Communication Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Communication Research is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Meta-Analytic Evidence That Message Fatigue is Associated With Unintended Persuasive Outcomes79
Trolling is in the Eye of the Beholder: An Attributional Approach to Predicting Perceptions of Trolling and Vigilantism in Online Games59
Dynamic Public Perceptions of and Media Influences on Military Threats to Taiwan: A Method Triangulation Approach56
Unraveling Perceived Work Values of Role Models From TV Series and Social Media in Adolescents’ Work Value Endorsement: A Longitudinal Investigation51
How Do Personal Opinions Relate to Online Expressions? An Experimental Study Among Muslim Minority Groups in The Netherlands49
A Repeated-Measures Study of Relational Turbulence and Transition Processing Communication During the Summer of COVID-19 (Summer 2020)35
How Political Overconfidence Fuels Affective Polarization in Cross-cutting Discussions33
A Longitudinal Dynamic Perspective on Quality in Journalism: Investigating the Long-Term Macro-Level Media Effect of Suicide Reporting on Suicide Rates Across a Century32
Examining How Sex Appeal Cues and Strength Cues Influence Impressions of Female Video Game Characters30
The Effects of Social Approval Signals on the Production of Online Hate: A Theoretical Explication27
The Immediate and Delayed Beliefs in Headlines With High-arousal Sentence Starters25
News Framing and Preference-Based Reinforcement: Evidence from a Real Framing Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic22
Re-assessing the Dynamics of News Use and Trust: A Multi-Outlet Perspective22
A Meta-Analysis of Studies Examining the Effect of Music on Beliefs22
Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media22
Gains, Limits, and Side-Effects of Disinformation Interventions: Corrective Information and Self-Affirmation Assessed With Signal Detection Theory22
Disentangling the Effects of Temporal Framing on Risk Perception, Attitude, Behavioral Intention, and Behavior: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis21
Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences of TV Theme Nights and Their Relationships With Political Information Processing and Engagement20
Relational Maintenance for Separated Latina/o/x/e Immigrant Parents and Their Children: A Focus on Primary Caregivers as Communication Gatekeepers19
Do Bandwagon Cues Affect Credibility Perceptions? A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence19
Reviewer Acknowledgment for 202218
Emerging Adults’ Relational Turbulence with Parents as a Function of Parent Involvement in Their Romantic Relationship: A Conditional Process Analysis18
The Effects of Corrective Strategies on Romantic Belief Endorsement17
Theoretical Distinctions Between Emotion and Cognition Content in Supportive Messages: Examining Effects and Mediating Mechanisms16
On the Strength of Trust: The Moderating Role of Certainty in Judgments of Authorities16
The Role of Communication in Redressing Health Disparities: Mobilizing Public Support and Action16
Tuning Out (Political and Science) News? A Selective Exposure Study of the News Finds Me Perception15
Living in a (Mediated) Political World: Mindfulness, Problematic News Consumption, and Political Hostility15
A Longitudinal and Dyadic Study of Communal Coping and Relational Turbulence Among Surviving Parents and Emerging Adult Children After the Death of a Partner/Parent15
The Group Roots of Social Media Politics: Social Sorting Predicts Perceptions of and Engagement in Politics on Social Media14
Disentangling the Effects of Cognitive, Affective, and Sociocultural Factors on Risk Information Avoidance: A Meta-Analysis14
When Humor Appeals Fail and When They Succeed: Using Latent Profile Analysis to Identify Audience Receptivity to Humorous Messages14
Navigating Multiple Identities for Positive Change Through Organizational Listening13
Understanding the Influence Discrepancy Between Human and Artificial Agent in Advice Interactions: The Role of Stereotypical Perception of Agency13
Politically Knowledgeable or Directional (Mis)Believers? How to Identify Those Who Are correct About Political Facts for the “Wrong” Reasons13
Why Do Users Stop Pleasurable Media Experiences? The Dynamics of Media Experiences and Their Impact on Media Disengagement13
Adolescents’ Trust in Political Content From Influencers: The Roles of Motive Attribution and Parental Mediation12
Expansion and Exploration of the Superdiffuser Model With Agent-Based Modeling11
The Effects of Individual Coping, Communal Coping, and Person-Centered Support on Depression Management11
Quality Conversation Can Increase Daily Well-Being11
Psycho-Cardiac Distress Symptoms of Dyadic Communication Apprehension & The Role of Self-Esteem10
Distinguishing Person-Specific from Situation-Specific Variation in Media Use: A Meta-Analysis10
Needing Space During Lockdown: A Test of Relational Turbulence Theory in the Context of Conversations About Physical and Emotional Space During the COVID-19 Pandemic10
The Impact of Machine Authorship on News Audience Perceptions: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies10
The Perfect Li(f)e: A Longitudinal Study on Positive Social Media Content and European Adolescents’ Perfectionism10
The Role of Person-Centered Messages, Parallel Disclosures, and Reactance When Communicating Support for Parental Death10
The Role of Political Interest in the Relationships Between Privacy Concerns, Social Network Size, and Political Expression on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram10
Cancer Fatalism in the Information Age: A Meta-Analysis of Communicative and Behavioral Correlates9
Gig Workers and Managing App-Based Surveillance9
Revisiting Communication Infrastructure Theory: A Meta-Analytical Approach to Understanding the Influence of Integrated Connectedness to a Neighborhood Storytelling Network9
Conceptualizations and Operationalizations of News Media Trust across Time and Borders: A Systematic Literature Review (1951–2025)9
Living is Easy With Eyes Closed: Avoidance of Targeted Political Advertising in Response to Privacy Concerns, Perceived Personalization, and Overload9
Inferring human vision in a human-like way: Key factors influencing the cognitive processing of level-1 visual perspective-taking9
Exploring the Relationship Between Exposure to Media Depictions of Undocumented Immigrants, Identity Management, and Undocumented Immigrants’ Family Communication Profiles8
Beyond Formal Power: How Central Roles in Political Networks are Related to Media Visibility8
Conditions of Relational Turbulence as Antecedents and Outcomes of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic8
The Online Privacy Divide: Testing Resource and Identity Explanations for Racial/Ethnic Differences in Privacy Concerns and Privacy Management Behaviors on Social Media8
Reconciling Conflicting Results of Cultural Diversity’s Effect on Project Team Performance: A Quasi-Experimental Examination8
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Adolescent Media Use, and Mental Health: Comparing Relationships Among Adolescents From South Korea and the United States8
Entertainment Contributes to Adaptive Coping: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Interplay Between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment, Escapism, and Meaning Making8
Past Relational Experiences and Social Interaction: Direct, Moderated, and Mediated Associations Between Relational Difficulty, Communication, and Perception in Two Samples8
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