Public Understanding of Science

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Basic Information
Publisher: SAGE
Founded in: 1992
Homepage: https://journals.sagepub.com/h...
Twitter: @SciPublic
Category: Communication
Rank:
• 38 / 94 in Communication

Authors per paper:
     Average: 2
     Median: 1
References per paper:
     Average: 45
     Median: 44

Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Public Understanding of Science:

  • 2020 Impact Factor: 2.976
  • 2019 Impact Factor: 2.338
  • 2018 Impact Factor: 2.754

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Latest papers
22
Sep
2021
The effect of misinformation and inoculation: Replication of an experiment on the effect of false experts in the context of climate change communication Gold Open Access
Public Understanding of Science
16
Sep
2021
Book review: Sina Farzin, Susan M. Gaines and Roslynn D. Haynes (eds) Under the Literary Microscope: Science and Society in the Contemporary Novel
Public Understanding of Science
2
Sep
2021
From scientific arguments to scepticism: Humans’ place in the Greenhouse Gold Open Access
Public Understanding of Science
28
Aug
2021
Can scientists use simple infographics to convince? Effects of the “flatten the curve” charts on perceptions of and behavioral intentions toward social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Public Understanding of Science
17
Aug
2021
Visualizing science: The impact of infographics on free recall, elaboration, and attitude change for genetically modified foods news
Public Understanding of Science
16
Aug
2021
Fertilizing morality: How religiosity and orientations toward science shape the morality, immorality, and amorality of reproductive technologies
Public Understanding of Science
16
Aug
2021
“If a black hole is an oyster, then . . .”: The discoursal trends of popularization in science fiction movies
Public Understanding of Science
16
Aug
2021
Public acceptance of evolution in the United States, 1985–2020
Public Understanding of Science

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Impactful Papers

Altmetric Attention Score: 412
Secularism in science: The role of religious affiliation in assessments of scientists’ trustworthiness
Public Understanding of Science2019-11-28

Altmetric Attention Score: 265
Public acceptance of evolution in the United States, 1985–2020
Public Understanding of Science2021-08-16

Altmetric Attention Score: 252
Jargon as a barrier to effective science communication: Evidence from metacognition
Public Understanding of Science2019-07-29

Altmetric Attention Score: 218
Hot topics in science communication: Aggressive language decreases trustworthiness and credibility in scientific debates
Public Understanding of Science2019-03-08

Altmetric Attention Score: 205
How deliberative designs empower citizens’ voices: A case study on Ghana’s deliberative poll on agriculture and the environment
Public Understanding of Science2020-10-26

Altmetric Attention Score: 175
Brahmins as scientists and science as Brahmins’ calling: Caste in an Indian scientific research institute
Public Understanding of Science2020-02-08

Altmetric Attention Score: 159
The effects of media narratives about failures and discoveries in science on beliefs about and support for science
Public Understanding of Science2021-05-18

Altmetric Attention Score: 130
Science communication activism: Protesting Traditional Chinese Medicine in China
Public Understanding of Science2019-08-07


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Cited Half-Life

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Cited median publication year:
2013

Scholars
Authors who recently published in Public Understanding of Science:
Scholar Affiliation
Amanda L. Molder USA
Nan Li USA
Sungkyoung Lee USA
Namyeon Lee USA
Sharan Kaur Mehta USA
Glenn Branch USA
Jordan S. Huffaker USA
Jon D. Miller USA
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