Marcus Mann

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Marcus Mann is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcus Mann has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Communication and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Marcus Mann's work include Social Media and Politics (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 papers). Marcus Mann is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (5 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 papers). Marcus Mann collaborates with scholars based in United States. Marcus Mann's co-authors include Christopher A. Bail, Taylor Brown, M. B. Fallin Hunzaker, Lisa P. Argyle, Friedolin Merhout, Haohan Chen, Alexander Volfovsky, Jaemin Lee, Cyrus Schleifer and Neil Gross and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Marcus Mann

11 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization

2018 904 citations Christopher A. Bail, Lisa P. Argyle et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcus Mann United States	6	768	579	241	222	179	12	1.1k
Taylor Brown United States	8	684 0.9×	567 1.0×	245 1.0×	191 0.9×	175 1.0×	9	1.1k
Alexander Volfovsky United States	10	770 1.0×	646 1.1×	282 1.2×	211 1.0×	228 1.3×	30	1.2k
Friedolin Merhout United States	7	764 1.0×	650 1.1×	275 1.1×	209 0.9×	204 1.1×	8	1.1k
M. B. Fallin Hunzaker United States	5	734 1.0×	562 1.0×	246 1.0×	200 0.9×	172 1.0×	6	1.1k
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik Israel	24	825 1.1×	981 1.7×	126 0.5×	171 0.8×	224 1.3×	54	1.4k
Robert Faris United States	11	732 1.0×	663 1.1×	103 0.4×	219 1.0×	255 1.4×	34	1.2k
Lisa P. Argyle United States	6	726 0.9×	587 1.0×	258 1.1×	210 0.9×	304 1.7×	19	1.3k
Kevin Munger United States	17	685 0.9×	576 1.0×	104 0.4×	180 0.8×	288 1.6×	42	1.1k
Alexandra Siegel United States	11	769 1.0×	616 1.1×	123 0.5×	219 1.0×	304 1.7×	20	1.1k
Sarah J. Jackson United States	16	605 0.8×	799 1.4×	78 0.3×	163 0.7×	193 1.1×	24	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Marcus Mann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marcus Mann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcus Mann

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

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Mann, Marcus, et al.. (2025). Beyond Polarization: Right-Wing News as a Quasi-religious Phenomenon. Sociological Theory. 43(2). 115–140.

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Mann, Marcus. (2024). Blurred Authorities: How Exposure to Conflicting Accounts Increases Strong Democrats’ Openness to Partisan Conspiracy Narratives. Poetics. 104. 101899–101899. 1 indexed citations

3.

Mann, Marcus, et al.. (2023). Unsorted Significance: Examining Potential Pathways to Extreme Political Beliefs and Communities on Reddit. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 9. 4 indexed citations

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Hunzaker, M. B. Fallin & Marcus Mann. (2019). Sharing Stories, Sharing Bias: How Descriptions of Context Shape Negative Stereotype Use in Response to Accounts of Economic Adversity. Social Problems. 68(3). 696–719. 3 indexed citations

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Mann, Marcus & Cyrus Schleifer. (2019). Love the Science, Hate the Scientists: Conservative Identity Protects Belief in Science and Undermines Trust in Scientists. Social Forces. 99(1). 305–332. 74 indexed citations

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Bail, Christopher A., Lisa P. Argyle, Taylor Brown, et al.. (2018). Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(37). 9216–9221. 904 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bail, Christopher A., Lisa P. Argyle, Taylor Brown, et al.. (2018). Exposure to Opposing Views can Increase Political Polarization: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment on Social Media. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 11 indexed citations

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Bail, Christopher A., Taylor Brown, & Marcus Mann. (2017). Channeling Hearts and Minds: Advocacy Organizations, Cognitive-Emotional Currents, and Public Conversation. American Sociological Review. 82(6). 1188–1213. 55 indexed citations

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Gross, Neil & Marcus Mann. (2017). Is There a “Ferguson Effect?” Google Searches, Concern about Police Violence, and Crime in U.S. Cities, 2014–2016. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 3. 36 indexed citations

10.

Cragun, Ryan T., et al.. (2016). Perceived Marginalization, Educational Contexts, and (Non)Religious Educational Experience. Journal of College and Character. 17(4). 241–254. 2 indexed citations

11.

Mann, Marcus. (2015). Triangle Atheists: Stigma, Identity, and Community Among Atheists in North Carolina’s Triangle Region. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 6 indexed citations

12.

Cragun, Ryan T., et al.. (2014). Chapel Use on College and University Campuses. Journal of College and Character. 15(2). 103–118. 2 indexed citations

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