Melissa Tully

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Melissa Tully is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Tully has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 44 papers in Communication and 17 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Melissa Tully's work include Social Media and Politics (35 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (33 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (19 papers). Melissa Tully is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (35 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (33 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (19 papers). Melissa Tully collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Melissa Tully's co-authors include Emily K. Vraga, Leticia Bode, Brian Ekdale, Rachel Young, Mariah L. Wellman, Jane B. Singer, Kajsa E. Dalrymple, Seth Ashley, Stephanie Craft and Adam Maksl and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Journal of Media Literacy Education.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Tully

68 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

News literacy, social media behaviors, and skepticism toward information on social media

2019 193 citations Emily K. Vraga, Melissa Tully profile →
Ethics of Authenticity: Social Media Influencers and the Production of Sponsored Content

2020 148 citations Melissa Tully, Brian Ekdale et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Tully United States	26	1.6k	1.1k	373	363	225	72	2.1k
Caleb T. Carr United States	23	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	354 0.9×	235 0.6×	295 1.3×	58	2.9k
Porismita Borah United States	25	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	337 0.9×	352 1.0×	77 0.3×	90	2.4k
Nojin Kwak United States	26	2.2k 1.4×	2.4k 2.2×	311 0.8×	284 0.8×	155 0.7×	46	3.4k
Kjerstin Thorson United States	21	1.9k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	210 0.6×	455 1.3×	135 0.6×	57	2.8k
Brandon Van Der Heide United States	18	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	278 0.7×	196 0.5×	144 0.6×	31	2.8k
Brian E. Weeks United States	24	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	222 0.6×	452 1.2×	71 0.3×	48	2.8k
Yariv Tsfati Israel	30	2.4k 1.5×	2.6k 2.4×	497 1.3×	427 1.2×	78 0.3×	78	3.8k
Leen d’Haenens Belgium	26	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	175 0.5×	118 0.3×	426 1.9×	206	2.6k
Saleem Alhabash United States	20	1.8k 1.1×	627 0.6×	266 0.7×	173 0.5×	290 1.3×	48	2.5k
Michael A. Stefanone United States	22	1.3k 0.8×	746 0.7×	191 0.5×	116 0.3×	208 0.9×	55	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Tully

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Tully

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gondwe, Gregory, Dani Madrid‐Morales, Melissa Tully, & Herman Wasserman. (2025). Misinformation and Digital Inequalities: Comparing How Different Demographic Groups Get Exposed to and Engage with False Information. Mass Communication & Society. 29(1). 1–15.

Ndegwa, Linus, et al.. (2024). Building trust and increasing inclusion in public health research: co-produced strategies for engaging UK ethnic minority communities in research. Public Health. 233. 90–99. 11 indexed citations

Tully, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Media Literacy and Fact-Checking as Proactive and Reactive Responses to Misinformation in Kenya and Senegal. African Journalism Studies. 47(1). 1–18. 1 indexed citations

Tully, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Effects of a News Literacy Video on News Literacy Perceptions and Misinformation Evaluation. Media and Communication. 13. 1 indexed citations

Young, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Barriers to mediation among U.S. parents of adolescents: A mixed-methods study of why parents do not monitor or restrict digital media use. Computers in Human Behavior. 153. 108093–108093. 5 indexed citations

Ahmed, Saifuddin, Dani Madrid‐Morales, & Melissa Tully. (2022). Online political engagement, cognitive skills and engagement with misinformation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. Online Information Review. 47(5). 989–1008. 9 indexed citations

Ahmed, Saifuddin, Dani Madrid‐Morales, & Melissa Tully. (2022). Social media, misinformation, and age inequality in online political engagement. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. 20(3). 269–285. 12 indexed citations

Ashley, Seth, Stephanie Craft, Adam Maksl, Melissa Tully, & Emily K. Vraga. (2022). Can News Literacy Help Reduce Belief in COVID Misinformation?. Mass Communication & Society. 26(4). 695–719. 14 indexed citations

Madrid‐Morales, Dani, et al.. (2021). Comparative Approaches to Mis/Disinformation| Motivations for Sharing Misinformation: A Comparative Study in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries. International journal of communication. 15. 20. 8 indexed citations

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Vraga, Emily K., Melissa Tully, & Leticia Bode. (2021). Assessing the relative merits of news literacy and corrections in responding to misinformation on Twitter. New Media & Society. 24(10). 2354–2371. 47 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Who is Responsible for Stopping the Spread of Misinformation? Examining Audience Perceptions of Responsibilities and Responses in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries. Digital Journalism. 10(5). 679–697. 22 indexed citations

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Bode, Leticia, Emily K. Vraga, & Melissa Tully. (2020). Correcting Misperceptions About Genetically Modified Food on Social Media: Examining the Impact of Experts, Social Media Heuristics, and the Gateway Belief Model. Science Communication. 43(2). 225–251. 43 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa & Emily K. Vraga. (2018). A Mixed Methods Approach to Examining the Relationship Between News Media Literacy and Political Efficacy. International journal of communication. 12. 22. 23 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa, et al.. (2018). News media literacy, perceptions of bias, and interpretation of news. Journalism. 21(2). 209–226. 52 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa & Emily K. Vraga. (2017). Who Experiences Growth in News Media Literacy and Why Does It Matter? Examining Education, Individual Differences, and Democratic Outcomes. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 73(2). 167–181. 22 indexed citations

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Young, Rachel, Kajsa E. Dalrymple, & Melissa Tully. (2016). Twitter Chats and Public Engagement: Examining Concern and Critique in Questions About the Ebola Epidemic. 1 indexed citations

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Vraga, Emily K., et al.. (2015). A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Measuring News Media Literacy. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 62 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa. (2015). Investigating the Role of Innovation Attributes in the Adoption, Rejection, and Discontinued Use of Open Source Software for Development. Information Technologies and International Development. 11(3). 55–69. 16 indexed citations

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Tully, Melissa & Brian Ekdale. (2014). Sites of Playful Engagement: Twitter Hashtags as Spaces of Leisure and Development in Kenya. Information Technologies and International Development. 10(3). 67–82. 29 indexed citations

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Fair, Jo Ellen, et al.. (2009). Crafting Lifestyles in Urban Africa: Young Ghanaians in the World of Online Friendship. Africa Today. 55(4). 28–49. 22 indexed citations

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