Charles K. Atkin

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Charles K. Atkin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles K. Atkin has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 28 papers in Communication and 18 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Charles K. Atkin's work include Media Influence and Health (18 papers), Social Media and Politics (17 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (14 papers). Charles K. Atkin is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (18 papers), Social Media and Politics (17 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (14 papers). Charles K. Atkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Russia. Charles K. Atkin's co-authors include Ronald E. Rice, Martin P. Block, Sandi W. Smith, Bradley S. Greenberg, Gary R. Heald, J. David Johnson, William A. Donohue, Gina M. Garramone, William DeJong and Steven H. Chaffee and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Charles K. Atkin

110 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles K. Atkin United States 35 1.9k 1.1k 964 895 669 113 4.7k
Daniel J. O’Keefe United States 33 2.6k 1.4× 915 0.9× 2.0k 2.1× 645 0.7× 254 0.4× 94 6.0k
Barrie Gunter United Kingdom 38 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 726 0.8× 958 1.4× 238 5.3k
Hye‐Jin Paek United States 39 1.8k 0.9× 819 0.8× 492 0.5× 762 0.9× 378 0.6× 119 3.6k
William D. Crano United States 40 2.5k 1.3× 360 0.3× 284 0.3× 369 0.4× 308 0.5× 185 6.0k
Richard R. Lau United States 44 3.6k 1.9× 2.1k 2.0× 311 0.3× 207 0.2× 718 1.1× 88 8.3k
Michael Burgoon United States 32 1.5k 0.8× 586 0.6× 637 0.7× 215 0.2× 175 0.3× 98 3.3k
James Price Dillard United States 47 4.3k 2.3× 1.4k 1.3× 2.6k 2.7× 855 1.0× 576 0.9× 130 8.9k
Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach United States 33 2.9k 1.5× 2.1k 1.9× 520 0.5× 302 0.3× 311 0.5× 81 4.9k
Victor J. Callan Australia 51 2.1k 1.1× 488 0.5× 168 0.2× 254 0.3× 814 1.2× 217 7.4k
Carolyn A. Lin United States 33 3.2k 1.7× 1.3k 1.2× 447 0.5× 818 0.9× 464 0.7× 128 4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles K. Atkin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silk, Kami J., et al.. (2013). Translating and Testing Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Messages for Mothers of Adolescent Girls. Journal of Health Communication. 19(2). 226–243. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Sandi W., et al.. (2013). The Effects of Heuristic Cues, Motivation, and Ability on Systematic Processing of Information About Breast Cancer Environmental Factors. Journal of Health Communication. 18(7). 845–865. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Sandi W., et al.. (2011). Student-Generated Protective Behaviors to Avert Severe Harm Due to High-Risk Alcohol Consumption. Journal of college student development. 52(1). 101–114. 5 indexed citations
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Dean, Marleah, et al.. (2010). Relative Frequency of Breast Cancer Website Information Topics: Environmental Risk, Prevention, Detection, Treatment, Awareness, Social Support, and Survivorship. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 2. 35–54. 1 indexed citations
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Hembroff, Larry, et al.. (2007). Evaluation Results of a 21st Birthday Card Program Targeting High-Risk Drinking. Journal of American College Health. 56(3). 325–332. 32 indexed citations
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Silk, Kami J., et al.. (2006). Formative research on adolescent and adult perceptions of risk factors for breast cancer. Social Science & Medicine. 63(12). 3124–3136. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, Sandi W., et al.. (2006). Are "Drink Responsibly" Alcohol Campaigns Strategically Ambiguous?. Health Communication. 20(1). 1–11. 112 indexed citations
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Roberto, Anthony J., Gary Meyer, Amy Janan Johnson, Charles K. Atkin, & Patricia K. Smith. (2002). Promoting gun trigger-lock use: insights and implications from a radio-based health communication intervention. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 30(3). 210–230. 22 indexed citations
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Rice, Ronald E. & Charles K. Atkin. (2001). Public Communication Campaigns. 454 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K. & William DeJong. (2000). News Coverage of Alcohol and other Drugs in U.S. College Newspapers. Journal of Drug Education. 30(4). 453–465. 11 indexed citations
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Roberto, Anthony J., Gary Meyer, Amy Janan Johnson, & Charles K. Atkin. (2000). Using the Parallel Process Model to Prevent Firearm Injury and Death: Field Experiment Results of a Video-Based Intervention. Journal of Communication. 50(4). 157–175. 42 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K., et al.. (1994). How young viewers respond to televised drinking and driving messages. 10. 263–275. 14 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K.. (1990). Effects of televised alcohol messages on teenage drinking patterns. Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 11(1). 10–24. 70 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K.. (1989). Television socialization and risky driving by teenagers. 5(1). 1–11. 12 indexed citations
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Hocking, John E., et al.. (1989). Adolescents’ responses to sports figure product endorsements. Southern Communication Journal. 54(4). 350–363. 6 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K. & Martin P. Block. (1984). The Effects of Alcohol Advertising. ACR North American Advances. 15 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Bradley S. & Charles K. Atkin. (1978). Learning about Minorities from Television: The Research Agenda.. 20 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K.. (1976). Children's Social Learning From Television Advertising: Research Evidence on Observational Modeling of Product Consumption. ACR North American Advances. 8 indexed citations
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Atkin, Charles K. & Walter Gantz. (1974). How Children Use Television News Programming: Patterns of Exposure and Effects.. 3 indexed citations
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Murray, John P., et al.. (1971). Television and the child: A comprehensive research bibliography. Journal of Broadcasting. 16(1). 3–20. 6 indexed citations

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