Michelle I. Seelig

1.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

Michelle I. Seelig is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle I. Seelig has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Communication and 8 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Michelle I. Seelig's work include Misinformation and Its Impacts (13 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (10 papers). Michelle I. Seelig is often cited by papers focused on Misinformation and Its Impacts (13 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (10 papers). Michelle I. Seelig collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michelle I. Seelig's co-authors include Joseph E. Uscinski, Casey Klofstad, Kamal Premaratne, Manohar N. Murthi, Adam Enders, John Funchion, Stefan Wuchty, Caleb Everett, Justin Stoler and Hugo Drochon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michelle I. Seelig

35 papers receiving 928 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.

Why do people believe COVID-19 conspiracy theories?

2020 283 citations Joseph E. Uscinski, Adam Enders et al. profile →
The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation

2021 157 citations Adam Enders, Joseph E. Uscinski et al. Political Behavior profile →
American Politics in Two Dimensions: Partisan and Ideological Identities versus Anti‐Establishment Orientations

2021 105 citations Joseph E. Uscinski, Adam Enders et al. American Journal of Political Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle I. Seelig United States	13	817	321	221	197	147	40	987
Christina E. Farhart United States	10	878 1.1×	329 1.0×	228 1.0×	227 1.2×	171 1.2×	19	1.0k
Türkay Salim Nefes United Kingdom	9	911 1.1×	240 0.7×	242 1.1×	217 1.1×	241 1.6×	27	1.0k
John Funchion United States	8	650 0.8×	219 0.7×	193 0.9×	179 0.9×	121 0.8×	17	736
Thomas Wood United States	15	1.2k 1.4×	425 1.3×	301 1.4×	225 1.1×	223 1.5×	26	1.4k
Benjamin Lyons United States	16	919 1.1×	469 1.5×	255 1.2×	138 0.7×	85 0.6×	56	1.2k
Cameron Martel United States	13	764 0.9×	290 0.9×	215 1.0×	143 0.7×	161 1.1×	22	1.0k
Steve Rathje United States	17	889 1.1×	442 1.4×	327 1.5×	101 0.5×	121 0.8×	27	1.2k
Sedona Chinn United States	10	659 0.8×	356 1.1×	70 0.3×	107 0.5×	54 0.4×	26	882
Stef Aupers Netherlands	16	853 1.0×	187 0.6×	84 0.4×	293 1.5×	72 0.5×	51	1.1k
Caleb Everett United States	13	369 0.5×	105 0.3×	149 0.7×	129 0.7×	93 0.6×	39	941

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle I. Seelig

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle I. Seelig

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Diekman, Amanda B., Michelle I. Seelig, Kamal Premaratne, et al.. (2025). Belief in Science‐Related Conspiracy Theories. Journal of Social Issues. 81(1). 2 indexed citations

Shata, Aya & Michelle I. Seelig. (2025). Is It Real Enough? A Mixed-Methods Study of Realism, Engagement and Counterargument in Transmedia Edutainment for Sustainable Behaviors. Communication & Society. 110–127.

Ahn, Soyeon, et al.. (2024). The Role of Health Belief Model Constructs and Content Creator Characteristics in Social Media Engagement: Insights from COVID-19 Vaccine Tweets. Healthcare. 12(18). 1845–1845. 4 indexed citations

Millet, Barbara, et al.. (2024). In Twitter we trust(ed): How perceptions of Twitter's helpfulness influence news post credibility perceptions and news engagement. Computers in Human Behavior. 155. 108185–108185. 6 indexed citations

Klofstad, Casey, Amanda B. Diekman, Sandra Kübler, et al.. (2024). Belief in White Replacement. Politics Groups and Identities. 13(2). 387–411. 3 indexed citations

Seelig, Michelle I., et al.. (2022). Connected, but are they engaged? Exploring young adults’ willingness to engage online and off-line. First Monday. 4 indexed citations

Seelig, Michelle I., et al.. (2022). A frame analysis of climate change solutions in legacy news and digital media. Newspaper Research Journal. 43(4). 370–388. 6 indexed citations

Uscinski, Joseph E., Adam Enders, Amanda B. Diekman, et al.. (2022). The psychological and political correlates of conspiracy theory beliefs. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 21672–21672. 49 indexed citations

Uscinski, Joseph E., Adam Enders, Casey Klofstad, et al.. (2022). Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270429–e0270429. 89 indexed citations

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Tao, Weiting, et al.. (2022). The Power of Emotional Appeal in Motivating Behaviors to Mitigate Climate Change among Generation Z. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing. 36(1). 37–64. 9 indexed citations

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Enders, Adam, Joseph E. Uscinski, Casey Klofstad, et al.. (2021). Do conspiracy beliefs form a belief system? Examining the structure and organization of conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 9(1). 255–271. 54 indexed citations

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Shata, Aya & Michelle I. Seelig. (2021). The Dragonfly Effect: Analysis of the Social Media Women’s Empowerment Campaign. Journal of Creative Communications. 16(3). 331–346. 11 indexed citations

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Uscinski, Joseph E., Adam Enders, Michelle I. Seelig, et al.. (2021). American Politics in Two Dimensions: Partisan and Ideological Identities versus Anti‐Establishment Orientations. American Journal of Political Science. 65(4). 877–895. 105 indexed citations breakdown →

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Enders, Adam, Joseph E. Uscinski, Michelle I. Seelig, et al.. (2021). The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation. Political Behavior. 45(2). 781–804. 157 indexed citations breakdown →

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Enders, Adam, Joseph E. Uscinski, Casey Klofstad, et al.. (2021). The 2020 presidential election and beliefs about fraud: Continuity or change?. Electoral Studies. 72. 102366–102366. 33 indexed citations

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Seelig, Michelle I.. (2010). Journalism and Mass Communication Education The Impact of Technology on Pedagogy. Explorations in Media Ecology. 9(4). 245–258. 3 indexed citations

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Seelig, Michelle I.. (2008). Interactivity on Traditional Media Web Sites. Journal of Radio & Audio Media. 15(2). 231–248. 15 indexed citations

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Seelig, Michelle I.. (2008). An Updated Look at Trends in Content and Web Page Design in News Web Sites. Electronic News. 2(2). 86–101. 6 indexed citations

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Seelig, Michelle I.. (2007). Stereotyping of Hispanic Americans in U.S. Magazine Advertising. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations Communities and Nations Annual Review. 7(4). 69–82.

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Seelig, Michelle I.. (2005). A Case for the Visual Elite. Visual Communication Quarterly. 12(3). 164–181. 4 indexed citations

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