Health Communication

Papers
(The H4-Index of Health Communication is 26. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
In Our Sacred Voice – An Exploration of Tribal and Community Leader Perceptions as Health Communicators of Disease Prevention among American Indians in the Plains119
Information Scanning Impacts Nonmedical Drug Use Among College Students: A Longitudinal Study of Scanning Effects84
The Role of Empathy in Jordanian Medical Encounters47
Integrative Framing Analysis: Framing Health through Words and Visuals46
Effects of Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Topic-Specific Information Sharing and Seeking Intentions44
Vicarious Acquisition of Learned Helplessness During the COVID-19 Campus Epidemics in China: Interactions Between Embodied and Mediated Experiences42
Dynamic Relations Between Negative News Media Experiences and Mental Distress? Examining Transactional Effects During Times of Health Crises42
Adult Children as Companions in Geriatric Consultations: An Interpersonal Perspective from China41
Exploring Nurse Responses to Spontaneous Breastfeeding Episodes During Routine Infant Health Checks in Finland: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Approach40
Fun with Frustration? TikTok Influencers’ Emotional Expression Predicts User Engagement with COVID-19 Vaccination Messages37
Visual (Mis)Representations on Sports and Weight Loss: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Study of Images in Official Health Posts on WeChat in China36
Effects of Health Literacy in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Infodemic: The Case of Japan36
Risk and Health Communication during Covid-19: A Linguistic Landscape Analysis35
A Comparison of Hugging Frequency and Its Association with Momentary Mood Before and During COVID-19 Using Ecological Momentary Assessment33
Swapping Insults, Neglecting Policy: How U.S. Presidential Candidates Communicate About Mental Health33
The Bubble and the Tower30
A Discourse Study on Handover Communication Among Care Providers in a Residential Care Home for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities30
Examining the Roles of Communication and Trust in Patient–Provider Relationships and Their Association with Patient Satisfaction with Care29
The Emotional Effects of Gain-Loss Frames in Persuasive Messages about Sun Protection on Health Promotional Outcomes: Evidence from an Experimental Study29
Can Stereotype Threat and Lift Visual Messages Affect Subsequent Physical Activity? Evidence from a Controlled Experiment Using Accelerometers29
“Compliant Supporters,” “Anxious Skeptics,” and “Defiant Deniers”: A Latent Profile Analysis of People’s Responses to COVID-19 Communications28
Women in the Margins: A Culture-Centered Interrogation of Hunger and “Food Apartheid” in the United States27
Media Literacy and Its Potential Influence on Mpox-Related Perceptions and Prevention Intentions in China During the 2022 Multi-Country Outbreak of Mpox27
Extending the Roots of Memorable Messages: A Comprehensive Review and Forecast of Memorable Message Literature and Theory27
Narratives, Information and Manifestations of Resistance to Persuasion in Online Discussions of HPV Vaccination26
Re-Routing Persuasion: How Conversion Messages Boost Attitudes and Reduce Resistance Among Holdouts Unvaccinated for COVID-1926
Do Descriptive Norm Appeals in Public Service Ads Reduce Freedom Threats? Examining the Effects of Normative Messages and Media Literacy Skills on Decreasing Reactance26
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