Qualitative Research 53.3k citations
1.1k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Participatory Visual Research Methods Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Qualitative Research
Comparison fields: 5 of 218 Sociology and Political Science 23.8k General Health Professions 9.6k Education 8.9k Clinical Psychology 6.0k Social Psychology 4.5k Gender Studies 3.9k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.7k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.8k Safety Research 2.5k Political Science and International Relations 2.2k Communication 2.0k Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.0k Language and Linguistics 1.8k Health 1.7k Literature and Literary Theory 1.7k Strategy and Management 1.6k Demography 1.6k Psychiatry and Mental health 1.4k Management Science and Operations Research 1.4k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.3k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.3k Epidemiology 1.3k Economics and Econometrics 1.3k Marketing 1.2k Public Administration 1.2k Information Systems 1.2k Speech and Hearing 1.2k General Social Sciences 941 Human-Computer Interaction 940 Urban Studies 900 Geography, Planning and Development 895 Management 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Sociology and Political Science 23.8k General Health Professions 9.6k Education 8.9k Clinical Psychology 6.0k Social Psychology 4.5k International Journal of Social Research Methodology United Kingdom
International Journal of Qualitative Methods Canada
Sociological Methods & Research United States
Qualitative Sociology United States
Social Studies of Science United States
The Canadian Journal of Sociology Canada
Sociological Forum United States
Current Sociology United Kingdom
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education United States
Theory and Society United States
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About Qualitative Research The 1.1k papers published in Qualitative Research in the last decades have received a total of 53.3k indexed citations . Papers published in Qualitative Research usually cover Sociology and Political Science (824 papers), General Social Sciences (52 papers) and Gender Studies (93 papers) specifically the topics of Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (486 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (349 papers) and Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (117 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Research are Glenn A. Bowen , Alan Bryman , Roni Berger , Linda Finlay , Norman K. Denzin , Michelle O’Reilly , Nicola Parker , Kathryn Roulston , Anna Bagnoli and Kathleen J. Hanrahan .
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