Roger D. Wimmer

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Roger D. Wimmer is a scholar working on Communication, Education and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger D. Wimmer has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Communication, 2 papers in Education and 1 paper in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Roger D. Wimmer's work include Social Media and Politics (1 paper), Journalism and Media Studies (1 paper) and Computational and Text Analysis Methods (1 paper). Roger D. Wimmer is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (1 paper), Journalism and Media Studies (1 paper) and Computational and Text Analysis Methods (1 paper). Roger D. Wimmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Roger D. Wimmer's co-authors include Joseph R. Dominick, Leonard N. Reid and Herbert Jack Rotfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consumer Research, Communication Education and Mass Communication & Society.

In The Last Decade

Roger D. Wimmer

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mass Media Research: An Introduction 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Mass Media Research: An Introduction
    1991 1.5k citations Roger D. Wimmer, Joseph R. Dominick profile →

Peers

Roger D. Wimmer
Leo W. Jeffres United States
John Dimmick United States
Frederick Fico United States
Joseph Straubhaar United States
James W. Tankard United States
Phillip J. Tichenor United States
Joseph R. Dominick United States
Denise Sevick Bortree United States
Katy E. Pearce United States
Joshua Meyrowitz United States
Leo W. Jeffres United States
Roger D. Wimmer
Citations per year, relative to Roger D. Wimmer Roger D. Wimmer (= 1×) peers Leo W. Jeffres

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger D. Wimmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger D. Wimmer

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Wimmer, Roger D. & Joseph R. Dominick. (2010). Mass Media Research: An Introduction -9/E.. 2 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D. & Joseph R. Dominick. (2009). Mass Media Research: An Introduction, 9 th Edition. 69 indexed citations
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Dominick, Joseph R. & Roger D. Wimmer. (2003). Training the Next Generation of Media Researchers. Mass Communication & Society. 6(1). 3–9. 11 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D. & Joseph R. Dominick. (1996). La investigación científica de los medios de comunicación: una introducción a sus métodos. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 96 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D. & Joseph R. Dominick. (1991). Mass Media Research: An Introduction. 1530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reid, Leonard N., Herbert Jack Rotfeld, & Roger D. Wimmer. (1982). How Researchers Respond to Replication Requests. Journal of Consumer Research. 9(2). 216–216. 23 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D. & Leonard N. Reid. (1982). Researchers' Response to Replication Requests. Journalism Quarterly. 59(2). 317–319. 3 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D., et al.. (1978). Statistical analyses in thejournal of broadcasting, 1970‐76. Journal of Broadcasting. 22(2). 241–248. 8 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D.. (1977). Canonical correlation/factor analysis: Similarities and differences. Journal of Broadcasting. 21(2). 211–213. 4 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D.. (1976). Mass media and the older voter: 1972. Journal of Broadcasting. 20(3). 313–322. 1 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Roger D.. (1976). An approach to teaching radio broadcasting. Communication Education. 25(2). 172–174. 1 indexed citations

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