| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Developing and evaluating complex interventions: The new Medical Research Council guidance | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 1,138 |
| 2 | Testing the reliability and efficiency of the pilot Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) for systematic mixed studies review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 923 |
| 3 | Generalization in quantitative and qualitative research: Myths and strategies | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 898 |
| 4 | A critical review of the Delphi technique as a research methodology for nursing | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2001 | 886 |
| 5 | Peer support within a health care context: a concept analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2003 | 854 |
| 6 | Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 767 |
| 7 | A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in Mixed Studies Reviews | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 763 |
| 8 | Impact of job satisfaction components on intent to leave and turnover for hospital-based nurses: A review of the research literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 668 |
| 9 | Leadership styles and outcome patterns for the nursing workforce and work environment: A systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 658 |
| 10 | Nurse turnover: A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 654 |
| 11 | Nurse turnover: A literature review – An update | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 609 |
| 12 | Internet addiction in Korean adolescents and its relation to depression and suicidal ideation: A questionnaire survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 604 |
| 13 | What are scoping studies? A review of the nursing literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 603 |
| 14 | Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) were proposed | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 552 |
| 15 | Job satisfaction among nurses: a literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2005 | 550 |
| 16 | Nurses’ reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in Europe | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 508 |
| 17 | Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: Systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 498 |
| 18 | Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: A systematic review of 25 years of research | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 484 |
| 19 | Abstraction and interpretation during the qualitative content analysis process | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2020 | 484 |
| 20 | Unfinished nursing care, missed care, and implicitly rationed care: State of the science review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 479 |
| 21 | Influenza vaccine uptake, COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2021 | 477 |
| 22 | QUAGOL: A guide for qualitative data analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 471 |
| 23 | Implications for COVID-19: A systematic review of nurses’ experiences of working in acute care hospital settings during a respiratory pandemic | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2020 | 462 |
| 24 | What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2008 | 424 |
| 25 | Nurse exposure to physical and nonphysical violence, bullying, and sexual harassment: A quantitative review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2014 | 424 |
| 26 | Methodological challenges in cross-language qualitative research: A research review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 419 |
| 27 | Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals: Cross-sectional analysis of survey data and discharge records | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 416 |
| 28 | Developing a grounded theory approach: a comparison of Glaser and Strauss | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2004 | 410 |
| 29 | Fatigue: a concept analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 1996 | 403 |
| 30 | From Husserl to van Manen. A review of different phenomenological approaches | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 400 |
| 31 | Combining qualitative and quantitative research within mixed method research designs: A methodological review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 400 |
| 32 | Burnout, role conflict, job satisfaction and psychosocial health among Hungarian health care staff: A questionnaire survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 393 |
| 33 | Critique on the conceptualisation of quality of life: A review and evaluation of different conceptual approaches | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 377 |
| 34 | Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 371 |
| 35 | On exploratory factor analysis: A review of recent evidence, an assessment of current practice, and recommendations for future use | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2014 | 366 |
| 36 | Nurses’ intention to leave their profession: A cross sectional observational study in 10 European countries | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 348 |
| 37 | Job satisfaction among hospital nurses: A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2019 | 344 |
| 38 | Risk factors and prevalence of burnout syndrome in the nursing profession | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 340 |
| 39 | Serious mental illness and physical health problems: A discussion paper | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 338 |
| 40 | The presence of resilience is associated with a healthier psychological profile in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses: Results of a national survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 332 |
| 41 | Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2018 | 326 |
| 42 | The cost of prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: A systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 313 |
| 43 | Factor structure of the Maslach burnout inventory: An analysis of data from large scale cross-sectional surveys of nurses from eight countries | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 312 |
| 44 | Job demands–resources, burnout and intention to leave the nursing profession: A questionnaire survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 312 |
| 45 | Basic statistical reporting for articles published in Biomedical Journals: The “Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature” or the SAMPL Guidelines | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 312 |
| 46 | The relevance of psychosocial variables and working conditions in predicting nurses’ coping strategies during the SARS crisis: An online questionnaire survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 308 |
| 47 | Reducing conflict and containment rates on acute psychiatric wards: The Safewards cluster randomised controlled trial | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 283 |
| 48 | Compassion fatigue: A meta-narrative review of the healthcare literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2017 | 283 |
| 49 | Using the Rasch model in nursing research: An introduction and illustrative example | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 280 |
| 50 | Engagement at work: A review of the literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 279 |
