OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science Communication is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
PubCasts: Putting Voice in Scholarly Work and Science Communication	44
The Influence of Flooding Imagery and Party Cues on Perceived Threat, Collective Efficacy, and Intentions for Political Action to Address Climate Change	37
Stories of Astrobiology, SETI, and UAPs: Science and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life in German News Media From 2009 to 2022	31
Mitigating Perceived Environment Insignificance Through Information Engagement	31
Strategic Place-Making and Public Scientific Outreach in the American Chemical Society’s National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program	25
Communicating About Renewable Energy With Satire: The Influence of Gentle and Harsh Humor Tones on Perceived Message Credibility and Information Reliance	23
The Role of Repeated Exposure and Message Fatigue in Influencing Willingness to Help Polar Bears and Support Climate Change Mitigation	22
Examining Muslims’ Opinions Toward Cultured Meat in Singapore: The Influence of Presumed Media Influence and Halal Consciousness	21
When Science Meets Art on Instagram: Examining the Effects of Visual Art on Emotions, Interest, and Social Media Engagement	18
Creating Successful Science Poems: Craft Elements of Poems With Clear Science Content	16
Ecologists Prioritize Listening to Community Perspectives When They See the Benefit: Norms and Self-Efficacy Beliefs Appear to Have Little Impact	16
Science Communication Spaces as “Pockets of Belonging”: Inviting in a Plurality of Science Identities for Scientists-in-Training	16
Storytelling in Science Film: Narrative Engagement Relates to Greater Knowledge, Interest, and Identification With Science	15
A Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case Insight: The Convergence of Social Media and Epidemiology	15
Tipping the Scales of Psychological Reactance: A Closer Look at Imperative Language and the Role of Epistemic Certainty	15
Dissemination Versus Dialogic Science Communication: How Do the Deeply Involved Wish to Engage?	14
Fighting the Infodemic on Two Fronts: Reducing False Beliefs Without Increasing Polarization	14
Erratum to Politicization and Polarization in COVID-19 News Coverage	13
Television News, Political Comedy, Party, and Political Knowledge in Global Warming Belief: Evidence From a Large-Scale Panel Survey	13
Effect of Context on Scientists’ Normative Beliefs	13
Not My Pandemic: Solution Aversion and the Polarized Public Perception of COVID-19	12
Chilly Reception: A Content Analysis of Comments on a Reformed Climate Skeptic’s Confession	12
Science Communication Through STEAM: Professional Development and Flipped Classrooms in the Digital Age	11
Researchers’ Public Engagement in the Context of Interdisciplinary Research Programs: Learning and Reflection from Boundary Crossing	11
Risk Communication and Community Engagement During the Migrant Worker COVID-19 Outbreak in Singapore	11

American Scientists’ Willingness to Use Different Communication Tactics	11
Cutting the Bunk: Comparing the Solo and Aggregate Effects of Prebunking and Debunking Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation	10
Theories of Uncertainty Communication: An Interdisciplinary Literature Review	10
Examining Oral Communication Skills in Communication Training Programs for STEM Professionals: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review	9
Are Productive Scientists More Willing to Engage With the Public?	8
Climate Change Advocacy and Engagement on Social Media	8
Exploring the Potential of Comics for Science Communication: A Study on Conveying COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Information to Black Americans	8
On Becoming a Boffinhack: The Research-Based Reporting (ReBaR) Framework for Concurrent Scientific and Journalistic Investigation	7
Can We Stop the Spread of False Information on Vaccination? How Online Comments on Vaccination News Affect Readers’ Credibility Assessments and Sharing Behaviors	7
Communicating Blue Carbon Science Across the Indo-Pacific Region Through Capacity Building Fellowships	7
On the Motivations to Seek Information From Artificial Intelligence Agents Versus Humans: A Risk Information Seeking and Processing Perspective	6
Seeking Scientific Health Information for Empowerment: Empowered-Get-More-Empowered Effects	6
Investigating the Potential of Inoculation Messages and Self-Affirmation in Reducing the Effects of Health Misinformation	6
No Laughing Matter: Exploring the Effects of Scientists’ Humor Use on Twitter and the Moderating Role of Superiority	6
Contested Certainty and Credibility: The Effect of Personal Stories and Scientific Evidence in User Comments on News Story Evaluation and Relevance	5
Emergent Sonification: Using Computational Media to Communicate the Anthropocene in ByrdBot	5
To Vaccinate or Not? The Role Played by Uncertainty Communication on Public Understanding and Behavior Regarding COVID-19	5
Science, Not Scientists: Reflections on Science, Culture, and Their Mediators	5
Indigenous Biologists and Culture Frames: Effects on Stereotype Perceptions and Conservation Policy Support in Environmental News	5
Erratum to “Translation at Work in Climate Change Communication”	5