Karen Freberg

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Karen Freberg is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Freberg has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Communication and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karen Freberg's work include Public Relations and Crisis Communication (12 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (5 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (5 papers). Karen Freberg is often cited by papers focused on Public Relations and Crisis Communication (12 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (5 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (5 papers). Karen Freberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Australia. Karen Freberg's co-authors include Laura A. Freberg, Karen McGaughey, Kristin Graham, Shari R. Veil, Michael J. Palenchar, Debra A. Laverie, Kerry T. Manis, William Humphrey, Tiffany Derville Gallicano and Guy J. Golan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medical Teacher and American Behavioral Scientist.

In The Last Decade

Karen Freberg

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality

2010 735 citations Karen Freberg, Kristin Graham et al. Public Relations Review profile →

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Anita Whiting United States

Jihoon Kim United States

M. Laeeq Khan United States

Johannes Knoll Austria

John Raacke United States

Amber Hinsley United States

Susie Khamis Australia

Marijke De Veirman Belgium

Jameson L. Hayes United States

Brandi Watkins United States

Anita Whiting United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Karen Freberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Freberg

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Freberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Freberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Freberg 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 Karen Freberg. Karen Freberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smith, Brian G., Guy J. Golan, & Karen Freberg. (2023). Influencer relations: Establishing the concept and process for public relations. Public Relations Review. 49(2). 102305–102305. 12 indexed citations

Boatwright, Brandon & Karen Freberg. (2023). Exploring the Value of Multi-Modal Corporate Influencers: A Case Study of Peloton Instructors’ Engagement, Community Building, and Branding Functions. International Journal of Strategic Communication. 17(2). 134–150. 4 indexed citations

Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2021). Zooming through a Pandemic: An Examination of Marketable Skills Gained by University Students during the COVID-19 Crisis. Howard Journal of Communications. 32(5). 507–529. 10 indexed citations

Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2020). Public relations and customer service: Employer perspectives of social media proficiency. Public Relations Review. 46(4). 101954–101954. 15 indexed citations

Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2020). Predicting abandonment of brand social media accounts. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 25(2). 157–170. 2 indexed citations

Laverie, Debra A., William Humphrey, Kerry T. Manis, & Karen Freberg. (2020). THE DIGITAL ERA HAS CHANGED MARKETING: A GUIDE TO USING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPLORATION OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. Marketing Education Review. 30(1). 57–80. 26 indexed citations

Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2019). Australian employer perceptions of unprofessional social media behaviour and its impact on graduate employability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(2). 104–121. 1 indexed citations

Guidry, Jeanine P. D., Lucinda Austin, Kellie E. Carlyle, et al.. (2018). Welcome or Not: Comparing #Refugee Posts on Instagram and Pinterest. American Behavioral Scientist. 62(4). 512–531. 19 indexed citations

Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2017). Social Media Education: Industry Leader Recommendations for Curriculum and Faculty Competencies. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 73(4). 379–391. 19 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2016). All about that tweet: student perceptions of professors’ social media use in the classroom. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing. 10(2). 124–136. 8 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2016). Bridging organizational identity and reputation messages online: a conceptual model. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 21(2). 195–212. 16 indexed citations

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Chaudhri, Vidhi, Karen Freberg, Smeeta Mishra, et al.. (2015). Social Media: The New Mantra for Managing Reputation. Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers. 40(4). 455–491. 26 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2014). Medical student storytelling on an institutional blog: A case study analysis. Medical Teacher. 36(5). 415–421. 4 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2013). Using a Situational Q‐Sort to Assess Perceptions of a Food Recall Message as a Function of Delivery via Social, Organizational or Traditional Media. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 21(4). 225–230. 5 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, et al.. (2013). Using value modeling to evaluate social media messages: The case of Hurricane Irene. Public Relations Review. 39(3). 185–192. 56 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen. (2012). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Intention to Comply With a Food Recall Message. Health Communication. 28(4). 359–365. 21 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen. (2012). Intention to comply with crisis messages communicated via social media. Public Relations Review. 38(3). 416–421. 102 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, Kristin Graham, Karen McGaughey, & Laura A. Freberg. (2010). Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality. Public Relations Review. 37(1). 90–92. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

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Freberg, Karen, Michael J. Palenchar, & Shari R. Veil. (2010). Social media bookmarking services: Managing and sharing information from a centralized source. 1 indexed citations

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Freberg, Karen, Rebecca N. Adams, Karen McGaughey, & Laura A. Freberg. (2010). The rich get richer: Online and offline social connectivity predicts subjective loneliness. 15 indexed citations

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