Heather Akin

801 total citations
30 papers, 560 citations indexed

About

Heather Akin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Akin has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 560 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Communication and 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Heather Akin's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (19 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (7 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (5 papers). Heather Akin is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (19 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (7 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (5 papers). Heather Akin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Hong Kong. Heather Akin's co-authors include Dominique Brossard, Michael A. Xenos, Dietram A. Scheufele, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Leona Yi-Fan Su, Asheley R. Landrum, Albert C. L. G. Günther, James Broesch, Stephanie Edgerly and Elizabeth A. Corley and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, BioScience and Cognition.

In The Last Decade

Heather Akin

28 papers receiving 510 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Akin United States 14 418 174 69 54 50 30 560
Emily L. Howell United States 14 281 0.7× 86 0.5× 41 0.6× 31 0.6× 54 1.1× 26 591
Kajsa E. Dalrymple United States 12 329 0.8× 306 1.8× 37 0.5× 38 0.7× 26 0.5× 19 556
Tobias Füchslin Switzerland 11 427 1.0× 166 1.0× 71 1.0× 139 2.6× 9 0.2× 13 529
Marina Joubert South Africa 13 321 0.8× 121 0.7× 51 0.7× 26 0.5× 7 0.1× 50 521
Patrick A. Stewart United States 13 193 0.5× 95 0.5× 89 1.3× 10 0.2× 39 0.8× 60 588
Esa Väliverronen Finland 12 168 0.4× 95 0.5× 25 0.4× 32 0.6× 10 0.2× 37 347
Weirui Wang United States 13 280 0.7× 123 0.7× 106 1.5× 38 0.7× 12 0.2× 29 498
Federico Neresini Italy 11 188 0.4× 62 0.4× 11 0.2× 24 0.4× 26 0.5× 44 385
Gemma Revuelta Spain 11 205 0.5× 75 0.4× 20 0.3× 24 0.4× 163 3.3× 46 589
Geoffrey Thomas United Kingdom 5 302 0.7× 57 0.3× 34 0.5× 64 1.2× 11 0.2× 8 598

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Akin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Akin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akin, Heather, et al.. (2023). Examining the mediating effects of sincerity and credibility in crisis communication strategies. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 29(4). 550–566. 3 indexed citations
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Cole, Laura B., et al.. (2021). Pressing issues: Setting a sustainability agenda through media coverage of green science museums. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 20(4). 347–360. 2 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, Bruce W. Hardy, & Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2020). Countering Identity-protective Responses to Climate Change Data. Environmental Communication. 14(8). 1111–1126. 9 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, Michael A. Cacciatore, Sara K. Yeo, et al.. (2020). Publics’ Support for Novel and Established Science Issues Linked to Perceived Knowledge and Deference to Science. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 33(2). 422–431. 14 indexed citations
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Lyons, Benjamin, Heather Akin, & Natalie Jomini Stroud. (2019). Proximity (Mis)perception: Public Awareness of Nuclear, Refinery, and Fracking Sites. Risk Analysis. 40(2). 385–398. 12 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, et al.. (2018). Kamu Çalışanları Açısından Algılanan Yolsuzluk ile İş Tatmini ve Örgütsel Bağlılık Arasındaki İlişki. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 8(1). 11–21.
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Landrum, Asheley R., et al.. (2018). Open and transparent research practices and public perceptions of the trustworthiness of agricultural biotechnology organizations. Journal of Science Communication. 17(2). A04–A04. 15 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather. (2017). Overview of the Science of Science Communication. Oxford University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather. (2017). A Recap. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Fung, Timothy K. F., Wenjie Yan, & Heather Akin. (2017). In the Eye of the Beholder: How News Media Exposure and Audience Schema Affect the Image of the United States Among the Chinese Public. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 30(3). 443–472. 13 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, et al.. (2017). A Recap. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather. (2016). The Pitfalls of Popularizing Science Beyond the Proverbial Choir: Lessons from Cosmos 2.0. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, Heather Akin, Leona Yi-Fan Su, et al.. (2016). Tweeting disaster: an analysis of online discourse about nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Journal of Science Communication. 15(5). A02–A02. 28 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, Kathleen M. Rose, Dietram A. Scheufele, et al.. (2016). Mapping the Landscape of Public Attitudes on Synthetic Biology. BioScience. biw171–biw171. 47 indexed citations
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Landrum, Asheley R., et al.. (2016). Making It About Morals: Pope Francis Shifts the Climate Change Debate. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, et al.. (2015). Promoting Economic Development with Tourism in Rural Communities: Destination Image and Motivation to Return or Recommend. Journal of Extension. 53(2). 12 indexed citations
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Kohl, Patrice, et al.. (2015). The influence of weight-of-evidence strategies on audience perceptions of (un)certainty when media cover contested science. Public Understanding of Science. 25(8). 976–991. 39 indexed citations
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Akin, Heather, et al.. (2013). Factors Associated with Ongoing Commitment to a Volunteer Stream-Monitoring Program. Journal of Extension. 51(3). 4 indexed citations
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Vraga, Emily K., Melissa Tully, Heather Akin, & Hernando Rojas. (2012). Modifying perceptions of hostility and credibility of news coverage of an environmental controversy through media literacy. Journalism. 13(7). 942–959. 44 indexed citations

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