OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Advertising is 29. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The creativity conundrum of advertising development: solving a knowledge resources paradox by activating dynamic capabilities	121
Introducing a special issue on advertising & corporate social responsibility	93
Female power portrayals in advertising	90
Social media influencers helping the world? uncovering their advantages and tipping factors in cause-related marketing	85
The effects of sponsorship disclosures, advertising knowledge, and message involvement in sponsored influencer posts	70
Blending identity-specific depiction and activism advocacy in Black-centric health advertising on social media: intersectional health communication targeting Black cisgender heterosexual and Black LGB	69
Ad typicality judgments in the processing of creative television ads	54
Promoting eco-friendly advertising on social media: the fit between appeals and tie strength	53
Exploring the potential of evaluative conditioning to alter attitudes towards gambling: a longitudinal study	53
Unique… like everyone else: effects and mechanisms of personalization appeals in recruitment advertising	50
Visual attention paid to negative comments in cause-related posts: visual style and emotionality matter	49
From green advertising to greenwashing: content analysis of global corporations’ green advertising on social media	47
Enduring consumer beliefs about advertising and mass media: implications for publicity and its impact	47
Can immersive technologies sustain green brand image? An empirical investigation on the role of virtual nature experiences	46
No chance to fool young consumers when it comes to the environment: effects of false and compensation claims in airline advertising on perceived greenwashing	45
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as promotional devices: research needs and future projections	41
Illegally beautiful? The role of trust and persuasion knowledge in online image manipulation disclosure effects	40
Diversity in the digital age: how consumers respond to diverse virtual influencers	40
High hopes, hard falls: consumer expectations and reactions to AI-human collaboration in advertising	38
Cute but concerning: investigating the impact of portraying children in momfluencer content on engagement, advertising value and advertising effectiveness	36
The impact of infectious disease cues on visual pattern-seeking	33
The impact of luxury brands’ NFT fashion on brand attitude and electronic word-of-mouth	33
The bilateral image flow in sponsorship: an extension of Prendergast, Paliwal, and Mazodier (2016)	32
Twenty-five years of privacy in advertising: a bibliometric analysis and thematic review	31
Research on advertising in the metaverse: a call to action	31

The rise, growth, and future of branded content in the digital media landscape	30
Urgent topics for advertising research: addressing critical gaps in the literature	29
Realistic skin vs. flawless skin: explicating the appeal of retouch-free advertising among Chinese women	29
A little context, please! Understanding consumer responses to online advertising	29
Does fortune favor the brave? Brand bravery’s impact on green- and inclusive marketing	29
Green consumer segmentation: consumer motivations for purchasing pro-environmental products	29