INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPLE RESEARCH APPROACHES, 2018 VOL. 10, NO. 1, 437–457 https://doi.org/10.29034/ijmra.v10n1a30 CONTACT Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie  tonyonwuegbuzie@aol.com © 2018 Dialectical Publishing Collaboration Patterns Among Mixed Researchers: A Multidisciplinary Examination Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie a , Rachael Wilcox b , Vanessa Gonzales b , Susan Hoisington b , Jarod Lambert b , John Jordan b , Majed Aleisa b , Cindy L. Benge b , Melanie S. Wachsmann b , and Rachel Valle b a Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, TX, USA and Department of Educational Leadership and Management/Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; b Sam Houston State University, TX, USA Nature of Mixed Research Over the last 50 years, the mixing or combining of “quantitative and qualitative research techniques, methods, approaches, concepts or language … [within] a single study” (Johnson & Onwuegbuzie, 2004, p. 17)—what is commonly referred to as mixed methods research, or, more aptly, as mixed research due to the multidimension- ality of the mixing—has increased substantially across numerous fields representing the social, behavioural, and health sciences (see, for e.g., Alise & Teddlie, 2010; Ivankova & Kawamura, 2010). Because of the complexity of mixed research studies compared to monomethod research studies (i.e., quantitative research studies alone, ABSTRACT Four models for collaboration have been identified in mixed research that represent either an individual-based or a team-based approach to conducting mixed research studies. Each model has its own unique challenges. In particular, optimally, individual-based approaches require that the researcher has been well trained and is experienced in conducting both qualitative and quantitative research studies, whereas team-based approaches necessitate mutual respect, communication, and coordination among all team members which yield meta-inferences that maximize meaning. Surprisingly, to date, no researcher has examined the team- based/authorship patterns of mixed researchers. Thus, the purpose of this mixed methods bibliometric study was to examine (a) the degree of collaboration in articles published in the 2 existing mixed research journals and to compare this with the degree of collaboration in articles published in select quantitative and qualitative journals (Quantitative Phase); and (b) select mixed researchers’ experiences conducting mixed research alone versus conducting mixed research collaboratively (Qualitative Phase). An analysis of all articles published in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR) from 2007 (its inception) to 2014 revealed a degree of collaboration of 71.2%, which was higher than those rates observed for the two qualitative journals: The Qualitative Report and International Journal of Qualitative Methods. Also, JMMR (M = 2.71, SD = 1.72) had a statistically significantly higher number of authors per article than both the quantitative and qualitative journals. With respect to the qualitative phase, several themes emerged regarding the advantages and limitations associated with single and multiple authorship. Implications for mixed researchers are discussed. KEYWORDS Bibliometrics; collaboration; mixed methods; mixed methods bibliometrics; mixed research