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Qualitative research in health

Qualitative research in health is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 1.5k research works in it since 1981. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on narrative research methods, biographical narratives, socialization theory, and qualitative research in the fields of social sciences and education. It explores topics such as the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu, ethnographic studies, pedagogical practices, and the intersection of gender with education. The papers delve into the complexities of identity formation, cultural capital, and the role of narratives in understanding social phenomena.

  • Narrative Inquiry
  • Biographical Narratives
  • Socialization Theory
  • Qualitative Research
  • Education and Identity
  • Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Cultural Capital
  • Pedagogical Practices
  • Gender and Education
Research works
1.5k
fractional, since 1981
In the world top 10%
144
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+106%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Brazil
86% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Qualitative research in health

Which countries lead Qualitative research in health research?

By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (652 and 25 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Brazil 652 works
  2. 2 Portugal 25 works
  3. 3 United States 20 works
  4. 4 Mexico 13 works
  5. 5 Spain 12 works
  6. 6 Argentina 11 works
  7. 7 Colombia 10 works
  8. 8 Chile 8 works
  9. 9 France 6 works
  10. 10 ?? 5 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.

Brazil: 85.7%Portugal: 3.2%United States: 2.6%Mexico: 1.7%6 others listed: 6.7%86%largest
Brazil652 · 85.7%Portugal25 · 3.2%United States20 · 2.6%Mexico13 · 1.7%6 others listed51 · 6.7%

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

Which institutions lead Qualitative research in health research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul publishes the most Qualitative research in health research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 21 works
  2. 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 15 works
  3. 3 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 14 works
  4. 4 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 12 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 12 works
  6. 6 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 12 works
  7. 7 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 11 works
  8. 8 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 11 works
  9. 9 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 10 works
  10. 10 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil 9 works

Who are the leading researchers in Qualitative research in health?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Qualitative research in health include Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo.

  1. 1 Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo Brazil 13k 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 Qualitative research in health?

The most cited paper in Qualitative research in health is "Análise qualitativa: teoria, passos e fidedignidade" (Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo, 2012), with 934 citations. Next come "The micropolitics of teacher induction. A narrative-biographical study on teacher socialisation" (776) and "A amostragem em bola de neve na pesquisa qualitativa" (744).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Análise qualitativa: teoria, passos e fidedignidade Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo · Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Open access Mar 2012 934
2 The micropolitics of teacher induction. A narrative-biographical study on teacher socialisation Geert Kelchtermans, Katrijn Ballet · Teaching and Teacher Education 2002 776
3 A amostragem em bola de neve na pesquisa qualitativa Juliana Vinuto · Temáticas Open access 30 Dec 2014 744
4 Uma tempestade de luz: a compreensão possibilitada pela análise textual discursiva Roque Moraes · Ciência & Educação (Bauru) Open access 2003 493
5 Pesquisa qualitativa: análise de discurso versus análise de conteúdo Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato, Regina Maria Varini Mutti · Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem Open access Dec 2006 457
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Where is Qualitative research in health research done?

The largest centres of Qualitative research in health research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Salvador (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Salvador.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 São PauloBrazil 82 works
  2. 2 Rio de JaneiroBrazil 58 works
  3. 3 Belo HorizonteBrazil 29 works
  4. 4 SalvadorBrazil 26 works
  5. 5 Porto AlegreBrazil 24 works
  6. 6 FortalezaBrazil 19 works
  7. 7 BrasíliaBrazil 18 works
  8. 8 FlorianópolisBrazil 15 works
  9. 9 CampinasBrazil 14 works
  10. 10 ManausBrazil 13 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SalvadorBR · 26.0 works49×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Qualitative research in health than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Qualitative research in health?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal Fluminense and Universidade de São Paulo 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.

0%5%10%15%mean 10.46%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Universidade Federal…Universidade de São …Universidade Federal…Universidade de Bras…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

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
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 69.511.3%39.1×21 +90.8%
2Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 65.212.0%38.4×12 +17.9%
3Universidade de São PauloBrazil 64.911.5%10.7×15 +34.9%
4Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 53.98.5%29.7×12 +89.5%
5Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 52.99.2%25.0×14 +75.1%
6Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 50.59.2%24.0×12 +80.3%
7Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 48.710.4%31.9×10 +54.5%
8Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 47.19.8%21.6×11 +75.4%
9Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 45.910.4%22.3×12 +88.4%
10Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 40.312.3%28.6×8 +242.7%

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 Qualitative research in health, country by country

Is Qualitative research in health research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 106% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Qualitative research in health.

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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 Qualitative research in health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Qualitative research in health0.0057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Qualitative research in health 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%Qualitative research in health9.4% in 20252020

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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