Sharon Dunwoody

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Sharon Dunwoody is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Dunwoody has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Communication and 7 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Sharon Dunwoody's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (41 papers), Risk Perception and Management (23 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (11 papers). Sharon Dunwoody is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (41 papers), Risk Perception and Management (23 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (11 papers). Sharon Dunwoody collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Sharon Dunwoody's co-authors include Robert J. Griffin, Kurt Neuwirth, William P. Eveland, James K. Giese, Robert J. Griffin, Hans Peter Peters, Robert J. Griffin, Dominique Brossard, Lee Ann Kahlor and Janet Z. Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Nanotechnology and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Dunwoody

85 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Proposed Model of the Relationship of Risk Information Se... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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. Proposed Model of the Relationship of Risk Information Seeking and Processing to the Development of Preventive Behaviors
    1999 873 citations Robert J. Griffin, Sharon Dunwoody et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sharon Dunwoody United States 35 3.5k 1.6k 638 465 441 91 5.0k
Janet Z. Yang United States 34 2.5k 0.7× 778 0.5× 543 0.9× 708 1.5× 640 1.5× 107 4.1k
Kurt Neuwirth United States 16 1.8k 0.5× 813 0.5× 375 0.6× 240 0.5× 332 0.8× 26 2.6k
Shirley S. Ho Singapore 35 2.3k 0.7× 909 0.6× 380 0.6× 435 0.9× 273 0.6× 134 4.2k
Matthew C. Nisbet United States 32 5.1k 1.5× 2.2k 1.4× 584 0.9× 1.5k 3.3× 230 0.5× 61 7.1k
John C. Besley United States 33 2.5k 0.7× 781 0.5× 411 0.6× 545 1.2× 214 0.5× 118 3.7k
John Cook United States 28 5.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 744 1.2× 791 1.7× 182 0.4× 77 7.1k
James Shanahan United States 33 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 772 1.2× 445 1.0× 166 0.4× 92 4.3k
Katherine A. McComas United States 31 2.3k 0.6× 938 0.6× 253 0.4× 539 1.2× 191 0.4× 103 3.5k
Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach United States 33 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 520 0.8× 99 0.2× 120 0.3× 81 4.9k
Dan M. Kahan United States 38 6.5k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 388 0.6× 1.9k 4.2× 315 0.7× 138 8.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sharon Dunwoody

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sharon Dunwoody

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sharon Dunwoody. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sharon Dunwoody 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 Sharon Dunwoody. Sharon Dunwoody 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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Dunwoody, Sharon & Patrice Kohl. (2017). Using Weight-of-Experts Messaging to Communicate Accurately About Contested Science. Science Communication. 39(3). 338–357. 34 indexed citations
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Peters, Hans Peter & Sharon Dunwoody. (2016). Scientific uncertainty in media content: Introduction to this special issue. Public Understanding of Science. 25(8). 893–908. 48 indexed citations
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Su, Leona Yi-Fan, et al.. (2015). YouTube, Social Norms and Perceived Salience of Climate Change in the American Mind. Environmental Communication. 11(1). 1–16. 78 indexed citations
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Friedman, Sharon M., et al.. (2012). Communicating Uncertainty. 73 indexed citations
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Dudo, Anthony, Sharon Dunwoody, & Dietram A. Scheufele. (2011). The Emergence of Nano News: Tracking Thematic Trends and Changes in U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Nanotechnology. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 88(1). 55–75. 66 indexed citations
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Scheufele, Dietram A., Dominique Brossard, Sharon Dunwoody, et al.. (2009). Are scientists really out of touch. 4 indexed citations
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Peters, Hans Peter, Dominique Brossard, Suzanne de Cheveigné, et al.. (2008). Interactions with the Mass Media. Science. 321(5886). 204–205. 154 indexed citations
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Scheufele, Dietram A., et al.. (2007). Scientists worry about some risks more than the public. Nature Nanotechnology. 2(12). 732–734. 113 indexed citations
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Griffin, Robert J., Kurt Neuwirth, James K. Giese, & Sharon Dunwoody. (2002). Linking the Heuristic-Systematic Model and Depth of Processing. Communication Research. 29(6). 705–732. 198 indexed citations
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Eveland, William P. & Sharon Dunwoody. (2001). Applying Research on the Uses and Cognitive Effects of Hypermedia to the Study of the World Wide Web. Annals of the International Communication Association. 25(1). 79–113. 9 indexed citations
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Eveland, William P. & Sharon Dunwoody. (2000). Examining Information Processing on the World Wide Web Using Think Aloud Protocols. Media Psychology. 2(3). 219–244. 102 indexed citations
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Neuwirth, Kurt, Sharon Dunwoody, & Robert J. Griffin. (2000). Protection Motivation and Risk Communication. Risk Analysis. 20(5). 721–734. 212 indexed citations
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Eveland, William P. & Sharon Dunwoody. (1998). Users and navigation patterns of a science World Wide Web site for the public. Public Understanding of Science. 7(4). 285–311. 45 indexed citations
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Griffin, Robert J., et al.. (1998). Public Reliance on Risk Communication Channels in the Wake of a Cryptosporidium Outbreak. Risk Analysis. 18(4). 367–375. 69 indexed citations
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Dunwoody, Sharon. (1994). Community Structure and Media Risk Coverage. University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester). 5(3). 4.
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Dunwoody, Sharon, et al.. (1986). Accounting for Patterns of Selection of Topics in Statehouse Reporting. Journalism Quarterly. 63(3). 488–496. 5 indexed citations
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Dunwoody, Sharon & Michael G. Ryan. (1985). Scientific Barriers to the Popularization of Science in the Mass Media. Journal of Communication. 35(1). 26–42. 71 indexed citations
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Dunwoody, Sharon. (1984). Mass media coverage of the Social Sciences: Some new answers to old questions. Ecquid Novi African Journalism Studies. 5(2). 83–92. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Lee B., Sharon Dunwoody, & Sheizaf Rafaeli. (1983). Cable's impact on use of other news media. Journal of Broadcasting. 27(2). 127–140. 24 indexed citations
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Dunwoody, Sharon. (1982). A question of accuracy. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. PC-25(4). 196–199. 29 indexed citations

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