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Most cited papers in Education
What are the most cited papers in Education?
The most cited paper in Education is "Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis" (Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon, 2005), with 45,237 citations. Next come "Case Study Research: Design and Methods" (39,932) and "Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences" (35,478).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 5,056 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon · Qualitative Health Research | 4 Oct 2005 | 45,237 |
| 2 | Case Study Research: Design and Methods Harris Chaiklin · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Feb 1991 | 39,932 |
| 3 | Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Henri Guitton, Sidney Siegel · Revue économique | Jul 1958 | 35,478 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Communities of practice learning, meaning, and identity Étienne Wenger | 1999 | 28,509 |
| 6 | Social Learning Theory. Jackson Kytle, Albert Bandura · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | 1978 | 25,666 |
| 7 | The qualitative content analysis process Satu Elo, Helvi Aulikki Kyngäs · Journal of Advanced Nursing | 18 Mar 2008 | 22,967 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | How Many Interviews Are Enough? Greg Guest, Arwen Bunce, Laura Johnson · Field Methods | 23 Dec 2005 | 20,652 |
| 10 | The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization Peter M. Senge · NSPI Journal | May 1991 | 20,158 |
| 11 | Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in Teaching Lee S. Shulman · Educational Researcher | Feb 1986 | 18,456 |
| 12 | The Art of Case Study Research Karen Elizabeth Johnson, Robert E. Stake · Modern Language Journal | 1996 | 15,907 |
| 13 | Social Research Methods Kevin M. G. Taylor, Sarah Nettleton, Geoffrey Harding | 16 Feb 2010 | 14,194 |
| 14 | Transforming Qualitative Information: Thematic Analysis and Code Development Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis | 16 Apr 1998 | 13,630 |
| 15 | Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference William R. Shadish, Thomas D. Cook, Donald T. Campbell | 2002 | 13,406 |
| 16 | Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning John Seely Brown, Allan Collins, Paul Duguid · Educational Researcher | 1989 | 13,078 |
| 17 | The Power of Feedback John Hattie, Helen S. Timperley · Review of Educational Research | Mar 2007 | 12,703 |
| 18 | Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method Glenn A. Bowen · Qualitative Research Journal | 3 Aug 2009 | 12,630 |
| 19 | Sample Size in Qualitative Interview Studies Kirsti Malterud, Volkert Siersma, Ann Dorrit Guassora · Qualitative Health Research | 27 Nov 2015 | 12,448 |
| 20 | School Engagement: Potential of the Concept, State of the Evidence Jennifer A. Fredricks, Phyllis C. Blumenfeld, Alison H. Paris · Review of Educational Research | Mar 2004 | 12,369 |
| 21 | Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development Jennifer A. Fereday, Eimear Muir‐Cochrane · International Journal of Qualitative Methods | Mar 2006 | 11,883 |
| 22 | Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach Joseph A. Maxwell | 12 Apr 1996 | 11,628 |
| 23 | Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research Nicola Kay Gale, Gemma Heath, Elaine Cameron et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology | 18 Sep 2013 | 11,587 |
| 24 | Building theories from case study research Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · STUDI ORGANIZZATIVI | Feb 2009 | 11,368 |
| 25 | Grounded theory research: Procedures, canons, and evaluative criteria Juliet M. Corbin, Anselm Strauss · Qualitative Sociology | 1990 | 11,110 |
| 26 | Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires Caroline Barbara Terwee, Sandra D.M. Bot, Michiel R. de Boer et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 25 Aug 2006 | 11,046 |
| 27 | A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data David R. Thomas · American Journal of Evaluation | 18 May 2006 | 10,996 |
| 28 | The Use of Cronbach’s Alpha When Developing and Reporting Research Instruments in Science Education Keith S. Taber · Research in Science Education | 7 Jun 2017 | 10,668 |
| 29 | Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience. William A. Gamson, Erving Goffman · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | Nov 1975 | 10,621 |
| 30 | Toward an experimental ecology of human development. Urie Bronfenbrenner · American Psychologist | Jul 1977 | 10,424 |
| 31 | Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge Punya Mishra, Matthew J. Koehler · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education | 26 May 2006 | 10,114 |
| 32 | Interviewing as qualitative research a guide for researchers in education and the social sciences Irving Seidman | 2006 | 9,987 |
| 33 | Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects Andrew Kenneth Shenton · Education for Information | 19 Jul 2004 | 9,758 |
| 34 | Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles J. McDonough et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 12 May 2014 | 9,713 |
| 35 | Estimating causal effects of treatments in randomized and nonrandomized studies. Donald B. Rubin · Journal of Educational Psychology | Oct 1974 | 9,635 |
| 36 | Structural Equation Modelling: Guidelines for Determining Model Fit Daire Hooper, Joseph P. Coughlan, Michael R. Mullen · Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) | 2008 | 8,799 |
| 37 | Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change. James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiClemente · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 1983 | 8,785 |
| 38 | The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions Joseph A. Durlak, Roger P. Weissberg, Allison B. Dymnicki et al. · Child Development | 2011 | 8,717 |
| 39 | Qualitative Data Analysis: A Sourcebook of New Methods Linda S. Lotto · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis | Sep 1986 | 8,684 |
| 40 | Content analysis and thematic analysis: Implications for conducting a qualitative descriptive study Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Hannele E. Turunen, Terese Elisabet Bondas · Nursing and Health Sciences | 11 Mar 2013 | 8,584 |
| 41 | Teachers’ Beliefs and Educational Research: Cleaning Up a Messy Construct M. Frank Pajares · Review of Educational Research | Sep 1992 | 8,465 |
| 42 | Qualitative research in health care: Analysing qualitative data Catherine J. Pope · BMJ | 8 Jan 2000 | 8,266 |
| 43 | Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research Célyne Bastien · Sleep Medicine | Jul 2001 | 8,166 |
| 44 | 1. Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Gloria J Ladson-Billings · American Educational Research Journal | Sep 1995 | 7,973 |
| 45 | Assessment and Classroom Learning Paul J Black, Dylan Wiliam · Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice | Mar 1998 | 7,901 |
| 46 | Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance. Paul R. Pintrich, Elisabeth Vialpando De Groot · Journal of Educational Psychology | Mar 1990 | 7,882 |
| 47 | Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice Researchers Pamela Elizabeth Baxter, Susan Michelle Jack · The Qualitative Report | 14 Jan 2015 | 7,599 |
| 48 | Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research Vincent Tinto · Review of Educational Research | Mar 1975 | 7,495 |
| 49 | Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles · Contemporary Educational Psychology | 2000 | 7,364 |
| 50 | Funds of knowledge for teaching: Using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms Luis C. Moll, Cathy Amanti, Deborah A. Neff et al. · Theory Into Practice | Mar 1992 | 7,288 |
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