Alison Powell

1.5k total citations
51 papers, 921 citations indexed

About

Alison Powell is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Powell has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 921 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Communication, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Alison Powell's work include Social Media and Politics (15 papers), ICT Impact and Policies (9 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (7 papers). Alison Powell is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (15 papers), ICT Impact and Policies (9 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (7 papers). Alison Powell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Alison Powell's co-authors include Irina Shklovski, Nick Couldry, Ann Light, Cornelius Puschmann, Dharma Dailey, Leslie Regan Shade, Funda Ustek‐Spilda, Joe Karaganis, Ramine Tinati and Susan Halford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Media & Society and Government Information Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Alison Powell

48 papers receiving 850 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Powell United Kingdom 15 354 193 178 154 118 51 921
Jos Pierson Belgium 14 409 1.2× 98 0.5× 171 1.0× 164 1.1× 85 0.7× 86 936
Christine Satchell Australia 15 315 0.9× 494 2.6× 88 0.5× 129 0.8× 151 1.3× 51 955
Eric Gordon United States 14 331 0.9× 193 1.0× 196 1.1× 112 0.7× 65 0.6× 36 871
Markus Rohde Germany 16 354 1.0× 277 1.4× 253 1.4× 33 0.2× 183 1.6× 71 957
Adrian Mackenzie United Kingdom 17 326 0.9× 62 0.3× 58 0.3× 50 0.3× 107 0.9× 53 1.0k
Clara Crivellaro United Kingdom 16 289 0.8× 506 2.6× 88 0.5× 71 0.5× 148 1.3× 40 835
Jacki O’Neill India 21 439 1.2× 270 1.4× 89 0.5× 52 0.3× 386 3.3× 62 1.3k
Ellie Harmon United States 16 708 2.0× 474 2.5× 96 0.5× 27 0.2× 145 1.2× 23 1.3k
Evgeny Morozov United States 7 285 0.8× 69 0.4× 229 1.3× 48 0.3× 69 0.6× 16 648
Hamid R. Ekbia United States 16 375 1.1× 168 0.9× 73 0.4× 21 0.1× 117 1.0× 49 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Powell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Powell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison Powell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison Powell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alison Powell. Alison Powell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, Minh, et al.. (2025). Heat work: choreography as an ecological enquiry of machine learning and extractivism. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 21(3). 417–431.
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Powell, Alison. (2025). Four Ways to Feminist Research Praxis: Lessons from Practice in AI Ethics and Policy Research. Canadian Journal of Communication. 50(1). 11–25. 1 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison, et al.. (2022). Addressing ethical gaps in ‘Technology for Good’: Foregrounding care and capabilities. Big Data & Society. 9(2). 26 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2021). Undoing optimization civic action in smart cities. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 31 indexed citations
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Larhammar, Dan, Maria Baghramian, Garvin Brod, et al.. (2021). Fact or Fake? Tackling Science Disinformation. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6 indexed citations
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Ustek‐Spilda, Funda, Davide Vega, Matteo Magnani, et al.. (2020). A Twitter-Based Study of the European Internet of Things. Information Systems Frontiers. 23(1). 135–149. 6 indexed citations
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Ustek‐Spilda, Funda, Alison Powell, & Selena Nemorin. (2019). Engaging with ethics in Internet of Things: Imaginaries in the social milieu of technology developers. Big Data & Society. 6(2). 1245958634–1245958634. 17 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison, et al.. (2019). Understanding and Explaining Automated Decisions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2018). Alison Powell on Data Walking. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(2). 146–146. 5 indexed citations
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Murthy, Dhiraj, Alison Powell, Ramine Tinati, et al.. (2016). Automation, Algorithms, and Politics| Bots and Political Influence: A Sociotechnical Investigation of Social Network Capital. International journal of communication. 10. 20. 26 indexed citations
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Murthy, Dhiraj, Alison Powell, Ramine Tinati, et al.. (2016). Bots and political influence: a sociotechnical investigation of social network capital. International journal of communication. 10. 4952–4971. 32 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2015). Open culture and innovation: integrating knowledge across boundaries. Media Culture & Society. 37(3). 376–393. 14 indexed citations
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Forlano, Laura, et al.. (2011). From the digital divide to digital excellence: global best practices for municipal and community wireless networks. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2011). Metaphors for Democratic Communication Spaces: How Developers of Local Wireless Networks Frame Technology and Urban Space. Canadian Journal of Communication. 36(1). 91–114. 11 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2011). Emerging Issues in Internet Regulation: The Unstable Role of Wikileaks and Cyber-Vigilantism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2009). WiFi Publics: Producing Community and Technology. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison, et al.. (2008). Bringing Feminist Perspectives into Community Informatics. Atlantis Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice. 32(2). 33–44. 4 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (2006). "Last mile" or local innovation?: Canadian perspectives on community wireless networking as civic participation. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 6 indexed citations
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Powell, Alison. (1995). Class and ethnicity. British Journal of Midwifery. 3(3). 162–167.

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