Robert Faris

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Faris is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Faris has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Communication, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Robert Faris's work include Social Media and Politics (12 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (3 papers). Robert Faris is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (12 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (3 papers). Robert Faris collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert Faris's co-authors include Hal Roberts, Yochai Roberts Benkler, Bruce Etling, Susan T. Ennett, Alicia Solow-Niederman, John Kelly, John Palfrey, Karl E. Bauman, John R. Hipp and Vangie A. Foshee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Media & Society and Social Networks.

In The Last Decade

Robert Faris

32 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Network Propaganda

2018 734 citations Yochai Roberts Benkler, Robert Faris et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Faris United States	11	732	663	255	219	103	34	1.2k
Elad Segev Israel	18	561 0.8×	538 0.8×	128 0.5×	137 0.6×	79 0.8×	51	1.1k
Friedolin Merhout United States	7	764 1.0×	650 1.0×	204 0.8×	209 1.0×	275 2.7×	8	1.1k
Adam Edwards United Kingdom	21	929 1.3×	310 0.5×	266 1.0×	206 0.9×	155 1.5×	57	1.4k
Ethan Porter United States	18	1.3k 1.8×	641 1.0×	394 1.5×	353 1.6×	112 1.1×	46	1.6k
Ashley A. Anderson United States	14	840 1.1×	613 0.9×	214 0.8×	65 0.3×	54 0.5×	40	1.3k
Michael B. Salwen United States	21	959 1.3×	844 1.3×	80 0.3×	94 0.4×	50 0.5×	60	1.6k
Lilach Nir Israel	19	1.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.8×	152 0.6×	571 2.6×	241 2.3×	38	1.8k
Kyu S. Hahn United States	12	1.5k 2.1×	1.4k 2.1×	163 0.6×	725 3.3×	185 1.8×	32	2.2k
Lauren Guggenheim United States	7	433 0.6×	496 0.7×	66 0.3×	93 0.4×	110 1.1×	10	800
Glenn J. Hansen United States	14	560 0.8×	819 1.2×	77 0.3×	574 2.6×	48 0.5×	30	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Faris

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Faris

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Faris

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Faris. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Faris 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 Robert Faris. Robert Faris 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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Seo, Hyunjin & Robert Faris. (2021). Special Section on Comparative Approaches to Mis/Disinformation Introduction. International journal of communication. 15. 1165–1172. 1 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert & Joan Donovan. (2021). The Future of Platform Power: Quarantining Misinformation. Journal of democracy. 32(3). 152–156. 4 indexed citations

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Ennett, Susan T. & Robert Faris. (2020). Adolescent aggression: The role of peer group status motives, peer aggression, and group characteristics. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert, et al.. (2020). Partisanship, Impeachment, and the Democratic Primaries: American Political Discourse, January - February 2020. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

5.

Faris, Robert, et al.. (2020). Polarization and the Pandemic: American Political Discourse, March – May 2020. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert, et al.. (2017). Analyzing Accessibility of Wikipedia Projects Around the World. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert, et al.. (2016). Understanding Harmful Speech Online. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert, et al.. (2015). Beyond the Wall: Mapping Twitter in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert. (2015). Liberating Mission in Mozambique. 2 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert, et al.. (2013). Measuring Internet Activity: A (Selective) Review of Methods and Metrics. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

11.

Roberts, Hal, Ethan Zuckerman, Jillian York, Robert Faris, & John Palfrey. (2011). International Bloggers and Internet Control. 1 indexed citations

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Gasser, Urs, et al.. (2011). Online Security in the Middle East and North Africa: A Survey of Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 3 indexed citations

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Ennett, Susan T., Vangie A. Foshee, Karl E. Bauman, et al.. (2010). A social contextual analysis of youth cigarette smoking development. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 12(9). 950–962. 66 indexed citations

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Faris, Robert & Susan T. Ennett. (2010). Adolescent aggression: The role of peer group status motives, peer aggression, and group characteristics. Social Networks. 34(4). 371–378. 68 indexed citations

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Etling, Bruce, John Kelly, Robert Faris, & John Palfrey. (2010). Mapping the Arabic blogosphere: politics and dissent online. New Media & Society. 12(8). 1225–1243. 71 indexed citations

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Andersen, Lykke E. & Robert Faris. (2004). Natural Gas and Inequality in Bolivia. 57–90. 2 indexed citations

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Panayotou, Theodore, et al.. (2003). Competitividad y contaminación industrial en la región andina. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Andersen, Lykke E. & Robert Faris. (2002). Natural Gas and Income Distribution in Bolivia. Econstor (Econstor). 11 indexed citations

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Boscolo, Marco, et al.. (2000). The Cost of Inventorying and Monitoring Carbon: Lessons from the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project. Journal of Forestry. 98(9). 24–31. 11 indexed citations

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Panayotou, Theodore, Robert Faris, & Carlos S. Restrepo. (1997). El desafio salvadoreño : de la paz al desarrollo sostenible. 5 indexed citations

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