Philo C. Wasburn

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Philo C. Wasburn is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Philo C. Wasburn has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Communication, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Philo C. Wasburn's work include Media Studies and Communication (9 papers), Social Media and Politics (7 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). Philo C. Wasburn is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (9 papers), Social Media and Politics (7 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). Philo C. Wasburn collaborates with scholars based in United States and Indonesia. Philo C. Wasburn's co-authors include Joshua Meyrowitz, Robert E. Denton, Anthony M. Orum, Mara H. Wasburn, William Hoynes, Jeremy Tunstall, Lawrence C. Soley, John Spicer Nichols, Harlan Hahn and Charles H. Levine and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Philo C. Wasburn

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Soci... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior.
    1988 1.2k citations Philo C. Wasburn, Joshua Meyrowitz Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philo C. Wasburn United States 12 863 762 254 220 195 39 1.9k
Joshua Meyrowitz United States 11 1.0k 1.2× 919 1.2× 147 0.6× 324 1.5× 222 1.1× 21 2.2k
John Downing United States 19 772 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 234 0.9× 110 0.5× 141 0.7× 52 2.0k
Jodi Dean United States 20 1.4k 1.6× 576 0.8× 523 2.1× 162 0.7× 237 1.2× 94 2.5k
Nico Carpentier Belgium 25 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 355 1.4× 156 0.7× 206 1.1× 205 2.6k
Andreas Hepp Germany 23 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 230 0.9× 114 0.5× 250 1.3× 114 2.4k
James Lull United States 18 875 1.0× 647 0.8× 79 0.3× 374 1.7× 97 0.5× 45 1.9k
David Croteau United States 13 1.2k 1.4× 984 1.3× 336 1.3× 118 0.5× 182 0.9× 22 2.2k
Kevin Robins United Kingdom 22 1.0k 1.2× 367 0.5× 392 1.5× 90 0.4× 111 0.6× 85 2.2k
Carolyn Marvin United States 12 579 0.7× 468 0.6× 101 0.4× 158 0.7× 120 0.6× 43 1.4k
Marwan M. Kraidy United States 20 1.1k 1.2× 559 0.7× 278 1.1× 129 0.6× 123 0.6× 79 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (2009). Media bias? : a comparative study of Time, Newsweek, the National review, and the progressive coverage of domestic social issues, 1975-2000. Lexington Books. 4 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (2008). Media Bias?. Lexington Books. 1 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (2007). Information Sources and the Coverage of Social Issues in Partisan Publications: A Content Analysis of 25 Years of theProgressiveand theNational Review. Mass Communication & Society. 10(1). 67–94. 3 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (2000). News in My Backyard: Media and Democracy in an “All American” City. Sociological Quarterly. 41(2). 227–244. 5 indexed citations
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Misra, Joya & Philo C. Wasburn. (1999). Research in Political Sociology, Volume 8. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 28(3). 348–348.
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Wasburn, Philo C.. (1997). The Symbolic Construction of Rival Nations: Radio Japan's Coverage of U.S.-Japanese Trade Disputes. Political Communication. 14(2). 191–206. 4 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (1997). Radio Wars: Truth, Propaganda and the Struggle for Radio Australia.. The American Historical Review. 102(4). 1210–1210. 2 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C.. (1995). Mass media and politics. JAI Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C.. (1995). Democracy and media ownership: a comparison of commercial, public and government broadcast news. Media Culture & Society. 17(4). 647–676. 6 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (1994). Constructing A Political Spectacle: American and Indonesian Media Accounts of the “Crisis in the Gulf”. Sociological Quarterly. 35(2). 367–381. 6 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C. & Joshua Meyrowitz. (1988). No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(6). 820–820. 1209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (1988). Propaganda and Persuasion. Teaching Sociology. 16(2). 223–223. 251 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C. & Jeremy Tunstall. (1987). Communications Deregulation: The Unleashing of America's Communications Industry. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(6). 861–861. 16 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C.. (1986). The Political Role of the American School. Theory & Research in Social Education. 14(1). 51–65. 7 indexed citations
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Braungart, Richard G., Margaret M. Braungart, Philo C. Wasburn, et al.. (1985). Research in political sociology : a research annual. JAI Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., et al.. (1983). Political Sociology: Approaches, Concepts, Hypotheses.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(2). 220–220. 5 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C., Harlan Hahn, & Charles H. Levine. (1982). Urban Politics: Past, Present, and Future.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(6). 788–788. 11 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C. & Anthony M. Orum. (1979). Introduction to Political Sociology. Teaching Sociology. 6(2). 207–207. 40 indexed citations
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Wasburn, Philo C. & James G. Anderson. (1978). Toward a General Model of Political Action: the Case of Picketing. Journal of Voluntary Action Research. 7(3-4). 44–54. 1 indexed citations
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Birenbaum, Arnold, et al.. (1970). Power, Participation and Ideology: Readings in the Sociology of American Political Life.. American Sociological Review. 35(4). 771–771. 2 indexed citations

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