Nicholas DiFonzo

3.9k total citations
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Nicholas DiFonzo is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas DiFonzo has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 9 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas DiFonzo's work include Misinformation and Its Impacts (21 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (12 papers) and Media Influence and Health (8 papers). Nicholas DiFonzo is often cited by papers focused on Misinformation and Its Impacts (21 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (12 papers) and Media Influence and Health (8 papers). Nicholas DiFonzo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Nicholas DiFonzo's co-authors include Prashant Bordia, Dennis Tourish, Neil Paulsen, Elizabeth Hunt, Ralph L. Rosnow, Donald A. Hantula, Jerry Suls, Liz Jones, Cindy Gallois and Robin Haines and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Business Ethics and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas DiFonzo

36 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicholas DiFonzo United States 21 1.4k 567 515 462 331 36 2.3k
Brandon Van Der Heide United States 18 2.1k 1.5× 1.2k 2.2× 139 0.3× 225 0.5× 328 1.0× 31 2.8k
Elisabeth Noëlle-Neumann Germany 14 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 2.4× 132 0.3× 428 0.9× 344 1.0× 56 3.3k
David R. Seibold United States 30 895 0.6× 733 1.3× 528 1.0× 112 0.2× 1.1k 3.3× 94 2.7k
Sonja Utz Germany 32 3.2k 2.3× 1.9k 3.4× 285 0.6× 220 0.5× 859 2.6× 93 4.7k
Steven R. Corman United States 18 466 0.3× 305 0.5× 291 0.6× 184 0.4× 234 0.7× 60 1.5k
Franklin J. Boster United States 28 1.3k 0.9× 425 0.7× 236 0.5× 99 0.2× 1.1k 3.3× 95 2.7k
John W. Mohr United States 21 1.5k 1.1× 227 0.4× 342 0.7× 144 0.3× 119 0.4× 34 2.4k
Teresa Correa Chile 23 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 2.1× 164 0.3× 101 0.2× 167 0.5× 61 3.2k
Robert Kraut United States 24 2.8k 2.0× 1.4k 2.5× 114 0.2× 140 0.3× 520 1.6× 46 4.0k
Robert D. McPhee United States 22 569 0.4× 534 0.9× 592 1.1× 119 0.3× 512 1.5× 49 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Nicholas DiFonzo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicholas DiFonzo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas DiFonzo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nicholas DiFonzo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nicholas DiFonzo 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 Nicholas DiFonzo. Nicholas DiFonzo 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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Barclay, Laurie J., Thomas M. Tripp, Robert J. Bies, et al.. (2020). The Management of Identity-Based Conflicts: New Directions in Justice Research. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2020(1). 18129–18129. 1 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant, et al.. (2014). Rumor as Revenge in the Workplace. Group & Organization Management. 39(4). 363–388. 36 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas, Martin J. Bourgeois, Jerry Suls, et al.. (2013). Rumor clustering, consensus, and polarization: Dynamic social impact and self-organization of hearsay. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 49(3). 378–399. 49 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas. (2013). Rumour research can douse digital wildfires. Nature. 493(7431). 135–135. 19 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas, et al.. (2012). Rumors About Cancer: Content, Sources, Coping, Transmission, and Belief. Journal of Health Communication. 17(9). 1099–1115. 61 indexed citations
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Fine, Gary Alan & Nicholas DiFonzo. (2011). Uncertain Knowledge: Rumor and Collective Sense-Making. Contexts. 16–21. 1 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas. (2010). Ferreting Facts or Fashioning Fallacies? Factors in Rumor Accuracy. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 4(11). 1124–1137. 15 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (2007). Rumor, Gossip and Urban Legends. Diogenes. 54(1). 19–35. 205 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (2007). Rumor psychology: Social and organizational approaches.. American Psychological Association eBooks. 317 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (2006). Rumor in Organizational Contexts. 261–286. 6 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant, Liz Jones, Cindy Gallois, Victor J. Callan, & Nicholas DiFonzo. (2006). Management Are Aliens!. Group & Organization Management. 31(5). 601–621. 99 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant & Nicholas DiFonzo. (2004). Problem Solving in Social Interactions on the Internet: Rumor As Social Cognition. Social Psychology Quarterly. 67(1). 33–49. 155 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant, Elizabeth Hunt, Neil Paulsen, Dennis Tourish, & Nicholas DiFonzo. (2004). Uncertainty during organizational change: Is it all about control?. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 13(3). 345–365. 309 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant, Bernd Irmer, Nicholas DiFonzo, & Cindy Gallois. (2003). Attributional analysis of rumour denials. Australian Journal of Psychology. 55. 34–34. 1 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (2002). Rumors and stable-cause attribution in prediction and behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 88(2). 785–800. 18 indexed citations
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Costenbader, Virginia, et al.. (2000). Kindergarten screening: A survey of current practice. Psychology in the Schools. 37(4). 323–332. 29 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (2000). How top PR professionals handle hearsay: corporate rumors, their effects, and strategies to manage them. Public Relations Review. 26(2). 173–190. 90 indexed citations
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Bordia, Prashant, et al.. (1998). Denying rumors of organizational change: A higher source is not always better. Communication Research Reports. 15(2). 188–197. 16 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas, Donald A. Hantula, & Prashant Bordia. (1998). SIMULATED RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS Microworlds for experimental research: Having your (control and collection) cake, and realism too. 16 indexed citations
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DiFonzo, Nicholas & Prashant Bordia. (1997). Rumor and Prediction: Making Sense (but Losing Dollars) in the Stock Market. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 71(3). 329–353. 97 indexed citations

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