R. Kelly Aune

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

R. Kelly Aune is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Kelly Aune has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Social Psychology, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in R. Kelly Aune's work include Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (6 papers) and Deception detection and forensic psychology (6 papers). R. Kelly Aune is often cited by papers focused on Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (6 papers) and Deception detection and forensic psychology (6 papers). R. Kelly Aune collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. R. Kelly Aune's co-authors include Blake Hendrickson, Devan Rosen, David B. Buller, Toshiyuki Kikuchi, K Strzyźewski, Jamie Comstock, Timothy R. Levine, Sandra Metts, Amy S. Ebesu Hubbard and Hee Sun Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Human Communication Research and International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

In The Last Decade

R. Kelly Aune

20 papers receiving 850 citations

Hit Papers

An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness,... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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. An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, and satisfaction levels of international students
    2010 442 citations Blake Hendrickson, Devan Rosen et al. International Journal of Intercultural Relations profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Kelly Aune United States 14 435 393 330 199 127 20 944
Jiro Takai Japan 16 420 1.0× 507 1.3× 248 0.8× 210 1.1× 118 0.9× 51 1.0k
Valerie Barker United States 16 148 0.3× 818 2.1× 369 1.1× 233 1.2× 88 0.7× 32 1.1k
Judy C. Pearson United States 20 577 1.3× 306 0.8× 177 0.5× 469 2.4× 146 1.1× 93 1.2k
Gregory J. Shepherd United States 11 218 0.5× 247 0.6× 131 0.4× 74 0.4× 59 0.5× 26 692
Andrew S. Rancer United States 21 1.3k 3.0× 445 1.1× 381 1.2× 318 1.6× 78 0.6× 44 1.7k
Robert L. Duran United States 22 594 1.4× 462 1.2× 221 0.7× 258 1.3× 173 1.4× 43 1.1k
Kelly S. Ervin United States 10 358 0.8× 861 2.2× 217 0.7× 212 1.1× 139 1.1× 11 1.3k
Carol Sherrard United Kingdom 8 410 0.9× 518 1.3× 89 0.3× 51 0.3× 42 0.3× 20 957
Dale Hample United States 19 704 1.6× 364 0.9× 148 0.4× 97 0.5× 107 0.8× 99 1.2k
John S. Seiter United States 17 379 0.9× 577 1.5× 173 0.5× 31 0.2× 125 1.0× 68 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Kelly Aune

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Kelly Aune

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Kelly Aune. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Kelly Aune 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 R. Kelly Aune. R. Kelly Aune 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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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (2013). Communication With Parents and Body Satisfaction in College Students. Journal of American College Health. 61(7). 387–396. 11 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, Blake, Devan Rosen, & R. Kelly Aune. (2010). An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, and satisfaction levels of international students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 35(3). 281–295. 442 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (2005). Tests of a Theory of Communicative Responsibility. Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 24(4). 358–381. 15 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, Sandra Metts, & Amy S. Ebesu Hubbard. (1998). Managing the Outcomes of Discovered Deception. The Journal of Social Psychology. 138(6). 677–689. 13 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1996). Cultural Differences in the Self-Reported Experience and Expression of Emotions in Relationships. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 27(1). 67–81. 27 indexed citations
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Buller, David B., et al.. (1996). Display Rule Development in Romantic Relationships Emotion Management and Perceived Appropriateness of Emotions Across Relationship Stages. Human Communication Research. 23(1). 115–145. 36 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1996). Attributions of deception as a function of reward value: A test of two explanations. Communication Quarterly. 44(4). 478–486. 3 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1994). Cultural differences in deception: Motivations to deceive in Samoans and North Americans. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 18(2). 159–172. 36 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly & Rodney A. Reynolds. (1994). The empirical development of the normative message processing scale. Communication Monographs. 61(2). 135–160. 6 indexed citations
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Strzyźewski, K, R. Kelly Aune, & David B. Buller. (1994). The Experience, Expression, and Perceived Appropriateness of Emotions Across Levels of Relationship Development. The Journal of Social Psychology. 134(2). 141–150. 33 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1994). The Influence of Culture, Gender, and Relational Status on Appearance Management. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 25(2). 258–272. 26 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1993). The influence of perceived source reward value on attributions of deception. Communication Research Reports. 10(1). 15–27. 6 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1993). Relational messages associated with persona‐sharing. Communication Research Reports. 10(2). 129–139. 4 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly & Toshiyuki Kikuchi. (1993). Effects of Language Intensity Similarity on Perceptions of Credibility Relational Attributions, and Persuasion. Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 12(3). 224–238. 62 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly, et al.. (1992). Social Perceptions as Mediators of the Effect of Speech Rate.. Human Communication Research. 19(2). 286–311. 36 indexed citations
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Buller, David B. & R. Kelly Aune. (1992). The effects of speech rate similarity on compliance: Application of communication accommodation theory. Western Journal of Communication. 56(1). 37–53. 31 indexed citations
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Buller, David B., Jamie Comstock, R. Kelly Aune, & K Strzyźewski. (1989). The effect of probing on deceivers and truthtellers. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 13(3). 155–170. 52 indexed citations
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Aune, R. Kelly. (1988). Effects of need for cognition, attribution of intent, and quality of argument on persuasion.. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 1 indexed citations
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Buller, David B. & R. Kelly Aune. (1988). The Effects of Vocalics and Nonverbal Sensitivity on Compliance A Speech Accommodation Theory Explanation. Human Communication Research. 14(3). 301–332. 46 indexed citations
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Buller, David B. & R. Kelly Aune. (1987). Nonverbal cues to deception among intimates, friends, and strangers. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 11(4). 269–290. 58 indexed citations

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