# Most-cited Social Sciences papers of 2019, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Social Sciences research papers published in 2019, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2950504429) · 19,179 citations
2. [Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2981869278) · 6,999 citations · Free PDF
3. [Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2955311731) · 5,052 citations
4. [To saturate or not to saturate? Questioning data saturation as a useful concept for thematic analysis and sample-size rationales](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2996597775) · 4,669 citations
5. [ANALISIS DATA KUALITATIF](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2913450733) · 2,948 citations
6. [Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2914238034) · 2,701 citations
7. [The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2913707464) · 2,613 citations
8. [Algorithms at Work: The New Contested Terrain of Control](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2990520658) · 2,610 citations
9. [Racism and Health: Evidence and Needed Research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2907260560) · 2,393 citations
10. [Using Zoom Videoconferencing for Qualitative Data Collection: Perceptions and Experiences of Researchers and Participants](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2973065356) · 2,160 citations
11. [ABC of Content Validation and Content Validity Index Calculation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2954017678) · 2,061 citations
12. [Defining digital transformation: Results from expert interviews](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2955156490) · 1,923 citations · Free PDF
13. [Semistructured interviewing in primary care research: a balance of relationship and rigour](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2942286908) · 1,890 citations
14. [A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2924664363) · 1,883 citations
15. [Grounded theory research: A design framework for novice researchers](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2906994370) · 1,865 citations
16. [The future of social media in marketing](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2979963738) · 1,865 citations · Free PDF
17. [An overview of the qualitative descriptive design within nursing research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2995660892) · 1,857 citations
18. [Fake news on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2913649461) · 1,846 citations
19. [Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2965425066) · 1,810 citations
20. [Systematic Literature Review on the Spread of Health-related Misinformation on Social Media](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2974087526) · 1,799 citations
21. [Less than you think: Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on Facebook](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2910027323) · 1,686 citations
22. [Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2935963759) · 1,630 citations
23. [stm : An R Package for Structural Topic Models](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2223092947) · 1,571 citations · Free PDF
24. [“Everything Is Perfect, and We Have No Problems”: Detecting and Limiting Social Desirability Bias in Qualitative Research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2996617870) · 1,548 citations
25. [Understanding Conspiracy Theories](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2905498624) · 1,537 citations · Free PDF

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