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Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Francisco Manuel Olmos‐Vega
University Medical Center Groningen
2
Sirwan Khalid Ahmed
University of Raparin
3
Vivetha Thambinathan
University of Michigan
4
Isabella E. Nizza
Birkbeck, University of London
5
Maiss Ahmad
University of Dubai
6
Seth J. Meyer
Bridgewater State University
7
Sue L. Motulsky
Lesley University
8
Raymond Maietta
Nova Southeastern University
9
Louise Folkes
University of Gloucestershire
10
Michelle Lokot
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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
Purposive sampling in qualitative research: a framework for the entire journey
Quality & Quantity|2024
232 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
Environmental Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Low and Middle-Income Countries: The Impacts of a Changing World
Environmental Health Insights|2024
16 cit.
10
Preferences, Acceptability and Usage of Mobile Health Applications Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Multisite, Cross-Sectional Survey
SAGE Open Nursing|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Renate Kahlke
McMaster University
2
Charlotte McEvoy
University of the West of England
3
Tami Moser
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
4
Angelo M. Solarino
Durham University
5
Carrie M. Stockton
Azusa Pacific University
6
Audrey Holm
HEC Paris
7
Nikki Hayfield
University of the West of England
8
Cassandra McCall
Emporia State University
9
Martina Svyantek
Virginia Tech
10
Adam Masters
Virginia Tech

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A practical guide to reflexivity in qualitative research: AMEE Guide No. 149
Medical Teacher|2022
1.7k cit.
2
Board of director effectiveness and informal institutions: A meta‐analysis
Global Strategy Journal|2022
27 cit.
3
“Friends? Supported. Partner? Not so much …”: Women's experiences of friendships, family, and relationships during perimenopause and menopause
Feminism & Psychology|2024
20 cit.
4
Students’ Representations of Menopause and Perimenopause: Out of Control Bodies and Empathetic Expert Doctors
Sex Roles|2022
19 cit.
5
Equivalence in international business research: A three-step approach
Journal of International Business Studies|2022
16 cit.
6
When I say… health advocacy
Medical Education|2022
12 cit.
7
Health advocacy among medical learners: Unpacking contextual barriers and affordances
Medical Education|2022
11 cit.
8
How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature Review
Unknown Journal|2024
9 cit.
9
Including Alice: Uncovering the Narrative of One Student’s Experience at the Intersection of International Student Status and Mental Health
Unknown Journal|2024
7 cit.
10
Family agents
Journal of Family Business Strategy|2022
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Eimear Muir‐Cochrane
Flinders University
2
Julius Sim
Birmingham City University
3
Clare Jinks
Keele University
4
Ann Dorrit Guassora
University of Copenhagen
5
Victoria Clarke
University of the West of England
6
Yvonna S. Lincoln
Texas A&M University
7
Jude Spiers
University of Alberta
8
Nicki Thorogood
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
9
Vincent C. Marconi
Emory University
10
Iddo Tavory
New York University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2006
183.3k cit.
2
Naturalistic inquiry
International Journal of Intercultural Relations|1985
34.1k cit.
3
Handbook of Qualitative Research
British Journal of Educational Studies|1994
26.7k cit.
4
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health|2019
17.3k cit.
5
Competing paradigms in qualitative research.
Unknown Journal|1994
11.8k cit.
6
Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization
Quality & Quantity|2017
11.6k 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
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
Qualitative Research in Psychology|2020
8.3k cit.
10
Handbook of Qualitative Research.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1995
7.8k cit.

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