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Comparative Analysis

Comparative Analysis is a systematic methodological approach within descriptive analytics and institutional research that, as a distinct analytical technique, involves the structured evaluation of similarities and differences among institutional data sets, units, or performance indicators to inform benchmarking, policy development, and evidence-based decision-making.

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76K

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1.1K

Authors

521

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2017–2026

107

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688

The Constant Comparative Method of Qualitative Analysis

Barney G. Glaser · Social Problems · 1965 · 4.6K citations

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Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method

Arend Lijphart · American Political Science Review · 1971 · 3.1K citations

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A Purposeful Approach to the Constant Comparative Method in the Analysis of Qualitative Interviews

Hennie Boeije · Quality & Quantity · 2002 · 3K citations

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The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies.

Herbert L. Smith, Charles C. Ragin · Population and Development Review · 1990 · 2.8K citations

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Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method

Alberto Abadie, Alexis Diamond, Jens Hainmueller · American Journal of Political Science · 2014 · 2.3K citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. AT
    Alrik Thiem

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    14 publications · 991 citations

    13

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  2. CC
    Charles C. Ragin

    University of Arizona, United States

    11 publications · 5K citations

    11

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  3. CW
    Claudius Wagemann

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    7 publications · 2.2K citations

    7

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  4. BR
    Benoît Rihoux

    UCLouvain, Belgium

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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  5. RM
    Robert M. Marsh

    John Brown University, United States

    7 publications · 238 citations

    7

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Institutions

521

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    13 h-index

    14 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    4.2K citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    835 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    150 citations

  7. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    475 citations

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Venues

  1. 15

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  2. Comparative Political Studies

    CPS · 15 publications · 3K citations

    14

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  3. Sociological Methods & Research

    SMR · 14 publications · 2.5K citations

    14

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  4. Comparative Education Review

    14 publications · 901 citations

    12

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  5. Social Forces

    SF · 12 publications · 2.1K citations

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