David Atkin

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

David Atkin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Atkin has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 59 papers in Communication and 23 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in David Atkin's work include Social Media and Politics (36 papers), Media Studies and Communication (29 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (27 papers). David Atkin is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (36 papers), Media Studies and Communication (29 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (27 papers). David Atkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. David Atkin's co-authors include Carolyn A. Lin, Leo W. Jeffres, Kimberly A. Neuendorf, Amit Khandelwal, Robert LaRose, Daniel Hunt, Adam Osman, Archana Krishnan, Tuen‐yu Lau and Carolyn Lagoe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

David Atkin

160 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Atkin United States	36	2.1k	1.0k	696	647	406	170	4.1k
Jennifer L. Gibbs United States	15	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	799 1.1×	128 0.2×	504 1.2×	36	3.5k
Caroline J. Tolbert United States	34	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	221 0.3×	585 0.9×	612 1.5×	121	5.1k
Carolyn A. Lin United States	33	3.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	141 0.2×	213 0.5×	128	4.9k
John L. Graham United States	32	2.7k 1.3×	883 0.8×	536 0.8×	256 0.4×	1.2k 3.0×	95	5.6k
Stefano DellaVigna United States	27	2.5k 1.2×	623 0.6×	85 0.1×	3.3k 5.1×	729 1.8×	59	8.0k
Gibson Burrell United Kingdom	20	1.8k 0.9×	272 0.3×	414 0.6×	233 0.4×	925 2.3×	45	6.0k
Linda Smircich United States	22	1.7k 0.8×	518 0.5×	484 0.7×	270 0.4×	1.8k 4.4×	39	7.5k
Gideon Kunda Israel	20	1.9k 0.9×	450 0.4×	231 0.3×	301 0.5×	832 2.0×	27	5.0k
John Storey United Kingdom	39	1.4k 0.6×	574 0.5×	176 0.3×	504 0.8×	1.6k 3.8×	190	6.6k
Jone L. Pearce United States	35	2.8k 1.3×	877 0.8×	610 0.9×	669 1.0×	2.2k 5.5×	87	9.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Atkin, David, et al.. (2025). Is an emoji worth a thousand words in breaking the online spiral of silence? Cross-cultural comparisons of emoji use in online political discussion. Information Communication & Society. 1–18.

Atkin, David, et al.. (2025). Globalization and the Ladder of Development: Pushed to the Top or Held at the Bottom?. The Review of Economic Studies. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hongliang, et al.. (2025). Examining older adults’ vulnerability to online health scams: insights from routine activity theory. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1585851–1585851.

Atkin, David, et al.. (2024). Implementation of an electronic health record system during global surgical outreach: A prospective evaluation of success and sustainability. World Journal of Surgery. 48(7). 1593–1601.

Allen, Treb, et al.. (2024). The Traveling Trucker Problem. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 114. 334–339. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hongliang, et al.. (2024). Diversity of digital media exposure, information verification and vaccination intention: an empirical study in China. Information Technology and People. 38(6). 2531–2554. 2 indexed citations

Atkin, David, et al.. (2023). Gleaning Emotions from Virtual Stickers: An Intercultural Study. 1(1). 110–130. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Hongliang, et al.. (2023). Migration stress, risky Internet uses, and scam victimization: An empirical study among Chinese migrant workers. Telematics and Informatics. 83. 102022–102022. 6 indexed citations

Atkin, David, et al.. (2023). Working from Home, Worker Sorting and Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Tai-Yee, et al.. (2022). Check the Report and Comments: The Veracity Assessment of Unfamiliar News on Social Media. Digital Journalism. 11(1). 161–180. 2 indexed citations

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Atkin, David, et al.. (2021). Mobile gaming and Internet addiction: When is playing no longer just fun and games?. Computers in Human Behavior. 126. 106989–106989. 32 indexed citations

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Atkin, David, et al.. (2021). Fear of COVID-19 Opinion Expression: Digitally Mediated Spirals of Silence and the Situational Theory of Problem Solving. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 65(4). 457–478. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Tai-Yee, Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, & David Atkin. (2020). A Click Is Worth a Thousand Words: Probing the Predictors of Using Click Speech for Online Opinion Expression. International journal of communication. 14. 20. 10 indexed citations

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Atkin, David, et al.. (2020). Examining the Role of Individual Differences & Motivation in Predicting Social TV Viewing Behaviors among Young Adults in the U.S.. Social Media + Society. 9(1). 253–274. 4 indexed citations

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Jeffres, Leo W., Cheryl Campanella Bracken, David Atkin, & Kimberly A. Neuendorf. (2010). Moving from theorizing to application: Predicting audience enjoyment of TV formats. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 3. 156. 3 indexed citations

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Neuendorf, Kimberly A., et al.. (2009). The Influence of Attitudes on Affirmative Action and Racial Identity on Judgments Involving Black Celebrity Defendants. Howard Journal of Communications. 20(1). 73–94. 5 indexed citations

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Neuendorf, Kimberly A., Paul Skalski, & David Atkin. (2001). Evaluating Doctoral Programs in Communication.. Transplantation. 82(2). 275–81. 1 indexed citations

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Atkin, David & Leo W. Jeffres. (1998). An Analysis of Research Article Productivity by Telecommunication Scholars over the Past Decade.. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 27(1). 18–29. 4 indexed citations

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Atkin, David. (1995). Newspaper Readership among College Students in the Information Age: The Influence of Telecommunication Technology. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 2. 95–103. 2 indexed citations

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Atkin, David, et al.. (1989). The Department of Communications: A Plan and Policy for the Abolition of the Federal Communications Commission.. Hastings communications and entertainment law journal, Comm/Ent. 12(2). 181. 1 indexed citations

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