Joseph B. Walther

24.3k total citations · 12 hit papers
112 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Joseph B. Walther is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph B. Walther has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Social Psychology, 59 papers in Communication and 55 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Joseph B. Walther's work include Team Dynamics and Performance (51 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (39 papers) and Digital Communication and Language (28 papers). Joseph B. Walther is often cited by papers focused on Team Dynamics and Performance (51 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (39 papers) and Digital Communication and Language (28 papers). Joseph B. Walther collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and South Korea. Joseph B. Walther's co-authors include Judee K. Burgoon, Brandon Van Der Heide, Stephanie Tom Tong, David W. Park, David C. DeAndrea, David Westerman, Patti M. Valkenburg, Jeong-woo Jang, Ulla Bunz and Jochen Peter and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Psychology, Organization Science and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Joseph B. Walther

109 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Computer-Mediated Communication

1996 3.1k citations Joseph B. Walther Communication Research profile →
Interpersonal Effects in Computer-Mediated Interaction

1992 1.7k citations Joseph B. Walther Communication Research profile →
Computer-Mediated Communication Effects on Disclosure, Impressions, and Interpersonal Evaluations: Getting to Know One Another a Bit at a Time

2002 811 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Human Communication Research profile →
Relational Communication in Computer-Mediated Interaction

1992 664 citations Joseph B. Walther, Judee K. Burgoon Human Communication Research profile →
Selective self-presentation in computer-mediated communication: Hyperpersonal dimensions of technology, language, and cognition

2006 589 citations Joseph B. Walther Computers in Human Behavior profile →
Relational Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication: Experimental Observations over Time

1995 561 citations Joseph B. Walther profile →
Interpersonal Effects in Computer-Mediated Interaction

1994 559 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Communication Research profile →
The Impacts of Emoticons on Message Interpretation in Computer-Mediated Communication

2001 543 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. profile →
The Role of Friends’ Appearance and Behavior on Evaluations of Individuals on Facebook: Are We Known by the Company We Keep?

2008 520 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Human Communication Research profile →
Too Much of a Good Thing? The Relationship Between Number of Friends and Interpersonal Impressions on Facebook

2008 496 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication profile →
Self-Generated Versus Other-Generated Statements and Impressions in Computer-Mediated Communication

2009 341 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Communication Research profile →
Media Effects: Theory and Research

2015 304 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter et al. Annual Review of Psychology profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph B. Walther

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Does transparency matter when an AI system meets performance expectations? An experiment with an online dating site 2025 ·Computers in Human Behavior ·Yuan Sun, (unknown), S. Shyam Sundar, Joseph B. Walther	0
2	When an AI Doctor Gets Personal: The Effects of Social and Medical Individuation in Encounters With Human and AI Doctors 2024 ·Communication Research ·Cheng Chen, (unknown), Joseph B. Walther, S. Shyam Sundar	5
3	The Effects of Social Approval Signals on the Production of Online Hate: A Theoretical Explication 2024 ·Communication Research ·Joseph B. Walther	1
4	Communication accommodation theory: Past accomplishments, current trends, and future prospects 2023 ·Language Sciences ·Howard Giles, (unknown), Joseph B. Walther	47
5	Social Approval and Network Homophily as Motivators of Online Toxicity 2023 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Julie Jiang, Luca Luceri, Joseph B. Walther, Emilio Ferrara	3
6	Social media and online hate 2022 ·Current Opinion in Psychology ·Joseph B. Walther	49
7	Self-categorization of users’ comments and ingroup influence: The moderating role of context-dependent ingroup identification 2019 ·Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace ·Jeong-woo Jang, Joseph B. Walther	5
8	An Effort to Increase Organ Donor Registration Through Intergroup Competition and Electronic Word of Mouth 2016 ·Journal of Health Communication ·Sandi W. Smith, (unknown), Hee Sun Park, Joseph B. Walther, Yuhua Liang, Gary Hsieh	15
9	Media Effects: Theory and Research breakdown → 2015 ·Annual Review of Psychology ·Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter, Joseph B. Walther	304
10	Communication Processes in Participatory Websites 2012 ·Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ·Joseph B. Walther, Jeong-woo Jang	176
11	Face-to-Face Communication over the Internet 2011 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Arvid Kappas, Joseph B. Walther, José Miguel Fernández Dols, Agneta H. Fischer, Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti, Brian Parkinson, Pierre Philippot, Antony S. R. Manstead, Gary Bente, Veikko Surakka, Elisabeth Oberzaucher	41
12	Continued Benefits of a Technical Assistance Web Site to Local Tobacco Control Coalitions During a State Budget Shortfall 2011 ·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice ·David B. Buller, (unknown), Erwin P. Bettinghaus, Ron Borland, Joseph B. Walther, Donald W. Helme, Peter E. Andersen, Gary Cutter, Julie A. Maloy	2
13	Dissemination of Outreach Education Programs: In-Person and Computer-Mediated Strategies 2010 ·Journal of Extension ·(unknown), Marianne E. Krasny, Joseph B. Walther	0
14	Turn-taking and the local management of conversation in a highly simultaneous computer-mediated communication system 2010 ·Indiana Magazine of History (Indiana University) ·(unknown), Fred Beard, Joseph B. Walther	16
15	Health Information, Credibility, Homophily, and Influence via the Internet: Web Sites Versus Discussion Groups 2008 ·Health Communication ·Zuoming Wang, Joseph B. Walther, Suzanne Pingree, Robert P. Hawkins	201
16	Attributes of Interactive Online Health Information Systems 2005 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Joseph B. Walther, Suzanne Pingree, Robert P. Hawkins, David B. Buller	91
17	A survey of web log data and their application in use-based design 2005 ·(unknown), Joseph B. Walther	8
18	Research ethics in Internet-enabled research: Human subjects issues and methodological myopia 2002 ·Ethics and Information Technology ·Joseph B. Walther	144
19	Computer-Mediated Communication breakdown → 1996 ·Communication Research ·Joseph B. Walther	3074
20	Interpretations, Evaluations, and Consequences of Interpersonal Touch 1992 ·Human Communication Research ·Judee K. Burgoon, Joseph B. Walther, E. James Baesler	82

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