Jorge Peña

2.1k total citations
51 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Jorge Peña is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Jorge Peña has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Social Psychology and 18 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Jorge Peña's work include Media Influence and Health (18 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (14 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (11 papers). Jorge Peña is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (18 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (14 papers) and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (11 papers). Jorge Peña collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and China. Jorge Peña's co-authors include Jeffrey T. Hancock, Borae Jin, Nicholas Brody, Jhih-Syuan Lin, Eunice Kim, Brittany L. Peterson, Cassandra Alexopoulos, Kate Blackburn, Meng Chen and Minette E. Drumwright and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Jorge Peña

47 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jorge Peña United States 19 598 441 421 319 205 51 1.3k
Paul Skalski United States 16 601 1.0× 342 0.8× 320 0.8× 340 1.1× 217 1.1× 38 1.2k
Sabrina C. Eimler Germany 17 535 0.9× 226 0.5× 483 1.1× 128 0.4× 195 1.0× 61 1.3k
Ed S. Tan Netherlands 16 364 0.6× 193 0.4× 299 0.7× 498 1.6× 84 0.4× 39 1.3k
John L. Sherry United States 13 997 1.7× 169 0.4× 312 0.7× 406 1.3× 157 0.8× 20 1.6k
Allison Eden United States 23 1.1k 1.8× 200 0.5× 546 1.3× 856 2.7× 176 0.9× 75 2.2k
Bradley M. Okdie United States 13 951 1.6× 90 0.2× 384 0.9× 224 0.7× 267 1.3× 40 1.5k
Saraswathi Bellur United States 14 612 1.0× 165 0.4× 154 0.4× 167 0.5× 146 0.7× 24 1.0k
Matthew Grizzard United States 18 773 1.3× 100 0.2× 399 0.9× 750 2.4× 110 0.5× 52 1.4k
Anthony M. Limperos United States 11 696 1.2× 136 0.3× 159 0.4× 227 0.7× 361 1.8× 28 1.2k
Rick W. Busselle United States 15 771 1.3× 144 0.3× 265 0.6× 1.4k 4.3× 530 2.6× 26 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jorge Peña

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jorge Peña

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All Works

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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2022). The effects of avatar customization and virtual human mind perception: A test using Milgram’s paradigm. New Media & Society. 26(8). 4730–4749. 8 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2021). Virtual Reality and Political Outgroup Contact: Can Avatar Customization and Common Ingroup Identity Reduce Social Distance?. Social Media + Society. 7(1). 14 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2021). Testing Moral Disengagement and Proteus Effect Predictions on Feelings of Guilt and Self-Empowerment Attributed to Bearing Guns. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 695086–695086. 3 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2021). Face the Uncanny: The Effects of Doppelganger Talking Head Avatars on Affect-Based Trust Toward Artificial Intelligence Technology are Mediated by Uncanny Valley Perceptions. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 24(3). 182–187. 30 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2020). Examining Identity Shift Effects in Virtual Reality. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 23(10). 697–701. 5 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2018). How Persuasive Are Health Advertisements in First-Person Shooter Games? Exploring Knowledge-Activation and Thought-Disruption Mechanisms. Communication Research Reports. 35(4). 293–302. 4 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge & Nicholas Brody. (2014). Increasing Cognitive Readiness Through Computer and Videogame–Based Training. Communication Research. 43(4). 571–592. 4 indexed citations
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Baptista, Márcia L., et al.. (2013). A Serious Game Based on a Public Goods Experiment. 774–781. 4 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2012). The Influence of Social Categories and Interpersonal Behaviors on Future Intentions and Attitudes to Form Subgroups in Virtual Teams. Communication Research. 41(3). 333–352. 24 indexed citations
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Peterson, Brittany L., et al.. (2010). A Call to Educate, Participate, Invoke and Indict: Understanding the Communication of Online Hate Groups. Communication Monographs. 77(2). 257–280. 57 indexed citations
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Jin, Borae & Jorge Peña. (2010). Mobile Communication in Romantic Relationships: Mobile Phone Use, Relational Uncertainty, Love, Commitment, and Attachment Styles. Communication Reports. 23(1). 39–51. 96 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2010). Do Violent Video Games Impair The Effectiveness of In-Game Advertisements? The Impact of Gaming Environment on Brand Recall, Brand Attitude, and Purchase Intention. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 14(7-8). 439–446. 31 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2009). The Priming Effects of Avatars in Virtual Settings. Communication Research. 36(6). 838–856. 210 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2006). Avatar Color and Social Identity Effects On Attitudes and Group Dynamics in Online Video Games. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 32(11). 1–26. 4 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge, et al.. (2006). The Construction of Away Messages: A Speech Act Analysis. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 11(4). 1025–1045. 64 indexed citations
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Peña, Jorge & Jeffrey T. Hancock. (2005). An Analysis of Socioemotional and Task Communication in Online Multiplayer Video Games. Communication Research. 33(1). 92–109. 115 indexed citations

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