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Methodological Innovations
H-index 5

Methodological Innovations

2059-7991

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/mio

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 970 11 10 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 16
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 26
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.616
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Methodological Innovations online?

The topics of Qualitative research, Epistemology, Social science, Social psychology and Data science are the focal point of discussions in the journal. In it, Reflexivity and Context (language use) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Epistemology research. The work on Context (language use) addressed in it expands to the thematically related Knowledge management.

Social research is a key component of Social science research discussed in it. The research on Data science discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Qualitative property.

  • Qualitative research (13.89%)
  • Epistemology (13.19%)
  • Social science (11.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations with Respondent Driven Sampling (189 citations)
  • Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA), Contradictions and Consistency Benchmarks for Model Specification: (107 citations)
  • Actor-Network Theory and Methodology: Social Research in a More-Than-Human World: (97 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Methodological Innovations online:

The most cited articles mainly tackle studies in Social science, Epistemology, Qualitative research, Secondary analysis and Respondent. The journal publications with studies in Social science featured incorporate elements of Shadow (psychology) and Engineering ethics. The journal publications explore issues in Respondent which can be linked to other research areas like Sampling (statistics), Statistics, Environmental health and Risk behavior.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Qualitative research, Epistemology, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Multimedia. It focuses on Qualitative research but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Context (language use), Criminology, Data collection and Ethnography. Issues in Context (language use) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Narrative, Data science, Inclusion (education) and Neoliberalism, Politics.

Focused ethnography studies in the realm of Ethnography interact with fields like Conservation science. The work on Epistemology tackled in Methodological Innovations online brings together disciplines like Choir and Sample size determination. While Multimedia is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Opt-in email, Popularity, Mobile device and Process (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Mapping methods of research on consumer engagement with brands on social media: A literature review: (2 citations)
  • Producing ‘good enough’ automated transcripts securely: Extending Bokhove and Downey (2018) to address security concerns: (2 citations)
  • A choir or cacophony? Sample sizes and quality of conveying participants’ voices in phenomenological research (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Methodological Innovations online (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vernon Gayle (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Roxanne Connelly (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Lambert (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gayle Letherby (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Judith Glaesser (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Methodological Innovations online (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Manchester (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Plymouth (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Open University (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Warwick (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.81% of all publications and 57.14% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Research Fields

Deciding to venture into research as a career offers multiple opportunities in various fields like Qualitative research, Epistemology, Social science, and Data science. For instance, those interested in human behaviors and interpersonal relationships can consider building a career in fields like Social psychology or the emerging area of Marriage and Family therapy.

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The possibilities of a research career are almost endless, cutting across various sectors of life. It is essential to remain open and innovative, and who knows, your research contribution might be the next big thing in your chosen field.

Top Publications

  • Rapid, remote and responsive research during COVID-19

    Jane Richardson;Barry Godfrey;Sandra Walklate

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Generating metainferences in mixed methods research: A worked example in convergent mixed methods designs

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • Sensoria: An exploratory interdisciplinary framework for researching multimodal & sensory experiences:

    Carey Jewitt;Marloeke van der Vlugt;Falk Hübner

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • From methodology to methodography

    Martyn Hammersley

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Exploring the drivers of malnutrition in West Africa from health and social science perspectives: A comparative methodological review

    Leah Salm;Leah Salm;Roosmarijn Verstraeten;Nicholas Nisbett;Andrew Booth

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Interacting with place and mapping community needs to context: Comparing and triangulating multiple geospatial-qualitative methods using the Focus–Expand–Compare approach:

    Su Aw;Gerald Ch Koh;Yeon Ju Oh;Mee Lian Wong

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Neighbourhood-based participatory action research with older adults: Facilitating participation through virtual and remote methods

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Big data in crime statistics: Using Google Trends to measure victimization in designated market areas across the United States

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Using social practice theory to examine parenting: A scoping review

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Research rivers: Flows of agency through crisis

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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