Melina Platas

2.0k total citations
20 papers, 418 citations indexed

About

Melina Platas is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Melina Platas has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 418 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Melina Platas's work include Social Media and Politics (4 papers), Media Influence and Politics (4 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers). Melina Platas is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (4 papers), Media Influence and Politics (4 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers). Melina Platas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Arab Emirates and France. Melina Platas's co-authors include Claire L. Adida, Adeline Lo, Jonathan Rodden, Guy Grossman, Kim Yi Dionne, Lauren Prather, Scott Williamson, Pia Raffler, Lisa Blaydes and Jeremy M. Weinstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melina Platas

20 papers receiving 397 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melina Platas United States 10 295 117 62 46 46 20 418
Marco Maraffi Italy 8 307 1.0× 129 1.1× 52 0.8× 49 1.1× 46 1.0× 24 442
Arie Perliger United States 13 462 1.6× 112 1.0× 64 1.0× 35 0.8× 20 0.4× 42 563
Kyle Peyton United States 9 295 1.0× 215 1.8× 28 0.5× 23 0.5× 49 1.1× 22 450
Jacob Sohlberg Sweden 10 242 0.8× 93 0.8× 65 1.0× 63 1.4× 70 1.5× 18 380
Marco Giani United Kingdom 8 316 1.1× 248 2.1× 61 1.0× 73 1.6× 152 3.3× 21 616
Alexandra Scacco United States 5 350 1.2× 130 1.1× 19 0.3× 23 0.5× 20 0.4× 8 439
Jonas Krogh Madsen Denmark 8 160 0.5× 141 1.2× 27 0.4× 36 0.8× 104 2.3× 17 416
Tuba Bircan Belgium 12 195 0.7× 45 0.4× 60 1.0× 14 0.3× 33 0.7× 39 372
Jacqueline Nelson Australia 13 336 1.1× 35 0.3× 61 1.0× 26 0.6× 38 0.8× 27 489
Hana Brown United States 11 360 1.2× 114 1.0× 80 1.3× 26 0.6× 13 0.3× 27 477

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melina Platas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melina Platas

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adida, Claire L., Adeline Lo, Melina Platas, Lauren Prather, & Scott Williamson. (2025). When hearts meet minds: complementary effects of perspective-getting and information on refugee inclusion. Political Science Research and Methods. 13(4). 798–814. 2 indexed citations
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Bush, Sarah Sunn & Melina Platas. (2024). National Identity and Democracy Ratings. Comparative Political Studies. 58(6). 1141–1170. 1 indexed citations
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Platas, Melina. (2023). Changes in education levels across generations in Africa are linked to religion. Nature. 618(7963). 31–32. 1 indexed citations
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Platas, Melina, et al.. (2022). Legacies of Islamic Rule in Africa: Colonial Responses and Contemporary Development. World Development. 152. 105750–105750. 5 indexed citations
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Platas, Melina, et al.. (2021). “If we move, it moves with us:” Physical distancing in Africa during COVID-19. World Development. 142. 105379–105379. 12 indexed citations
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Grossman, Guy, et al.. (2021). Viral Voting: Social Networks and Political Participation. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 16(3). 265–284. 11 indexed citations
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Grossman, Guy, et al.. (2021). Who Registers? Village Networks, Household Dynamics, and Voter Registration in Rural Uganda. Comparative Political Studies. 55(6). 899–932. 3 indexed citations
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Williamson, Scott, et al.. (2020). Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion. American Political Science Review. 115(2). 686–693. 44 indexed citations
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Blaydes, Lisa & Melina Platas. (2020). Religion, family structure, and the perpetuation of female genital cutting in Egypt. 86(3). 305–328. 6 indexed citations
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Platas, Melina & Pia Raffler. (2020). Closing the Gap: Information and Mass Support in a Dominant Party Regime. The Journal of Politics. 83(4). 1619–1634. 13 indexed citations
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Williamson, Scott, et al.. (2020). Increasing Immigrant Inclusion: Family History, Empathy, and Immigration in the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Grossman, Guy, et al.. (2019). It Takes a Village: Peer Effects and Externalities in Technology Adoption. American Journal of Political Science. 64(3). 536–553. 24 indexed citations
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Adida, Claire L., Adeline Lo, & Melina Platas. (2019). Americans preferred Syrian refugees who are female, English-speaking, and Christian on the eve of Donald Trump’s election. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0222504–e0222504. 53 indexed citations
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Adida, Claire L., Kim Yi Dionne, & Melina Platas. (2018). Ebola, elections, and immigration: how politicizing an epidemic can shape public attitudes. Politics Groups and Identities. 8(3). 488–514. 53 indexed citations
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Adida, Claire L., Adeline Lo, & Melina Platas. (2018). Perspective taking can promote short-term inclusionary behavior toward Syrian refugees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(38). 9521–9526. 126 indexed citations
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Grossman, Guy, Melina Platas, & Jonathan Rodden. (2018). Crowdsourcing accountability: ICT for service delivery. World Development. 112. 74–87. 33 indexed citations
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Grossman, Guy, et al.. (2018). Peer Effects and Externalities in Technology Adoption: Evidence from Community Reporting in Uganda. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Adida, Claire L., Adeline Lo, & Melina Platas. (2017). Engendering Empathy, Begetting Backlash: American Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Blaydes, Lisa & Melina Platas. (2015). Religion, Patriarchy and the Perpetuation of Harmful Social Conventions: The Case of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt. 4 indexed citations
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Platas, Melina. (2010). Africa's Health Tragedy? Ethnic Diversity and Health Outcomes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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