Brian D. Loader

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Brian D. Loader is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. Loader has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Communication, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Brian D. Loader's work include Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (5 papers). Brian D. Loader is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (5 papers). Brian D. Loader collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Brian D. Loader's co-authors include Ariadne Vromen, Michael A. Xenos, Dan Mercea, Roger Burrows, Wim van de Donk, Dieter Rucht, Steven Muncer, Nicholas Pleace, Sarah Nettleton and Douglas Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Medical Internet Research, Information Communication & Society and The Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. Loader

35 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The great equalizer? Patt... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 100 200 300

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Brian D. Loader 1.3k 1.3k 459 238 222 37 2.3k
Silvio Waisbord 1.9k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 621 1.4× 280 1.2× 87 0.4× 113 3.1k
Mats Ekström 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 361 0.8× 178 0.7× 235 1.1× 99 2.7k
Teresa Correa 1.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 172 0.4× 242 1.0× 479 2.2× 61 3.2k
Shelley Boulianne 2.4k 1.9× 2.2k 1.7× 825 1.8× 281 1.2× 234 1.1× 59 3.7k
Nojin Kwak 2.4k 1.9× 2.2k 1.8× 612 1.3× 199 0.8× 155 0.7× 46 3.4k
Clay Shirky 949 0.7× 871 0.7× 376 0.8× 108 0.5× 88 0.4× 26 2.0k
Ariadne Vromen 969 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 377 0.8× 236 1.0× 232 1.0× 55 1.7k
Barbara K. Kaye 2.4k 1.9× 2.6k 2.0× 291 0.6× 174 0.7× 136 0.6× 73 3.8k
Richard D. Waters 2.0k 1.6× 1.9k 1.5× 193 0.4× 175 0.7× 174 0.8× 82 3.2k
Michael W. Traugott 609 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 2.7× 199 0.8× 67 0.3× 65 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian D. Loader

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Price, Simon, David Denemark, Brian D. Loader, et al.. (2017). Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Web Observatory. Research Publications (Maastricht University). 1665–1667. 2 indexed citations
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Qiu, Jack Linchuan & Brian D. Loader. (2015). Understanding digital cultures. Information Communication & Society. 19(1). 1–3. 19 indexed citations
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Loader, Brian D., Ariadne Vromen, & Michael A. Xenos. (2015). Performing for the young networked citizen? Celebrity politics, social networking and the political engagement of young people. Media Culture & Society. 38(3). 400–419. 54 indexed citations
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Vromen, Ariadne, Brian D. Loader, & Michael A. Xenos. (2015). Beyond lifestyle politics in a time of crisis?: comparing young peoples’ issue agendas and views on inequality. Policy Studies. 36(6). 532–549. 10 indexed citations
5.
Mercea, Dan, et al.. (2015). Protest communication ecologies. Information Communication & Society. 19(3). 279–289. 27 indexed citations
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Loader, Brian D., et al.. (2014). Campus Politics, Student Societies and Social Media. The Sociological Review. 63(4). 820–839. 40 indexed citations
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Vromen, Ariadne, Michael A. Xenos, & Brian D. Loader. (2014). Young people, social media and connective action: from organisational maintenance to everyday political talk. Journal of Youth Studies. 18(1). 80–100. 162 indexed citations
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Xenos, Michael A., Ariadne Vromen, & Brian D. Loader. (2014). The great equalizer? Patterns of social media use and youth political engagement in three advanced democracies. Information Communication & Society. 17(2). 151–167. 322 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loader, Brian D. & William H. Dutton. (2012). A DECADE IN INTERNET TIME. Information Communication & Society. 15(5). 609–615. 19 indexed citations
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Loader, Brian D. & Dan Mercea. (2011). Networking Democracy? Social Media Innovations And Participatory Politics. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 25 indexed citations
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Loader, Brian D. & Dan Mercea. (2011). NETWORKING DEMOCRACY?. Information Communication & Society. 14(6). 757–769. 253 indexed citations
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Hardey, Mariann & Brian D. Loader. (2009). The Informatization of Welfare: Older People and the Role of Digital Services. The British Journal of Social Work. 39(4). 657–669. 12 indexed citations
13.
Bell, David, et al.. (2004). Cyberculture: The Key Concepts. 39 indexed citations
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Donk, Wim van de, et al.. (2004). Cyberprotest. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 276 indexed citations
15.
Loader, Brian D.. (2003). The Governance of Cyberspace: Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 41 indexed citations
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Burrows, Roger & Brian D. Loader. (2003). Towards a Post-Fordist Welfare State?. 112 indexed citations
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Craigie, Mark, Brian D. Loader, Roger Burrows, & Steven Muncer. (2002). Reliability of Health Information on the Internet: An Examination of Experts' Ratings. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 4(1). e2–e2. 73 indexed citations
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Muncer, Steven, Brian D. Loader, Roger Burrows, Nicholas Pleace, & Sarah Nettleton. (2000). Form and Structure of Newsgroups Giving Social Support: A Network Approach. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 3(6). 1017–1029. 30 indexed citations
19.
Thomas, Douglas & Brian D. Loader. (2000). Cybercrime : law enforcement, security and surveillance in the information age. Routledge eBooks. 80 indexed citations
20.
Loader, Brian D. & William H. Dutton. (1998). Editorial introduction. Information Communication & Society. 1(1). 5–6.

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