Ben H. Bagdikian

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ben H. Bagdikian is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben H. Bagdikian has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Communication, 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Ben H. Bagdikian's work include Media Studies and Communication (2 papers), Social Media and Politics (1 paper) and Media Influence and Politics (1 paper). Ben H. Bagdikian is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (2 papers), Social Media and Politics (1 paper) and Media Influence and Politics (1 paper). Ben H. Bagdikian collaborates with scholars based in . Ben H. Bagdikian's co-authors include Alfred McClung Lee, Richard Hoggart and Chris Mortensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Ben H. Bagdikian

13 papers receiving 738 citations

Hit Papers

The Media Monopoly. 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Media Monopoly.
    1984 463 citations Alfred McClung Lee, Ben H. Bagdikian Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben H. Bagdikian 8 500 463 151 112 106 18 1.1k
Herbert I. Schiller United States 15 500 1.0× 565 1.2× 242 1.6× 62 0.6× 70 0.7× 59 1.4k
Jeremy Tunstall United Kingdom 18 512 1.0× 415 0.9× 116 0.8× 72 0.6× 80 0.8× 47 1.1k
Dallas W. Smythe United States 12 351 0.7× 497 1.1× 92 0.6× 61 0.5× 67 0.6× 38 1.0k
Alfred McClung Lee United States 12 245 0.5× 421 0.9× 126 0.8× 62 0.6× 75 0.7× 55 817
Leo Bogart United States 15 313 0.6× 355 0.8× 71 0.5× 70 0.6× 40 0.4× 82 778
Jean K. Chalaby United Kingdom 18 501 1.0× 386 0.8× 139 0.9× 153 1.4× 62 0.6× 47 1.0k
Dan Schiller United States 13 264 0.5× 307 0.7× 148 1.0× 47 0.4× 70 0.7× 47 764
Cees J. Hamelink Netherlands 17 339 0.7× 470 1.0× 228 1.5× 49 0.4× 49 0.5× 90 1.1k
C. Edwin Baker United States 10 372 0.7× 348 0.8× 177 1.2× 89 0.8× 43 0.4× 33 762
Aeron Davis United Kingdom 19 688 1.4× 491 1.1× 331 2.2× 184 1.6× 68 0.6× 41 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben H. Bagdikian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben H. Bagdikian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben H. Bagdikian

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1998). Capitalism and the Information Age. Monthly Review. 50(7). 55–55. 37 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1996). Not Just Another Business. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 6 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1985). The U.S. Media: Supermarket or Assembly Line?. Journal of Communication. 35(3). 97–109. 46 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1984). Promoting A National Mage. Worldview. 27(6). 7–9.
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Lee, Alfred McClung & Ben H. Bagdikian. (1984). The Media Monopoly.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 13(2). 173–173. 463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1983). The new media monopoly. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 357 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H., et al.. (1983). The Media Monopoly. The Antioch Review. 41(4). 503–503. 92 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1980). Conglomeration, Concentration, and the Media. Journal of Communication. 30(2). 59–64. 11 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1977). Woodstein U.--Notes on the Mass Production and Questionable Education of Journalists.. 2 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1977). The Narrow-Gauge, Broad-Band Medium.. 34(1). 67. 1 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1973). Shaping Media Content: Professional Personnel and Organizational Structure. Public Opinion Quarterly. 37(4). 569–569. 9 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H., et al.. (1973). Journalism and Media. Communication Booknotes. 4(6). 2–4.
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1972). WHO SHALL WATCH THE WATCHMEN?. Public Opinion Quarterly. 36(3). 414–415. 2 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1972). The effete conspiracy,: And other crimes by the press. 1 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1971). How Much More Communication Can We Stand. 2 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1971). The information machines : their impact on men and the media. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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Bagdikian, Ben H., et al.. (1971). General Mass Communications. Communication Booknotes. 2(7). 1–2.
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Bagdikian, Ben H.. (1970). Yogurt Fit for an Armenian. Science. 170(3958). 582–582. 1 indexed citations

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