2026 David L. Morgan: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	58	1599	1434	763	674	119	58152

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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119

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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58152

World Ranking

1599

National Ranking

763

Overview

David L. Morgan is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research lies primarily within the Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Education, General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research, and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to qualitative research methodologies. Key areas of their work include:

Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Data Analysis and Archiving
Health Policy Implementation Science
Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

David L. Morgan has authored several recent papers, published mostly in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. Notable works include:

Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Qualitative Data Analysis: The Case of ChatGPT, 2023, International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Iterative Thematic Inquiry: A New Method for Analyzing Qualitative Data, 2020, International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Qualitative Data Collection in an Era of Social Distancing, 2020, International Journal of Qualitative Methods (co-authored by Bojana Lobe)
A Systematic Comparison of In-Person and Video-Based Online Interviewing, 2022, International Journal of Qualitative Methods (co-authored by Bojana Lobe)
Assessing the effectiveness of video-based interviewing: a systematic comparison of video-conferencing based dyadic interviews and focus groups, 2020, International Journal of Social Research Methodology (co-authored by Bojana Lobe)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Journal of Mixed Methods Research
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
The Qualitative Report
Quality & Quantity

Among regular collaborators, David L. Morgan commonly co-authors with:

Kim Hoffman
Bojana Lobe
Andreea Nica
P. Todd Korthuis
Adrianne R. Wilson-Poe

Best Publications

Focus Groups as Qualitative Research

David L. Morgan

21840
Citations
The Focus Group Guidebook

David L. Morgan

5590
Citations
Paradigms Lost and Pragmatism Regained Methodological Implications of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

David L. Morgan

5211
Citations
Practical Strategies for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Applications to Health Research

David L. Morgan

2753
Citations
When to use focus groups and why.

David L. Morgan;Richard A. Krueger

2347
Citations
Successful Focus Groups: Advancing the State of the Art

David L. Morgan

2331
Citations
Planning Focus Groups

David L. Morgan

2043
Citations
Qualitative Content Analysis: A Guide to Paths not Taken

David L. Morgan

1832
Citations
Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Social Research

David L. Morgan

1349
Citations
“Is that paper really due today?”: differences in first-generation and traditional college students’ understandings of faculty expectations

Peter J. Collier;David L. Morgan

1019
Citations
Focus groups: A new tool for qualitative research

David L. Morgan;Margaret T. Spanish

991
Citations
Qualitative Data Collection in an Era of Social Distancing

Bojana Lobe;David L. Morgan;Kim A. Hoffman

790
Citations
Introducing Dyadic Interviews as a Method for Collecting Qualitative Data

David L. Morgan;Jutta Ataie;Paula C. Carder;Kim Hoffman

555
Citations
The focus group kit, Vols. 1–6.

David L. Morgan;Richard A. Krueger;Jean A. King

520
Citations
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: A Pragmatic Approach

David L. Morgan

454
Citations
Diagnosing dementia: perspectives of primary care physicians.

Linda Boise;Richard Camicioli;David L. Morgan;Julia H. Rose

432
Citations
Why Things (Sometimes) Go Wrong in Focus Groups

David L. Morgan

402
Citations
Sharing the Caring: Family Caregivers' Views of Their Relationships With Nursing Home Staff

Marie T. Duncan;David L. Morgan

373
Citations
Reconsidering the Role of Interaction in Analyzing and Reporting Focus Groups

David L. Morgan

370
Citations
Reconstitution of hair follicle development in vivo : determination of follicle formation, hair growth, and hair quality by dermal cells

Wendy C. Weinberg;Linda V. Goodman;Carmen George;David L. Morgan

330
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart H. Yuspa National Institutes of Health

Henry Hennings National Institutes of Health

Neal Krause University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Toni C. Antonucci University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Karen S. Rook University of California, Irvine

Linda M. Chatters University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jason T. Newsom Portland State University

Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University

Leslie B. Hammer Oregon Health & Science University

J. Jill Suitor Purdue University West Lafayette

External Links

Personal website of David L. Morgan

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