Joseph B. Walther

182 total papers · 24.2k total citations
111 papers, 15.8k 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 111 papers receiving a total of 15.8k 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, Jeong-woo Jang, Patti M. Valkenburg, 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

Computer-Mediated Communi... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1996 1992 2002 1992 2006 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Computer-Mediated Communication
    1996 3.1k citations Joseph B. Walther Communication Research profile →
  2. Interpersonal Effects in Computer-Mediated Interaction
    1992 1.7k citations Joseph B. Walther Communication Research profile →
  3. 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 →
  4. Relational Communication in Computer-Mediated Interaction
    1992 665 citations Joseph B. Walther, Judee K. Burgoon Human Communication Research profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. Interpersonal Effects in Computer-Mediated Interaction
    1994 560 citations Joseph B. Walther, David W. Park et al. Communication Research profile →
  7. Relational Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication: Experimental Observations over Time
    1995 558 citations Joseph B. Walther Organization Science profile →
  8. The Impacts of Emoticons on Message Interpretation in Computer-Mediated Communication
    2001 542 citations Joseph B. Walther et al. Social Science Computer Review profile →
  9. The Role of Friends’ Appearance and Behavior on Evaluations of Individuals on Facebook: Are We Known by the Company We Keep?
    2008 521 citations Joseph B. Walther, Brandon Van Der Heide et al. Human Communication Research profile →
  10. Too Much of a Good Thing? The Relationship Between Number of Friends and Interpersonal Impressions on Facebook
    2008 497 citations Stephanie Tom Tong, Brandon Van Der Heide et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication profile →
  11. Self-Generated Versus Other-Generated Statements and Impressions in Computer-Mediated Communication
    2009 341 citations Joseph B. Walther, Brandon Van Der Heide et al. Communication Research profile →
  12. Media Effects: Theory and Research
    2015 299 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter et al. Annual Review of Psychology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Joseph B. Walther 8.8k 6.6k 5.9k 2.7k 1.6k 111 15.8k
Judee K. Burgoon 7.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.4× 9.7k 1.6× 1.7k 0.6× 851 0.5× 270 18.1k
Jeffrey T. Hancock 6.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 3.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 710 0.5× 217 13.6k
Charles Steinfield 10.7k 1.2× 6.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.3× 763 0.3× 2.0k 1.3× 107 15.9k
Nicole B. Ellison 22.3k 2.5× 12.7k 1.9× 2.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 4.2k 2.7× 106 30.2k
Cliff Lampe 12.2k 1.4× 7.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.2× 879 0.3× 2.2k 1.4× 101 16.1k
S. Shyam Sundar 7.5k 0.8× 2.8k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 409 0.3× 246 12.8k
Sherry Turkle 4.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.3× 1.5k 0.2× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 62 10.1k
Patti M. Valkenburg 15.0k 1.7× 5.7k 0.9× 3.2k 0.5× 549 0.2× 7.5k 4.8× 209 21.6k
Sonia Livingstone 12.2k 1.4× 7.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.3× 708 0.3× 9.0k 5.7× 353 21.2k
James C. McCroskey 4.3k 0.5× 3.3k 0.5× 12.4k 2.1× 541 0.2× 5.4k 3.5× 240 18.7k

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