Helena Bilandzić

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Helena Bilandzić is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Bilandzić has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 24 papers in Communication and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Helena Bilandzić's work include Media Influence and Health (27 papers), Media Studies and Communication (19 papers) and Media, Gender, and Advertising (15 papers). Helena Bilandzić is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (27 papers), Media Studies and Communication (19 papers) and Media, Gender, and Advertising (15 papers). Helena Bilandzić collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Helena Bilandzić's co-authors include Rick W. Busselle, Anja Kalch, Jens Soentgen, Patrick Rößler, Paul D. Bolls, Jonathan Cohen, Mary Beth Oliver, Matthias R. Hastall, Norbert Schwarz and Arienne Ferchaud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Environmental Psychology and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Helena Bilandzić

51 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Measuring Narrative Engagement

2009 646 citations Rick W. Busselle, Helena Bilandzić Media Psychology profile →
Fictionality and Perceived Realism in Experiencing Stories: A Model of Narrative Comprehension and Engagement

2008 472 citations Rick W. Busselle, Helena Bilandzić Communication Theory profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Bilandzić Germany	16	1.3k	765	523	468	251	56	1.9k
Rick W. Busselle United States	15	1.4k 1.1×	771 1.0×	641 1.2×	530 1.1×	265 1.1×	26	2.0k
Anne Bartsch Germany	21	1.3k 1.0×	846 1.1×	531 1.0×	336 0.7×	518 2.1×	50	1.9k
Allison Eden United States	23	856 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	303 0.6×	176 0.4×	546 2.2×	75	2.2k
Matthew Grizzard United States	18	750 0.6×	773 1.0×	274 0.5×	110 0.2×	399 1.6×	52	1.4k
Riva Tukachinsky United States	20	672 0.5×	861 1.1×	357 0.7×	455 1.0×	197 0.8×	30	1.4k
José Sanders Netherlands	18	777 0.6×	431 0.6×	225 0.4×	479 1.0×	189 0.8×	63	1.4k
Diana Rieger Germany	22	524 0.4×	941 1.2×	208 0.4×	338 0.7×	439 1.7×	82	1.6k
Benjamin H. Detenber Singapore	22	410 0.3×	939 1.2×	139 0.3×	640 1.4×	389 1.5×	47	1.9k
Elizabeth Behm‐Morawitz United States	19	382 0.3×	696 0.9×	527 1.0×	233 0.5×	247 1.0×	49	1.4k
James Ivory United States	21	345 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	339 0.6×	113 0.2×	371 1.5×	60	1.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Myrick, Jessica Gall & Helena Bilandzić. (2025). Narratives of Regret: How Anticipated Regret and Counterfactual Thinking Can Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions in Unvaccinated Adults. Mass Communication & Society. 28(6). 1068–1089.

Schug, Markus, et al.. (2025). Endorsement of scientific norms among non-scientists: The role of science news consumption, political ideology, and science field. Public Understanding of Science. 34(6). 752–769. 1 indexed citations

Schug, Markus, et al.. (2023). Covid-19 Research in Alternative News Media: Evidencing and Counterevidencing Practices. Media and Communication. 11(1). 323–334. 4 indexed citations

Małecki, Wojciech, Helena Bilandzić, Marta Kowal, & Piotr Sorokowski. (2023). Media experiences during the Ukraine war and their relationships with distress, anxiety, and resilience. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 165. 273–281. 14 indexed citations

Kalch, Anja, Helena Bilandzić, Dirk Horenkamp‐Sonntag, et al.. (2023). Health literacy in patients with pulmonary embolism: development and validation of the HeLP (Health Literacy in Pulmonary Embolism)-Questionnaire. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1167499–1167499. 4 indexed citations

Wehler, Markus, et al.. (2021). Gesundheitskompetenz und Notfallverhalten. Notfall + Rettungsmedizin. 25(6). 427–433. 10 indexed citations

Walter, Nathan, Helena Bilandzić, Norbert Schwarz, & John J. Brooks. (2020). Metacognitive approach to narrative persuasion: the desirable and undesirable consequences of narrative disfluency. Media Psychology. 24(5). 713–739. 15 indexed citations

Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2019). The Narrative Engageability Scale: A Multidimensional Trait Measure for the Propensity to Become Engaged in a Story. International journal of communication. 13. 32. 18 indexed citations

Oliver, Mary Beth, et al.. (2019). A Penchant for the Immoral: Implications of Parasocial Interaction, Perceived Complicity, and Identification on Liking of Anti-Heroes. Human Communication Research. 45(2). 169–201. 30 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2019). The Role of Fictional Film Exposure and Narrative Engagement for Personal Norms, Guilt and Intentions to Protect The Climate. Environmental Communication. 13(8). 1069–1086. 31 indexed citations

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Cohen, Jonathan, Mary Beth Oliver, & Helena Bilandzić. (2018). The Differential Effects of Direct Address on Parasocial Experience and Identification: Empirical Evidence for Conceptual Difference. Communication Research Reports. 36(1). 78–83. 15 indexed citations

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Bálint, Katalin & Helena Bilandzić. (2017). Health Communication through Media Narratives: Factors, Processes and Effects — Introduction. International journal of communication. 11. 7. 8 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2014). Audience Research Methodologies : Between Innovation and Consolidation. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2012). The social use of media : cultural and social scientific perspectives on audience research. Digital Access to Libraries. 26 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2010). Boulevardisierung der politischen Berichterstattung? Konstanz und Wandel von Nachrichtenfaktoren und Narrativitätsfaktoren in der politischen Berichterstattung. OPUS (Augsburg University). 1 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena, et al.. (2009). The CSI Cultivation Effect. Exploring the Influence of Need for Closure and the Disposition for Narrative Engagement. 1–36. 1 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena. (2007). Ruth Ayaß / Jörg Bergmann (Hrsg.): Qualitative Methoden der Medienforschung. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft. 55(3). 442–443. 2 indexed citations

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Schramm, Holger, Werner Wirth, & Helena Bilandzić. (2006). Empirische Unterhaltungsforschung: Studien zu Rezeption und Wirkung von medialer Unterhaltung. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 5 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena. (2006). The Perception of Distance in the Cultivation Process: A Theoretical Consideration of the Relationship Between Television Content, Processing Experience, and Perceived Distance. Communication Theory. 16(3). 333–355. 43 indexed citations

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Bilandzić, Helena & Patrick Rößler. (2004). Life according to television. Implications of genre-specific cultivation effects: The Gratification/Cultivation model. Communications. 29(3). 55 indexed citations

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