Kevin B. Wright

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Kevin B. Wright is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin B. Wright has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 34 papers in Social Psychology and 23 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kevin B. Wright's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (19 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (18 papers) and Social Media and Politics (11 papers). Kevin B. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (19 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (18 papers) and Social Media and Politics (11 papers). Kevin B. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Russia. Kevin B. Wright's co-authors include Stephen A. Rains, Lynne M. Webb, Shawn King, Emily Peterson, Matthew L. Jensen, Joshua M. Averbeck, Zhu Zhang, Claude H. Miller, Daniel R. Bernard and John A. Banas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Child Development and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Kevin B. Wright

88 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Researching Internet-Based Populations: Advantages and Di... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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. Researching Internet-Based Populations: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Survey Research, Online Questionnaire Authoring Software Packages, and Web Survey Services
    2006 1.7k citations Kevin B. Wright profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin B. Wright United States 32 2.8k 1.2k 1.0k 953 698 93 5.5k
Kenneth A. Rasinski United States 37 3.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 428 0.4× 748 1.1× 115 8.0k
Edward G. Carmines United States 30 3.2k 1.2× 989 0.8× 619 0.6× 918 1.0× 599 0.9× 71 8.7k
Jin Nam Choi South Korea 48 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.6× 664 0.7× 977 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 152 7.6k
Atte Oksanen Finland 40 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 394 0.4× 729 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 205 5.2k
Koen Ponnet Belgium 44 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 456 0.4× 636 0.7× 1.5k 2.2× 246 6.2k
John Oetzel New Zealand 37 2.9k 1.1× 3.2k 2.6× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 827 1.2× 127 7.4k
Sarah J. Tracy United States 26 3.6k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.4× 729 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 69 9.2k
Gustavo S. Mesch Israel 37 3.2k 1.2× 887 0.7× 491 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 559 0.8× 109 5.0k
Dieter Frey Germany 46 3.5k 1.3× 3.1k 2.6× 374 0.4× 753 0.8× 830 1.2× 251 8.5k
Melanie C. Green United States 34 5.4k 2.0× 2.0k 1.6× 523 0.5× 2.2k 2.3× 557 0.8× 98 11.9k

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All Works

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Bylund, Carma L., et al.. (2024). “A Caregiver’s Marriage”: The Impact of Blood Cancer on the Spousal Connection. 4(2). e055–e055. 2 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin B., et al.. (2023). Bilateral Linear Porokeratosis Treated With Topical Lovastatin 2% Monotherapy. Cureus. 15(8). e43657–e43657. 1 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin B., et al.. (2022). Faith-Based Community Members, Family, and COVID-19: The Role of Family Cohesion, Social Support, and Spiritual Support on Quality of Life, Depression, and COVID-19-Prevention Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 12267–12267. 8 indexed citations
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Crane, Alison M., et al.. (2022). Bilateral Linear Porokeratosis Treated With Topical Cholesterol 2%/Lovastatin 2%. Cureus. 14(7). e27540–e27540. 6 indexed citations
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Egbert, Nichole, et al.. (2021). Motivated and able: when is facebook used to seek friendship and social support?. Journal of American College Health. 71(7). 1999–2007. 3 indexed citations
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Fisher, Carla L., et al.. (2020). Helping Mothers and Daughters Talk about Environmental Breast Cancer Risk and Risk-Reducing Lifestyle Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(13). 4757–4757. 4 indexed citations
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Fisher, Carla L., et al.. (2019). Culturally Appropriate Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Messages: Targeting Racially and Ethnically Diverse Mothers. Journal of Cancer Education. 36(2). 284–293. 5 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin B., et al.. (2018). Partnering With Mommy Bloggers to Disseminate Breast Cancer Risk Information: Social Media Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(3). e12441–e12441. 24 indexed citations
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Kreps, Gary L., et al.. (2018). Perceptions About Disseminating Health Information Among Mommy Bloggers: Quantitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(4). e116–e116. 22 indexed citations
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Mason, Alicia & Kevin B. Wright. (2014). The Life Cycle of a Virus: The Infectious Disease Narrative of NDM-1. Journal of Health Communication. 20(1). 43–50. 2 indexed citations
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LeRouge, Cynthia, et al.. (2014). Baby Boomers’ Adoption of Consumer Health Technologies: Survey on Readiness and Barriers. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 16(9). e200–e200. 80 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyunmin, et al.. (2013). Framing Medical Tourism: An Analysis of Persuasive Appeals, Risks and Benefits, and New Media Features of Medical Tourism Broker Websites. Health Communication. 29(7). 637–645. 31 indexed citations
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Mason, Alicia, Kevin B. Wright, & Jessica Bogard. (2011). Assessing Cultural Representations of Physician and Patient Imagery in Medical Tourism Websites. Journal of Intercultural Communication. 11(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin B.. (2010). A Communication Competence Approach to Healthcare Worker Conflict, Job Stress, Job Burnout, and Job Satisfaction. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 33(2). 7–14. 36 indexed citations
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Moore, Scott D., Kevin B. Wright, & Daniel R. Bernard. (2009). Influences on Health Delivery System Satisfaction: A Partial Test of the Ecological Model. Health Communication. 24(4). 285–294. 9 indexed citations
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Wright, Kevin B. & Brian R. Patterson. (2006). Socioemotional Selectivity Theory and the Macrodynamics of Friendship: The Role of Friendship Style and Communication in Friendship across the Lifespan. Communication Research Reports. 23(3). 163–170. 8 indexed citations
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