Qualitative Research 60.3k citations
1.1k papers · indexed · active since 2000
Impact in Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods Participatory Visual Research Methods Children's Rights and Participation Qualitative Research Methods and Applications Educational Research and Methods Papers in i Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics 653 Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods 176 Participatory Visual Research Methods 163 Children's Rights and Participation 37 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism 82 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Qualitative Research
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Sociology and Political Science 23.8k Education 9.5k General Health Professions 4.4k Gender Studies 2.2k Safety Research 2.2k International Journal of Social Research Methodology United Kingdom
International Journal of Qualitative Methods Canada
Journal of Youth Studies United Kingdom
Social Studies of Science United States
Qualitative Sociology United States
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education United States
Forum qualitative Sozialforschung Germany
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography United States
The Canadian Journal of Sociology Canada
Sociological Methods & Research 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 60.3k indexed citations . Papers published in Qualitative Research usually cover Sociology and Political Science (903 papers), Cultural Studies (85 papers), Education (260 papers), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (39 papers) and Language and Linguistics (48 papers) specifically the topics of Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (653 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (213 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (176 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (163 papers), Posthumanist Ethics and Activism (82 papers), Qualitative research in health (44 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (39 papers) and Children's Rights and Participation (37 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Research are Jennifer Attride‐Stirling , Roni Berger , Alan E. Bryman , Glenn A. Bowen , Linda Finlay , Norman K. Denzin , Michelle J. O’Reilly , Nicola Parker , Anna Bagnoli and Kathryn Roulston .
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