Daniel Riffe

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Daniel Riffe is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and General Social Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Riffe has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Communication, 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in General Social Sciences. Recurrent topics in Daniel Riffe's work include Media Studies and Communication (33 papers), Social Media and Politics (19 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (11 papers). Daniel Riffe is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (33 papers), Social Media and Politics (19 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (11 papers). Daniel Riffe collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. Daniel Riffe's co-authors include Stephen Lacy, Frederick Fico, Brendan R. Watson, Charles F. Aust, Alan R. Freitag, Jennette Lovejoy, Eugene F. Shaw, Don W. Stacks, Dolf Zillmann and Sun Young Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA Pediatrics, Public Relations Review and Business & Society.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Riffe

92 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Analyzing media messages using quantitative content analy... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2015 2019 400 800 1.2k
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. Analyzing media messages using quantitative content analysis in research
    2005 1.5k citations Daniel Riffe, Stephen Lacy et al. profile →
  2. Issues and Best Practices in Content Analysis
    2015 297 citations Stephen Lacy, Daniel Riffe et al. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly profile →
  3. Analyzing Media Messages
    2019 237 citations Daniel Riffe, Stephen Lacy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Riffe United States 24 1.7k 1.6k 492 356 342 99 3.9k
Stephen Lacy United States 27 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 458 0.9× 288 0.8× 324 0.9× 120 4.2k
David Atkin United States 36 2.1k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 331 0.7× 333 0.9× 243 0.7× 170 4.1k
Frederick Fico United States 19 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 452 0.9× 222 0.6× 280 0.8× 62 2.8k
Denis McQuail Netherlands 26 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 350 0.7× 367 1.0× 426 1.2× 84 3.8k
Cynthia Stohl United States 28 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 330 0.7× 185 0.5× 345 1.0× 71 3.4k
Spiro Kiousis United States 29 1.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 209 0.4× 283 0.8× 354 1.0× 92 3.5k
Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach United States 33 2.9k 1.7× 2.1k 1.3× 311 0.6× 520 1.5× 303 0.9× 81 4.9k
David L. Altheide United States 30 3.1k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 665 1.4× 414 1.2× 578 1.7× 103 5.8k
Bryan C. Taylor United States 15 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 535 1.1× 311 0.9× 284 0.8× 43 4.1k
Carolyn A. Lin United States 33 3.2k 1.8× 1.3k 0.8× 464 0.9× 447 1.3× 159 0.5× 128 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Riffe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Riffe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qu, Yan, Adam J. Saffer, & Daniel Riffe. (2021). The social network antecedents to consumer engagement: revealing how consumers' conversations influence online engagement behaviors. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 27(2). 226–244. 12 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (2018). News Borrowing Revisited: A 50-Year Perspective. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 95(4). 909–929. 6 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (2017). Finding the Truth in Politics: An Empirical Validation of the Epistemic Political Efficacy Concept. Atlantic Journal of Communication. 26(1). 1–15. 8 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (2016). Twitter Diplomacy? A Content Analysis of Eight U.S. Embassies’ Twitter Feeds. Social Media + Society. 5(2). 75–107. 7 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (2016). Local papers use community way of life frames more often in coal mining stories. Newspaper Research Journal. 37(4). 377–392. 1 indexed citations
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Lovejoy, Jennette, Daniel Riffe, & Hong Cheng. (2012). Campaign Interest and Issue Knowledge: Did the Media—and Negative Political Advertising—Matter in “Battleground Ohio”?. Atlantic Journal of Communication. 20(4). 201–220. 6 indexed citations
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McKeever, Brooke W., Daniel Riffe, & Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier. (2012). Perceived Hostile Media Bias, Presumed Media Influence, and Opinions About Immigrants and Immigration. Southern Communication Journal. 77(5). 420–437. 22 indexed citations
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Lacy, Stephen, Margaret Duffy, Daniel Riffe, Esther Thorson, & K A Fleming. (2010). Citizen Journalism Web Sites Complement Newspapers. Newspaper Research Journal. 31(2). 34–46. 25 indexed citations
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Fico, Frederick, Stephen Lacy, & Daniel Riffe. (2008). A Content Analysis Guide for Media Economics Scholars. Journal of Media Economics. 21(2). 114–130. 26 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (2007). Papers Lead TV in Covering Complex Environmental Issues. Newspaper Research Journal. 28(4). 77–87. 9 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel. (2006). Media Use Affects Perception of Environmental Hazards. Newspaper Research Journal. 27(3). 101–113. 6 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel & Alan R. Freitag. (1997). A Content Analysis of Content Analyses: Twenty-Five Years of Journalism Quarterly. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 74(4). 873–882. 65 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (1994). The Shrinking Foreign Newshole of the New York Times. Newspaper Research Journal. 15(3). 74–88. 32 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel & Don W. Stacks. (1992). Student Characteristics and Writing Apprehension. The Journalism Educator. 47(2). 39–49. 25 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel, et al.. (1990). Promoting Media Literacy in the High School Social Science Curriculum. The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas. 64(1). 36–38. 2 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel. (1989). Black Mayors and White Newspapers: Mayor Views on Press Performance.. ˜The œWestern journal of black studies. 13(4). 1 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel. (1989). The Press and Black Elected Officials at Three Levels of Public Office.. 1 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel. (1985). Newsgathering Climate and News Borrowing Abroad. Newspaper Research Journal. 6(2). 19–29. 1 indexed citations
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Riffe, Daniel & Eugene F. Shaw. (1980). Pricing a Medium Out of the Market: The 25-Cent Daily Newspaper. Journalism Quarterly. 57(3). 385–391.
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Shaw, Eugene F. & Daniel Riffe. (1979). Newspaper Reading in Two Towns. Journalism Quarterly. 56(3). 477–512. 3 indexed citations

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