Health Communication

Papers
(The H4-Index of Health Communication is 23. 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
An Examination of How Individuals Manage Uncertainty Around Scoliosis68
Media Literacy and Its Potential Influence on Mpox-Related Perceptions and Prevention Intentions in China During the 2022 Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox58
A Discourse Study on Handover Communication Among Care Providers in a Residential Care Home for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities53
The Bubble and the Tower51
Can Stereotype Threat and Lift Visual Messages Affect Subsequent Physical Activity? Evidence from a Controlled Experiment Using Accelerometers47
Dedicated Workspace for Co-Located Healthcare Professionals: Affordances for Interprofessional Communication in Hospitals46
Vicarious Acquisition of Learned Helplessness During the COVID-19 Campus Epidemics in China: Interactions Between Embodied and Mediated Experiences39
“Compliant Supporters,” “Anxious Skeptics,” and “Defiant Deniers”: A Latent Profile Analysis of People’s Responses to COVID-19 Communications36
Portrayal of Cancer Patients in the Era of AI: A Content Analysis of Images Produced by Generative AI Tools34
A Comparison of Hugging Frequency and Its Association with Momentary Mood Before and During COVID-19 Using Ecological Momentary Assessment33
How Does WHO’s COVID-19 Response Build and Challenge the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Evidence-Base?32
Fun with Frustration? TikTok Influencers’ Emotional Expression Predicts User Engagement with COVID-19 Vaccination Messages32
Adult Children as Companions in Geriatric Consultations: An Interpersonal Perspective from China31
The Effectiveness of Tailored Messaging Interventions to Promote Cancer Screening Adherence: A Systematic Review28
Who Trusts AI for Health Information? A Cross-National Survey on Trust Determinants in Four European Countries27
Examining the Roles of Communication and Trust in Patient–Provider Relationships and Their Association with Patient Satisfaction with Care27
Visual (Mis)Representations on Sports and Weight Loss: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Study of Images in Official Health Posts on WeChat in China26
Effects of Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Topic-Specific Information Sharing and Seeking Intentions26
Women in the Margins: A Culture-Centered Interrogation of Hunger and “Food Apartheid” in the United States26
Compliance, Shame, Resentment, and Awakening: A Critical Examination of Women’s Illness Narratives About Cervical Erosion26
The Role of Empathy in Jordanian Medical Encounters26
Exploring Nurse Responses to Spontaneous Breastfeeding Episodes During Routine Infant Health Checks in Finland: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Approach25
What Do We Know About How Generative AI is Being Used for Patient-Centered Communication? A Scoping Review24
Exploring the Barriers to Social Support Interactions: A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Cancer Patients and Young Adult Supporters23
The Congruency Effects of Multiple Components of Persuasion: Target Framing, Gain-Loss Framing, and Regulatory Focus23
Identification with Characters of a National Narrative Health Communication Campaign Targeting Type 2 Diabetes23
Which Negative Emotions Drive Preventive Behaviors? Comparing Emotion Conceptualizations and Their Conditional Effects Across Health and Environmental Risk23
Dynamic Relations Between Negative News Media Experiences and Mental Distress? Examining Transactional Effects During Times of Health Crises23
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