Fred Wester

991 total citations
55 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

Fred Wester is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Wester has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Communication, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Fred Wester's work include Media Studies and Communication (17 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Influence and Health (10 papers). Fred Wester is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (17 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Influence and Health (10 papers). Fred Wester collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Belgium. Fred Wester's co-authors include Peer Scheepers, Saskia Mol, Sylvie Lo Fo Wong, Toine Lagro‐Janssen, Vincent Peters, Marcel Lubbers, Jan Lammers, Ruben Konig, Antoine L. M. Lagro-Janssen and Miranda Laurant and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Psychosomatic Research and Patient Education and Counseling.

In The Last Decade

Fred Wester

54 papers receiving 570 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fred Wester Netherlands 14 255 159 145 122 108 55 632
Kerry McCallum Australia 14 214 0.8× 97 0.6× 45 0.3× 150 1.2× 45 0.4× 67 563
Teresa Mastin United States 14 170 0.7× 58 0.4× 95 0.7× 102 0.8× 89 0.8× 24 521
Jounghwa Choi South Korea 14 295 1.2× 47 0.3× 191 1.3× 170 1.4× 49 0.5× 40 738
Amy Shields Dobson Australia 19 406 1.6× 86 0.5× 243 1.7× 171 1.4× 565 5.2× 44 990
Ian Goodwin New Zealand 13 305 1.2× 30 0.2× 92 0.6× 108 0.9× 65 0.6× 28 566
Kang Namkoong United States 16 444 1.7× 132 0.8× 100 0.7× 234 1.9× 27 0.3× 25 985
Yi Zhu China 11 222 0.9× 65 0.4× 49 0.3× 47 0.4× 163 1.5× 48 630
Qinghua Yang United States 18 452 1.8× 114 0.7× 66 0.5× 128 1.0× 24 0.2× 50 904
Elisia L. Cohen United States 18 356 1.4× 160 1.0× 63 0.4× 272 2.2× 32 0.3× 51 1.0k
Rebecca Flournoy United States 5 159 0.6× 142 0.9× 42 0.3× 84 0.7× 54 0.5× 8 673

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred Wester

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Wester

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All Works

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Lucassen, Peter, et al.. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: Process of change. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 77(1). 27–33. 25 indexed citations
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Daalmans, Serena, et al.. (2014). ‘One Night of Prime Time’: An Explorative Study of Morality in One Night of Prime Time Television. Journal of Mass Media Ethics. 29(3). 184–199. 7 indexed citations
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d’Haenens, Leen, et al.. (2012). The evolution of a media image: Newspaper attention to the Flemish far right 1987–2004. Acta Politica. 47(4). 356–377. 10 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (2009). Controversiële buitenstaanders: Een longitudinale studie naar berichtgeving over ver rechts in Nederlandse dagbladen. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 25. 221–236. 3 indexed citations
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Schaap, Gabi, et al.. (2008). \nMeasuring the complexity of viewers' television news interpretation: Integration. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 3 indexed citations
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Scheepers, Peer, et al.. (2008). Het veranderende gezin. Relaties tussen trends in het gezin in Nederland en de afbeelding in dramaprogramma's op de Nederlandse televisie, 1980- 2005. Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen. 36(4). 320–338. 1 indexed citations
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Wong, Sylvie Lo Fo, Fred Wester, Saskia Mol, & Toine Lagro‐Janssen. (2007). “I am not frustrated anymore”. Patient Education and Counseling. 66(2). 129–137. 13 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (2006). Using ‘new’ data sources for ‘old’ newspaper research: Developing guidelines for data collection. Communications. 31(4). 455–467. 13 indexed citations
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Schaap, Gabi, et al.. (2005). Conceptualizing television news interpretation by its viewers: The concept of interpretive complexity. Communications. 30(3). 6 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (2004). Kwalitatieve analyse: Uitgangspunten en procedures. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 38 indexed citations
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Konig, Ruben, et al.. (2001). \nPatterns in television news use. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 2 indexed citations
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Konig, Ruben, et al.. (2001). On the use of television news: Routines in watching news. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 147–171. 1 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (2000). Praktijkgericht Kwalitatief Onderzoek. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 6 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (2000). Op zoek naar de boodschap in sitcoms: een procedure voor narratieve analyse. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 47(4). 243–267. 1 indexed citations
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Vernooij‐Dassen, Myrra, et al.. (1998). The development of a dementia process within the family context: the case of Alice. Social Science & Medicine. 47(12). 1973–1980. 5 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (1998). In the Shadow: The Impact of Chronic Illness on the Patient's Partner. Qualitative Health Research. 8(2). 237–253. 64 indexed citations
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Lubbers, Marcel, Peer Scheepers, & Fred Wester. (1998). Ethnic Minorities in Dutch Newspapers 1990-5. Gazette (Leiden Netherlands). 60(5). 415–431. 48 indexed citations
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Wester, Fred, et al.. (1988). De computer bij kwalitatief-interpreterend onderzoek; een onderzoeksnotitie. Sociologische Gids. 35(5). 332–345. 1 indexed citations

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