themes in social work literature R Ingram, M Smith Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Residential child care in practice: Making a difference M Smith, L Fulcher, P Doran Policy Press, 2013 | 67 | 2013 |
| Engaging with families in child protection M Gallagher, M Smith, H Wosu, J Stewart, S Hunter, VE Cree, H Wilkinson Child welfare 90 (4), 117-134, 2011 | 62 | 2011 |
| The presentation of child trafficking in the UK: An old and new moral panic? VE Cree, G Clapton, M Smith British Journal of Social Work 44 (2), 418-433, 2014 | 55 | 2014 |
| Moral panics, claims-making and child protection in the UK G Clapton, V Cree, M Smith British Journal of Social Work 43 (4), 803-812, 2013 | 54 | 2013 |
| A collaborative approach to defining the usefulness of impact: lessons from a knowledge exchange project involving academics and social work practitioners H Wilkinson, M Gallagher, M Smith Evidence & Policy 8 (3), 311-327, 2012 | 54 | 2012 |
| Revisiting moral panics M Smith Policy Press, 2016 | 51 | 2016 |
| Social suffering: Changing organisational culture in children and families social work through critical reflection groups—insights from Bourdieu M Smith, VE Cree, R MacRae, D Sharp, E Wallace, S O’Halloran British Journal of Social Work 47 (4), 973-988, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| Towards a theory of upbringing in foster care in Europe C Cameron, D Reimer, M Smith European Journal of Social Work 19 (2), 152-170, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
| What works for us–Boys' views of their experiences in a former list D school M Smith, E McKay, M Chakrabarti British Journal of Special Education 31 (2), 89-93, 2004 | 44 | 2004 |
| Reading Bauman for social work M Smith Ethics and Social Welfare 5 (1), 2-17, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
