Field Methods 43.9k citations
699 papers · indexed · active since 2016
Impact in Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Community Health and Development Homelessness and Social Issues Health Policy Implementation Science Papers in i Survey Methodology and Nonresponse 204 Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods 77 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics 52 Social and Intergroup Psychology 47 Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques 33 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Field Methods
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Sociology and Political Science 12.1k General Health Professions 5.8k Communication 1.6k Health 1.6k Social Psychology 4.0k Qualitative Research United Kingdom
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About Field Methods The 699 papers published in Field Methods in the last decades have received a total of 43.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Field Methods usually cover Sociology and Political Science (394 papers), Statistics and Probability (48 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (72 papers), Applied Psychology (24 papers) and General Health Professions (100 papers) specifically the topics of Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (204 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (77 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (52 papers), Categorization, perception, and language (48 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (47 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (33 papers), Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques (33 papers) and Community Health and Development (30 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Field Methods are Greg Guest , Arwen Bunce , Laura Johnson , Gery W. Ryan , H. Russell Bernard , Nataliya V. Ivankova , John W. Creswell , Sheldon L. Stick , Eleanor McLellan–Lemal and Kathleen M. MacQueen .
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