# Most-cited Social Sciences papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Social Sciences research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3048560297) · 9,421 citations
2. [Online Learning: A Panacea in the Time of COVID-19 Crisis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3035915797) · 5,103 citations
3. [Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3020637112) · 4,778 citations
4. [The Delphi Technique: Making Sense of Consensus](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2583504027) · 4,267 citations
5. [Intercoder Reliability in Qualitative Research: Debates and Practical Guidelines](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3001362559) · 3,799 citations
6. [Thematic analysis of qualitative data: AMEE Guide No. 131](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3022535278) · 3,751 citations
7. [Purposive sampling: complex or simple? Research case examples](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3036063864) · 3,716 citations
8. [Journal of Universal Computer Science](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4292003697) · 3,394 citations
9. [The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3000603264) · 3,246 citations · Free PDF
10. [Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3093223973) · 3,122 citations
11. [Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among Chinese residents during the rapid rise period of the COVID-19 outbreak: a quick online cross-sectional survey](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012731499) · 3,105 citations
12. [A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3023639742) · 2,889 citations
13. [An overview of content analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2899108003) · 2,825 citations
14. [Covid-19 pandemic and online learning: the challenges and opportunities](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3082384720) · 2,738 citations
15. [Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W1532117922) · 2,694 citations
16. [Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research: Perspectives and research propositions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3035686316) · 2,622 citations
17. [GPT-3: Its Nature, Scope, Limits, and Consequences](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3095319910) · 2,385 citations · Free PDF
18. [Online teaching-learning in higher education during lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3085749548) · 2,368 citations
19. [Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3014513422) · 2,363 citations · Free PDF
20. [COVID ‐19 and online teaching in higher education: A case study of Peking University](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3014723334) · 2,265 citations
21. [Online University Teaching During and After the Covid-19 Crisis: Refocusing Teacher Presence and Learning Activity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3042009104) · 2,117 citations · Free PDF
22. [COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3023031160) · 2,063 citations
23. [Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3048244288) · 2,045 citations
24. [The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3034285292) · 1,988 citations
25. [Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3093298383) · 1,974 citations · Free PDF

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