Case Study Research

Case Study Research is a qualitative research method that involves an in-depth, systematic investigation of a single instance or a small number of instances of a phenomenon within its real-life context, distinguished by its focus on holistic and contextual analysis.

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716.9K

Citations

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Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

539

Variants

Case Study Method

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Analytic GeneralizationBounded System AnalysisCase Study ReliabilityCase Study ValidityCollective Case StudyCritical Case StudyDescriptive Case StudyEmbedded Case Study DesignExplanation BuildingExplanatory Case Study

Publications

2.9K

Case Study Research: Design and Methods

Harris Chaiklin · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 1991 · 39.9K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Case Management +7

Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques.

Carolyn Ellis, Anselm Strauss, Juliet Corbin · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1992 · 29.4K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Ethnography +13

Handbook of Qualitative Research

Gill Crozier, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln · British Journal of Educational Studies · 1994 · 26.7K citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology +11

Building Theories from Case Study Research

Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Academy of Management Review · 1989 · 23.2K citations · Full text

Education, Psychology, Case Management +13

Case study research: design and methods

Simon Phelan · Evaluation & Research in Education · 2011 · 21.9K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Case Management +7

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Authors

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Robert H. Horner
University of Oregon, United States
13 publications · 1.1K citations
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Robert K. Yin
Cosmos Corporation (United States), United States
13 publications · 7K citations
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Alan E. Kazdin
Yale University, United States
12 publications · 1.2K citations
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Thomas R. Kratochwill
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
12 publications · 794 citations
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William R. Shadish
University of California, Merced, United States
11 publications · 789 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

The Qualitative Report
47 publications · 15.9K citations
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Journal of Advanced Nursing
JAN · 31 publications · 2.4K citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 23 publications · 29.7K citations
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods
IJQM · 24 publications · 3.2K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 33 publications · 1.6K citations
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