Des Freedman

2.0k total citations
62 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Des Freedman is a scholar working on Communication, Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Des Freedman has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Communication, 9 papers in Urban Studies and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Des Freedman's work include Media Studies and Communication (11 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers). Des Freedman is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (11 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers). Des Freedman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. Des Freedman's co-authors include Natalie Fenton, James Curran, Daya Kishan Thussu, Michael Bailey, Gholam Khiabany, Aeron Davis, Gavan Titley, Aurélien Mondon, Julian Petley and Kate Nash and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Information Communication & Society and Media Culture & Society.

In The Last Decade

Des Freedman

55 papers receiving 791 citations

Peers

Des Freedman
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  • Communication 470
  • Sociology and Political Science 377
  • Political Science and International Relations 227
  • Strategy and Management 97
  • Urban Studies 74
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Countries citing papers authored by Des Freedman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Des Freedman

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Des Freedman. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Des Freedman. The network helps show where Des Freedman may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Des Freedman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Des Freedman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Des Freedman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Des Freedman. Des Freedman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 1
2 1
3
The media manifesto
2
4 1
5 26
6 29
7
Fake Democracy, Bad News
2
8
Liberalism in Neoliberal Times: Dimensions, Contradictions, Limits
9
9 6
10 39
11 150
12
The Assault on Universities: A Manifesto for Resistance
86
13
The BBC is not part of the problem raised by Hackgate
1
14
Protecting the news: Civil society and the media
4
15 32
16 4
17 11
18 66
19 11
20 0

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