Patrick Ferrucci

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick Ferrucci is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Ferrucci has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Communication, 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 25 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Patrick Ferrucci's work include Media Studies and Communication (54 papers), Social Media and Politics (39 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (28 papers). Patrick Ferrucci is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (54 papers), Social Media and Politics (39 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (28 papers). Patrick Ferrucci collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Russia. Patrick Ferrucci's co-authors include Edson C. Tandoc, Margaret Duffy, Gregory Perreault, Toby Hopp, Chris J. Vargo, Tim P. Vos, Marlene S. Neill, Jacob L. Nelson, Erin Willis and Michael A. McDevitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Computers in Human Behavior and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Ferrucci

86 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Facebook use, envy, and depression among college students... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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. Facebook use, envy, and depression among college students: Is facebooking depressing?
    2014 502 citations Edson C. Tandoc, Patrick Ferrucci et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Ferrucci United States 22 1.1k 1.1k 273 184 142 92 1.8k
Ven‐hwei Lo Hong Kong 21 1.2k 1.1× 690 0.7× 339 1.2× 262 1.4× 117 0.8× 60 1.7k
Eden Litt United States 15 1.1k 1.0× 770 0.7× 194 0.7× 96 0.5× 140 1.0× 18 1.5k
Michael A. Stefanone United States 22 1.3k 1.2× 746 0.7× 135 0.5× 191 1.0× 208 1.5× 55 1.9k
Jason Martin United States 10 1.1k 1.0× 653 0.6× 126 0.5× 146 0.8× 164 1.2× 28 1.5k
Margaret Duffy United States 14 660 0.6× 394 0.4× 146 0.5× 158 0.9× 135 1.0× 31 1.1k
Thomas E. Ruggiero United States 6 1.4k 1.3× 710 0.7× 186 0.7× 244 1.3× 216 1.5× 9 1.9k
Yonghwan Kim South Korea 22 1.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.7× 132 0.5× 123 0.7× 202 1.4× 62 2.5k
Jennifer M. Bonds‐Raacke United States 11 1.3k 1.2× 566 0.5× 163 0.6× 114 0.6× 196 1.4× 20 1.6k
Paul M. Haridakis United States 16 899 0.8× 536 0.5× 156 0.6× 225 1.2× 122 0.9× 39 1.2k
Nicole L. Muscanell United States 13 944 0.9× 348 0.3× 128 0.5× 115 0.6× 186 1.3× 22 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Ferrucci

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Ferrucci

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Ferrucci

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ali, Muhammad & Patrick Ferrucci. (2025). ‘Zero Human Emotion’: AI Anchors and the Normative Repercussions. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 69(1-2). 118–133. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2025). ‘At this point, I have no idea’: Determining a sports journalist in the 2020s. Journalism. 27(3). 545–562.
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Ferrucci, Patrick & Toby Hopp. (2024). Reshaping the Spheres: Gatekeeping as an Ethical Normative Imperative. Journalism Practice. 20(3). 1008–1025.
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Ferrucci, Patrick. (2024). The Organization of Journalism. University of Illinois Press eBooks.
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Perreault, Gregory, et al.. (2024). No More Market-Driven Than Hard News: Lifestyle Journalists' Market Drive and Perceived Audience Obligations. Journalism Studies. 25(7). 723–737. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2023). A Discursive Evolution: Trade Publications Explain News Deserts to United States Journalists. Media and Communication. 11(3). 2 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2021). Side-by-Side Sports Reporters: A Between-Subjects Experiment of the Effect of Gender in Reporting on the NFL. Communication & Sport. 11(1). 115–134. 8 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2020). From “ Public Journalism” to “ Engaged Journalism”: Imagined Audiences and Denigrating Discourse. International journal of communication. 14. 19. 18 indexed citations
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Perreault, Gregory & Patrick Ferrucci. (2020). What Is Digital Journalism? Defining the Practice and Role of the Digital Journalist. Digital Journalism. 8(10). 1298–1316. 64 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, Toby Hopp, & Chris J. Vargo. (2019). Civic engagement, social capital, and ideological extremity: Exploring online political engagement and political expression on Facebook. New Media & Society. 22(6). 1095–1115. 43 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2019). How market orientation and ethics affected coverage of marijuana legalization. Newspaper Research Journal. 40(3). 391–404. 6 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2019). ‘Ask what you can do to the Army’: A textual analysis of the underground GI press during the Vietnam War. Media War & Conflict. 12(3). 354–367. 3 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2019). Examining TMZ: What traditional digital journalism can learn from celebrity news. Communication Studies. 70(2). 172–189. 5 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick & Jacob L. Nelson. (2019). Lessons from the Megachurch: Understanding Journalism’s Turn to Membership. Journal of Media and Religion. 18(2). 61–73. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick. (2018). Mo “Meta” Blues: How Popular Culture Can Act as Metajournalistic Discourse. International journal of communication. 12. 18. 12 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick. (2018). The End of Ombudsmen? 21st-Century Journalism and Reader Representatives. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 96(1). 288–307. 16 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick & Edson C. Tandoc. (2017). The Spiral of Stereotyping: Social Identity Theory and NFL Quarterbacks. Howard Journal of Communications. 29(2). 107–125. 17 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick & Tim P. Vos. (2016). Who’s in, Who’s out?. Digital Journalism. 5(7). 868–883. 76 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick. (2015). Primary differences: how market orientation can influence content. Journal of Media Practice. 16(3). 195–210. 21 indexed citations
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Ferrucci, Patrick, et al.. (2013). A Black and White Game: Racial Stereotypes in Baseball. Howard Journal of Communications. 24(3). 309–325. 20 indexed citations

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