Communication Theory

Papers
(The H4-Index of Communication Theory is 13. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mathematical models of message discrepancy: previous models and a modified psychological discounting model58
A systematic review of applications, manipulations and manipulation checks of construal level theory in advertising56
Can conspiracy theories ever be plausible? The role of narrative rationality in the assessment of online conspiracy theories49
Approaching evolutionary communication45
What is the history of communication?44
Decolonizing the public sphere(s)?: A historical trajectory of justice-seeking subaltern public communication in the Middle East43
Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit33
Digital Discipline: Theorizing Concertive Control in Online Communities130
Digital propaganda is not simply propaganda in digital garb: toward an expanded theory of propaganda29
Social cohesion in platformized public spheres: toward a conceptual framework23
Theory and Method for Studying How Media Messages Prompt Shared Brain Responses Along the Sensation-to-Cognition Continuum19
Dismantling the Western Canon in Media Studies16
A mental models approach to communication: integrating the features, functions, and mechanisms of mental modeling15
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