David L. Morgan

19.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
110 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

David L. Morgan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Morgan has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in General Health Professions and 17 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David L. Morgan's work include Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (12 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (10 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (10 papers). David L. Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (12 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (10 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (10 papers). David L. Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and United Kingdom. David L. Morgan's co-authors include Kim Hoffman, Bojana Lobe, Peter J. Collier, Paula Carder, Berit Ingersoll‐Dayton, Margaret B. Neal, Robson F. Storey, Neal Krause, Toni C. Antonucci and Jason T. Newsom and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The Astrophysical Journal and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

David L. Morgan

107 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Focus Groups 1993 2026 2004 2015 1996 2007 1993 2003 1998 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Focus Groups
    1996 1.8k citations David L. Morgan profile →
  2. Paradigms Lost and Pragmatism Regained
    2007 1.2k citations David L. Morgan Journal of Mixed Methods Research profile →
  3. Qualitative Content Analysis: A Guide to Paths not Taken
    1993 946 citations David L. Morgan Qualitative Health Research profile →
  4. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse
    2003 906 citations David L. Morgan profile →
  5. Practical Strategies for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Applications to Health Research
    1998 785 citations David L. Morgan Qualitative Health Research profile →
  6. Qualitative Data Collection in an Era of Social Distancing
    2020 435 citations David L. Morgan, Kim Hoffman et al. profile →
  7. Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Social Research
    2014 425 citations David L. Morgan profile →
  8. Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: A Pragmatic Approach
    2014 331 citations David L. Morgan profile →
  9. “Is that paper really due today?”: differences in first-generation and traditional college students’ understandings of faculty expectations
    2007 322 citations Peter J. Collier, David L. Morgan profile →
  10. Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data
    2013 312 citations David L. Morgan, Paula Carder et al. Qualitative Health Research profile →
  11. Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Qualitative Data Analysis: The Case of ChatGPT
    2023 118 citations David L. Morgan profile →
  12. A Systematic Comparison of In-Person and Video-Based Online Interviewing
    2022 75 citations David L. Morgan, Kim Hoffman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David L. Morgan United States 40 3.4k 2.6k 2.0k 1.6k 1.4k 110 11.2k
Jaber F. Gubrium United States 44 4.9k 1.5× 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 127 11.5k
Priscilla Robinson Australia 24 3.0k 0.9× 3.3k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 4.0k 2.4× 1.5k 1.0× 85 16.5k
J. Scott Long United States 48 3.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.7× 89 15.3k
Donna Reseigh Long United States 10 4.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 3.5k 2.2× 1.8k 1.2× 28 15.2k
Robert Dingwall United Kingdom 41 4.2k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 788 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 202 9.9k
Daniel Römer United States 54 4.6k 1.4× 2.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 202 19.4k
Jonathan A. Smith United Kingdom 50 2.5k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 3.6k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 185 11.9k
Eimear Muir‐Cochrane Australia 31 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 119 9.7k
Gery W. Ryan United States 38 2.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 918 0.6× 168 10.3k
Deborah Lupton Australia 70 6.8k 2.0× 4.8k 1.9× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 313 18.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morgan, David L.. (2025). Query-Based Analysis: A Strategy for Analyzing Qualitative Data Using ChatGPT. Qualitative Health Research. 36(2-3). 206–217. 3 indexed citations
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Korthuis, P. Todd, Kim Hoffman, Adrianne R. Wilson‐Poe, et al.. (2024). Developing the Open Psychedelic Evaluation Nexus consensus measures for assessment of supervised psilocybin services: An e-Delphi study. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 38(8). 761–768. 9 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (2020). Pragmatism as a Basis for Grounded Theory. The Qualitative Report. 25 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (2019). Locating the Distinction Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research: A Reply to Maxwell. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 13(3). 282–283. 3 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (2019). Basic and Advanced Focus Groups. 155 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L. & Kim Hoffman. (2018). A System for Coding the Interaction in Focus Groups and Dyadic Interviews. The Qualitative Report. 20 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L., et al.. (2013). Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data. Qualitative Health Research. 23(9). 1276–1284. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Collier, Peter J., et al.. (2007). Mentoring as Imported Cultural Capital: A Program to Facilitate 1st-generation Students Transition to the University. 1–26. 1 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L., et al.. (2002). Understanding the Continuum of Palliative Care for Patients and Their Caregivers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 24(5). 459–470. 20 indexed citations
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Broderick, J. J., Eugene Herrin, Timothy P. Krisher, et al.. (1998). Millimeter-Wave Signature of Strange Matter Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 492(1). L71–L74. 3 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (1998). Introduction: The Aging of the Baby Boom. 22(1). 5. 9 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L., Richard A. Krueger, & Jean A. King. (1998). The focus group kit, Vols. 1–6.. 19 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L., Margaret B. Neal, & Paula Carder. (1997). Both what and when: The effects of positive and negative aspects of relationships on depression during the first 3 years of widowhood.. 9 indexed citations
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Ingersoll‐Dayton, Berit, David L. Morgan, & Toni C. Antonucci. (1997). The Effects of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges on Aging Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 52B(4). S190–S199. 167 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (1995). Why Things (Sometimes) Go Wrong in Focus Groups. Qualitative Health Research. 5(4). 516–523. 150 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L., Kathy Charmaz, & Allan Kellehear. (1993). Good Days, Bad Days: The Self in Chronic Illness and Time.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(1). 123–123. 19 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L. & Michael Schwalbe. (1990). Mind and Self in Society: Linking Social Structure and Social Cognition. Social Psychology Quarterly. 53(2). 148–148. 72 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L.. (1985). Nurses' perceptions of mental confusion in the elderly: influence of resident and setting characteristics.. PubMed. 26(2). 102–12. 10 indexed citations
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Morgan, David L. & Duane F. Alwin. (1980). When Less Is More: School Size and Student Social Participation. Social Psychology Quarterly. 43(2). 241–241. 41 indexed citations

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