Thomas E. Ruggiero

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Ruggiero is a scholar working on Communication, Philosophy and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Ruggiero has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Communication, 4 papers in Philosophy and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Ruggiero's work include Social Media and Politics (4 papers), Media Studies and Communication (4 papers) and Rhetoric and Communication Studies (3 papers). Thomas E. Ruggiero is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (4 papers), Media Studies and Communication (4 papers) and Rhetoric and Communication Studies (3 papers). Thomas E. Ruggiero collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. Thomas E. Ruggiero's co-authors include Jack Glascock and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Communication Education and Communication Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Ruggiero

9 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century

2000 1.8k citations Thomas E. Ruggiero Mass Communication & Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. Ruggiero United States	6	1.4k	710	386	244	216	9	1.9k
Jennifer M. Bonds‐Raacke United States	11	1.3k 0.9×	566 0.8×	324 0.8×	114 0.5×	196 0.9×	20	1.6k
Michael A. Stefanone United States	22	1.3k 0.9×	746 1.1×	181 0.5×	191 0.8×	208 1.0×	55	1.9k
Saleem Alhabash United States	20	1.8k 1.3×	627 0.9×	358 0.9×	266 1.1×	290 1.3×	48	2.5k
Craig Ross Canada	7	1.4k 1.1×	546 0.8×	385 1.0×	139 0.6×	590 2.7×	8	2.0k
Brandon Van Der Heide United States	18	2.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	295 0.8×	278 1.1×	144 0.7×	31	2.8k
Louisa Ha United States	22	1.3k 1.0×	566 0.8×	461 1.2×	164 0.7×	114 0.5×	96	2.0k
John E. Newhagen United States	18	1.0k 0.7×	821 1.2×	224 0.6×	504 2.1×	104 0.5×	31	2.0k
Katy E. Pearce United States	19	1.1k 0.8×	871 1.2×	160 0.4×	107 0.4×	130 0.6×	37	2.0k
Caleb T. Carr United States	23	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	208 0.5×	354 1.5×	295 1.4×	58	2.9k
Paul M. Haridakis United States	16	899 0.7×	536 0.8×	188 0.5×	225 0.9×	122 0.6×	39	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas E. Ruggiero

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Ruggiero, Thomas E., et al.. (2008). Intercollegiate Female Coaches' Use of Verbally Aggressive Communication Toward African American Female Athletes. Howard Journal of Communications. 19(2). 105–124. 14 indexed citations

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Glascock, Jack, et al.. (2008). Religious Involvement, Audience Demographics, and Media Bias. Journal of Media and Religion. 7(4). 256–270. 5 indexed citations

3.

Ruggiero, Thomas E.. (2007). Televisa's Brozo: The Jester as Subversive Humorist. 2(3). 1–15. 1 indexed citations

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Glascock, Jack & Thomas E. Ruggiero. (2006). The Relationship of Ethnicity and Sex to Professor Credibility at a Culturally Diverse UniversityAn earlier version of this manuscript was presented to the Instructional/Development Communication Division at the International Communication Association annual convention, New Orleans, May 2004. Communication Education. 55(2). 197–207. 42 indexed citations

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Ruggiero, Thomas E., et al.. (2006). The Media Downing of Pierre Salinger: Journalistic Mistrust of the Internet as a News Source. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 10(2). 0–0. 7 indexed citations

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Glascock, Jack & Thomas E. Ruggiero. (2004). Representations of class and gender on primetime Spanish‐language television in the United States. Communication Quarterly. 52(4). 390–402. 9 indexed citations

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Ruggiero, Thomas E.. (2004). Paradigm Repair and Changing Journalistic Perceptions of the Internet as an Objective News Source. Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 10(4). 92–106. 28 indexed citations

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Ruggiero, Thomas E.. (2001). Electronic Mail and Listservs: Effective Journalistic Ethical Fora?. Journal of Mass Media Ethics. 16(4). 293–304. 3 indexed citations

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Ruggiero, Thomas E.. (2000). Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century. Mass Communication & Society. 3(1). 3–37. 1811 indexed citations breakdown →

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