Most cited papers in Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
What are the most cited papers in Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research?
The most cited paper in Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research is "The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research" (Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss, Elizabeth Strutzel, 1968), with 39,410 citations. Next come "Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization" (12,269) and "Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come" (11,195).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 758 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss, Elizabeth Strutzel · Nursing Research | Jul 1968 | 39,410 |
| 2 | Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization Benjamin Saunders, Julius Sim, Tom Kingstone et al. · Quality & Quantity | 14 Sep 2017 | 12,269 |
| 3 | Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come R. Burke Johnson, Anthony John Onwuegbuzie · Educational Researcher | Oct 2004 | 11,195 |
| 4 | Assessing Construct Validity in Organizational Research Richard P. Bagozzi, Youjae Yi, Lynn W. Phillips · Administrative Science Quarterly | Sep 1991 | 6,624 |
| 5 | To Parcel or Not to Parcel: Exploring the Question, Weighing the Merits Todd D. Little, William A. Cunningham, Golan Shahar et al. · Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal | Apr 2002 | 6,540 |
| 6 | Building Better Causal Theories: A Fuzzy Set Approach to Typologies in Organization Research Peer C. Fiss · Academy of Management Journal | Apr 2011 | 5,801 |
| 7 | Techniques to Identify Themes Gery W. Ryan, H. Russell Bernard · Field Methods | Feb 2003 | 5,495 |
| 8 | Social capital and economic development: Toward a theoretical synthesis and policy framework Michael J. V. Woolcock · Theory and Society | Apr 1998 | 4,612 |
| 9 | Sample size in qualitative research Margarete Sandelowski · Research in Nursing & Health | Apr 1995 | 4,407 |
| 10 | mediation : R Package for Causal Mediation Analysis Dustin H. Tingley, Teppei Yamamoto, Kentaro Hirose et al. · Journal of Statistical Software | 2014 | 4,116 |
| 11 | Case Selection Techniques in Case Study Research Jason Seawright, John Gerring · Political Research Quarterly | 9 Feb 2008 | 3,752 |
| 12 | Conventional wisdom on measurement: A structural equation perspective. Kenneth A. Bollen, Richard D. Lennox · Psychological Bulletin | Sep 1991 | 3,497 |
| 13 | Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: how is it done? Alan E. Bryman · Qualitative Research | 24 Jan 2006 | 3,366 |
| 14 | Text as Data: The Promise and Pitfalls of Automatic Content Analysis Methods for Political Texts Justin Grimmer, Brandon Stewart · Political Analysis | 2013 | 3,332 |
| 15 | Methodological challenges in qualitative content analysis: A discussion paper Ulla Hällgren Graneheim, Britt‐Marie Lindgren, Berit M Lundman · Nurse Education Today | 19 Jun 2017 | 3,293 |
| 16 | Factoring and weighting approaches to status scores and clique identification Phillip Bonacich · Journal of Mathematical Sociology | 1972 | 3,273 |
| 17 | Moderation in Management Research: What, Why, When, and How Jeremy Dawson · Journal of Business and Psychology | 8 May 2013 | 3,031 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Coding In-depth Semistructured Interviews John L. Campbell, Charles Quincy, Jordan Osserman et al. · Sociological Methods & Research | Aug 2013 | 2,887 |
| 20 | Thematic Analysis Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Nikki Hayfield et al. | 2019 | 2,804 |
| 21 | Research methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and quantitative approaches Peter W. Van Arsdale · Evaluation Practice | Dec 1996 | 2,560 |
| 22 | Aggregation, Variance and the Mean L. R. Taylor · Nature | Mar 1961 | 2,532 |
| 23 | Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method Alberto Abadie, Alexis Diamond, Jens Hainmueller · American Journal of Political Science | 23 Apr 2014 | 2,412 |
| 24 | A set-theoretic approach to organizational configurations Peer C. Fiss · Academy of Management Review | Oct 2007 | 2,208 |
| 25 | Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA): Guidelines for research practice in Information Systems and marketing Ilias O. Pappas, Arch George Woodside · International Journal of Information Management | 6 Feb 2021 | 2,174 |
| 26 | Validity in Qualitative Research Robin Whittemore, Susan K. Chase, Carol Lynn Mandle · Qualitative Health Research | Jul 2001 | 2,148 |
| 27 | A checklist for testing measurement invariance Rens van de Schoot, Peter J. Lugtig, Joop J. Hox · European Journal of Developmental Psychology | 15 May 2012 | 2,092 |
| 28 | Synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence: A review of possible methods Mary Dixon‐Woods, Shona Agarwal, David R.H. Jones et al. · Journal of Health Services Research & Policy | 2005 | 2,079 |
| 29 | Validating the Interpretations and Uses of Test Scores Michael T. Kane · Journal of Educational Measurement | Mar 2013 | 2,059 |
| 30 | Unobtrusive Measures: Nonreactive Research in the Social Sciences Ellis Batten Page, Eugene J. Webb, Donald T. Campell et al. · American Educational Research Journal | Nov 1966 | 2,003 |
| 31 | How to Construct a Mixed Methods Research Design Judith Schoonenboom, R. Burke Johnson · KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie | 5 Jul 2017 | 1,793 |
| 32 | Set Relations in Social Research: Evaluating Their Consistency and Coverage Charles C. Ragin · Political Analysis | 2006 | 1,768 |
| 33 | A typology of mixed methods research designs Nancy L. Leech, Anthony John Onwuegbuzie · Quality & Quantity | 26 Mar 2007 | 1,726 |
| 34 | Back to the Future: Modeling Time Dependence in Binary Data David B. Carter, Curtis S. Signorino · Political Analysis | 2010 | 1,697 |
| 35 | Sample size for qualitative research Clive R. Boddy · Qualitative Market Research An International Journal | 12 Sep 2016 | 1,667 |
| 36 | Identification, Inference and Sensitivity Analysis for Causal Mediation Effects Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele, Teppei Yamamoto · Statistical Science | Feb 2010 | 1,631 |
| 37 | Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research David Andrew Collier, Robert Adcock · eScholarship (California Digital Library) | Sep 2001 | 1,612 |
| 38 | Editor’s Comments David Gefen, Edward E. Rigdon, Straub · MIS Quarterly | Jun 2011 | 1,584 |
| 39 | Unpacking the Black Box of Causality: Learning about Causal Mechanisms from Experimental and Observational Studies Kosuke Imai, Luke J Keele, Dustin H. Tingley et al. · American Political Science Review | Nov 2011 | 1,581 |
| 40 | A Typology of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social Science Research Anthony John Onwuegbuzie, Kathleen M. T. Collins · The Qualitative Report | 15 Jan 2015 | 1,580 |
| 41 | Case Study Research and Applications Kosuke Mizukoshi · Quarterly Journal of Marketing | 28 Sep 2023 | 1,536 |
| 42 | Nested Analysis as a Mixed-Method Strategy for Comparative Research Evan S. Lieberman · American Political Science Review | Aug 2005 | 1,520 |
| 43 | Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship | 30 Jul 2007 | 1,457 |
| 44 | Validity and generalization in future case study evaluations Ruihan Yin · Evaluation | Jul 2013 | 1,422 |
| 45 | POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONALISM: Explaining Durability and Change Elisabeth S. Clemens, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1999 | 1,421 |
| 46 | Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research Bent Flyvbjerg, Bent Flyvbjerg | 13 Jun 2016 | 1,418 |
| 47 | Triangulation 2.0 Norman K. Denzin · Journal of Mixed Methods Research | 23 Feb 2012 | 1,401 |
| 48 | Common Methods Bias: Does Common Methods Variance Really Bias Results? D. Harold Doty, William H. Glick · Organizational Research Methods | Oct 1998 | 1,389 |
| 49 | RAMESES publication standards: realist syntheses Geoff Wong, Trisha Greenhalgh, Gill Westhorp et al. · BMC Medicine | 29 Jan 2013 | 1,386 |
| 50 | Studying configurations with qualitative comparative analysis: Best practices in strategy and organization research Thomas Greckhamer, Santi Furnari, Peer C. Fiss et al. · Strategic Organization | 26 Jul 2018 | 1,375 |
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