Domain · Social Sciences
Most cited papers in Social Sciences
What are the most cited papers in Social Sciences?
The most cited paper in Social Sciences is "Using thematic analysis in psychology" (Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, 2006), with 193,920 citations. Next come "Controlling the False Discovery Rate: A Practical and Powerful Approach to Multiple Testing" (112,351) and "Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives" (108,782).
Showing 50 of 94 papers. Every paper with more than 23,051 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Using thematic analysis in psychology Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke · Qualitative Research in Psychology | 2006 | 193,920 |
| 2 | Controlling the False Discovery Rate: A Practical and Powerful Approach to Multiple Testing Yoav Benjamini, Yosef Hochberg · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) | 1995 | 112,351 |
| 3 | Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives Li‐tze Hu, Peter M. Bentler · Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal | 1999 | 108,782 |
| 4 | The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ | 29 Mar 2021 | 105,915 |
| 5 | Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4 Douglas M. Bates, Martin Mächler, Benjamin M. Bolker et al. · Journal of Statistical Software | 2015 | 89,183 |
| 6 | Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay, Isabelle Soerjomataram et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians | 12 Sep 2018 | 88,280 |
| 7 | The theory of planned behavior Icek Ajzen · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes | Dec 1991 | 87,913 |
| 8 | Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization Diederik P. Kingma, Jimmy Lei Ba · arXiv (Cornell University) | 22 Dec 2014 | 84,625 |
| 9 | Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement David Moher, Alessandro Liberati, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · BMJ | 21 Jul 2009 | 83,711 |
| 10 | Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Philip M. Podsakoff, SCOTT B. MACKENZIE, Jeong Yeon Lee et al. · Journal of Applied Psychology | 2003 | 80,679 |
| 11 | The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1986 | 72,222 |
| 12 | Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics | Oct 1976 | 72,158 |
| 13 | Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error Claes Fornell, David F. Larcker · Journal of Marketing Research | Feb 1981 | 71,613 |
| 14 | Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology Fred D. Davis · MIS Quarterly | Sep 1989 | 67,727 |
| 15 | G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences Franz Faul, Edgar Erdfelder, Albert-Georg Lang et al. · Behavior Research Methods | May 2007 | 66,357 |
| 16 | Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses Julian P. T. Higgins, Simon G. Thompson, Jonathan J Deeks et al. · BMJ | 4 Sep 2003 | 64,184 |
| 17 | Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith, Martin Schneider et al. · BMJ | 13 Sep 1997 | 57,774 |
| 18 | UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis Eric F. Pettersen, Thomas D. Goddard, Conrad C. Huang et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry | Jul 2004 | 48,801 |
| 19 | STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO METHODS OF CLINICAL MEASUREMENT J Martin Bland, DouglasG. Altman · The Lancet | Feb 1986 | 48,188 |
| 20 | Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage Jay Bryan Barney · Journal of Management | Mar 1991 | 47,651 |
| 21 | The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A. S. Zigmond, R Philip Snaith · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | Jun 1983 | 47,341 |
| 22 | The PHQ-9 Kurt Kroenke, Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams · Journal of General Internal Medicine | Sep 2001 | 45,744 |
| 23 | Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon · Qualitative Health Research | 4 Oct 2005 | 45,237 |
| 24 | User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward A Unified View1 Viswanath Venkatesh, Michael G. Morris, Gordon B. Davis et al. · MIS Quarterly | Sep 2003 | 44,647 |
| 25 | Coefficient Alpha and the Internal Structure of Tests Lee J. Cronbach · Psychometrika | Sep 1951 | 44,025 |
| 26 | Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups Allison Tong, Peter Sainsbury, Jonathan C. Craig · International Journal for Quality in Health Care | 14 Sep 2007 | 43,999 |
| 27 | PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation Andrea C. Tricco et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine | 3 Sep 2018 | 43,960 |
| 28 | A power primer. Jacob Cohen · Psychological Bulletin | 1992 | 42,833 |
| 29 | A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales Jacob Cohen · Educational and Psychological Measurement | Apr 1960 | 42,415 |
| 30 | Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control Albert Bandura, Wendy Freeman, Richard Lightsey · Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy | 1999 | 40,874 |
| 31 | Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach. James C. Anderson, David W. Gerbing · Psychological Bulletin | May 1988 | 40,395 |
| 32 | SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods | 3 Feb 2020 | 40,161 |
| 33 | Meta-analysis in clinical trials Rebecca DerSimonian, Nan M. Laird · Controlled Clinical Trials | Sep 1986 | 40,073 |
| 34 | Case Study Research: Design and Methods Harris Chaiklin · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Feb 1991 | 39,932 |
| 35 | Regression Models and Life-Tables D. R. Cox · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) | 1972 | 39,869 |
| 36 | The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss, Elizabeth Strutzel · Nursing Research | Jul 1968 | 39,410 |
| 37 | The Strength of Weak Ties Mark S. Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology | May 1973 | 39,087 |
| 38 | An Inventory for Measuring Depression Aaron T. Beck · Archives of General Psychiatry | Jun 1961 | 38,441 |
| 39 | The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields Paul DiMaggio, Walter W. Powell · American Sociological Review | Apr 1983 | 37,882 |
| 40 | Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (2nd ed.). Peter A. Lachenbruch, Jacob Cohen · Journal of the American Statistical Association | Dec 1989 | 37,611 |
| 41 | Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis Julian P. T. Higgins, Simon G. Thompson · Statistics in Medicine | 21 May 2002 | 37,545 |
| 42 | Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’Malley · International Journal of Social Research Methodology | Feb 2005 | 37,445 |
| 43 | A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation modeling Jörg Henseler, Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science | 21 Aug 2014 | 37,002 |
| 44 | Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási, Réka Albert · Science | 15 Oct 1999 | 36,811 |
| 45 | Naturalistic inquiry Yvonna S. Lincoln, Egon G. Guba, Joseph J. Pilotta · International Journal of Intercultural Relations | 1985 | 36,480 |
| 46 | Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling Rex B. Kline | 27 May 1998 | 36,227 |
| 47 | The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research Daniel J. Buysse, Charles F. Reynolds, T. H. Monk et al. · Psychiatry Research | May 1989 | 35,692 |
| 48 | Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Albert Bandura · Psychological Review | 1977 | 35,570 |
| 49 | Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation Wesley M. Cohen, Daniel A. Levinthal · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 1990 | 35,497 |
| 50 | Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Henri Guitton, Sidney Siegel · Revue économique | Jul 1958 | 35,478 |
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