Most cited papers in Educational Research and Analysis
What are the most cited papers in Educational Research and Analysis?
The most cited paper in Educational Research and Analysis is "Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis" (Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon, 2005), with 45,237 citations. Next come "A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data" (10,996) and "Criteria for assessing the trustworthiness of naturalistic inquiries" (5,550).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 92 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 | A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data David R. Thomas · American Journal of Evaluation | 18 May 2006 | 10,996 |
| 3 | Criteria for assessing the trustworthiness of naturalistic inquiries Egon G. Guba · ECTJ | Jun 1981 | 5,550 |
| 4 | Content Analysis in Mass Communication: Assessment and Reporting of Intercoder Reliability Matthew Lombard, Jennifer Snyder‐Duch, Cheryl Campanella Bracken · Human Communication Research | Oct 2002 | 2,961 |
| 5 | A hands-on guide to doing content analysis Christen Lee Erlingsson, Petra Brysiewicz · African Journal of Emergency Medicine | 21 Aug 2017 | 2,419 |
| 6 | The Development of Constructivist Grounded Theory Jane Elizabeth Mills, Ann Bonner, Karen L. Francis · International Journal of Qualitative Methods | Mar 2006 | 1,665 |
| 7 | An array of qualitative data analysis tools: A call for data analysis triangulation. Nancy L. Leech, Anthony John Onwuegbuzie · School Psychology Quarterly | Dec 2007 | 1,535 |
| 8 | Content-Analysis Research: An Examination of Applications with Directives for Improving Research Reliability and Objectivity Richard H. Kolbe, Melissa S. Burnett · Journal of Consumer Research | Sep 1991 | 1,532 |
| 9 | GENERATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS THROUGH PROBLEMATIZATION. Matas Alvesson, Jörgen Sandberg · Academy of Management Review | Apr 2011 | 1,145 |
| 10 | Ten Steps in Scale Development and Reporting: A Guide for Researchers Serena Carpenter · Communication Methods and Measures | 22 Nov 2017 | 1,136 |
| 11 | Demystifying Content Analysis A.J. Kleinheksel, Nicole Rockich‐Winston, Huda E. Tawfik et al. · American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | 2020 | 1,067 |
| 12 | Content analysis: concepts, methods and applications Stephen Cavanagh · Nurse Researcher | Apr 1997 | 984 |
| 13 | The Use of Qualitative Content Analysis in Case Study Research Florian Kohlbacher · ePubWU Institutional Repository (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) | Jun 2008 | 940 |
| 14 | Computing Krippendorff's Alpha-Reliability Klaus Krippendorff · ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania) | 2011 | 817 |
| 15 | Cognitive processes in the revision of stereotypic beliefs. R. Jack Weber, Jennifer Crocker · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Nov 1983 | 800 |
| 16 | Concept Mapping as an Alternative Approach for the Analysis of Open-Ended Survey Responses Kristin M. Jackson, William M. K. Trochim · Organizational Research Methods | Oct 2002 | 739 |
| 17 | Methodological Issues in the Content Analysis of Computer Conference Transcripts Liam Rourke, T. Anderson, D. Randy Garrison et al. · AUSpace (Athabasca University) | 2000 | 725 |
| 18 | The Role of Culture in Health Communication Matthew W. Kreuter, Stephanie M. McClure · Annual Review of Public Health | 11 Mar 2004 | 697 |
| 19 | Informed Grounded Theory Robert Thornberg · Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research | 2 Dec 2011 | 651 |
| 20 | Grounded theory and the constant comparative method : valid research strategies for educators Sharon M. Kolb · Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies | Feb 2012 | 625 |
| 21 | Testing common sense. Robert J. Sternberg, Richard K. Wagner, Wendy M. Williams et al. · American Psychologist | Nov 1995 | 595 |
| 22 | Taking different perspectives on a story. James W. Pichert, Richard C. Anderson · Journal of Educational Psychology | Aug 1977 | 582 |
| 23 | Beyond constant comparison qualitative data analysis: Using NVivo. Nancy L. Leech, Anthony John Onwuegbuzie · School Psychology Quarterly | Mar 2011 | 570 |
| 24 | Qualitative Text Analysis: A Systematic Approach Udo Kuckartz · ICME-13 monographs | 2019 | 531 |
| 25 | Qualitative Analysis Techniques for the Review of the Literature Anthony John Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M. T. Collins · The Qualitative Report | 20 Jan 2015 | 529 |
| 26 | Attributions in the sports pages. Richard R. Lau, Daniel Wayne Russell · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jul 1980 | 474 |
| 27 | Issues and Best Practices in Content Analysis Stephen R. Lacy, Brendan R. Watson, Daniel Riffe et al. · Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly | 28 Sep 2015 | 460 |
| 28 | The Research Design Maze: Understanding Paradigms, Cases, Methods and Methodologies Dina Wahyuni · Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) | 2012 | 458 |
| 29 | Understanding the positive social psychological benefits of sport team identification: The team identification-social psychological health model. Daniel L. L. Wann · Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice | Dec 2006 | 435 |
| 30 | Using QSR‐NVivo to facilitate the development of a grounded theory project: an account of a worked example Andrew Hutchison, Lynne Halley Johnston, Jeff David Breckon · International Journal of Social Research Methodology | 20 Jun 2009 | 422 |
| 31 | Measuring the Reliability of Qualitative Text Analysis Data Klaus Krippendorff · Quality & Quantity | Dec 2004 | 415 |
| 32 | Inspiring others: the language of leadership Jay A. Conger · Academy of Management Perspectives | 1991 | 397 |
| 33 | Varianten qualitativer Inhaltsanalyse: Ein Wegweiser im Dickicht der Begrifflichkeiten Margrit Schreier · Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Freie Universität Berlin) | 10 Aug 2013 | 386 |
| 34 | Two Strategies for Qualitative Content Analysis: An Intramethod Approach to Triangulation Susan M. Renz, Jane M. Carrington, Terry A. Badger · Qualitative Health Research | 9 Feb 2018 | 385 |
| 35 | The third PASCAL recognizing textual entailment challenge Danilo Giampiccolo, Bernardo Magnini, Ido Dagan et al. | 2007 | 376 |
| 36 | Automated content analysis for construction safety: A natural language processing system to extract precursors and outcomes from unstructured injury reports Antoine J.‐P. Tixier, Matthew Ryan Hallowell, Balaji Rajagopalan et al. · Automation in Construction | 21 Nov 2015 | 335 |
| 37 | Understanding Qualitative Data: A Framework of Text Analysis Methods Mary C. Lacity, Marius A. Janson · Journal of Management Information Systems | Sep 1994 | 329 |
| 38 | Challenges When Using Grounded Theory Virpi Timonen, Geraldine Foley, Catherine Conlon · International Journal of Qualitative Methods | 7 Mar 2018 | 328 |
| 39 | Grounded theory in psychological research. Karen L. Henwood, Nick Pidgeon · American Psychological Association eBooks | 2003 | 318 |
| 40 | Probability learning and a negative recency effect in the serial anticipation of alternative symbols. Murray E. Jarvik · Journal of Experimental Psychology | 1951 | 312 |
| 41 | The influence of the family on premarital sexual attitudes and behavior Arland Thornton, Donald Camburn · Demography | Aug 1987 | 302 |
| 42 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING: THE EFFECTS OF TASK COMPLEXITY AND SOURCE ACCESSIBILITY ON INFORMATION GATHERING BEHAVIOR* Mary J. Culnan · Decision Sciences | Apr 1983 | 301 |
| 43 | Job postings and the decision to interview: A verbal protocol analysis. Alison E. Barber, Mark V. Roehling · Journal of Applied Psychology | Oct 1993 | 283 |
| 44 | Beyond active learning: a constructivist approach to learning Susan E. Cooperstein, Elizabeth Kocevar‐Weidinger · Reference Services Review | Jun 2004 | 282 |
| 45 | Qualitative research and evaluation methods (third edition) Patric Devitt · Nurse Education Today | 30 Jun 2003 | 271 |
| 46 | Iterative Thematic Inquiry: A New Method for Analyzing Qualitative Data David L. Morgan, Andreea Nica · International Journal of Qualitative Methods | 2020 | 256 |
| 47 | Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse – Abgrenzungen, Spielarten, Weiterentwicklungen Philipp Mayring · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) | 7 Aug 2019 | 251 |
| 48 | Using structural topic modeling to identify latent topics and trends in aviation incident reports Kenneth D. Kuhn · Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies | 4 Jan 2018 | 246 |
| 49 | Cambridge International Dictionary of English Morton Benson · System | Dec 1996 | 243 |
| 50 | The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Paul S. Gray, John B. Williamson, David A. Karp et al. | 13 Aug 2007 | 215 |
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