| New directions for early literacy in a digital age: The iPad R Flewitt, D Messer, N Kucirkova Journal of early childhood literacy 15 (3), 289-310, 2015 | 649 | 2015 |
| Executive functioning in children with specific language impairment LA Henry, DJ Messer, G Nash Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 53 (1), 37-45, 2012 | 564 | 2012 |
| Spontaneous play in children with autism: A reappraisal S Libby, S Powell, D Messer, R Jordan Journal of autism and developmental disorders 28, 487-497, 1998 | 337 | 1998 |
| Children's engagement with educational iPad apps: Insights from a Spanish classroom N Kucirkova, D Messer, K Sheehy, CF Panadero Computers & Education 71, 175-184, 2014 | 322 | 2014 |
| Recall for self and other in autism: Children's memory for events experienced by themselves and their peers C Millward, S Powell, D Messer, R Jordan Journal of autism and developmental disorders 30, 15-28, 2000 | 293 | 2000 |
| Lifespan development: Resources, challenges and risks LB Hendry, M Kloep (No Title), 2002 | 286 | 2002 |
| Prospective memory in children: the effects of age and task interruption. L Kvavilashvili, DJ Messer, P Ebdon Developmental psychology 37 (3), 418, 2001 | 261 | 2001 |
| Children's misconceptions in primary science: A survey of teachers' views K Pine, D Messer, K St. John Research in Science & Technological Education 19 (1), 79-96, 2001 | 247 | 2001 |
| More gestures than answers: children learning about balance. KJ Pine, N Lufkin, D Messer Developmental psychology 40 (6), 1059, 2004 | 223 | 2004 |
| The development of communication: From social interaction to language DJ Messer (No Title), 1994 | 210 | 1994 |
| Children’s naming and word-finding difficulties: Descriptions and explanations D Messer, JE Dockrell American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2006 | 206 | 2006 |
| Strengths and weaknesses in executive functioning in children with intellectual disability H Danielsson, L Henry, D Messer, J Rönnberg Research in developmental disabilities 33 (2), 600-607, 2012 | 192 | 2012 |
| Touching the virtual, touching the real: iPads and enabling literacy for students experiencing disability R Flewitt, N Kucirkova, D Messer The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy 37 (2), 107-116, 2014 | 184 | 2014 |
| Imitation of pretend play acts by children with autism and Down syndrome S Libby, S Powell, D Messer, R Jordan Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 27 (4), 365-383, 1997 | 161 | 1997 |
| Sharing personalised stories on iPads: A close look at one parent–child interaction N Kucirkova, D Messer, K Sheehy, R Flewitt Literacy 47 (3), 115-122, 2013 | 156 | 2013 |
| The integration of mothers' referential speech with joint play DJ Messer Child Development, 781-787, 1978 | 156 | 1978 |
| Relation between mastery behavior in infancy and competence in early childhood. DJ Messer, ME McCarthy, S McQuiston, RH MacTurk, LJ Yarrow, ... Developmental Psychology 22 (3), 366, 1986 | 154 | 1986 |
| Social and communicative processes in computer-based problem solving P Light, K Littleton, D Messer, R Joiner European Journal of Psychology of Education 9, 93-109, 1994 | 150 | 1994 |
| Lexical acquisition in the early school years JE Dockrell, D Messer Language development across childhood and adolescence 3, 35-52, 2004 | 139 | 2004 |
| Executive functions in adults with developmental dyslexia JH Smith-Spark, LA Henry, DJ Messer, E Edvardsdottir, AP Zięcik Research in developmental disabilities 53, 323-341, 2016 | 137 | 2016 |
