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Qualitative Psychology
H-index 9

Qualitative Psychology

2326-3598

Published by: American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/qua

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 819 22 24 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 33
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 3.904
Impact Factor: 14.3

Top Publications

  • Conceptual and design thinking for thematic analysis

    Virginia Braun;Victoria Clarke

    (2021)
    3194 Citations
  • Qualitative generalization, not to the population but to the phenomenon: Reconceptualizing variation in qualitative research.

    Heidi M. Levitt

    (2021)
    174 Citations
  • The Qualitative Interview in Psychology and the Study of Social Change: Sexual Identity Development, Minority Stress, and Health in the Generations Study.

    David M. Frost;Phillip L. Hammack;Bianca D. M. Wilson;Stephen T. Russell

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • The Listening Guide: Replacing judgment with curiosity.

    Carol Gilligan;Jessica Eddy

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Intersubjective recognition as the methodological enactment of epistemic privilege: A critical basis for consensus and intersubjective confirmation procedures.

    Heidi M. Levitt;Bediha Ipekci;Zenobia Morrill;Javier L. Rizo

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom.

    Laura E. R. Blackie;Jade E. V. Colgan;Stephanie McDonald;Kate C. McLean

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • “My story is not my own”: A qualitative analysis of personal and collective continuity.

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • "Things like that happen when you come to a new country": Bosnian refugee experiences with discrimination

    Masha Komolova;Monisha Pasupathi;Cecilia Wainryb

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Opening the Black Box: A primer for the Listening Guide method of narrative inquiry.

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • The role of repeated narration in identity development: The evaluation of the transition to college over time.

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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