Topic · Q Methodology Applications
Most cited papers in Q Methodology Applications
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).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 92 citations is listed.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research Greg Guest, Emily Namey, Mario Chen · PLoS ONE | 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 |
| 6 | What Is a Good Public Participation Process? Five Perspectives from the Public Rob Krueger, Seth P Tuler, Thomas Webler · Environmental Management | Mar 2001 | 554 |
| 7 | Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Findings Louise Adel Jensen, Marion N. Allen · Qualitative Health Research | Nov 1996 | 490 |
| 8 | Exploring attitudes: the case for Q methodology Ruth Cross · Health Education Research | 14 Jul 2004 | 474 |
| 9 | When and how to use Q methodology to understand perspectives in conservation research Aiora Zabala, Chris G. Sandbrook, Nibedita Mukherjee · Conservation Biology | 30 Apr 2018 | 415 |
| 10 | Elementary Linkage Analysis for Isolating Orthogonal and Oblique Types and Typal Relevancies Louis L. McQuitty · Educational and Psychological Measurement | Jul 1957 | 380 |
| 11 | qmethod: A Package to Explore Human Perspectives Using Q Methodology Aiora Zabala · The R Journal | 2014 | 341 |
| 12 | The three basic factor-analytic research designs—their interrelations and derivatives. Raymond B. Cattell · Psychological Bulletin | 1952 | 339 |
| 13 | A move to more systematic and transparent approaches in qualitative evidence synthesis: update on a review of published papers Karin Hannes, Kirsten Macaitis · Qualitative Research | 11 May 2012 | 329 |
| 14 | KADE: A desktop application for Q methodology Shawn Banasick · The Journal of Open Source Software | 23 Apr 2019 | 317 |
| 15 | Contemporary fire regimes of northern Australia, 1997–2001: change since Aboriginal occupancy, challenges for sustainable management Jeremy Russell‐Smith, Cameron Yates, Andrew Edwards et al. · International Journal of Wildland Fire | 27 Nov 2003 | 304 |
| 16 | Q-Methodology in Nursing Research Noori Akhtar‐Danesh, Andrea O. Baumann, Lis Cordingley · Western Journal of Nursing Research | 12 Mar 2008 | 289 |
| 17 | Validity of Controlled Clinical Trials of Psychotherapy: Findings From the NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program J. Stuart Ablon, Enrico E. Jones · American Journal of Psychiatry | May 2002 | 279 |
| 18 | The Challenges of Searching for and Retrieving Qualitative Studies Julie V. Barroso, Claudia J. Gollop, Margarete Sandelowski et al. · Western Journal of Nursing Research | Mar 2003 | 278 |
| 19 | Beyond Bias? The Promise and Limits of Q Method in Human Geography Paul F. Robbins, Rob Krueger · The Professional Geographer | Nov 2000 | 271 |
| 20 | Q-methodology: Definition and Application in Health Care Informatics Annette L. Valenta, Ulrike Wigger · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association | Nov 1997 | 265 |
| 21 | Effects of rhetorical questions on persuasion: A cognitive response analysis. Richard E. Petty, John T. Cacioppo, Martin Heesacker · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Mar 1981 | 259 |
| 22 | Structuring subjectivities? Using Q methodology in human geography Sally Eden, Andrew J. Donaldson, Gordon P. Walker · Area | Dec 2005 | 257 |
| 23 | Understanding participant perspectives: Q-methodology in national forest management Toddi A. Steelman, Lynn A. Maguire · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | 1999 | 244 |
| 24 | A Systematic Literature Review of the Applications of Q-Technique and Its Methodology Fiona Dziopa, Kathy Ahern · Methodology | 2011 | 233 |
| 25 | Research information in nurses’ clinical decision‐making: what is useful? Carl A. Thompson, Dorothy McCaughan, Nicky A Cullum et al. · Journal of Advanced Nursing | 12 Nov 2001 | 225 |
| 26 | Citizens’ voice: A case study about perceived ecosystem services by urban park users in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Sophie Buchel, Niki Frantzeskaki · Ecosystem Services | 14 Jan 2015 | 225 |
| 27 | The woman's birth experience—The effect of interpersonal relationships and continuity of care Unn Elin Dahlberg, Ingvild Aune · Midwifery | 8 Feb 2013 | 223 |
| 28 | Mixed Method Lessons Learned From 80 Years of Q Methodology Susan Ramlo · Journal of Mixed Methods Research | 12 Oct 2015 | 215 |
| 29 | A scoping review of Q-methodology in healthcare research Kate Churruca, Kristiana Ludlow, Wendy Wu et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology | 21 Jun 2021 | 200 |
| 30 | Farmer goals and management styles: Implications for advancing biologically based agriculture Sonja B. Brodt, Karen Klonsky, Laura Tourte · Agricultural Systems | 12 Oct 2005 | 192 |
| 31 | Using Q methodology: Sorting out subjectivity in educational research Adrian Lundberg, Renske R. de Leeuw, Renata Aliani · Educational Research Review | 28 Sep 2020 | 187 |
| 32 | Comparison of techniques for eliciting views and judgements in decision‐making Nibedita Mukherjee, Aiora Zabala, Jean Huge et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 183 |
| 33 | Bootstrapping Q Methodology to Improve the Understanding of Human Perspectives Aiora Zabala, Unai Pascual · PLoS ONE | 4 Feb 2016 | 183 |
| 34 | Using Q-methodology in environmental sustainability research: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review Gretchen Sneegas, Sydney Beckner, Christian Brannstrom et al. · Ecological Economics | 19 Oct 2020 | 178 |
| 35 | The Organizational Culture Profile Revisited and Revised: An Australian Perspective James C. Sarros, Judy Helen Gray, Iain L. Densten et al. · Australian Journal of Management | Jun 2005 | 172 |
| 36 | Q methodology: an overview Neil Herrington, Joy Coogan · UEL Research Repository (University of East London) | 2011 | 167 |
| 37 | The shaping of collective values through deliberative democracy: An empirical study from New York's North Country David Louis Pelletier, Vivica I. Kraak, Christine McCullum et al. · Policy Sciences | Jun 1999 | 158 |
| 38 | Visitor Experiences of Kaikoura, New Zealand: an interpretative study using photographs of landscapes and Q method John R. Fairweather, Simon R. Swaffield · Tourism Management | Jun 2001 | 153 |
| 39 | Exploring environmental perspectives in lowland agriculture: A Q methodology study in East Anglia, UK Ben B. Davies, Ian Hodge · Ecological Economics | 9 May 2006 | 152 |
| 40 | Public views on principles for health care priority setting: Findings of a European cross-country study using Q methodology Job N. A. van Exel, Rachel Mairi Baker, Helen Mason et al. · Social Science & Medicine | 22 Dec 2014 | 152 |
| 41 | IDENTIFYING STUDENT ATTITUDES AND LEARNING STYLES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION Annette L. Valenta, David J. Therriault, Michael G. Dieter et al. · Online Learning | Jun 2001 | 151 |
| 42 | Implications for development of grain-for-green policy based on cropland suitability evaluation in desertification-affected north China Xiuhong Wang, Changhe Lu, Jinfu Fang et al. · Land Use Policy | 27 Jul 2006 | 150 |
| 43 | Q Methodology and Rural Research Josephine Previte, Barbara Pini, Fiona Haslam McKenzie · Sociologia Ruralis | Apr 2007 | 149 |
| 44 | Q methodology Karen E. Dennis · Advances in Nursing Science | Apr 1986 | 146 |
| 45 | Q methodology in social work research Ingunn Tollisen Ellingsen, Ingunn Størksen, Paul Stephens · International Journal of Social Research Methodology | 11 Dec 2009 | 145 |
| 46 | Putting the Q into quality of life; the identification of subjective constructions of health-related quality of life using Q methodology Paul H. D. Stenner, Deborah Cooper, Suzanne M. Skevington · Social Science & Medicine | 23 Apr 2003 | 145 |
| 47 | Q-sorting and MIS Research: A Primer Dominic M. Thomas, Richard Thomas Watson · Communications of the Association for Information Systems | 2002 | 143 |
| 48 | The reliability of psychiatric diagnosis: a new look. Hermann O. Schmidt, Charles P. Fonda · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology | Mar 1956 | 142 |
| 49 | Comparing two image research instruments: The Q-sort method versus the Likert attitude questionnaire Peter M. ten Klooster, Martijn S. Visser, Menno D.T. de Jong · Food Quality and Preference | 3 Mar 2008 | 142 |
| 50 | Divergent Perspectives on Citizenship Education: A Q-Method Study and Survey of Social Studies Teachers Christopher Anderson, Patricia G. Avery, Patricia Velde Pederson et al. · American Educational Research Journal | 1997 | 142 |
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