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| Title |
Is Qualitative Research Second Class Science? A Quantitative Longitudinal Examination of Qualitative Research in Medical Journals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0016937 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kerem Shuval, Karen Harker, Bahman Roudsari, Nora E. Groce, Britain Mills, Zoveen Siddiqi, Aviv Shachak |
| Abstract |
Qualitative research appears to be gaining acceptability in medical journals. Yet, little is actually known about the proportion of qualitative research and factors affecting its publication. This study describes the proportion of qualitative research over a 10 year period and correlates associated with its publication. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 216 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Libya | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 1% |
| Unknown | 187 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 8% |
| Other | 51 | 24% |
| Unknown | 17 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 36 | 17% |
| Psychology | 23 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 11% |
| Arts and Humanities | 21 | 10% |
| Other | 44 | 20% |
| Unknown | 28 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 October 2016.
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#2,054,357
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#26,168
of 198,864 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#8,667
of 108,026 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#218
of 1,338 outputs
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