Tanja Bosch

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Tanja Bosch is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Tanja Bosch has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Communication, 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Tanja Bosch's work include Media Studies and Communication (23 papers), Social Media and Politics (16 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (8 papers). Tanja Bosch is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (23 papers), Social Media and Politics (16 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (8 papers). Tanja Bosch collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Mexico. Tanja Bosch's co-authors include Herman Wasserman, Wallace Chuma, Bruce Mutsvairo, Admire Mare, Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Rachel Flynn, Winston Mano, Fackson Banda, Irene Costera Meijer and Jane Duncan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Information Communication & Society and Communication Theory.

In The Last Decade

Tanja Bosch

51 papers receiving 958 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Using online social networking for teaching and learning: Facebook use at the University of Cape Town

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tanja Bosch South Africa	16	670	453	307	200	104	56	1.1k
Debbie Goh Singapore	13	517 0.8×	473 1.0×	119 0.4×	103 0.5×	66 0.6×	17	864
Shakuntala Banaji United Kingdom	18	572 0.9×	404 0.9×	283 0.9×	90 0.5×	110 1.1×	68	1.1k
Paul Mihailidis United States	16	617 0.9×	499 1.1×	312 1.0×	151 0.8×	51 0.5×	45	1.1k
Luis M. Romero-Rodríguez Spain	21	420 0.6×	469 1.0×	204 0.7×	279 1.4×	40 0.4×	125	1.2k
Seth Giddings United Kingdom	10	538 0.8×	253 0.6×	131 0.4×	66 0.3×	84 0.8×	18	900
Bharat Mehra United States	19	330 0.5×	350 0.8×	147 0.5×	270 1.4×	75 0.7×	96	1.1k
Christine Ogan United States	16	681 1.0×	501 1.1×	122 0.4×	71 0.4×	90 0.9×	55	1.2k
Jonathan Dovey United Kingdom	5	490 0.7×	208 0.5×	96 0.3×	54 0.3×	79 0.8×	17	804
Ana Pérez-Escoda Spain	18	337 0.5×	307 0.7×	398 1.3×	595 3.0×	38 0.4×	69	1.2k
Santiago Tejedor Spain	20	457 0.7×	584 1.3×	348 1.1×	434 2.2×	25 0.2×	116	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tanja Bosch

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

All Works

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Matsilele, Trust, et al.. (2025). AI Hype Through an African Lens: A Critical Analysis of Language as Symbolic Action in Online News Publications. Digital Journalism. 14(2). 380–399.

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Bosch, Tanja, et al.. (2023). South African University Students’ Use of AI-Powered Tools for Engaged Learning. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja & Herman Wasserman. (2023). South African tabloid coverage of Covid19: The Daily Sun. Media Culture & Society. 45(3). 656–667. 3 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2022). Piracy as counter-hegemony. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29(2). 99–116.

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Bosch, Tanja, et al.. (2020). Television and Black Twitter in South Africa: Our Perfect Wedding. Media Culture & Society. 42(7-8). 1512–1527. 8 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja, Herman Wasserman, & Wallace Chuma. (2018). South African Activists’ Use of Nanomedia and Digital Media in Democratization Conflicts. International journal of communication. 12. 18. 6 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja, et al.. (2018). THE SOCIAL MEDIA ECOLOGY OF SPATIAL INEQUALITY IN CAPE TOWN: TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja, et al.. (2015). Usos y gratificaciones de los ordenadores en personas mayores en Sudáfrica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja, et al.. (2015). Dress, Address and Redress: The Relationships between Female Domestic Workers and their Employers in Cape Town, South Africa. 9(2). 134–155. 2 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2014). Radio propaganda and the broadcasting of hatred: Historical development and definitions. Ecquid Novi African Journalism Studies. 35(2). 118–120. 1 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2013). Social Media and Community Radio Journalism in South Africa. Digital Journalism. 2(1). 29–43. 33 indexed citations

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Duncan, Jane, et al.. (2013). A baseline study of youth identity, the media and the public sphere in South Africa:. 8 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2011). African Feminist Media Studies. Feminist Media Studies. 11(1). 27–33. 12 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2011). Young women and ‘technologies of the self’: Social networking and sexualities. Agenda. 25(4). 75–86. 18 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2010). Using radio to encourage civic-minded journalism. 2010(30). 33.

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Bosch, Tanja. (2010). Piracy as counter-hegemony : a Cape Flats case study. 29(2). 99–116. 2 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2010). Digital journalism and online public spheres in South Africa. Communicatio. 36(2). 265–275. 24 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2008). WOTS ur ASLR? Adolescent girls' use of cellphones in Cape Town. 6(2). 52–69. 23 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2006). ‘Ek sê, heita!’: Kwaito and the construction of community. Communicatio. 32(1). 88–100. 1 indexed citations

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Bosch, Tanja. (2003). Radio, community and identity in South Africa: A rhizomatic study of Bush Radio in Cape Town. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 11 indexed citations

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