Jesse Fox

11.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
64 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Jesse Fox is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesse Fox has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Social Psychology and 17 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Jesse Fox's work include Media Influence and Health (15 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (15 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (13 papers). Jesse Fox is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (15 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (15 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (13 papers). Jesse Fox collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Jesse Fox's co-authors include Michael Hanus, Jeremy N. Bailenson, Wai Yen Tang, Jennifer J. Moreland, Katie M. Warber, Andrew Gambino, Margaret Rooney, Bree McEwan, Katheryn R. Christy and Rachel Ralston and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Journal of Marketing Research.

In The Last Decade

Jesse Fox

63 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing the effects of gamification in the classroom: A... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2014 2020 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Assessing the effects of gamification in the classroom: A longitudinal study on intrinsic motivation, social comparison, satisfaction, effort, and academic performance
    2014 1.2k citations Jesse Fox et al. profile →
  2. The dark side of social networking sites: An exploration of the relational and psychological stressors associated with Facebook use and affordances
    2014 511 citations Jesse Fox et al. Computers in Human Behavior profile →
  3. The Dark Triad and trait self-objectification as predictors of men’s use and self-presentation behaviors on social networking sites
    2014 332 citations Jesse Fox et al. profile →
  4. Building a Stronger CASA: Extending the Computers Are Social Actors Paradigm
    2020 310 citations Andrew Gambino, Jesse Fox et al. profile →
  5. Distinguishing technologies for social interaction: The perceived social affordances of communication channels scale
    2017 260 citations Jesse Fox, Bree McEwan profile →
  6. Relationship Development with Humanoid Social Robots: Applying Interpersonal Theories to Human–Robot Interaction
    2021 123 citations Jesse Fox, Andrew Gambino Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jesse Fox United States 38 3.4k 1.9k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 64 7.2k
Nick Yee United States 31 5.4k 1.6× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 2.6k 2.2× 1.0k 1.0× 42 9.5k
Peter Vorderer Germany 35 3.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 463 0.4× 109 6.2k
Sherry Turkle United States 25 3.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 760 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 585 0.5× 61 7.6k
Nicole C. Krämer Germany 44 3.1k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 537 0.4× 902 0.8× 590 0.5× 219 6.8k
Andrew K Przybylski United Kingdom 35 7.1k 2.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 700 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 86 11.0k
Matthias R. Mehl United States 44 2.6k 0.8× 3.6k 1.9× 667 0.5× 483 0.4× 2.7k 2.5× 145 9.5k
Penelope Brown Netherlands 25 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 427 0.4× 70 16.6k
Dmitri Williams United States 36 4.3k 1.3× 650 0.3× 597 0.4× 310 0.3× 631 0.6× 77 5.4k
Nicholas David Bowman United States 34 2.7k 0.8× 808 0.4× 570 0.4× 409 0.3× 438 0.4× 170 4.4k
Nicholas Epley United States 51 4.7k 1.4× 5.5k 2.9× 1.0k 0.7× 497 0.4× 727 0.7× 105 13.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jesse Fox

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesse Fox

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2025). Jealousy, threat, and romantic rivals in parasocial romantic relationships.. Psychology of Popular Media. 15(1). 22–29.
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2024). Romantic relationship initiation and escalation through mobile dating apps: Affordances, modality weaving, and paradoxical beliefs. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 41(11). 3337–3358. 4 indexed citations
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Vendemia, Megan A. & Jesse Fox. (2024). How social media images of sexualized young women elicit appearance commentary from their peers and reinforce objectification. Body Image. 49. 101683–101683. 8 indexed citations
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High, Andrew C., Jesse Fox, & Bree McEwan. (2024). Technology, relationships, and well-being: An overview of critical research issues and an introduction to the special issue. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 41(5). 1055–1072. 1 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse & Andrew Gambino. (2021). Relationship Development with Humanoid Social Robots: Applying Interpersonal Theories to Human–Robot Interaction. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 24(5). 294–299. 123 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2021). Monitoring, Creeping, or Surveillance? A Synthesis of Online Social Information Seeking Concepts. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 9. 1–42. 21 indexed citations
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Nowak, Kristine L. & Jesse Fox. (2018). Avatars and computer-mediated communication: A review of the definitions, uses, and effects of digital representations on communication. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 6. 30–53. 192 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2018). Fear of Isolation and Perceived Affordances: The Spiral of Silence on Social Networking Sites Regarding Police Discrimination. Mass Communication & Society. 21(5). 533–554. 52 indexed citations
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Christy, Katheryn R. & Jesse Fox. (2016). Transportability and Presence as Predictors of Avatar Identification Within Narrative Video Games. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 19(4). 283–287. 41 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse & Robert S. Tokunaga. (2015). Romantic Partner Monitoring After Breakups: Attachment, Dependence, Distress, and Post-Dissolution Online Surveillance via Social Networking Sites. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 18(9). 491–498. 53 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2015). Lifetime Video Game Consumption, Interpersonal Aggression, Hostile Sexism, and Rape Myth Acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 31(10). 1912–1931. 53 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2014). Sexualized Avatars Lead to Women’s Self-Objectification and Acceptance of Rape Myths. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 39(3). 349–362. 70 indexed citations
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Dale, Katherine R., et al.. (2014). Media Portrayals of Romantic Relationship Maintenance: A Content Analysis of Relational Maintenance Behaviors on Prime-Time Television. Mass Communication & Society. 17(5). 733–753. 10 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2014). Romantic Relationship Stages and Social Networking Sites: Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Perceived Relational Norms on Facebook. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 17(11). 685–691. 37 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse & Katie M. Warber. (2013). Social Networking Sites in Romantic Relationships: Attachment, Uncertainty, and Partner Surveillance on Facebook. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 17(1). 3–7. 100 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2013). Romantic Relationship Dissolution on Social Networking Sites: Social Support, Coping, and Rituals on Facebook. 1 indexed citations
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Fox, Jesse, et al.. (2005). Sonimime: Sonification of fine motor skills. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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