Itai Himelboim

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Itai Himelboim is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Itai Himelboim has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Communication, 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 17 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Itai Himelboim's work include Social Media and Politics (30 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (16 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (12 papers). Itai Himelboim is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (30 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (16 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (12 papers). Itai Himelboim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Israel. Itai Himelboim's co-authors include Marc A. Smith, Stephen McCreery, Ben Shneiderman, Jeong Yeob Han, Guy J. Golan, Brad Love, Avery E. Holton, Lee Rainie, Yehiel Limor and Eric Gleave and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Journal of Advertising.

In The Last Decade

Itai Himelboim

44 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Birds of a Feather Tweet Together: Integrating Network and Content Analyses to Examine Cross-Ideology Exposure on Twitter

2013 356 citations Itai Himelboim, Stephen McCreery et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Itai Himelboim United States	27	1.3k	1.2k	388	325	272	45	2.2k
Robert M. Bond United States	13	950 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	632 1.6×	311 1.0×	203 0.7×	45	2.5k
S. Mo Jones-Jang United States	23	1.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	172 0.4×	446 1.4×	158 0.6×	62	2.6k
Avery E. Holton United States	32	2.3k 1.8×	1.7k 1.4×	117 0.3×	270 0.8×	283 1.0×	81	3.6k
Dhiraj Murthy United States	25	897 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	136 0.4×	321 1.0×	81 0.3×	84	2.2k
Porismita Borah United States	25	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	97 0.3×	352 1.1×	334 1.2×	90	2.4k
Jay Joseph Van Bavel United States	20	467 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	189 0.5×	324 1.0×	178 0.7×	47	2.1k
Luke Sloan United Kingdom	18	537 0.4×	996 0.8×	271 0.7×	474 1.5×	120 0.4×	45	1.9k
Caleb T. Carr United States	23	1.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.7×	142 0.4×	235 0.7×	93 0.3×	58	2.9k
Brian E. Weeks United States	24	2.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.7×	335 0.9×	452 1.4×	80 0.3×	48	2.8k
Michelle A. Amazeen United States	17	955 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	95 0.2×	534 1.6×	153 0.6×	36	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Itai Himelboim

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Himelboim, Itai, et al.. (2025). If it Bleeds, it Doesn’t Lead: Emotional Appeals and Engagement in Immigration and Election Conversations on Twitter. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 69(1-2). 1–23.

Jambeck, Jenna, et al.. (2024). The Circularity Assessment Protocol in Cities to Reduce Plastic Pollution. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 3 indexed citations

Himelboim, Itai, et al.. (2023). What do 5G networks, Bill Gates, Agenda 21, and QAnon have in common? Sources, distribution, and characteristics. New Media & Society. 26(10). 6019–6039. 11 indexed citations

Ophir, Yotam, et al.. (2022). Hashtag activism in a politicized pandemic: Framing the campaign to include Taiwan in the World Health Organization’s efforts to combat COVID-19. New Media & Society. 26(6). 3213–3234. 5 indexed citations

Borah, Porismita, et al.. (2022). “You are a disgrace and traitor to our country”: incivility against “The Squad” on Twitter. Internet Research. 32(5). 1646–1661. 7 indexed citations

Stafford, Marla Royne, Itai Himelboim, Dror Walter, & Yotam Ophir. (2022). The evolution of advertising research through four decades: a computational analysis of themes, topics and methods. International Journal of Advertising. 42(1). 18–41. 4 indexed citations

Himelboim, Itai & Guy J. Golan. (2022). A Social Network Approach to Social Media Influencers on Instagram: The Strength of Being a Nano-Influencer in Cause Communities. Journal of Interactive Advertising. 23(1). 1–13. 15 indexed citations

Himelboim, Itai & Guy J. Golan. (2019). A Social Networks Approach to Viral Advertising: The Role of Primary, Contextual, and Low Influencers. Social Media + Society. 5(3). 43 indexed citations

Vijaykumar, Santosh, Glen Nowak, Itai Himelboim, & Yan Jin. (2018). Virtual Zika transmission after the first U.S. case: who said what and how it spread on Twitter. American Journal of Infection Control. 46(5). 549–557. 54 indexed citations

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Kim, Eun‐Kyung, Jiran Hou, Jeong Yeob Han, & Itai Himelboim. (2016). Predicting Retweeting Behavior on Breast Cancer Social Networks: Network and Content Characteristics. Journal of Health Communication. 21(4). 479–486. 71 indexed citations

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Boudewyns, Vanessa, Itai Himelboim, Derek L. Hansen, & Brian G. Southwell. (2015). Stigma's Effect on Social Interaction and Social Media Activity. Journal of Health Communication. 20(11). 1337–1345. 26 indexed citations

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Myrick, Jessica Gall, Avery E. Holton, Itai Himelboim, & Brad Love. (2015). #Stupidcancer: Exploring a Typology of Social Support and the Role of Emotional Expression in a Social Media Community. Health Communication. 31(5). 596–605. 93 indexed citations

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Golan, Guy J. & Itai Himelboim. (2015). Can World System Theory predict news flow on twitter? The case of government-sponsored broadcasting. Information Communication & Society. 19(8). 1150–1170. 32 indexed citations

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Himelboim, Itai. (2014). Political Television Hosts on Twitter: Examining Patterns of Interconnectivity and Self-Exposure in Twitter Political Talk Networks. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 58(1). 76–96. 18 indexed citations

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Love, Brad, Itai Himelboim, Avery E. Holton, & Kristin Stewart. (2013). Twitter as a source of vaccination information: Content drivers and what they are saying. American Journal of Infection Control. 41(6). 568–570. 121 indexed citations

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Himelboim, Itai, Stephen McCreery, & Marc A. Smith. (2013). Birds of a Feather Tweet Together: Integrating Network and Content Analyses to Examine Cross-Ideology Exposure on Twitter. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 18(2). 40–60. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

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Himelboim, Itai, Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, Spencer F. Tinkham, & Kaye D. Sweetser. (2012). Social Media and Online Political Communication: The Role of Interpersonal Informational Trust and Openness. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 56(1). 92–115. 52 indexed citations

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Himelboim, Itai & Yehiel Limor. (2010). Media Institutions, News Organizations, and the Journalistic Social Role Worldwide: A Cross-National and Cross-Organizational Study of Codes of Ethics. Mass Communication & Society. 14(1). 71–92. 29 indexed citations

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Himelboim, Itai. (2008). Reply distribution in online discussions:A comparative network analysis of political and health newsgroups. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 14(1). 156–177. 43 indexed citations

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Southwell, Brian G., et al.. (2004). Translating user control availability into perception: the moderating role of prior experience. Computers in Human Behavior. 23(1). 554–563. 12 indexed citations

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