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Most cited papers in Social Sciences (field)
What are the most cited papers in Social Sciences?
The most cited paper in Social Sciences is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2021), with 105,915 citations. Next come "The theory of planned behavior" (87,913) and "Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement" (83,711).
Showing 50 of 96 papers. Every paper with more than 11,917 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ | 29 Mar 2021 | 105,915 |
| 2 | The theory of planned behavior Icek Ajzen · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes | Dec 1991 | 87,913 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology Fred D. Davis · MIS Quarterly | Sep 1989 | 67,727 |
| 6 | Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon · Qualitative Health Research | 4 Oct 2005 | 45,237 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation Andrea C. Tricco et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine | 3 Sep 2018 | 43,960 |
| 10 | Case Study Research: Design and Methods Harris Chaiklin · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Feb 1991 | 39,932 |
| 11 | Regression Models and Life-Tables D. R. Cox · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) | 1972 | 39,869 |
| 12 | The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss, Elizabeth Strutzel · Nursing Research | Jul 1968 | 39,410 |
| 13 | The Strength of Weak Ties Mark S. Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology | May 1973 | 39,087 |
| 14 | Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’Malley · International Journal of Social Research Methodology | Feb 2005 | 37,445 |
| 15 | Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási, Réka Albert · Science | 15 Oct 1999 | 36,811 |
| 16 | Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Henri Guitton, Sidney Siegel · Revue économique | Jul 1958 | 35,478 |
| 17 | The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. John E. Ware, Cathy Donald Sherbourne · PubMed | Jun 1992 | 33,990 |
| 18 | The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Psychological Inquiry | Oct 2000 | 33,752 |
| 19 | RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · BMJ | 28 Aug 2019 | 33,250 |
| 20 | The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) John E. Ware, Cathy Donald Sherbourne · Medical Care | Jun 1992 | 30,226 |
| 21 | Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Carolyn Ellis, Anselm Strauss, Juliet M. Corbin · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | 1992 | 29,398 |
| 22 | Communities of practice learning, meaning, and identity Étienne Wenger | 1999 | 28,509 |
| 23 | Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement PRISMA-P Group, David Moher, Larissa Shamseer et al. · Systematic Reviews | 2015 | 27,092 |
| 24 | Regression Models and Life-Tables David R. Cox · Springer series in statistics | 1992 | 26,650 |
| 25 | Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviews Mourad Ouzzani, Hossam M. Hammady, Zbys Fedorowicz et al. · Systematic Reviews | Dec 2016 | 26,444 |
| 26 | User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models Fred D. Davis, Richard P. Bagozzi, Paul R. Warshaw · Management Science | Aug 1989 | 25,784 |
| 27 | Social Learning Theory. Jackson Kytle, Albert Bandura · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | 1978 | 25,666 |
| 28 | The Tragedy of the Commons Garrett Hardin · Science | 13 Dec 1968 | 23,379 |
| 29 | Building Theories from Case Study Research Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1989 | 23,256 |
| 30 | The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Marc H. Bornstein, James J. Gibson · Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism | 1980 | 23,143 |
| 31 | A Theoretical Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model: Four Longitudinal Field Studies Viswanath Venkatesh, Fred D. Davis · Management Science | Feb 2000 | 23,006 |
| 32 | The qualitative content analysis process Satu Elo, Helvi Aulikki Kyngäs · Journal of Advanced Nursing | 18 Mar 2008 | 22,967 |
| 33 | The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies Erik B von Elm, Douglas G. Altman, Matthias Egger et al. · PLoS Medicine | 10 Oct 2007 | 22,347 |
| 34 | Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Sarah Lewis · Health Promotion Practice | 2 Apr 2015 | 22,287 |
| 35 | The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation. Roy Frederick Baumeister, Mark R. Leary · Psychological Bulletin | May 1995 | 21,989 |
| 36 | Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Erich Gamma, Richard F. Helm, Ralph E. Johnson et al. | 1994 | 21,853 |
| 37 | Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital Jenell S. Coleman · Elsevier eBooks | 2000 | 21,799 |
| 38 | Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Berit M Lundman · Nurse Education Today | 7 Nov 2003 | 21,197 |
| 39 | Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation Hazel Rose Markus, Shinobu Kitayama · Psychological Review | Apr 1991 | 21,129 |
| 40 | Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology A Proposal for Reporting Donna Fox Stroup · JAMA | 19 Apr 2000 | 20,943 |
| 41 | Special Care Units and Traditional Care in Dementia: Relationship with Behavior, Cognition, Functional Status and Quality of Life - A Review Jeroen S. Kok, Ina J. Berg, Erik Scherder · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra | 5 Oct 2013 | 20,652 |
| 42 | How Many Interviews Are Enough? Greg Guest, Arwen Bunce, Laura Johnson · Field Methods | 23 Dec 2005 | 20,652 |
| 43 | The Evolution of Cooperation Robert Axelrod, William D. O. Hamilton · Science | 27 Mar 1981 | 20,368 |
| 44 | The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization Peter M. Senge · NSPI Journal | May 1991 | 20,158 |
| 45 | Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al. · Gerontology | 4 Jun 2015 | 19,753 |
| 46 | Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches Miguel Caldas · Revista de Administração Contemporânea | Mar 2003 | 18,967 |
| 47 | Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 2001 | 18,875 |
| 48 | Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci · Contemporary Educational Psychology | 2000 | 18,640 |
| 49 | Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching Lee S. Shulman · Educational Researcher | Feb 1986 | 18,456 |
| 50 | The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration Alessandro Liberati, Doug G. Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · BMJ | 21 Jul 2009 | 17,979 |
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