Communication Theory

Papers
(The H4-Index of Communication Theory is 15. 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
Mathematical models of message discrepancy: previous models and a modified psychological discounting model90
A systematic review of applications, manipulations and manipulation checks of construal level theory in advertising81
Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit72
Can conspiracy theories ever be plausible? The role of narrative rationality in the assessment of online conspiracy theories72
What is the history of communication?57
Encoding and decoding in the human–machine discourse56
Answer engines and other communication partners42
Approaching evolutionary communication36
Decolonizing the public sphere(s)?: A historical trajectory of justice-seeking subaltern public communication in the Middle East30
Logics and levels of ecology theory: organizing Chicago School ecological approaches for journalism studies28
Social cohesion in platformized public spheres: toward a conceptual framework27
Digital propaganda is not simply propaganda in digital garb: toward an expanded theory of propaganda25
A mental models approach to communication: integrating the features, functions, and mechanisms of mental modeling23
Hybrid Space revisited: from concept toward theory15
Statues and culture wars. How statues communicatively constitute organizational cultures in conflictual situations15
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