Science Communication

Papers
(The median citation count of Science Communication is 3. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Politicization and Polarization in COVID-19 News Coverage383
Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance, and Processing: A Multicountry Comparative Study190
A National Survey Assessing SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Intentions: Implications for Future Public Health Communication Efforts159
Framing the Origins of COVID-1958
Reassessing the Variables Used to Measure Public Perceptions of Scientists45
A Metacognitive Approach to Reconsidering Risk Perceptions and Uncertainty: Understand Information Seeking During COVID-1943
Social Media and Environmental Activism: Framing Climate Change on Facebook by Global NGOs42
Public Engagement With Science Among Religious Minorities: Lessons From COVID-1933
Correcting Misperceptions About Genetically Modified Food on Social Media: Examining the Impact of Experts, Social Media Heuristics, and the Gateway Belief Model28
Science Communication Training in North America: Preparing Whom to Do What With What Effect?27
Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination: The Interplay of Message Framing, Psychological Uncertainty, and Public Agency as a Message Source27
How 360-Degree Video Influences Content Perceptions and Environmental Behavior: The Moderating Effect of Environmental Self-Efficacy25
Linking Online Vaccine Information Seeking to Vaccination Intention in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic25
Predicting Intentions to Engage With Scientific Messages on Twitter: The Roles of Mirth and Need for Humor23
Information Seeking and Processing in the Context of Vaccine Scandals20
Cutting the Bunk: Comparing the Solo and Aggregate Effects of Prebunking and Debunking Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation20
Establishing Trust in Experts During a Crisis: Expert Trustworthiness and Media Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic19
To Vaccinate or Not? The Role Played by Uncertainty Communication on Public Understanding and Behavior Regarding COVID-1919
Online Climate Change Polarization: Interactional Framing Analysis of Climate Change Blog Comments19
An Empirical and Conceptual Note on Science Communication’s Role in Society19
The Effects of Establishing Intimacy and Consubstantiality on Group Discussions About Climate Change Solutions18
Assessment by Audiences Shows Little Effect of Science Communication Training18
A Channel-Specific Analysis of the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) Model: The Role of Relevant Channel Beliefs and Perceived Information Gathering Capacity18
Stars—They’re Sick Like Us! The Effects of a Celebrity Exemplar on COVID-19-Related Risk Cognitions, Emotions, and Preventative Behavioral Intentions17
Contribution of Training to Scientists’ Public Engagement Intentions: A Test of Indirect Relationships Using Parallel Multiple Mediation17
Fish Tales: How Narrative Modality, Emotion, and Transportation Influence Support for Sustainable Aquaculture16
Debunking Misinformation About Genetically Modified Food Safety on Social Media: Can Heuristic Cues Mitigate Biased Assimilation?16
Countering the “Harmless E-Cigarette” Myth: The Interplay of Message Format, Message Sidedness, and Prior Experience With E-Cigarette Use in Misinformation Correction15
Systematic Processing of COVID-19 Information: Relevant Channel Beliefs and Perceived Information Gathering Capacity as Moderators15
Increasing Information Seeking About Antibiotic Risks: Testing a Clinical Intervention Message Using the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model14
Fighting the Infodemic on Two Fronts: Reducing False Beliefs Without Increasing Polarization14
Learning From Science News via Interactive and Animated Data Visualizations: An Investigation Combining Eye Tracking, Online Survey, and Cued Retrospective Reporting14
Can We Stop the Spread of False Information on Vaccination? How Online Comments on Vaccination News Affect Readers’ Credibility Assessments and Sharing Behaviors14
Not My Pandemic: Solution Aversion and the Polarized Public Perception of COVID-1914
How Effective Are Concrete and Abstract Climate Change Images? The Moderating Role of Construal Level in Climate Change Visual Communication14
The Power of Being Transported: Efficacy Beliefs, Risk Perceptions, and Political Affiliation in the Context of Climate Change14
Benefits and Pitfalls of Debunking Interventions to Counter mRNA Vaccination Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic12
Generating Science Buzz: An Examination of Multidimensional Engagement With Humorous Scientific Messages on Twitter and Instagram11
Reduced Risk Information Seeking Model (RISK): A Meta-Analysis10
A Risky Object? How Microplastics Are Represented in the German Media10
Using a News Article to Convey Climate Science Consensus Information9
Factors That Influence Risk Perceptions and Successful COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Campaigns With American Indians9
“Siri, Show Me Scary Images of AI”: Effects of Text-Based Frames and Visuals on Support for Artificial Intelligence9
Selling “Healthy” Radium Products With Science: A Multimodal Analysis of Marketing in Sweden, 1910–19409
Risk Communication and Community Engagement During the Migrant Worker COVID-19 Outbreak in Singapore9
Verification Upon Exposure to COVID-19 Misinformation: Predictors, Outcomes, and the Mediating Role of Verification8
Blending Research, Journalism, and Community Expertise: A Case Study of Coproduction in Research Communication8
Science Communication Meets Consumer Relations: An Analysis of Twitter Use by 23andMe8
Investigating the Potential of Inoculation Messages and Self-Affirmation in Reducing the Effects of Health Misinformation8
Mother Nature’s Fury: Antagonist Metaphors for Natural Disasters Increase Forecasts of Their Severity and Encourage Evacuation7
A Relational Identity-Based Solution to Group Polarization: Can Priming Parental Identity Reduce the Partisan Gap in Attitudes Toward the COVID-19 Pandemic7
“Listening” to Science: Science Podcasters’ View and Practice in Strategic Science Communication7
An Application of the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model in Understanding College Students’ COVID-19 Vaccination Information Seeking and Behavior7
Missing the Bigger Picture: The Need for More Research on Visual Health Misinformation6
Communicating Scientific Uncertainty Across the Dissemination Trajectory: A Precision Medicine Case Study6
American Scientists’ Willingness to Use Different Communication Tactics6
To Eat or Not to Eat: Framing of GMOs in American Media and Its Effects on Attitudes and Behaviors6
Science Communication Efforts and Identity at Popular Culture Conventions5
Role of Affective Mediators in the Effects of Media Use on Proenvironmental Behavior5
Can’t You All Just Get Along? Effects of Scientific Disagreement and Incivility on Attention to and Trust in Science5
The Benefit of Focusing on Air Pollution Instead of Climate Change: How Discussing Power Plant Emissions in the Context of Air Pollution, Rather than Climate Change, Influences Perceived Benefits, Cos5
Gene Drives in the U.K., U.S., and Australian Press (2015–2019): How a New Focus on Responsibility Is Shaping Science Communication5
Effect of Context on Scientists’ Normative Beliefs5
Articulating Geoengineering: Identifying an Understanding of Geoengineering Technology Through theCrutzen +10 Special IssueForum4
No Laughing Matter: Exploring the Effects of Scientists’ Humor Use on Twitter and the Moderating Role of Superiority4
Individual and Collective Actions Against Climate Change Among Chinese Adults: The Effects of Risk, Efficacy, and Consideration of Future Consequences4
Media Use, Interpersonal Communication, and Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence4
Person, Place, or Thing: Individual, Community, and Risk Information Seeking4
Varieties of Awe in Science Communication: Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Practitioners’ Experiences and Uses of This Emotion4
Science Communication Through STEAM: Professional Development and Flipped Classrooms in the Digital Age4
Television News, Political Comedy, Party, and Political Knowledge in Global Warming Belief: Evidence From a Large-Scale Panel Survey4
Special Issue: Communicating Risk and Uncertainty in the Face of COVID-193
The Role of Repeated Exposure and Message Fatigue in Influencing Willingness to Help Polar Bears and Support Climate Change Mitigation3
A State of Emergency or Business as Usual in Climate Science Communication? A Three-Dimensional Perspective on the Role Perceptions of Climate Scientists, Climate Journalists, and Citizens3
Metaphor in Science Communication: With Special Reference to Jade Rabbit of the Moon Rover3
Who Is Skeptical About Scientific Innovation? Examining Worldview Predictors of Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, and Human Gene Editing Attitudes3
Promoting Concern for Climate Change: A Study of Wildfire Photographs Using Q Methodology3
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