Jennings Bryant

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Jennings Bryant is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennings Bryant has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 24 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Jennings Bryant's work include Media Influence and Health (22 papers), Communication in Education and Healthcare (13 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (13 papers). Jennings Bryant is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (22 papers), Communication in Education and Healthcare (13 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (13 papers). Jennings Bryant collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Jennings Bryant's co-authors include Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer, Paul Comisky, Joanne Cantor, Arthur A. Raney, David M. Klein, Marsha Williams, Alice Wilder, Daniel R. Anderson and Dan Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Consumer Research and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Jennings Bryant

91 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Perspectives on Media Eff... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 2012 2013 200 400 600
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.

  1. Perspectives on Media Effects
    1986 666 citations Jennings Bryant, Dolf Zillmann profile →
  2. Playing Video Games : Motives, Responses, and Consequences
    2012 609 citations Peter Vorderer, Jennings Bryant Routledge eBooks profile →
  3. Psychology of Entertainment
    2013 478 citations Jennings Bryant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jennings Bryant United States 37 2.5k 1.9k 1.6k 1.6k 796 97 5.4k
Mary Beth Oliver United States 38 2.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 763 1.0× 121 6.0k
Edward Donnerstein United States 36 2.5k 1.0× 928 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 2.3× 94 5.5k
Derek Edwards United Kingdom 35 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 588 0.4× 850 1.1× 72 7.4k
Rebecca B. Rubin United States 27 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 603 0.4× 498 0.6× 75 4.5k
Robin L. Nabi United States 38 3.2k 1.3× 2.8k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 981 0.6× 559 0.7× 80 6.2k
Annie Lang United States 42 3.0k 1.2× 3.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.0× 535 0.3× 402 0.5× 100 7.2k
Dolf Zillmann United States 54 4.9k 1.9× 3.9k 2.0× 3.3k 2.1× 2.7k 1.7× 1.6k 2.0× 186 10.8k
Lynn E. McCutcheon United States 22 1.5k 0.6× 862 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 832 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 112 4.2k
Ron Tamborini United States 34 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 617 0.4× 226 0.3× 95 3.8k
Nicholas David Bowman United States 34 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 808 0.5× 435 0.3× 438 0.6× 170 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Jennings Bryant

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jennings Bryant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jennings Bryant

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jennings Bryant. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jennings Bryant based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jennings Bryant. Jennings Bryant is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bryant, Jennings, et al.. (2023). Media Use in the Information Age. 1 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings & Dolf Zillmann. (2013). Perceiving and Responding to Mass Media Characters. 77–116. 1 indexed citations
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Vorderer, Peter & Jennings Bryant. (2012). Playing Video Games : Motives, Responses, and Consequences. Routledge eBooks. 609 indexed citations breakdown →
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Raney, Arthur A. & Jennings Bryant. (2009). Broadcast Television and the Game of Packaging Sports. 160–177. 2 indexed citations
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Vorderer, Peter & Jennings Bryant. (2006). Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences (Lea's Communication Series). 42 indexed citations
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Brown, Dan & Jennings Bryant. (2006). Sports Content on U.S. Television. 4 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings, et al.. (2004). A Blueprint for Excellence for the Asian Communication Research. 1(1). 133–151. 11 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings, et al.. (2003). Pacing in Children's Television Programming. Mass Communication & Society. 6(2). 115–136. 24 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings & Arthur A. Raney. (2000). Sports on the screen.. 33 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings, et al.. (1994). “BUZZER BEATERS” AND “BARN BURNERS”: THE EFFECTS ON ENJOYMENT OF WATCHING THE GAME GO “DOWN TO THE WIRE”. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 18(4). 326–339. 31 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings, et al.. (1989). Media use in the information age : emerging patterns of adoption and consumer use. 94 indexed citations
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Zillmann, Dolf & Jennings Bryant. (1989). Chapter 10: Guidelines for the Effective Use of Humor in Children's Educational Television Programs. 20(1-2). 201–221. 8 indexed citations
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Zillmann, Dolf & Jennings Bryant. (1988). Guidelines for the Effective Use of Humor in Children's Educational Television Programs.. 20. 201–221. 6 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings & Dolf Zillmann. (1988). Using Humor to Promote Learning in the Classroom.. 20. 49–78. 40 indexed citations
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Weaver, James B., Dolf Zillmann, & Jennings Bryant. (1988). Effects of humorous distortions on children's learning from educational television: Further evidence. Communication Education. 37(3). 181–187. 15 indexed citations
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Comisky, Paul & Jennings Bryant. (1982). FACTORS INVOLVED IN GENERATING SUSPENSE. Human Communication Research. 9(1). 49–58. 58 indexed citations
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Zillmann, Dolf & Jennings Bryant. (1980). Misattribution theory of tendentious humor. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 16(2). 146–160. 38 indexed citations
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Bryant, Jennings & Paul Comisky. (1978). THE EFFECT OF POSITIONING A MESSAGE WITHIN DIFFERENTIALLY COGNITIVELY INVOLVING PORTIONS OF A TELEVISION SEGMENT ON RECALL OF THE MESSAGE. Human Communication Research. 5(1). 63–75. 74 indexed citations
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Comisky, Paul, Jennings Bryant, & Dolf Zillmann. (1977). Commentary as a Substitute for Action. Journal of Communication. 27(3). 150–153. 99 indexed citations

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