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Theme Saturation

Theme Saturation is a methodological criterion in qualitative research signifying the point at which no new thematic insights emerge from additional data, thereby indicating comprehensive coverage of the phenomenon under investigation.

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25.1K

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154

Authors

111

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2017–2026

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Variants

Thematic Saturation

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Publications

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How Many Interviews Are Enough?

Greg Guest, Arwen Bunce, Laura Johnson · Field Methods · 2005 · 19.4K citations

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Shedding the cobra effect: problematising thematic emergence, triangulation, saturation and member checking

Lara Varpio, Rola Ajjawi, Lynn V. Monrouxe et al. · Medical Education · 2016 · 1K citations · Full text

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Can sample size in qualitative research be determined a priori?

Julius Sim, Benjamin Saunders, Jackie Waterfield et al. · International Journal of Social Research Methodology · 2018 · 700 citations · Full text

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Achieving Saturation in Thematic Analysis: Development and Refinement of a Codebook

Hikari Ando, Rosanna Cousins, Carolyn Young · Comprehensive Psychology · 2014 · 572 citations · Full text

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Saturation in qualitative research: An evolutionary concept analysis

Sara Rahimi, Marzieh Khatooni · International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances · 2024 · 423 citations · Full text

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Authors

154

  1. LV
    Lara Varpio

    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

    3

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  2. GG
    Greg Guest

    Family Health International 360, United States

    2 publications · 19.9K citations

    2

    h-index

  3. MM
    Marco Matucci‐Cerinic

    University of Florence, Italy

    1 publications · 42 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. JD
    John D Pauling

    Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 42 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. JS
    Jessica S. Merlin

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

111

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    245 citations

  2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    127 citations

  4. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    260 citations

  5. Family Health International 360

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    60K citations

  6. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1K citations

  7. University Medical Center New Orleans

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  8. Health Outcomes Solutions (United States)

    Winter Park, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 157 citations

    4

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  2. International Journal of Qualitative Methods

    IJQM · 2 publications · 443 citations

    2

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  3. Field Methods

    2 publications · 19.8K citations

    2

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  4. Medical Education

    2 publications · 1.1K citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

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