Most-cited papers on Research Generalization

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1. Generalization in quantitative and qualitative research: Myths and strategies

   2010 · International Journal of Nursing Studies · Polit, Denise F., Beck, Cheryl Tatano

   1,730 cited

2. Evaluating the Relevance, Generalization, and Applicability of Research

   2006 · Evaluation & the Health Professions · Green, Lawrence W., Glasgow, Russell E.

   914 cited

3. Empirical Generalizations from Reference Price Research

   1995 · Marketing Science · Kalyanaram, Gurumurthy, Winer, Russell S.

   793 cited

4. Motivation for Achievement in Mathematics: Findings, Generalizations, and Criticisms of the Research

   1999 · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · Middleton, James A., Spanias, Photini

   513 cited

5. Revisiting the Satisfaction–Loyalty Relationship: Empirical Generalizations and Directions for Future Research

   2013 · Journal of Retailing · Kumar, V., Pozza, Ilaria Dalla, Ganesh, Jaishankar

   511 cited

6. Fear Generalization in Humans: Systematic Review and Implications for Anxiety Disorder Research

   2014 · Behavior Therapy · Dymond, Simon, Dunsmoor, Joseph E., Vervliet, Bram et al.

   510 cited

7. Generalization in Qualitative Research

   2005 · Sociology · Payne, Geoff, Williams, Malcolm

   445 cited

8. New generalizations and explanations in language and gender research

   1999 · Language in Society · Eckert, Penelope, McConnell‐Ginet, Sally

   377 cited

9. A pluralist view of generalization in qualitative research

   2009 · International Journal of Research & Method in Education · Larsson, Staffan

   365 cited

10. Status Generalization: New Theory and Research.

    1989 · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · Meeker, Barbara F., Webster, Murray, Foschi, Martha

    293 cited

11. THE LEGACY OF GUTTMAN AND KALISH (1956): 25 YEARS OF RESEARCH ON STIMULUS GENERALIZATION

    1981 · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · Honig, Werner K., Urcuioli, Peter J.

    283 cited

12. Order of Market Entry: Established Empirical Generalizations, Emerging Empirical Generalizations, and Future Research

    1995 · Marketing Science · Kalyanaram, Gurumurthy, Robinson, William T., Urban, Glen L.

    267 cited

13. Teacher Questioning to Promote Justification and Generalization in Mathematics: What Research Practice Has Taught Us

    1999 · The Journal of Mathematical Behavior · Martino, Amy M., Maher, Carolyn A.

    196 cited

14. Experimental research on third-party intervention in conflict: Toward some generalizations.

    1980 · Psychological Bulletin · Rubin, Jeffrey Z.

    187 cited

15. Qualitative generalization, not to the population but to the phenomenon: Reconceptualizing variation in qualitative research.

    2021 · Qualitative Psychology · Levitt, Heidi M.

    186 cited

16. Extinction, generalization, and return of fear: A critical review of renewal research in humans

    2012 · Biological Psychology · Vervliet, Bram, Baeyens, Frank, Bergh, Omer Van den et al.

    182 cited

17. Bridging the chasm between survey and case study research: Research methods for achieving generalization, accuracy, and complexity

    2009 · Industrial Marketing Management · Woodside, Arch G.

    166 cited

18. RESEARCH ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENERALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE IN EXTRA‐THERAPY RESPONDING1

    1977 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · Koegel, Robert L., Rincover, Arnold

    165 cited

19. Case studies and generalization in information systems research: A critical realist perspective

    2013 · The Journal of Strategic Information Systems · Tsang, Eric W. K.

    165 cited

20. Generalizations from Five Years of Research on Assessment and Decision Making: The University of Minnesota Institute

    1983 · Exceptional Education Quarterly · Ysseldyke, James E., Thurlow, Martha, Graden, Janet L. et al.

    155 cited

21. Transferability and Generalization in Qualitative Research

    2024 · Research on Social Work Practice · Drisko, James W.

    148 cited

22. Promoting generalization and maintenance in augmentative and alternative communication: A meta-analysis of 20 years of effectiveness research

    2000 · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · Schlosser, Ralf W., Lee, David

    147 cited

23. A generalization of the simple capture-recapture model with applications to epidemiological research

    1968 · Journal of Chronic Diseases · Wittes, Jane, Sidel, Victor W.

    146 cited

24. On Generalization in Qualitatively Oriented Research

    2008 · Universitätsbibliothek der FU Berlin Hochschulschriftenstelle u. Dokumentenserver · Mayring, Philipp

    144 cited

25. Towards the improved treatment of generalization of knowledge claims in IS research: drawing general conclusions from samples

    2011 · European Journal of Information Systems · Seddon, Peter B., Scheepers, Rens

    142 cited

26. A Brief History of Research on Phantom Alternatives: Evidence for Seven Empirical Generalizations About Phantoms

    1992 · Basic and Applied Social Psychology · Pratkanis, Anthony R., Farquhar, Peter H.

    137 cited

27. Improving generalizations from multi-country comparisons in international business research

    2010 · Journal of International Business Studies · Franke, George R., Richey, R. Glenn

    124 cited

28. The generalization of intergroup contact effects: Emerging research, policy relevance, and future directions

    2021 · Journal of Social Issues · Boin, Jessica, Rupar, Mirjana, Graf, Sylvie et al.

    124 cited

29. Limits in Generalization from Psychological Research to Performance Appraisal Processes<sup />

    1985 · Academy of Management Review · Ilgen, Daniel R., Favero, Janet L.

    98 cited

30. The Children’s Depression Inventory in Worldwide Child Development Research: A Reliability Generalization Study

    2014 · Journal of Child and Family Studies · Sun, Shuyan, Wang, Shanshan

    95 cited