Brenda Dervin

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Brenda Dervin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenda Dervin has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Communication and 10 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Brenda Dervin's work include Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (6 papers) and Information Retrieval and Search Behavior (6 papers). Brenda Dervin is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (6 papers) and Information Retrieval and Search Behavior (6 papers). Brenda Dervin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. Brenda Dervin's co-authors include Michael S. Nilan, Lois Foreman‐Wernet, Patricia Dewdney, William D. Richards, Melvin J. Voigt, George A. Barnett, Arthur Asa Berger, Gerhard J. Hanneman, Franklin J. Boster and James Lull and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Brenda Dervin

79 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Information needs and uses 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brenda Dervin United States 27 1.3k 1.1k 1.1k 545 535 86 4.2k
Carol Collier Kuhlthau United States 26 2.4k 1.9× 663 0.6× 816 0.8× 1.5k 2.8× 746 1.4× 62 4.7k
Marcia J. Bates United States 30 2.5k 2.0× 592 0.5× 487 0.5× 494 0.9× 712 1.3× 80 4.6k
Khalid Mahmood Pakistan 29 1.1k 0.8× 821 0.8× 585 0.5× 807 1.5× 433 0.8× 201 3.4k
Birger Hjørland Denmark 34 1.5k 1.2× 816 0.7× 517 0.5× 207 0.4× 455 0.9× 135 4.2k
Soo Young Rieh United States 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 834 0.8× 163 0.3× 451 0.8× 77 2.8k
Peter Hernon United States 31 1.1k 0.9× 718 0.7× 310 0.3× 966 1.8× 585 1.1× 243 3.5k
Nigel Ford United Kingdom 31 1.2k 1.0× 459 0.4× 445 0.4× 345 0.6× 440 0.8× 113 3.2k
Pertti Vakkari Finland 29 2.0k 1.6× 388 0.4× 601 0.6× 496 0.9× 600 1.1× 105 3.3k
Paul T. Jaeger United States 42 1.5k 1.2× 2.2k 2.0× 2.5k 2.3× 1.2k 2.2× 933 1.7× 201 8.2k
Donald O. Case United States 21 430 0.3× 651 0.6× 376 0.3× 177 0.3× 291 0.5× 70 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Brenda Dervin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brenda Dervin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brenda Dervin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brenda Dervin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brenda Dervin 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 Brenda Dervin. Brenda Dervin 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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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (2012). Comparing situated sense-making processes in virtual worlds. Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 18(1). 27–48. 31 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (2011). Leadership 2.0 in Action: a Journey from Knowledge Management to. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (2006). Researchers and practitioners talk about users and each other. Making user and audience studies matter¿paper 1. Information Research. 12(1). 1. 22 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (2006). Beyond communication: research as communicating. Making user and audience studies matter¿paper 2. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 2. 9 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (2006). Researchers and practitioners talk about users and each other: making user and audience studies matter. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (2005). Libraries reaching out with health information to vulnerable populations: guidance from research on information seeking and use.. PubMed. 93(4 Suppl). S74–80. 42 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (2003). Human studies and user studies: a call for methodological interdisciplinarity (Invited paper).. Information Research. 9. 12 indexed citations
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Romanello, Stefano, et al.. (2003). Sense-Making as a Methodology to Inform Interdisciplinary Communication of Science. EAEJA. 56. 1 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (2003). Human studies and user studies: a call for methodological inter-disciplinarity (Brenda Dervin). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (1999). Peopling the public sphere. Peace Review. 11(1). 17–23. 1 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (1998). Sense‐making theory and practice: an overview of user interests in knowledge seeking and use. Journal of Knowledge Management. 2(2). 36–46. 463 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (1995). Why Information Systems Fail: A Case Study Approach. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems. 1 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda, et al.. (1993). Sense-making in feminist social science research. Women s Studies International Forum. 16(1). 65–81. 51 indexed citations
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Hamelink, Cees J. & Brenda Dervin. (1988). Technology Gamble: Informatics and Public Policy - a Study of Technological Choice. Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda & Michael S. Nilan. (1986). Information needs and uses. 21. 3–33. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dervin, Brenda. (1977). Useful Theory for Librarianship: Communication, Not Information.. 13(3). 16–32. 114 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (1976). Strategies for dealing with human information needs: Information or communication?. Journal of Broadcasting. 20(3). 323–333. 69 indexed citations
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Dervin, Brenda. (1973). The U.S. Low-Income Urban Village: An Information Vacuum?.. 4 indexed citations

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