Uwe Flick

27.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
120 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Uwe Flick is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Uwe Flick has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 36 papers in General Health Professions and 17 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Uwe Flick's work include Sociology and Education Studies (21 papers), Social Representations and Identity (9 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (8 papers). Uwe Flick is often cited by papers focused on Sociology and Education Studies (21 papers), Social Representations and Identity (9 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (8 papers). Uwe Flick collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Romania and Austria. Uwe Flick's co-authors include Ines Steinke, Christoph Maeder, Irina Catrinel Crăciun, Hubert Knoblauch, Vjenka Garms-Homolová, Wolfram Herrmann, Ulla Walter, Claudia Fischer, Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz and Andreas Hirseland and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, BMC Public Health and The Gerontologist.

In The Last Decade

Uwe Flick

111 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

The SAGE Handbook of Qual... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2014 2007 2009 2018 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis
    2014 1.5k citations Uwe Flick profile →
  2. Designing Qualitative Research
    2007 875 citations Uwe Flick profile →
  3. An introduction to qualitative research, 4th ed.
    2009 576 citations Uwe Flick profile →
  4. The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection
    2018 503 citations Uwe Flick profile →
  5. Designing Qualitative Research
    2018 345 citations Uwe Flick profile →
  6. Desenho da pesquisa qualitativa
    2009 242 citations Uwe Flick profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Uwe Flick 2.6k 1.8k 1.4k 907 760 120 8.3k
Philipp Mayring 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 833 1.1× 28 9.4k
Glenn A. Bowen 2.4k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 570 0.6× 609 0.8× 31 9.2k
Marjorie L. DeVault 3.3k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 677 0.7× 795 1.0× 38 8.3k
Thomas A. Schwandt 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 664 0.7× 662 0.9× 92 7.4k
Thomas F. Griffin 2.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 792 0.9× 761 1.0× 6 6.9k
Atlanta Sloane-Seale 2.0k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 1.0k 0.7× 765 0.8× 715 0.9× 23 9.4k
Abbas Tashakkori 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 999 1.1× 798 1.1× 52 9.5k
Svend Brinkmann 2.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 188 9.1k
Paul Atkinson 3.9k 1.5× 2.7k 1.5× 1.9k 1.4× 865 1.0× 914 1.2× 81 10.8k
Brad Wuetherick 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 892 0.6× 701 0.8× 729 1.0× 23 6.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Flick, Uwe. (2023). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (2022). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Design. WU Research. 112 indexed citations
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Walther, Lena, Diana Rayes, Julia Amann, et al.. (2021). Mental Health and Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Struggles of Recently Arrived Refugees in Germany. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 576481–576481. 19 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe, et al.. (2020). Setback in labour market integration due to the Covid-19 crisis? An explorative insight on forced migrants’ vulnerability in Germany. European Societies. 23(sup1). S448–S463. 24 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (2020). Introducing Research Methodology.
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Crăciun, Irina Catrinel, Paul Gellert, & Uwe Flick. (2015). Is healthy ageing for all? The role of positive views on ageing in preparing for a healthy old age in a precarious context. European Health Psychologist. 17(2). 79–84. 1 indexed citations
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Kuck, Joachim, et al.. (2014). Effects of social activation and physical mobilization on sleep in nursing home residents. Geriatric Nursing. 35(6). 455–461. 16 indexed citations
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Crăciun, Irina Catrinel & Uwe Flick. (2014). “I will never be the granny with rosy cheeks”: Perceptions of aging in precarious and financially secure middle-aged Germans. Journal of Aging Studies. 29. 78–87. 25 indexed citations
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Herrmann, Wolfram & Uwe Flick. (2011). Nursing home residents’ self-perceived resources for good sleep. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 29(4). 247–251. 10 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (2007). Qualitative Sozialforschung : eine Einführung. 177 indexed citations
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Steinhagen‐Thiessen, Elisabeth, et al.. (2007). Subjektive Wahrnehmung und Bewältigung der Demenz im Frühstadium – SUWADEM. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 40(2). 71–80. 11 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (2006). Standards, Kriterien, Strategien - Zur Diskussion über Qualität qualitativer Sozialforschung. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 6(2). 191–210. 4 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (2004). Triangulation : eine Einführung. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 107 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe, et al.. (2004). Qualitative Forschung : ein Handbuch. Rowohlt eBooks. 465 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (1998). The psychology of the social. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 89 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (1996). Qualitative Forschung : Theorie, Methoden, Anwendung in Psychologie und Sozialwissenschaften. Rowohlt eBooks. 144 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (1992). Combining Methods - Lack of Methodology: Discussion of Sotirakopoulou & Breakwell. 1. 43–48. 12 indexed citations
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Flick, Uwe. (1991). Handbuch Qualitative Sozialforschung : Grundlagen, Konzepte, Methoden und Anwendungen. 82 indexed citations

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