Jason Gainous

2.0k total citations
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Jason Gainous is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason Gainous has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 32 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Jason Gainous's work include Social Media and Politics (31 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (29 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (10 papers). Jason Gainous is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (31 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (29 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (10 papers). Jason Gainous collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Arab Emirates and China. Jason Gainous's co-authors include Kevin M. Wagner, Stephen C. Craig, James G. Kane, Michael D. Martinez, Jason P. Abbott, Mirya R. Holman, Charles E. Ziegler, Melissa K. Merry, Jeff Gill and Zhaxylyk Sabitov and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Communication & Society, Statistical Science and Ethnic and Racial Studies.

In The Last Decade

Jason Gainous

52 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jason Gainous United States 19 658 630 497 149 117 59 1.2k
Merlyna Lim United States 16 972 1.5× 712 1.1× 377 0.8× 145 1.0× 113 1.0× 40 1.5k
Diana Owen United States 17 447 0.7× 610 1.0× 431 0.9× 99 0.7× 93 0.8× 40 1.0k
Eva Anduiza Spain 18 964 1.5× 655 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 129 0.9× 33 0.3× 58 1.8k
Joss Hands United Kingdom 5 576 0.9× 494 0.8× 274 0.6× 106 0.7× 59 0.5× 14 1.1k
Nakwon Jung South Korea 4 1.1k 1.6× 1.2k 2.0× 266 0.5× 86 0.6× 98 0.8× 8 1.5k
Charlton D. McIlwain United States 10 505 0.8× 521 0.8× 176 0.4× 163 1.1× 72 0.6× 30 1.1k
Daniel E. Bergan United States 13 592 0.9× 377 0.6× 380 0.8× 67 0.4× 38 0.3× 46 895
David Ryfe United States 15 556 0.8× 941 1.5× 277 0.6× 85 0.6× 49 0.4× 37 1.3k
Adam Shehata Sweden 27 1.5k 2.3× 1.8k 2.9× 509 1.0× 120 0.8× 114 1.0× 60 2.3k
Henrik Serup Christensen Finland 17 481 0.7× 555 0.9× 491 1.0× 74 0.5× 34 0.3× 51 961

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jason Gainous

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2025). Female social media influencers in the Arab Gulf: shaping marketing and advertising on Instagram. Frontiers in Communication. 10. 1 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2025). Media Bias in Sports Journalism: A Comparative Study of Qatar 2022 World Cup Coverage. Communication & Sport. 14(1). 207–230.
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Craig, Stephen C. & Jason Gainous. (2024). To vote or not to vote? Fake news, voter fraud, and support for postponing the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Politics & Policy. 52(1). 33–50. 4 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2023). Digital media consumption and voting among Central Asian youth: why democratic context matters. Central Asian Survey. 42(4). 674–693. 5 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason & Kevin M. Wagner. (2023). Surfing to the political extremes: Digital media, social media, and policy attitude polarization. Social Science Quarterly. 104(4). 547–558. 1 indexed citations
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Enders, Adam, Jason Gainous, & Kevin M. Wagner. (2022). Say it again with feeling: Issue ownership and candidate communication using Twitter. Social Science Quarterly. 103(4). 959–974. 7 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2020). Race, political targeting, and value application: the effects of framing on gay rights opinions among Blacks and Whites. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 43(15). 2826–2845. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ben, et al.. (2020). Ethnic Cues, Latino Skin Tone, and Voter Preferences: An Experimental Test. Social Science Quarterly. 101(5). 1920–1935. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jared, et al.. (2020). Southern Accents and Partisan Stereotypes: Evaluating Political Candidates. Social Science Quarterly. 101(5). 1951–1968. 6 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2019). STEM for Public Safety in Cyber: Training for Local Law Enforcement and Cyber Security. IEEE Conference Proceedings. 2019. 215–221.
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Wagner, Kevin M., Jason Gainous, & Jason P. Abbott. (2019). Gender Differences in Critical Digital Political Engagement in China: The Consequences for Protest Attitudes. Social Science Computer Review. 39(2). 211–225. 8 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, Kevin M. Wagner, & Charles E. Ziegler. (2017). Digital media and political opposition in authoritarian systems: Russia’s 2011 and 2016 Duma elections. Democratization. 25(2). 209–226. 30 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason & Kevin M. Wagner. (2013). Bowling Online: The Internet and the New Social Capital. Murray State's Digital Commons (Murray State University). 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2012). Civic Education and Democratic Capacity: How Do Teachers Teach and What Works?. Social Science Quarterly. 94(4). 956–976. 60 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason, et al.. (2011). The Effectiveness of Civic Education. American Politics Research. 40(2). 232–266. 57 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason. (2011). The New “New Racism” Thesis. Journal of Black Studies. 43(3). 251–273. 9 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason. (2007). Who's Ambivalent and Who's Not? Social Welfare Ambivalence Across Ideology. American Politics Research. 36(2). 210–235. 14 indexed citations
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Craig, Stephen C., Michael D. Martinez, Jason Gainous, & James G. Kane. (2006). Winners, Losers, and Election Context: Voter Responses to the 2000 Presidential Election. Political Research Quarterly. 59(4). 579–592. 104 indexed citations
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Gainous, Jason. (2002). Is there a woman's perspective? : an exploration of gender differences along republican and conservative lines.. ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository (University of Louisville). 4 indexed citations

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