Most-cited papers on Research Methods in Social Science

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1. Sources of Method Bias in Social Science Research and Recommendations on How to Control It

   2011 · Annual Review of Psychology · Podsakoff, Philip M., MacKenzie, Scott, Podsakoff, Nathan P.

   14,478 cited

2. Qualitative research: Methods in the social sciences

   2006 · PsycEXTRA Dataset

   10,641 cited

3. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences

   2000 · Teaching Sociology · Hillebrand, John D., Berg, Bruce L.

   5,589 cited

4. Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

   2008 · Teddlie, Charles, Tashakkori, Abbas

   3,739 cited

5. Research methods in the social sciences

   2005 · Choice Reviews Online

   3,137 cited

6. After Method: Mess in Social Science Research

   2004 · Law, John

   3,125 cited

7. CB-SEM vs PLS-SEM methods for research in social sciences and technology forecasting

   2021 · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · Dash, Ganesh, Paul, Justin

   2,168 cited

8. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices

   2019 · University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland) · Bhattacherjee, Anol, Mark, Toleman,, Samara, Rowling, et al.

   2,049 cited

9. Review of: Berg, Bruce L. Qualitative research methods for the social sciences, 6th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2007.

   2008 · Information Research · Wilson, T. D.

   1,804 cited

10. A Typology of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social Science Research

    2015 · The Qualitative Report · Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J., Collins, Kathleen M. T.

    1,564 cited

11. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods

    2004 · Lewis‐Beck, Michael S., Bryman, Alan, Liao, Tim Futing

    1,407 cited

12. Principles and methods of validity and reliability testing of questionnaires used in social and health science researches

    2015 · Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal · Bolarinwa, Oladimeji Akeem

    1,154 cited

13. Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design

    2018 · Energy Research & Social Science · Sovacool, Benjamin K., Axsen, Jonn, Sorrell, Steve

    1,132 cited

14. Applications of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science

    2016 · Libraries Unlimited eBooks

    1,102 cited

15. Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences

    2019 · Liamputtong, Pranee

    1,050 cited

16. Methods of Educational and Social Science Research: An Integrated Approach

    1992 · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Krathwohl, David R.

    920 cited

17. Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Psychology and the Social Sciences

    1996 · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Richardson, John T. E.

    846 cited

18. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods: A Phenomenological Approach to the Social Sciences

    1978 · Teaching Sociology · Bowker, Lee H., Bogdan, Robert, Taylor, Steven J.

    826 cited

19. Online panels in social science research: Expanding sampling methods beyond Mechanical Turk

    2019 · Behavior Research Methods · Chandler, Jesse, Rosenzweig, Cheskie, Moss, Aaron J. et al.

    666 cited

20. Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research

    2010 · Murnane, Richard J., Willett, John B.

    628 cited

21. Research Methods: A Practical Guide for the Social Sciences

    2010 · Matthews, Bob, Ross, Liz

    621 cited

22. A Mixed Methods Investigation of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social and Health Science Research

    2007 · Journal of Mixed Methods Research · Collins, Kathleen M. T., Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J., Jiao, Qun G.

    545 cited

23. The Method Section as Conceptual Epicenter in Constructing Social Science Research Reports

    2008 · Written Communication · Smagorinsky, Peter

    527 cited

24. Research Methods in Social Sciences.

    1977 · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · Ravindhran, S. Padmini, Nachmias, David, Nachmias, Chava

    491 cited

25. Research Methods for the Social Sciences

    2007 · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Wellington, Jerry, Szczerbiński, Marcin

    418 cited