2026 Pranee Liamputtong: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	58	1608	1440	1	1	403	27100

Overview

Pranee Liamputtong is affiliated with VinUniversity in Vietnam and has contributed extensively to interdisciplinary research spanning medicine and psychology. Their work covers diverse subfields including general health professions, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist's research focuses on several interconnected main topics:

Migration, Health and Trauma
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Cancer survivorship and care
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Recent notable publications include:

"Prevalence, Determinants, and Effects of Food Insecurity among Middle Eastern and North African Migrants and Refugees in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
"Psychological response of children to home confinement during COVID-19: A qualitative arts-based research," 2020, International Journal of Social Psychiatry
"Crossing Boundaries and Fetishization: Experiences of Sexual Violence for Trans Women of Color," 2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
"\"Out of the circle\": international students and the use of university counselling services," 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy in Australian Women," 2021, Spine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pranee Liamputtong include:

Tinashe Dune
Syeda Zakia Hossain
Elias Mpofu
Deldar Morad Abdulah
Amit Arora

The researcher has published frequently in journals such as:

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Archives of Sexual Behavior
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sustainability

Best Publications

Qualitative Research Methods

Pranee Liamputtong

9123
Citations
Doing sensitive research: what challenges do qualitative researchers face?

Virginia Dickson-Swift;Erica L. James;Sandra Kippen;Pranee Liamputtong

1384
Citations
Focus Group Methodology: Principles and Practice

Unknown

1266
Citations
Qualitative Research Methods 2nd ed

P Liamputtong;D Ezzy

800
Citations
Researching sensitive topics : qualitative research as emotion work.

Virginia Anne. Dickson-Swift;Erica Lyn. James;Sandra A. Kippen;Pranee. Liamputtong

770
Citations
Performing Qualitative Cross-Cultural Research

Pranee Liamputtong

716
Citations
Qualitative data analysis: conceptual and practical considerations.

Pranee Liamputtong

613
Citations
Book review : Knowles, J. G. & Cole, A. L. (Eds.), Handbook of the arts in qualitative research, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, 2008.

Pranee. Liamputtong

568
Citations
Research Methods in Health: Foundations for Evidence-based Practice

Pranee Liamputtong

555
Citations
Researching the Vulnerable

Pranee Liamputtong

533
Citations
Blurring Boundaries in Qualitative Health Research on Sensitive Topics

Virginia Dickson-Swift;Erica L. James;Sandra Kippen;Pranee Liamputtong

532
Citations
Risk to Researchers in Qualitative Research on Sensitive Topics: Issues and Strategies

Virginia Anne. Dickson-Swift;Erica. James;Sandra A. Kippen;Pranee. Liamputtong

433
Citations
Undertaking Sensitive Research in the Health and Social Sciences: Managing Boundaries, Emotions and Risks

Virginia Dickson-Swift;Erica Lyn James;Pranee Liamputtong

404
Citations
Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences

Pranee Liamputtong

307
Citations
Online Dating and Mating: The Use of the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners:

Danielle Lobena. Couch;Pranee. Liamputtong

286
Citations
Early motherhood: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of African Australian teenage mothers in greater Melbourne, Australia

Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts;Pranee Liamputtong;Celia Mcmichael

207
Citations
Physical and Psychosocial Effects of Wii Video Game Use among Older Women

Dennis Wollersheim;Monika Merkes;Nora Shields;Pranee Liamputtong

204
Citations
Doing Research in a Cross-Cultural Context: Methodological and Ethical Challenges

Pranee Liamputtong

199
Citations
Motherhood and “Moral Career”: Discourses of Good Motherhood Among Southeast Asian Immigrant Women in Australia

Pranee Liamputtong

196
Citations
Making sense of qualitative data

Pranee Liamputtong;Tanya Serry

97
Citations
Undertaking sensitive research in the health and social sciences

Virginia Dickson-Swift;Erica Lyn James;Pranee Liamputtong.

57
Citations
Book Reviews: 'Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies', 'Sustainability and Health: Supporting global ecological integrityin public health', 'Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (3rd edition)'

Rick Hayes;Neil Harris;Pranee Liamputtong

0
Citations
Performing Qualitative Cross-Cultural Research: Performing qualitative cross-cultural research: an introduction

Pranee Liamputtong

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Janette M Perz Western Sydney University

Jane M Ussher Western Sydney University

Miranda Rose La Trobe University

Marian Pitts La Trobe University

Rhonda Small La Trobe University

Christopher Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Lynn Kemp University of Sydney

Rosa Alati Curtin University

Katherine P. Theall Tulane University

Lenore Manderson University of the Witwatersrand

External Links

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