Margarete Sandelowski

47.5k total citations · 15 hit papers
178 papers, 33.6k citations indexed

About

Margarete Sandelowski is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Margarete Sandelowski has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 33.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 47 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Margarete Sandelowski's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (29 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (28 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (26 papers). Margarete Sandelowski is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (29 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (28 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (26 papers). Margarete Sandelowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Margarete Sandelowski's co-authors include Julie Barroso, Corrine I. Voils, Sharron L. Docherty, Jennifer Leeman, Carolyn Emden, Jamie Crandell, George J. Knafl, George W. Noblit, Louise Jensen and Margaret H. Kearney and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, The American Historical Review and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Margarete Sandelowski

176 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

Whatever happened to qual... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2000 2009 1995 1986 1993 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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.

  1. Whatever happened to qualitative description?
    2000 8.7k citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  2. What's in a name? Qualitative description revisited
    2009 3.3k citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  3. Sample size in qualitative research
    1995 3.0k citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  4. The problem of rigor in qualitative research
    1986 1.9k citations Margarete Sandelowski profile →
  5. Rigor or rigor mortis
    1993 869 citations Margarete Sandelowski profile →
  6. Handbook for Synthesizing Qualitative Research
    2006 869 citations Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso profile →
  7. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling, Data Collection, and Analysis Techniques in Mixed-Method Studies
    2000 864 citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  8. Qualitative analysis: What it is and how to begin
    1995 818 citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  9. Qualitative metasynthesis: Issues and techniques
    1997 803 citations Margarete Sandelowski et al. Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  10. Classifying the Findings in Qualitative Studies
    2003 637 citations Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso profile →
  11. Real qualitative researchers do not count: The use of numbers in qualitative research
    2001 587 citations Margarete Sandelowski Research in Nursing & Health profile →
  12. Qualitative Metasynthesis: Reflections on Methodological Orientation and Ideological Agenda
    2004 586 citations Margarete Sandelowski et al. profile →
  13. Telling Stories: Narrative Approaches in Qualitative Research
    1991 574 citations Margarete Sandelowski Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship profile →
  14. On Quantitizing
    2009 455 citations Margarete Sandelowski, Corrine I. Voils et al. Journal of Mixed Methods Research profile →
  15. Writing Usable Qualitative Health Research Findings
    2012 307 citations Margarete Sandelowski, Jennifer Leeman profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Margarete Sandelowski 11.3k 6.5k 6.4k 6.4k 3.6k 178 33.6k
Sarah E. Shannon 10.0k 0.9× 8.1k 1.2× 5.6k 0.9× 5.8k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 64 34.6k
Janice M. Morse 8.9k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 5.2k 0.8× 7.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 274 33.0k
Peter Sainsbury 10.2k 0.9× 6.9k 1.0× 7.1k 1.1× 3.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.8× 123 29.7k
Andrew Booth 10.3k 0.9× 5.4k 0.8× 3.3k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 453 30.7k
Trisha Greenhalgh 22.4k 2.0× 10.1k 1.5× 4.7k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 531 50.8k
James Thomas 7.6k 0.7× 5.4k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 3.2k 0.9× 485 29.8k
Cheryl Tatano Beck 6.1k 0.5× 10.0k 1.5× 8.0k 1.3× 2.6k 0.4× 3.6k 1.0× 212 25.5k
David L. Streiner 8.4k 0.7× 6.3k 1.0× 9.3k 1.5× 3.2k 0.5× 5.8k 1.6× 556 46.3k
Denise F. Polit 7.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 82 24.0k
Allison Tong 13.0k 1.1× 10.8k 1.7× 6.8k 1.1× 3.9k 0.6× 4.8k 1.3× 412 40.5k

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All Works

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Leeman, Jennifer, Jamie Crandell, Anna Lee, et al.. (2016). Family Functioning and the Well‐Being of Children With Chronic Conditions: A Meta‐Analysis. Research in Nursing & Health. 39(4). 229–243. 109 indexed citations
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Knafl, Kathleen A., Jennifer Leeman, Nancy L. Havill, Jamie Crandell, & Margarete Sandelowski. (2015). The Contribution of Parent and Family Variables to the Well-Being of Youth With Arthritis. Journal of Family Nursing. 21(4). 579–616. 17 indexed citations
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Sperber, Nina, Margarete Sandelowski, & Corrine I. Voils. (2013). Spousal support in a behavior change intervention for cholesterol management. Patient Education and Counseling. 92(1). 121–126. 7 indexed citations
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Leeman, Jennifer & Margarete Sandelowski. (2012). Practice‐Based Evidence and Qualitative Inquiry. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 44(2). 171–179. 59 indexed citations
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Voils, Corrine I., YunKyung Chang, Jamie Crandell, et al.. (2012). Informing the dosing of interventions in randomized trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 33(6). 1225–1230. 53 indexed citations
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Voils, Corrine I., Cynthia J. Coffman, David Edelman, et al.. (2012). Examining the impact of genetic testing for type 2 diabetes on health behaviors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 13(1). 121–121. 14 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete, Corrine I. Voils, Jennifer Leeman, & Jamie Crandell. (2011). Mapping the Mixed Methods–Mixed Research Synthesis Terrain. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 6(4). 317–331. 184 indexed citations
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Leeman, Jennifer, et al.. (2010). Implementation of antiretroviral therapy adherence interventions: a realist synthesis of evidence. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 66(9). 1915–1930. 21 indexed citations
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Crandell, Jamie, Corrine I. Voils, YunKyung Chang, & Margarete Sandelowski. (2010). Bayesian data augmentation methods for the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research findings. Quality & Quantity. 45(3). 653–669. 28 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete, Julie Barroso, & Corrine I. Voils. (2009). Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Social Class in Research Reports on Stigma in HIV-Positive Women. Health Care For Women International. 30(4). 273–288. 26 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete, Julie Barroso, & Corrine I. Voils. (2007). Using qualitative metasummary to synthesize qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings. Research in Nursing & Health. 30(1). 99–111. 365 indexed citations
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Voils, Corrine I., Julie Barroso, Victor Hasselblad, & Margarete Sandelowski. (2007). In or out? Methodological considerations for including and excluding findings from a meta‐analysis of predictors of antiretroviral adherence in HIV‐positive women. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 59(2). 163–177. 6 indexed citations
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Barroso, Julie, Margarete Sandelowski, & Corrine I. Voils. (2006). Research results have expiration dates: ensuring timely systematic reviews. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 12(4). 454–462. 23 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete & Julie Barroso. (2005). The Travesty of Choosing After Positive Prenatal Diagnosis. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 34(3). 307–318. 120 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (2000). Whatever happened to qualitative description?. Research in Nursing & Health. 23(4). 334–340. 8730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (1999). Culture, conceptive technology, and nursing. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 36(1). 13–20. 23 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (1997). (Ir) Reconcilable Differences? The Debate Concerning Nursing and Technology. Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 29(2). 169–174. 65 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (1996). Tools of the Trade: Analyzing Technology as Object in Nursing. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 10(1). 5–16. 20 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (1994). On Infertility. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 23(9). 749–752. 6 indexed citations
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Sandelowski, Margarete. (1994). Focus on qualitative methods. Notes on Transcription. Research in Nursing & Health. 17(4). 311–314. 107 indexed citations

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