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Q Methodology Applications

Q Methodology Applications is a research topic within Management Science and Operations Research. Science Explorer counts 2k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers revolves around the theory, method, and application of Q methodology in various research fields. It explores the subjective nature of attitudes and perspectives, particularly in healthcare, environmental sustainability, and academic performance. The papers also discuss the integration of Q methodology with qualitative and mixed methods research approaches.

  • Q Methodology
  • Subjectivity
  • Research Methods
  • Qualitative Research
  • Attitudes
  • Perspectives
  • Healthcare
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Academic Performance
  • Mixed Methods
Research works
2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
201
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+23%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Q Methodology Applications

Which countries lead Q Methodology Applications research?

By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (107 and 77 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indonesia 107 works
  2. 2 United States 77 works
  3. 3 China 42 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 37 works
  5. 5 Netherlands 28 works
  6. 6 South Korea 25 works
  7. 7 Nigeria 23 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 21 works
  9. 9 Australia 20 works
  10. 10 India 18 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Indonesia: 26.9%United States: 19.3%China: 10.5%United Kingdom: 9.2%6 others listed: 34.1%27%largest
Indonesia107 · 26.9%United States77 · 19.3%China42 · 10.5%United Kingdom37 · 9.2%6 others listed136 · 34.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Q Methodology Applications research?

By volume in 2022-now, Erasmus University Rotterdam publishes the most Q Methodology Applications research, followed by Mahidol University and Universitas Gadjah Mada.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 11 works
  2. 2 Mahidol UniversityThailand 9 works
  3. 3 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 8 works
  4. 4 Malmö UniversitySweden 7 works
  5. 5 Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea 6 works
  6. 6 University of AkronUnited States 6 works
  7. 7 Independent University of MoscowRussia 6 works
  8. 8 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 6 works
  9. 9 University of GeorgiaUnited States 6 works
  10. 10 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Q Methodology Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Q Methodology Applications include Bruce Thompson.

  1. 1 Bruce Thompson United States 120k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Q Methodology Applications?

The most cited paper in Q Methodology Applications is "A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research" (Greg Guest, Emily Namey, Mario Chen, 2020), with 2,906 citations. Next come "Doing Q ethodology: theory, method and interpretation" (1,214) and "Q Methodology and Qualitative Research" (837).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research Greg Guest, Emily Namey, Mario Chen · PLoS ONE Open access 5 May 2020 2,906
2 Doing Q ethodology: theory, method and interpretation Simon Francis Watts, Paul H. D. Stenner · Qualitative Research in Psychology 2005 1,214
3 Q Methodology and Qualitative Research Steven Ravett Brown · Qualitative Health Research Nov 1996 837
4 Seeking sustainability discourses with Q methodology John Barry, John L. R. Proops · Ecological Economics Mar 1999 582
5 The Study of Behavior. Q-Technique and its Methodology. H.J. Eysenck · Journal of Educational Psychology 1954 556
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Where is Q Methodology Applications research done?

The largest centres of Q Methodology Applications research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Seoul (South Korea), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Surakarta (Indonesia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 JakartaIndonesia 13 works
  2. 2 SeoulSouth Korea 12 works
  3. 3 RotterdamNetherlands 12 works
  4. 4 SurakartaIndonesia 11 works
  5. 5 YogyakartaIndonesia 10 works
  6. 6 BangkokThailand 9 works
  7. 7 MoscowRussia 8 works
  8. 8 BandungIndonesia 8 works
  9. 9 BeijingChina 7 works
  10. 10 MalmoSweden 7 works
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Where is the best place to study Q Methodology Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Mahidol University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 50.016.7%42.5×11 +50.0%
2Mahidol UniversityThailand 45.061.7%35.5×9 -

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Q Methodology Applications, country by country

Is Q Methodology Applications research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Q Methodology Applications.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Q Methodology Applications as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Q Methodology Applications over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Q Methodology Applications10.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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