Paul Messaris

2.2k citations
41 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 13
Topics
Visual Culture and Art Theory (10 papers)Digital Storytelling and Education (7 papers)Media, Gender, and Advertising (6 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesRussia

In The Last Decade

Paul Messaris

39 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Visual Persuasion: The Role of Images in Advertising19972026200620161997100200300400

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Paul Messaris
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  • Sociology and Political Science 468
  • Literature and Literary Theory 431
  • Communication 288
  • Education 197
  • Gender Studies 157
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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Messaris

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All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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How to Make Money From Subliminal Advertising and Motivation Research
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3 1
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Digital Media: Transformations in Human Communication
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5 16
6 10
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Visual Persuasion: The Role of Images in Advertisingbreakdown →
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8 4
9 223
10 1
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Analog, Not Digital: Roots of Visual Literacy and Visual Intelligence.
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Perceptual Bases of Visual Literacy
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13 12
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A Visual Test for Visual "Literacy.".
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To What Extent Does One Have to Learn to Interpret Movies
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17 41
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The Film Audience's Awareness of the Production Process
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19 12
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About Paul Messaris

Paul Messaris is a scholar working on Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Speech and Hearing and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 41 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual Culture and Art Theory (10 papers), Digital Storytelling and Education (7 papers) and Media, Gender, and Advertising (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (288 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (431 citations) and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (119 citations). Paul Messaris has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Rudolf Arnheim, Lee Humphreys, Joseph N. Cappella, Sandra E. Moriarty, Larry Gross, Linda Steiner, Debra Hawhee, Gary Gumpert, Robert Hornik and Greg Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Communication, Communication Research and Human Communication Research.

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