James G. Webster

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

James G. Webster is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, James G. Webster has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Communication and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in James G. Webster's work include Social Media and Politics (16 papers), Media Studies and Communication (16 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (12 papers). James G. Webster is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (16 papers), Media Studies and Communication (16 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (12 papers). James G. Webster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and United Kingdom. James G. Webster's co-authors include Thomas B. Ksiazek, Edward C. Malthouse, Jacob J. Wakshlag, Jacob L. Nelson, Harsh Taneja, Lawrence W. Lichty, Patricia F. Phalen, Elaine J. Yuan, Shu‐Fang Lin and Angela Xiao Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Medical Physics and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

James G. Webster

45 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

The Dynamics of Audience Fragmentation: Public Attention in an Age of Digital Media

2012 374 citations James G. Webster, Thomas B. Ksiazek Journal of Communication profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James G. Webster United States	27	1.7k	1.7k	249	238	206	47	2.6k
Sanne Kruikemeier Netherlands	29	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	229 0.9×	111 0.5×	157 0.8×	77	3.3k
Pablo J. Boczkowski United States	29	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	191 0.8×	141 0.6×	222 1.1×	91	3.6k
Damian Trilling Netherlands	23	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	117 0.5×	203 0.9×	96 0.5×	85	2.3k
Marcel Broersma Netherlands	26	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	144 0.6×	141 0.6×	218 1.1×	140	2.5k
Matt Carlson United States	29	1.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	270 1.1×	46 0.2×	296 1.4×	71	3.3k
Alfred Hermida Canada	25	1.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	159 0.6×	211 0.9×	263 1.3×	51	3.5k
Richard Ling Singapore	11	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	148 0.6×	93 0.4×	96 0.5×	29	2.8k
Gunn Enli Norway	18	908 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	119 0.5×	93 0.4×	222 1.1×	44	2.0k
Linh Dang-Xuan Germany	9	1.3k 0.8×	962 0.6×	102 0.4×	516 2.2×	49 0.2×	18	2.2k
Rich Ling Singapore	27	2.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	212 0.9×	100 0.4×	105 0.5×	81	2.9k

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Wu, Angela Xiao, Harsh Taneja, & James G. Webster. (2020). Going with the flow: Nudging attention online. New Media & Society. 23(10). 2979–2998. 26 indexed citations

Webster, James G. & Harsh Taneja. (2018). Building and Interpreting Audience Networks: A Response to Mukerjee, Majo-Vazquez & Gonzalez-Bailon. Journal of Communication. 68(3). E11–E14. 10 indexed citations

Nelson, Jacob L. & James G. Webster. (2017). The Myth of Partisan Selective Exposure: A Portrait of the Online Political News Audience. Social Media + Society. 3(3). 130 indexed citations

Webster, James G.. (2017). Three myths of digital media. Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 23(4). 352–361. 21 indexed citations

Nelson, Jacob L. & James G. Webster. (2016). Audience Currencies in the Age of Big Data. The International Journal on Media Management. 18(1). 9–24. 54 indexed citations

Webster, James G.. (2014). The Marketplace of Attention. The MIT Press eBooks. 235 indexed citations

Kim, Su Jung & James G. Webster. (2012). The impact of a multichannel environment on television news viewing: A longitudinal study of news audience polarization in South Korea. International journal of communication. 6(1). 19. 9 indexed citations

Webster, James G.. (2010). User information regimes: How social media shape patterns of consumption. Northwestern University law review. 104(2). 593–612. 47 indexed citations

Ksiazek, Thomas B., Edward C. Malthouse, & James G. Webster. (2010). News-seekers and Avoiders: Exploring Patterns of Total News Consumption Across Media and the Relationship to Civic Participation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 54(4). 551–568. 183 indexed citations

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Ksiazek, Thomas B. & James G. Webster. (2008). Cultural Proximity and Audience Behavior: The Role of Language in Patterns of Polarization and Multicultural Fluency. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 52(3). 485–503. 54 indexed citations

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Webster, James G., Patricia F. Phalen, & Lawrence W. Lichty. (2006). Ratings analysis: The theory and practice of audience research. 76 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Joseph R., et al.. (2005). A simple device to monitor flexion and lateral bending of the lumbar spine. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 13(1). 18–23. 34 indexed citations

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Webster, James G. & Robert E. Stanton. (2001). Minimally Invasive Medical Technology. Medical Physics. 28(9). 1970–1970. 9 indexed citations

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Webster, James G., et al.. (1992). Structural determinants of exposure to television: The case of repeat viewing. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 36(2). 125–136. 37 indexed citations

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Webster, James G., et al.. (1988). Structural determinants of the television news audience. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 32(4). 381–389. 30 indexed citations

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Webster, James G.. (1986). Audience Behavior in the New Media Environment. Journal of Communication. 36(3). 77–91. 54 indexed citations

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Webster, James G.. (1983). The impact of cable and pay cable television on local station audiences. Journal of Broadcasting. 27(2). 119–126. 21 indexed citations

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Webster, James G. & Jacob J. Wakshlag. (1982). The impact of group viewing on patterns of television program choice. Journal of Broadcasting. 26(1). 445–455. 37 indexed citations

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Webster, James G., et al.. (1979). ESR Study of Hydrogen Exchange in X-Irradiated Imidazole. Radiation Research. 78(3). 371–371. 2 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Barbara H., et al.. (1977). Medicine and Clinical Engineering. Physics Today. 30(8). 56–57. 16 indexed citations

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