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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Can conspiracy theories ever be plausible? The role of narrative rationality in the assessment of online conspiracy theories101
A systematic review of applications, manipulations and manipulation checks of construal level theory in advertising91
What is the history of communication?85
Answer engines and other communication partners79
Approaching evolutionary communication65
Decolonizing the public sphere(s)?: A historical trajectory of justice-seeking subaltern public communication in the Middle East64
Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit51
Encoding and decoding in the human–machine discourse43
Logics and levels of ecology theory: organizing Chicago School ecological approaches for journalism studies39
Digital propaganda is not simply propaganda in digital garb: toward an expanded theory of propaganda34
Social cohesion in platformized public spheres: toward a conceptual framework29
A mental models approach to communication: integrating the features, functions, and mechanisms of mental modeling28
Hybrid Space revisited: from concept toward theory18
Statues and culture wars. How statues communicatively constitute organizational cultures in conflictual situations18
Curation as a communicative act: conceptualizing personal curation within curated flows on social media15
How are worlds communicatively constituted?15
Understanding the role of community membership in journalistic authority claims: a framework informed by boundary work and fan studies15
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