Robert Asen

1.3k total citations
38 papers, 791 citations indexed

About

Robert Asen is a scholar working on Philosophy, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Asen has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 791 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Philosophy, 12 papers in Communication and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Asen's work include Rhetoric and Communication Studies (18 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (5 papers). Robert Asen is often cited by papers focused on Rhetoric and Communication Studies (18 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (5 papers). Robert Asen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Ireland. Robert Asen's co-authors include Daniel C. Brouwer, Robert Howard, Karma R. Chávez and Sara L. McKinnon and has published in prestigious journals such as Political Communication, Communication Theory and Quarterly Journal of Speech.

In The Last Decade

Robert Asen

36 papers receiving 634 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Asen United States 14 314 307 282 121 117 38 791
Charles Conrad United States 17 128 0.4× 150 0.5× 248 0.9× 92 0.8× 43 0.4× 38 732
Isabela Fairclough United Kingdom 8 112 0.4× 129 0.4× 252 0.9× 193 1.6× 220 1.9× 14 802
Roy Boyne United Kingdom 10 101 0.3× 86 0.3× 406 1.4× 53 0.4× 148 1.3× 33 811
Charlton D. McIlwain United States 10 111 0.4× 521 1.7× 505 1.8× 75 0.6× 176 1.5× 30 1.1k
Sidney Kraus United States 12 125 0.4× 432 1.4× 362 1.3× 117 1.0× 254 2.2× 29 869
David Deacon United Kingdom 15 89 0.3× 440 1.4× 394 1.4× 47 0.4× 162 1.4× 49 901
Charles J. Stewart United States 9 217 0.7× 184 0.6× 210 0.7× 105 0.9× 84 0.7× 15 588
Gladys Engel Lang United States 14 114 0.4× 376 1.2× 479 1.7× 71 0.6× 159 1.4× 49 988
John S. Nelson United States 8 191 0.6× 79 0.3× 156 0.6× 144 1.2× 77 0.7× 54 558
Lana F. Rakow United States 15 82 0.3× 311 1.0× 376 1.3× 73 0.6× 29 0.2× 34 872

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Asen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Asen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Asen, Robert. (2023). A market for civil rights: whiteness as property, colorblindness, and the rhetoric of school choice. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 109(3). 276–297. 1 indexed citations
2.
Asen, Robert. (2018). Public: A Network of Relationships. Rhetoric Society Quarterly. 48(3). 297–305. 5 indexed citations
3.
Asen, Robert. (2018). Introduction: Neoliberalism and the public sphere. Communication and the Public. 3(3). 171–175. 2 indexed citations
4.
Asen, Robert. (2017). The Politics of Resentment: A Genealogy. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 103(3). 308–311.
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McKinnon, Sara L., Robert Asen, Karma R. Chávez, & Robert Howard. (2016). Text + Field: Innovations in Rhetorical Method. 17 indexed citations
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McKinnon, Sara L., et al.. (2016). Rhetoric and Ethics Revisited. Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 16(6). 560–570. 5 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2015). Democracy, Deliberation, and Education. Penn State University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2015). Critical Engagement through Public Sphere Scholarship. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 101(1). 132–144. 11 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2013). Deliberation and Trust. Argumentation and Advocacy. 50(1). 2–17. 12 indexed citations
10.
Asen, Robert. (2012). Lyndon Baines Johnson and George W. Bush on Education Reform: Ascribing Agency and Responsibility through Key Policy Terms. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 15(2). 289–317. 6 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert, et al.. (2011). “The Research Says”: Definitions and Uses of a Key Policy Term in Federal Law and Local School Board Deliberations. Argumentation and Advocacy. 47(4). 195–213. 28 indexed citations
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Brouwer, Daniel C. & Robert Asen. (2010). Introduction: Public modalities, or the metaphors we theorize by. 1–32. 8 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2010). Introduction: Rhetoric and Public Policy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 13(1). 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2010). Reflections on the Role of Rhetoric in Public Policy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 13(1). 121–143. 8 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2009). Ideology, Materiality, and Counterpublicity: William E. Simon and the Rise of a Conservative Counterintelligentsia. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 95(3). 263–288. 30 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2003). Women, Work, Welfare: A Rhetorical History of Images of Poor Women in Welfare Policy Debates. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 6(2). 285–312. 15 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert & Daniel C. Brouwer. (2003). Introduction: John Dewey and the Public Sphere. Argumentation and Advocacy. 39(3). 157–160. 5 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2002). Imagining in the Public Sphere. Philosophy and Rhetoric. 35(4). 345–367. 34 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2001). Nixon's Welfare Reform: Enacting Historical Contradictions of Poverty Discourses. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 4(2). 261–279. 6 indexed citations
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Asen, Robert. (2000). Seeking the "Counter," in Counterpublics. Communication Theory. 10(4). 424–446. 174 indexed citations

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