Rich Ling

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Rich Ling is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Human-Computer Interaction. According to data from OpenAlex, Rich Ling has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 37 papers in Communication and 14 papers in Human-Computer Interaction. Recurrent topics in Rich Ling's work include Social Media and Politics (33 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (21 papers) and Digital Communication and Language (11 papers). Rich Ling is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (33 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (21 papers) and Digital Communication and Language (11 papers). Rich Ling collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Denmark and Norway. Rich Ling's co-authors include Jeffrey Boase, Edson C. Tandoc, Scott W. Campbell, Andrew Duffy, Naomi S. Baron, Darren J. Lim, Chih‐Hui Lai, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Joseph Bayer and Amanda Lenhart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Management Science and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rich Ling

78 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Measuring Mobile Phone Use: Self-Report Versus Log Data

2013 331 citations Rich Ling et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication profile →
Diffusion of disinformation: How social media users respond to fake news and why

2019 200 citations Edson C. Tandoc, Rich Ling et al. profile →
Too good to be true, too good not to share: the social utility of fake news

2019 197 citations Andrew Duffy, Edson C. Tandoc et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rich Ling Singapore	27	2.0k	1.0k	512	362	286	81	2.9k
Caleb T. Carr United States	23	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	295 0.6×	218 0.6×	208 0.7×	58	2.9k
Rosanna E. Guadagno United States	30	2.0k 1.0×	568 0.6×	490 1.0×	361 1.0×	239 0.8×	82	3.6k
Robert Kraut United States	24	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	852 1.7×	310 0.9×	437 1.5×	46	4.0k
Hichang Cho Singapore	27	1.8k 0.9×	636 0.6×	311 0.6×	147 0.4×	539 1.9×	67	2.9k
Sabine Trepte Germany	24	2.0k 1.0×	664 0.7×	279 0.5×	165 0.5×	330 1.2×	72	2.5k
Moira Burke United States	30	3.1k 1.5×	2.0k 2.0×	485 0.9×	389 1.1×	365 1.3×	44	4.9k
Lee Rainie United States	25	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	438 0.9×	128 0.4×	227 0.8×	52	3.4k
Sarita Schoenebeck United States	30	1.9k 0.9×	938 0.9×	868 1.7×	685 1.9×	158 0.6×	64	3.6k
Namkee Park United States	31	1.8k 0.9×	644 0.6×	433 0.8×	211 0.6×	953 3.3×	52	3.1k
Amanda Lenhart United States	26	2.3k 1.2×	985 1.0×	1.5k 3.0×	220 0.6×	203 0.7×	33	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rich Ling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rich Ling

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rich Ling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rich Ling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rich Ling 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 Rich Ling. Rich Ling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Silva, Adriana de Souza e, Scott W. Campbell, & Rich Ling. (2024). Hybrid Space revisited: from concept toward theory. Communication Theory. 35(1). 14–24. 6 indexed citations

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Pei, Xin, et al.. (2023). Women’s Agency and Mobile Communication Under the Radar. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 2 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich, et al.. (2023). Opening the black box of fitness tracking: understanding the mechanisms of feedback in motivating physical activity among older Singaporeans. Behaviour and Information Technology. 43(4). 736–748. 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2023). Nascent, Liminal, and Emerging Technologies. 1(1). 9–21. 1 indexed citations

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Duffy, Andrew, Rich Ling, Nuri Kim, Edson C. Tandoc, & Oscar Westlund. (2020). News: Mobiles, Mobilities and Their Meeting Points. Digital Journalism. 8(1). 1–14. 26 indexed citations

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Rossmann, Constanze, Claudia Riesmeyer, Veronika Karnowski, et al.. (2019). Appropriation of Mobile Health for Diabetes Self-Management: Lessons From Two Qualitative Studies. JMIR Diabetes. 4(1). e10271–e10271. 16 indexed citations

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Mattie, Heather, Kenth Engø‐Monsen, Rich Ling, & Jukka‐Pekka Onnela. (2018). Understanding tie strength in social networks using a local “bow tie” framework. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9349–9349. 23 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich, et al.. (2017). Collective appropriation and cooperative uses of mobile telephony among Burmese fishers. Information Development. 34(5). 433–446. 7 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich, et al.. (2016). Keep out! Join in! Cross-generation communication on the mobile internet in Norway. Journal of Children and Media. 10(4). 411–425. 6 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich, et al.. (2015). The Use of Mobile Phones Among Trishaw Operators in Myanmar. International journal of communication. 9. 18. 7 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2010). Texting as a life phase medium. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 15(2). 277–292. 77 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2008). Should We Be Concerned That the Elderly Don't Text?. The Information Society. 24(5). 334–341. 40 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2008). FEATURETaken for granted. interactions. 15(6). 55–58. 5 indexed citations

14.

Ling, Rich. (2007). CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION. Journal of Children and Media. 1(1). 60–67. 52 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2005). The Complexity of Everyday Life. 3(1). 125–174. 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich & Per E. Pedersen. (2005). Mobile Communications: Re-negotiation of the Social Sphere (Computer Supported Cooperative Work). Springer eBooks. 4(9). 878–83. 10 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2004). Where is mobile communication causing social change. 260–271. 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich, et al.. (2002). I don't watch TV to like learn anything. 3 indexed citations

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Ling, Rich. (2000). “We will be reached”: the use of mobile telephony among Norwegian youth. Information Technology and People. 13(2). 102–120. 111 indexed citations

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Tanimoto, Steven L., Terry J. Ligocki, & Rich Ling. (1987). A prototype pyramid machine for hierarchical cellular logic. 6. 43–83. 14 indexed citations

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