Melissa Aronczyk

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 714 citations indexed

About

Melissa Aronczyk is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Aronczyk has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 714 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Communication and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Melissa Aronczyk's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (7 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (6 papers). Melissa Aronczyk is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (7 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (6 papers). Melissa Aronczyk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Melissa Aronczyk's co-authors include Devon Powers, Stephanie Hill, Stephen J. Scanlan, A. Wren Montgomery, Francesco N. Tubiello, Robert J. Brulle, Pete Smith, Simon L. Lewis, Doreen Stabinsky and Jason T. Carmichael and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Climatic Change and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Aronczyk

34 papers receiving 655 citations

Hit Papers

An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
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. An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing
    2022 104 citations Stephen J. Scanlan, Pete Smith et al. Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Aronczyk United States 13 328 130 123 122 116 38 714
Peter van Ham Belgium 13 472 1.4× 108 0.8× 130 1.1× 334 2.7× 100 0.9× 38 906
Lizabeth Cohen United States 13 642 2.0× 248 1.9× 58 0.5× 220 1.8× 46 0.4× 38 1.3k
Hugo Gaggiotti United Kingdom 9 331 1.0× 34 0.3× 66 0.5× 71 0.6× 36 0.3× 40 614
Steven M. Buechler United States 13 683 2.1× 67 0.5× 104 0.8× 295 2.4× 74 0.6× 22 1.1k
Can‐Seng Ooi Australia 16 740 2.3× 188 1.4× 29 0.2× 38 0.3× 62 0.5× 82 1.0k
Drew Gertner United Kingdom 4 846 2.6× 529 4.1× 77 0.6× 62 0.5× 283 2.4× 6 1.3k
Daniel Cockayne Canada 14 447 1.4× 187 1.4× 26 0.2× 56 0.5× 21 0.2× 31 796
Martin Fougère Finland 16 199 0.6× 169 1.3× 68 0.6× 68 0.6× 198 1.7× 39 818
Ben Sanders Australia 8 229 0.7× 106 0.8× 22 0.2× 41 0.3× 79 0.7× 24 807
Victor B. Teye United States 16 1.4k 4.4× 177 1.4× 70 0.6× 56 0.5× 52 0.4× 36 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Aronczyk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Aronczyk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Aronczyk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Aronczyk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Aronczyk 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 Melissa Aronczyk. Melissa Aronczyk 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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Jensen, Klaus Bruhn, Melissa Aronczyk, John Cook, et al.. (2025). Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review. 1 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa, Patrick McCurdy, & Chris Russill. (2024). Greenwashing, net-zero, and the oil sands in Canada: The case of Pathways Alliance. Energy Research & Social Science. 112. 103502–103502. 12 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Energy Citizens “Just Like You”? Public Relations Campaigning by the Climate Change Counter-movement. Environmental Communication. 17(7). 794–810. 6 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa & Adrienne Russell. (2023). Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Apprehending the Climate Crisis. Social Media + Society. 9(2). 2 indexed citations
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Scanlan, Stephen J., Pete Smith, Melissa Aronczyk, et al.. (2022). An Integrated Framework to Assess Greenwashing. Sustainability. 14(8). 4431–4431. 104 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aronczyk, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Big data for climate action or climate action for big data?. Big Data & Society. 8(1). 27 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa, et al.. (2020). Publicity and Transparency. American Behavioral Scientist. 64(11). 1531–1544. 19 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa, Lee Edwards, & Anu Kantola. (2017). Apprehending public relations as a promotional industry. Public Relations Inquiry. 6(2). 139–155. 19 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2016). iTequila! Distilling the Spirit of Mexico. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 45(3). 307–308. 1 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2015). Understanding the Impact of the Transnational Promotional Class on Political Communication. International journal of communication. 9(1). 2007–2026. 7 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2015). Qualitative Political Communication| Understanding the Impact of the Transnational Promotional Class on Political Communication. International journal of communication. 9. 20.
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2014). Nation ‘branding’ to promote states in the global market has serious consequences for social diversity within European countries. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science).
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2014). Ethical oil: the case for Canada's oil sands. Environmental Communication. 8(1). 131–133. 2 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2013). Confidence game: Marketing well-being in economic surveys. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 17(3). 244–257.
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Aronczyk, Melissa, et al.. (2012). Introduction: Cultures of circulation. Poetics. 40(2). 93–100. 11 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa & Devon Powers. (2010). Blowing up the brand : critical perspectives on promotional culture. P. Lang eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2009). Research in Brief How to Do Things with Brands: Uses of National Identity. 3 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2008). 'Living the Brand': Nationality, Globality, and the Identity Strategies of Nation Branding Consultants. International journal of communication. 2. 25. 127 indexed citations
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Aronczyk, Melissa. (2008). Branding the nation : mediating space, value, and identity in the context of global culture. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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