Leaderboards/Qualitative Research Methods and Applications

Qualitative Research Methods and Applications

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sirwan Khalid Ahmed
University of Raparin
2
Saraswati Dawadi
The Open University
3
Sam Keen
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
4
Chara Makri
University of Cambridge
5
Seçil Tümen Akyıldız
Fırat University
6
Raymond Maietta
Nova Southeastern University
7
Mitchell Nicmanis
The University of Adelaide
8
Sylvester Donkoh
Holy Family Hospital
9
Wasihun Bezabih Bekele
Bridge University
10
Syahirah Abdul Rahman
Oxford Brookes University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Antimicrobial resistance: Impacts, challenges, and future prospects
Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health|2024
1k cit.
2
The pillars of trustworthiness in qualitative research
Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health|2024
939 cit.
3
How to choose a sampling technique and determine sample size for research: A simplified guide for researchers
Oral Oncology Reports|2024
465 cit.
4
Using thematic analysis in qualitative research
Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health|2025
430 cit.
5
Sample size for saturation in qualitative research: Debates, definitions, and strategies
Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health|2024
291 cit.
6
Reflexive Content Analysis: An Approach to Qualitative Data Analysis, Reduction, and Description
International Journal of Qualitative Methods|2024
127 cit.
7
Artificial intelligence in nursing: Current trends, possibilities and pitfalls
Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health|2024
80 cit.
8
Antimicrobial Resistance: Stewardship and One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Cureus|2024
19 cit.
9
Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence Assisted Qualitative Analysis: An Introductory Guide to Qualitative Research Approaches with Exploratory Examples from Reflexive Content Analysis
International Journal of Qualitative Methods|2025
19 cit.
10
Environmental Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Low and Middle-Income Countries: The Impacts of a Changing World
Environmental Health Insights|2024
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Michael Lawless
Flinders University
2
Charlotte McEvoy
University of the West of England
3
Tami Moser
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
4
Ram Ashish Giri
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
5
Tom Kingstone
Keele University
6
Carrie M. Stockton
Azusa Pacific University
7
Jacob Gossner
Alzheimer Scotland
8
Jing-Bao Nie
University of Otago
9
Justin J. Hendricks
Pennsylvania State University
10
Christina B Lash Anozie
Macmurray College

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Deductive Qualitative Analysis: Evaluating, Expanding, and Refining Theory
International Journal of Qualitative Methods|2024
319 cit.
2
Qualitative Methods with Nvivo Software: A Practical Guide for Analyzing Qualitative Data
Psych|2022
268 cit.
3
Couple healing from infidelity: a deductive qualitative analysis study
Sexual & Relationship Therapy|2022
20 cit.
4
The effectiveness of technology interventions in reducing social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older people: A mixed methods systematic review
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus|2024
20 cit.
5
“You Are By No Means Alone”: A Netnographic Study of Self-Care Support in an Online Community for Older Adults
Qualitative Health Research|2022
19 cit.
6
From Promise to Practice: How Health Researchers Understand and Promote Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Qualitative Health Research|2024
19 cit.
7
Exploring personal and relational motivations and processes of forgiveness in religious families
Family Relations|2022
13 cit.
8
Does Leaving Faith Mean Leaving Family? Longitudinal Associations Between Religious Identification and Parent‐Child Relationships Across Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion|2023
11 cit.
9
Qualitatively exploring repentance processes, antecedents, motivations, resources, and outcomes in Latter-day Saints
Archive for the Psychology of Religion|2022
10 cit.
10
Evaluating the impact of the supporting the advancement of research skills (STARS) programme on research knowledge, engagement and capacity-building in a health and social care organisation in England
BMC Medical Education|2024
10 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Sarah E. Shannon
University of Bristol
2
Laura Johnson
Emory University
3
Eimear Muir‐Cochrane
Flinders University
4
Ann Dorrit Guassora
University of Copenhagen
5
Anselm L. Strauss
New Haven Public Schools
6
Anselm Strauss
California Department of Education
7
Victoria Clarke
University of the West of England
8
Susan M. Jack
McMaster University
9
Lisa A. Turner
University of South Alabama
10
Robert E. Stake
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2006
183.3k cit.
2
The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research.
Social Forces|1968
46.6k cit.
3
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
Qualitative Health Research|2005
44k cit.
4
How Many Interviews Are Enough?
Field Methods|2005
19.4k cit.
5
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
17.3k cit.
6
The Art of Case Study Research
Modern Language Journal|1996
15.9k cit.
7
Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development
International Journal of Qualitative Methods|2006
11.4k cit.
8
Sample Size in Qualitative Interview Studies
Qualitative Health Research|2015
11.1k cit.
9
Grounded theory research: Procedures, canons, and evaluative criteria
Qualitative Sociology|1990
10.9k cit.
10
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2020
8.3k cit.

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