Communication Theory

Papers
(The H4-Index of Communication Theory is 14. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mathematical models of message discrepancy: previous models and a modified psychological discounting model89
Can conspiracy theories ever be plausible? The role of narrative rationality in the assessment of online conspiracy theories78
A systematic review of applications, manipulations and manipulation checks of construal level theory in advertising69
Approaching evolutionary communication68
Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit53
What is the history of communication?52
Encoding and decoding in the human–machine discourse41
Decolonizing the public sphere(s)?: A historical trajectory of justice-seeking subaltern public communication in the Middle East33
Answer engines and other communication partners28
Logics and levels of ecology theory: organizing Chicago School ecological approaches for journalism studies26
Social cohesion in platformized public spheres: toward a conceptual framework24
Digital propaganda is not simply propaganda in digital garb: toward an expanded theory of propaganda23
A mental models approach to communication: integrating the features, functions, and mechanisms of mental modeling22
Hybrid Space revisited: from concept toward theory15
How are worlds communicatively constituted?14
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