Communication & Sport

Papers
(The H4-Index of Communication & Sport 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Inspirational and Worthy of Charity: (Mis)Representations of Disability in Sport Media44
Immortal 38: How the Media Afterlife of Slovak Ice Hockey Legend Pavol Demitra Created a Marble Hero34
“Crypt Keeper That She Is”: Mariah Bell and the Media Framing of Age in the 2022 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships20
“At Augusta National, Not Talking About Race Is Tradition”: Race and Journalistic Repair Discourse at the Masters Tournament19
Media Coverage of Sports Concussion: An Experimental Study of Framing Effects on Community Injury Perceptions19
Diving in a Virtual Reality: Investigating Technology Acceptance18
Are Combat Sports Too Violent? Effects of Counter-Balancing Perceptions of Violence Through AR-Infused Gamification17
‘Discursive Interpretations of Cultural Symbols in Mega Sporting Events: The Case of Messi’s Bisht at the 2022 World Cup’17
A Scoping Review of Research on Online Hate and Sport16
“The Media Answer”: How Athletes Conceptualize Their Relationship to the Press in the Players’ Tribune15
Olympics During the Pandemic: Predictors of Olympics Viewing Across Platforms During the Tokyo Games15
Soft Activism in Sport: Semantic and Sentiment Analysis of Well-Being Narratives Across Elite Multi-Sport Athletes15
Understanding Chinese Weibo Users’ Frames of the LGBTQ+ Athletes During the 2024 Olympic Games: A Content Analysis14
Loved It, Miss It, Would Never Go Back: Why U.S. Local Television Sports Broadcasters are Leaving the Industry13
Task and Social Determinants of Coaches’ Reports of Leader-Member Exchange13
Forgiving the Foul: The Role of Moral Decoupling, Emotions, and Forgiveness in Fan Responses to Sports Crises13
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