| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Whatever happened to qualitative description? | Research in Nursing and Health | 2000 | 7,865 |
| 2 | The content validity index: Are you sure you know what's being reported? critique and recommendations | Research in Nursing and Health | 2006 | 3,260 |
| 3 | What's in a name? Qualitative description revisited | Research in Nursing and Health | 2010 | 2,838 |
| 4 | Sample size in qualitative research | Research in Nursing and Health | 1995 | 2,648 |
| 5 | Is the CVI an acceptable indicator of content validity? Appraisal and recommendations | Research in Nursing and Health | 2007 | 2,587 |
| 6 | A critical review of visual analogue scales in the measurement of clinical phenomena | Research in Nursing and Health | 1990 | 1,962 |
| 7 | Considerations in determining sample size for pilot studies | Research in Nursing and Health | 2008 | 1,238 |
| 8 | Measuring stigma in people with HIV: Psychometric assessment of the HIV stigma scale | Research in Nursing and Health | 2001 | 1,199 |
| 9 | Development of the practice environment scale of the nursing work index | Research in Nursing and Health | 2002 | 1,195 |
| 10 | Interpretive description: A noncategorical qualitative alternative for developing nursing knowledge | Research in Nursing and Health | 1997 | 1,130 |
| 11 | Characteristics of Qualitative Descriptive Studies: A Systematic Review | Research in Nursing and Health | 2017 | 939 |
| 12 | Is there a bias against telephone interviews in qualitative research? | Research in Nursing and Health | 2008 | 886 |
| 13 | Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling, Data Collection, and Analysis Techniques in Mixed-Method Studies | Research in Nursing and Health | 2000 | 823 |
| 14 | Qualitative metasynthesis: Issues and techniques | Research in Nursing and Health | 1997 | 784 |
| 15 | Selection and use of content experts for instrument development | Research in Nursing and Health | 1997 | 768 |
| 16 | Qualitative analysis: What it is and how to begin | Research in Nursing and Health | 1995 | 747 |
| 17 | The caregiver reaction assessment (CRA) for caregivers to persons with chronic physical and mental impairments | Research in Nursing and Health | 1992 | 707 |
| 18 | Mutuality and preparedness as predictors of caregiver role strain | Research in Nursing and Health | 1990 | 652 |
| 19 | Psychometric assessment of the quality of life index | Research in Nursing and Health | 1992 | 629 |
| 20 | Focus on psychometrics. Aspects of item analysis | Research in Nursing and Health | 1991 | 618 |
| 21 | Integrative reviews of nursing research | Research in Nursing and Health | 1987 | 548 |
| 22 | Real qualitative researchers do not count: The use of numbers in qualitative research | Research in Nursing and Health | 2001 | 507 |
| 23 | Development and psychometric evaluation of the exercise benefits/barriers scale | Research in Nursing and Health | 1987 | 466 |
| 24 | Implementation fidelity in community‐based interventions | Research in Nursing and Health | 2010 | 466 |
| 25 | Assessment of discomfort in advanced Alzheimer patients | Research in Nursing and Health | 1992 | 418 |
| 26 | Nurse burnout and quality of care: Cross‐national investigation in six countries | Research in Nursing and Health | 2010 | 416 |
| 27 | The qualitative research audit trail: A complex collection of documentation | Research in Nursing and Health | 1993 | 391 |
| 28 | Spirituality and well-being in terminally ill hospitalized adults | Research in Nursing and Health | 1987 | 382 |
| 29 | Development and psychometric testing of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale | Research in Nursing and Health | 1999 | 371 |
| 30 | Revised susceptibility, benefits, and barriers scale for mammography screening | Research in Nursing and Health | 1999 | 368 |
| 31 | A meta‐analysis of studies of nurses' job satisfaction | Research in Nursing and Health | 2007 | 360 |
| 32 | Cultural differences in responses to a likert scale | Research in Nursing and Health | 2002 | 359 |
| 33 | An emerging paradigm for the investigation of spirituality in nursing | Research in Nursing and Health | 1992 | 328 |
| 34 | Using qualitative metasummary to synthesize qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings | Research in Nursing and Health | 2007 | 317 |
| 35 | Relationships among maternal-fetal attachment, prenatal depression, and health practices in pregnancy | Research in Nursing and Health | 2001 | 312 |
| 36 | Quality of life of adults with chronic illness: A psychometric study | Research in Nursing and Health | 1989 | 278 |
| 37 | Handling missing data in self-report measures | Research in Nursing and Health | 2005 | 275 |
| 38 | Quality of Life Index for Patients with Cancer | Research in Nursing and Health | 1983 | 273 |
| 39 | Perceived Uncertainty and Stress in Illness | Research in Nursing and Health | 1984 | 242 |
| 40 | Interventions to reduce the burden of caregiving for an adult with dementia: A meta‐analysis§ | Research in Nursing and Health | 2001 | 235 |
| 41 | Health outcomes associated with potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults | Research in Nursing and Health | 2008 | 235 |
| 42 | The conceptual structure of research utilization | Research in Nursing and Health | 1999 | 232 |
| 43 | The analysis and interpretation of cognitive interviews for instrument development | Research in Nursing and Health | 2007 | 231 |
| 44 | Instrumentation to describe subjective sleep characteristics in healthy subjects | Research in Nursing and Health | 1987 | 227 |
| 45 | Mediator and moderator variables in nursing research: Conceptual and statistical differences | Research in Nursing and Health | 2000 | 227 |
| 46 | Depression, perceived stress, and social support among first‐time Chinese mothers and fathers in the postpartum period | Research in Nursing and Health | 2009 | 227 |
| 47 | Focus on qualitative methods. The use of quotes in qualitative research | Research in Nursing and Health | 1994 | 211 |
| 48 | Theory unmasked: The uses and guises of theory in qualitative research | Research in Nursing and Health | 1993 | 208 |
| 49 | Modification of Life Event Questionnaires for Use with Female Respondents | Research in Nursing and Health | 1984 | 207 |
| 50 | Attentional fatigue following breast cancer surgery | Research in Nursing and Health | 1992 | 207 |
