Michael Gurevitch

11.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
38 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Gurevitch is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Gurevitch has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Communication, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Michael Gurevitch's work include Social Media and Politics (9 papers), Media Studies and Communication (8 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 papers). Michael Gurevitch is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (9 papers), Media Studies and Communication (8 papers) and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 papers). Michael Gurevitch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Michael Gurevitch's co-authors include Elihu Katz, Jay G. Blumler, James Curran, Janet Woollacott, Michael J. Sullivan, Tony Bennett, James Curran, Dennis Davis, Andrea L. Press and Stephen Coleman and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Gurevitch

38 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Uses and Gratifications Research 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1973 1978 1983 1987 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Uses and Gratifications Research
    1973 2.2k citations Elihu Katz, Jay G. Blumler et al. Public Opinion Quarterly profile →
  2. On the Use of the Mass Media for Important Things
    1973 1.0k citations Elihu Katz, Michael Gurevitch et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  3. Mass Communication and Society.
    1978 677 citations Michael J. Sullivan, James Curran et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  4. Culture, Society and the Media.
    1983 515 citations Michael Gurevitch, Tony Bennett et al. Social Forces profile →
  5. Mass Communication Review Yearbook
    1987 443 citations Michael Gurevitch Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

Michael Gurevitch
Jay G. Blumler United Kingdom
Zizi Papacharissi United States
Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach United States
Alice Marwick United States
Esther Thorson United States
James E. Katz United States
Barrie Gunter United Kingdom
William P. Eveland United States
R. Lance Holbert United States
George Cheney United States
Jay G. Blumler United Kingdom
Michael Gurevitch
Citations per year, relative to Michael Gurevitch Michael Gurevitch (= 1×) peers Jay G. Blumler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Gurevitch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Gurevitch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Curran, James, Michael Gurevitch, Janet Woollacott, et al.. (2011). Media and Society. 2 indexed citations
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Curran, James & Michael Gurevitch. (2005). Mass Media and Society 4th edition. 5 indexed citations
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Esser, Frank, Barbara Pfetsch, Daniel C. Hallin, et al.. (2004). Comparing Political Communication. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 62 indexed citations
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Blumler, Jay G. & Michael Gurevitch. (2001). THE NEW MEDIA AND OUR POLITICAL COMMUNICATION DISCONTENTS: DEMOCRATIZING CYBERSPACE. Information Communication & Society. 4(1). 1–13. 5 indexed citations
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Blumler, Jay G. & Michael Gurevitch. (2001). THE NEW MEDIA AND OUR POLITICAL COMMUNICATION DISCONTENTS: DEMOCRATIZING CYBERSPACE. Information Communication & Society. 4(1). 1–13. 64 indexed citations
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Gurevitch, Michael. (1999). Whither the Future? Some Afterthoughts. Political Communication. 16(3). 281–284. 2 indexed citations
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Gurevitch, Michael. (1995). . Public Opinion Quarterly. 59(3). 445–445. 1 indexed citations
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Levy, Mark R. & Michael Gurevitch. (1994). Defining media studies : reflections on the future of the field. Oxford University Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Levy, Mark R. & Michael Gurevitch. (1993). Editor's Note. Journal of Communication. 43(3). 4–5. 11 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg, Judith, Stephen Holmes, Owen M. Fiss, et al.. (1990). Democracy and the Mass Media. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 56 indexed citations
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Gurevitch, Michael & Mark R. Levy. (1990). The Global Newsroom. British Journalism Review. 2(1). 27–37. 15 indexed citations
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Gurevitch, Michael. (1987). Mass Communication Review Yearbook. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 443 indexed citations breakdown →
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Press, Andrea L., Michael Gurevitch, Tony Bennett, James Curran, & Janet Woollacott. (1983). Culture, Society and the Media.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(5). 555–555. 278 indexed citations
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Curran, James, et al.. (1979). Media and Society. Communication Booknotes. 11(1). 20–21. 2 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Michael J., James Curran, Michael Gurevitch, & Janet Woollacott. (1978). Mass Communication and Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(6). 808–808. 677 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Feldman, Saúl, Elihu Katz, & Michael Gurevitch. (1977). The Secularization of Leisure: Culture and Communication in Israel.. Social Forces. 56(1). 282–282. 42 indexed citations
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Gurevitch, Michael, et al.. (1976). The secularization of leisure: culture and communication in Israel.. 2 indexed citations
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Dumazedier, Joffre, Elihu Katz, & Michael Gurevitch. (1976). The Secularization of Leisure: Culture and Communication in Israël. Revue Française de Sociologie. 17(1). 126–126. 10 indexed citations
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Katz, Elihu, et al.. (1973). On the Use of the Mass Media for Important Things. American Sociological Review. 38(2). 164–164. 1023 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gurevitch, Michael, et al.. (1972). The Diffusion of Television as an Innovation. Human Relations. 25(3). 181–197. 2 indexed citations

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