Burton St. John

538 total citations
43 papers, 347 citations indexed

About

Burton St. John is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Burton St. John has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 347 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Communication, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Burton St. John's work include Public Relations and Crisis Communication (21 papers), Media Studies and Communication (17 papers) and Social Media and Politics (9 papers). Burton St. John is often cited by papers focused on Public Relations and Crisis Communication (21 papers), Media Studies and Communication (17 papers) and Social Media and Politics (9 papers). Burton St. John collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Ghana. Burton St. John's co-authors include Juita‐Elena Yusuf, Yvette Pearson, Ivan K. Ash, Wenlin Liu, Weiai Wayne Xu, Jacquie L’Etang, Seungahn Nah, Margaret J. Pitts, Kimberly Adams Tufts and A. Saleem and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, American Behavioral Scientist and Public Relations Review.

In The Last Decade

Burton St. John

40 papers receiving 322 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Burton St. John United States 12 154 140 55 46 33 43 347
John Sonnett United States 11 56 0.4× 184 1.3× 56 1.0× 11 0.2× 7 0.2× 16 275
Miyase Christensen Sweden 12 131 0.9× 225 1.6× 12 0.2× 27 0.6× 10 0.3× 44 369
Juan Francisco Salazar Australia 13 52 0.3× 190 1.4× 68 1.2× 12 0.3× 14 0.4× 42 447
Stephen C. Zehr United States 8 89 0.6× 333 2.4× 81 1.5× 35 0.8× 4 0.1× 12 469
Manuel Arias Maldonado Spain 11 58 0.4× 151 1.1× 81 1.5× 9 0.2× 8 0.2× 47 355
Erik M. Conway United States 9 36 0.2× 247 1.8× 102 1.9× 32 0.7× 10 0.3× 24 505
Neil T. Gavin United Kingdom 13 211 1.4× 323 2.3× 62 1.1× 6 0.1× 9 0.3× 22 508
Chris Lukinbeal United States 14 32 0.2× 222 1.6× 32 0.6× 20 0.4× 8 0.2× 37 518
Douglas Brinkley United States 9 22 0.1× 213 1.5× 17 0.3× 20 0.4× 8 0.2× 49 418

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Fields of papers citing papers by Burton St. John

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Burton St. John

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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John, Burton St., et al.. (2022). Locating a narrative paradigm Nexus in the circuit of culture: articulating the anti-proposition 112 public relations campaign in Colorado. Journal of Public Relations Research. 34(3-4). 135–151. 1 indexed citations
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John, Burton St., et al.. (2022). Facts Do Care about Your Feelings: The “Assertive Turn” in Emergent Attributes of the Contemporary U.S. Public Sphere. Journal of Communication Inquiry. 47(4). 459–480. 2 indexed citations
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John, Burton St., et al.. (2020). Corporate Affirmations of Self-Identity and Mutual Self-Help: Transmedia Rhetorics of Marvel Rising. Journal of Communication Inquiry. 44(4). 376–395. 2 indexed citations
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Saleem, A., et al.. (2020). Impacts of extreme climate on Australia's green cover (2003–2018): A MODIS and mascon probe. The Science of The Total Environment. 766. 142567–142567. 11 indexed citations
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Yusuf, Juita‐Elena, et al.. (2019). The Action-oriented Stakeholder Engagement for a Resilient Tomorrow (ASERT) framework: an effective, field-tested approach for engaging stakeholders. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 9(4). 409–418. 3 indexed citations
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John, Burton St. & Juita‐Elena Yusuf. (2019). Perspectives of the Expert and Experienced on Challenges to Regional Adaptation for Sea Level Rise: Implications for Multisectoral Readiness and Boundary Spanning. Coastal Management. 47(2). 151–168. 12 indexed citations
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Yusuf, Juita‐Elena, et al.. (2018). Engaging Stakeholders in Planning for Sea Level Rise and Resilience. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education. 164(1). 112–123. 19 indexed citations
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John, Burton St. & Yvette Pearson. (2016). Crisis Management and Ethics: Moving Beyond the Public-Relations-Person-as-Corporate-Conscience Construct. Journal of Media Ethics. 31(1). 18–34. 15 indexed citations
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John, Burton St.. (2015). The Top Executive on Undercover Boss. Journal of Communication Inquiry. 39(3). 273–291. 4 indexed citations
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John, Burton St., et al.. (2015). Citizen Journalists' Views on Traditional Notions of Journalism, Story Sourcing, And Relationship Building. Journalism Studies. 18(3). 341–357. 6 indexed citations
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Yusuf, Juita‐Elena, Burton St. John, & Ivan K. Ash. (2014). The role of politics and proximity in sea level rise policy salience: a study of Virginia legislators’ perceptions. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 4(3). 208–217. 11 indexed citations
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John, Burton St.. (2014). Conveying the sense-making corporate persona: The Mobil Oil “Observations” columns, 1975–1980. Public Relations Review. 40(4). 692–699. 9 indexed citations
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John, Burton St., et al.. (2011). The evolution of an idea. Journal of Communication Management. 15(3). 223–235. 7 indexed citations
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John, Burton St., Margaret J. Pitts, & Kimberly Adams Tufts. (2010). Disconnects between news framing and parental discourse concerning the state-mandated HPV vaccine: Implications for dialogic health communication and health literacy. Communication & Medicine. 7(1). 75–84. 13 indexed citations
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John, Burton St.. (2009). CLAIMING JOURNALISTIC TRUTH. Journalism Studies. 10(3). 353–367. 4 indexed citations
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L’Etang, Jacquie, et al.. (2009). The State of Public Relations History. American Journalism. 26(1). 156–159. 3 indexed citations
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John, Burton St.. (2007). Newspapers' Struggles with Civic Engagement: The U.S. Press and the Rejection of Public Journalism as Propagandistic. The Communication Review. 10(3). 249–270. 5 indexed citations
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John, Burton St.. (1996). Toxic sludge is good for you. Public Relations Review. 22(2). 192–193. 42 indexed citations

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