Amir Marvasti

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Amir Marvasti is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Ophthalmology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir Marvasti has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Ophthalmology and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Amir Marvasti's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (4 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (3 papers) and Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (3 papers). Amir Marvasti is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (4 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (3 papers) and Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (3 papers). Amir Marvasti collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Amir Marvasti's co-authors include David J. Silverman, Karyn D. McKinney, Jaber F. Gubrium, James A. Holstein, Michael Kinori, David B. Granet, Christopher A. Faircloth, Andrew J. Tatham, Andrew Camp and Felipe A. Medeiros and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

Amir Marvasti

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The SAGE Handbook of Interview Research: The Complexity of the Craft

2012 462 citations Jaber F. Gubrium, James A. Holstein et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amir Marvasti United States	10	523	256	208	125	113	21	1.3k
Giampietro Gobo Italy	10	451 0.9×	189 0.7×	220 1.1×	79 0.6×	116 1.0×	33	1.2k
Harsh Suri Australia	8	387 0.7×	378 1.5×	262 1.3×	140 1.1×	143 1.3×	28	1.7k
Jane Frankland United Kingdom	9	620 1.2×	309 1.2×	368 1.8×	136 1.1×	154 1.4×	29	1.7k
Dan Krause Netherlands	6	484 0.9×	415 1.6×	255 1.2×	120 1.0×	138 1.2×	7	1.7k
Kate Robson United Kingdom	3	595 1.1×	311 1.2×	290 1.4×	132 1.1×	144 1.3×	3	1.5k
Emily Marsh United States	4	365 0.7×	254 1.0×	136 0.7×	113 0.9×	89 0.8×	6	1.4k
Sue L. T. McGregor Canada	21	464 0.9×	282 1.1×	208 1.0×	95 0.8×	100 0.9×	155	1.7k
Victoria D. Alexander United Kingdom	16	654 1.3×	143 0.6×	191 0.9×	83 0.7×	65 0.6×	34	1.4k
Deborah Levine‐Donnerstein United States	8	306 0.6×	250 1.0×	152 0.7×	125 1.0×	131 1.2×	11	1.4k
Janice Gosby United Kingdom	4	367 0.7×	334 1.3×	300 1.4×	145 1.2×	195 1.7×	8	1.7k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Marvasti, Amir & Jaber F. Gubrium. (2025). Interviews as Activated Storytelling. 1 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir & Jaber F. Gubrium. (2023). Crafting Ethnographic Fieldwork. 1 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2019). Qualitative Content Analysis: A Novice's Perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2019). Words and Numbers in Constructionist Research. The American Sociologist. 50(2). 228–246.

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Marvasti, Amir. (2017). Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science: The Society Papers. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 47(1). 119–121.

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Granet, David B., et al.. (2016). Strabismus in Adults Older Than 60 Years. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 53(6). 365–368. 9 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2014). Latinos facing racism: discrimination, resistance, and endurance. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38(8). 1453–1455. 6 indexed citations

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Lisboa, Renato, et al.. (2014). Use of Statistical Analyses in the Ophthalmic Literature. Ophthalmology. 121(7). 1317–1321.

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Gubrium, Jaber F., James A. Holstein, Amir Marvasti, & Karyn D. McKinney. (2012). The SAGE Handbook of Interview Research: The Complexity of the Craft. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gubrium, Jaber F., et al.. (2012). The Complexity of the Craft. e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University). 1 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir & Karyn D. McKinney. (2011). Does Diversity Mean Assimilation?. Critical Sociology. 37(5). 631–650. 20 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2011). Making Sense of Stories. Symbolic Interaction. 34(1). 128–130. 1 indexed citations

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Silverman, David J. & Amir Marvasti. (2008). Doing Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Guide. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 308 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2006). Of Others Inside: Insanity, Addiction and Belonging in America. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 35(5). 514–516. 15 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2005). Being Middle Eastern American: Identity Negotiation in the Context of the War on Terror. Symbolic Interaction. 28(4). 525–547. 51 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2004). Qualitative research in sociology : an introduction. SAGE Publications eBooks. 91 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2004). Qualitative Research in Sociology. 303 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2003). Being Homeless: Textual and Narrative Constructions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir & Christopher A. Faircloth. (2002). Writing the Exotic, the Authentic, and the Moral: Romanticism as Discursive Resource for the Ethnographic Text. Qualitative Inquiry. 8(6). 760–784. 4 indexed citations

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Marvasti, Amir. (2002). Constructing the Service-worthy Homeless Through Narrative Editing. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 31(5). 615–651. 43 indexed citations

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