Peter Kerkhof

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Kerkhof is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Kerkhof has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Communication and 9 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peter Kerkhof's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (14 papers) and Social Media and Politics (12 papers). Peter Kerkhof is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (14 papers) and Social Media and Politics (12 papers). Peter Kerkhof collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Australia. Peter Kerkhof's co-authors include Camiel J. Beukeboom, Catrin Finkenauer, Corné Dijkmans, Enny Das, L.D. Muusses, Guido M. van Koningsbruggen, Jie Du, Sonja Utz, Guda van Noort and Sander Hermsen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Tourism Management and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Peter Kerkhof

53 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A stage to engage: Social media use and corporate reputation

2014 363 citations Peter Kerkhof, Camiel J. Beukeboom et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Kerkhof Netherlands	25	1.7k	494	438	414	351	57	2.5k
Meredith E. David United States	23	1.6k 0.9×	459 0.9×	503 1.1×	273 0.7×	294 0.8×	47	2.5k
Prabu David United States	25	1.2k 0.7×	335 0.7×	305 0.7×	316 0.8×	231 0.7×	58	2.5k
Marjolijn L. Antheunis Netherlands	25	1.3k 0.8×	253 0.5×	465 1.1×	230 0.6×	200 0.6×	67	2.3k
Chun‐Tuan Chang Taiwan	25	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 2.4×	440 1.0×	297 0.7×	156 0.4×	63	2.7k
Jung-Hyun Kim United States	19	2.1k 1.2×	239 0.5×	376 0.9×	289 0.7×	449 1.3×	59	2.8k
Cynthia Cryder United States	17	1.2k 0.7×	735 1.5×	665 1.5×	201 0.5×	322 0.9×	29	3.1k
Shupei Yuan United States	22	2.5k 1.4×	881 1.8×	205 0.5×	660 1.6×	105 0.3×	48	3.4k
Se‐Hoon Jeong South Korea	20	1.6k 0.9×	383 0.8×	190 0.4×	319 0.8×	153 0.4×	73	2.4k
Hee Sun Park United States	26	1.1k 0.6×	241 0.5×	1.3k 3.0×	110 0.3×	439 1.3×	91	2.5k
Leonard N. Reid United States	33	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 3.3×	212 0.5×	237 0.6×	154 0.4×	129	3.3k

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Tanis, Martin, et al.. (2025). YouTube and Religion during COVID-19: Analyzing Indonesian Islamic Groups’ Narratives. Journal of Religion and Health.

Ramondt, Steven, Peter Kerkhof, & Eva‐Maria Merz. (2025). Boosting Blood Donations Through Facebook Engagement: Randomized Controlled Field Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e64740–e64740.

Willemsen, Lotte M., et al.. (2024). Exploring the dimensionality of Fear of Missing Out: Associations with related constructs. Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 18(1). 3 indexed citations

Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2024). Content analysis of patient support groups related to myositis on Facebook. Clinical Rheumatology. 43(2). 725–732. 3 indexed citations

Willemsen, Lotte M., et al.. (2024). The relationship between fear of missing out, digital technology use, and psychological well-being: A scoping review of conceptual and empirical issues. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0308643–e0308643. 11 indexed citations

Vermeulen, Ivar, et al.. (2021). Continued influence of misinformation in times of COVID‐19. International Journal of Psychology. 57(1). 136–145. 16 indexed citations

Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2020). More facebook, less homesick? Investigating the short-term and long-term reciprocal relations of interactions, homesickness, and adjustment among international students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 75. 118–131. 19 indexed citations

Nerghes, Adina, Peter Kerkhof, & Iina Hellsten. (2018). Early Public Responses to the Zika-Virus on YouTube. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 127–134. 13 indexed citations

Hermsen, Sander, et al.. (2017). Determinants for Sustained Use of an Activity Tracker: Observational Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 5(10). e164–e164. 105 indexed citations

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Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2016). PowerPoint Slides as Speaking Notes. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. 79(3). 348–359. 2 indexed citations

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Ketelaar, P.E., et al.. (2015). The Good, the Bad, and the Expert: How Consumer Expertise Affects Review Valence Effects on Purchase Intentions in Online Product Reviews. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 20(6). 649–666. 48 indexed citations

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Muusses, L.D., et al.. (2014). A longitudinal study of the association between Compulsive Internet use and wellbeing. Computers in Human Behavior. 36. 21–28. 82 indexed citations

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Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2014). A stage to engage: social media use, social media engagement and corporate reputation. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations

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Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2011). Crisis PR in Social Media: An Experimental Study of the Effects of Organizational Crisis Responses on Facebook. 77(2). 99–101. 13 indexed citations

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Finkenauer, Catrin, et al.. (2009). Secrecy in close relationships: Investigating its intrapersonal and interpersonal effects. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 300–319. 9 indexed citations

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Das, Enny, et al.. (2008). Improving the Effectiveness of Fundraising Messages: The Impact of Charity Goal Attainment, Message Framing, and Evidence on Persuasion. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 36(2). 161–175. 118 indexed citations

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Noort, Guda van, Peter Kerkhof, & Bob M. Fennis. (2007). Online versus Conventional Shopping: Consumers' Risk Perception and Regulatory Focus. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(5). 731–733. 48 indexed citations

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Finkenauer, Catrin, Tom Frijns, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, & Peter Kerkhof. (2005). Perceiving concealment in relationships between parents and adolescents: Links with parental behavior. Personal Relationships. 12(3). 387–406. 55 indexed citations

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Noort, Guda van, Peter Kerkhof, & Bob M. Fennis. (2005). Online winkelen en regulatieve focus. University of Twente Research Information. 297–304. 2 indexed citations

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Kerkhof, Peter, et al.. (2003). Instrumental and relational determinants of trust in management among members of works councils. Personnel Review. 32(5). 623–637. 15 indexed citations

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