Kurt Braddock

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 935 citations indexed

About

Kurt Braddock is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Braddock has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 935 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 3 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Kurt Braddock's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (14 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (8 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers). Kurt Braddock is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (14 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (8 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers). Kurt Braddock collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Kurt Braddock's co-authors include James Price Dillard, John Horgan, John Horgan, Pradeep Sopory, Michael T. Stephenson, Jason W. Anderson, John F. Morrison, Beth Goldberg, Cynthia Miller‐Idriss and Brian Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Personality and Individual Differences and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Braddock

20 papers receiving 845 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Meta-analytic evidence for the persuasive effect of narratives on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors
    2016 326 citations Kurt Braddock, James Price Dillard Communication Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kurt Braddock United States 12 585 275 185 147 123 22 935
Philip Pärnamets Sweden 13 561 1.0× 63 0.2× 161 0.9× 132 0.9× 171 1.4× 28 1.1k
Tobias Rothmund Germany 20 824 1.4× 99 0.4× 114 0.6× 160 1.1× 415 3.4× 58 1.2k
Paul A. Mongeau United States 19 585 1.0× 190 0.7× 109 0.6× 213 1.4× 513 4.2× 55 1.1k
Raymond W. Preiss United States 14 363 0.6× 302 1.1× 178 1.0× 39 0.3× 212 1.7× 29 838
David R. Ewoldsen United States 19 603 1.0× 473 1.7× 150 0.8× 104 0.7× 322 2.6× 66 1.1k
Minas Michikyan United States 12 678 1.2× 111 0.4× 172 0.9× 226 1.5× 175 1.4× 24 1.0k
Hui-Tzu Grace Chou United States 6 651 1.1× 155 0.6× 199 1.1× 121 0.8× 119 1.0× 12 792
Bree McEwan United States 14 502 0.9× 98 0.4× 265 1.4× 144 1.0× 311 2.5× 32 845
Traci Y. Craig United States 9 483 0.8× 98 0.4× 118 0.6× 43 0.3× 141 1.1× 20 672
Erin K. Ruppel United States 16 396 0.7× 78 0.3× 132 0.7× 110 0.7× 247 2.0× 35 801

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Braddock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Braddock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Braddock

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Braddock, Kurt. (2024). Using Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict Violent vs. Nonviolent Extremist Behaviors. Terrorism and Political Violence. 37(6). 834–856.
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Bean, Hamilton, et al.. (2022). Stand down: a journal of applied communication research forum on extremism and White nationalism in the United States military. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 50(5). 572–591. 2 indexed citations
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Piltch‐Loeb, Rachael, Brian Hughes, Marcia A. Testa, et al.. (2022). Testing the Efficacy of Attitudinal Inoculation Videos to Enhance COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Quasi-Experimental Intervention Trial. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 8(6). e34615–e34615. 21 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt, Brian Hughes, Beth Goldberg, & Cynthia Miller‐Idriss. (2022). Engagement in subversive online activity predicts susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda. New Media & Society. 26(4). 1775–1798. 6 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt, Sandy Schumann, Emily Corner, & Paul Gill. (2022). The Moderating Effects of “Dark” Personality Traits and Message Vividness on the Persuasiveness of Terrorist Narrative Propaganda. Frontiers in Psychology. 13.
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Horgan, John & Kurt Braddock. (2021). Terrorism Studies: A Reader. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 8 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt. (2020). Weaponized Words. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt. (2019). A Brief Primer on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods in the Study of Terrorism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt. (2019). Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda. Terrorism and Political Violence. 34(2). 240–262. 37 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt & John F. Morrison. (2018). Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 43(6). 468–492. 16 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt & James Price Dillard. (2016). Meta-analytic evidence for the persuasive effect of narratives on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. Communication Monographs. 83(4). 446–467. 326 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braddock, Kurt. (2014). The utility of narratives for promoting radicalization: The case of the Animal Liberation Front. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. 8(1). 38–59. 33 indexed citations
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Kenney, Michael, John Horgan, Kathleen M. Carley, et al.. (2012). Organisational adaptation in an activist network: Social networks, leadership, and change in al-Muhajiroun. Applied Ergonomics. 44(5). 739–747. 16 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt, et al.. (2011). Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors. Journal of Personality. 79(4). 793–810. 28 indexed citations
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Horgan, John & Kurt Braddock. (2010). Rehabilitating the Terrorists?: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs. Terrorism and Political Violence. 22(2). 267–291. 182 indexed citations
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Braddock, Kurt, et al.. (2010). Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors. Journal of Personality. no–no. 17 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Charles, et al.. (2009). Group Communication During Resource Dilemmas: 3. Effects of Social Value Orientation. Communication Quarterly. 57(4). 433–451. 8 indexed citations
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Dillard, James Price, et al.. (2009). BIS/BAS scales and their relationship to risky health behaviours. Personality and Individual Differences. 47(2). 89–93. 110 indexed citations

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