Thomas Koch

2.3k total citations
105 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Koch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Koch has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Communication and 13 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Thomas Koch's work include Public Relations and Crisis Communication (22 papers), Media Studies and Communication (17 papers) and Media Influence and Health (13 papers). Thomas Koch is often cited by papers focused on Public Relations and Crisis Communication (22 papers), Media Studies and Communication (17 papers) and Media Influence and Health (13 papers). Thomas Koch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Thomas Koch's co-authors include Magdalena Obermaier, Benno Viererbl, Thomas Zerback, Christina Peter, Nayla Fawzi, Romy Fröhlich, Peter W. Lampert, Benjamin Krämer, Holger Fehske and J. Loos and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review B and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Koch

92 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Koch Germany 21 480 404 171 149 137 105 1.3k
Mark R. Levy United States 30 1.1k 2.2× 1.0k 2.5× 140 0.8× 173 1.2× 65 0.5× 83 2.9k
Simon Penny United States 13 421 0.9× 189 0.5× 230 1.3× 120 0.8× 34 0.2× 38 2.1k
Richard Fitzgerald Macao 19 324 0.7× 280 0.7× 124 0.7× 129 0.9× 23 0.2× 96 1.8k
Carter United States 9 379 0.8× 234 0.6× 47 0.3× 56 0.4× 111 0.8× 39 1.3k
Jonathan Gray United Kingdom 20 490 1.0× 333 0.8× 105 0.6× 77 0.5× 16 0.1× 79 1.3k
Kenichi Ishii Japan 22 413 0.9× 178 0.4× 65 0.4× 103 0.7× 69 0.5× 100 1.7k
Liang Tang United States 32 1.9k 4.0× 77 0.2× 171 1.0× 133 0.9× 106 0.8× 94 3.0k
Hongseok Oh South Korea 20 383 0.8× 231 0.6× 168 1.0× 71 0.5× 468 3.4× 67 2.1k
Maddy Janssens Belgium 28 211 0.4× 401 1.0× 168 1.0× 72 0.5× 317 2.3× 75 2.4k
Tetsuro Kobayashi Japan 25 817 1.7× 440 1.1× 79 0.5× 1.0k 6.8× 16 0.1× 128 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Koch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Koch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Koch

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All Works

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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Companies as Critics, Adapters, and Pioneers: Motives, Strategies, and Risks of Corporate Social Advocacy. International Journal of Strategic Communication. 19(4). 536–554.
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Corporate perspectives on diversity: Engagement, communication motives, and the Diversity-Washing Dilemma. Journal of Marketing Communications. 31(5). 538–555. 1 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Little green lies: greenwashing’s detrimental impact on corporate perception and the interplay of perceived motives, skepticism and authenticity. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 31(2). 259–276.
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Viererbl, Benno & Thomas Koch. (2024). Role conflicts in brand journalism: Amid organizational goals, audience demands, and journalistic values. Journalism. 27(2). 330–348.
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Different shades of green deception. Greenwashing’s adverse effects on corporate image and credibility. Public Relations Review. 51(1). 102521–102521. 9 indexed citations
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Obermaier, Magdalena & Thomas Koch. (2024). The paradox of argument strength: how weak arguments undermine the persuasive effects of strong arguments. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22244–22244.
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Feeling connected and informed through informal communication: a quantitative survey on the perceived functions of informal communication in organizations. Journal of Communication Management. 29(1). 71–93. 1 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas & Benno Viererbl. (2022). Buffer or Backfire? Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities in Organizational Crises. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 5(2). 123–154. 5 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas. (2021). Zur Aktualität von Robert Kurz’ ›Freie Fahrt ins Krisenchaos‹. 18(18). 191–220. 1 indexed citations
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Viererbl, Benno, et al.. (2021). Internal communication torn between employees' and management's expectations: an empirical study of employee magazines. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 26(4). 657–674. 2 indexed citations
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Giotsas, Vasileios, Thomas Koch, Ítalo Cunha, et al.. (2020). Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 247–265. 9 indexed citations
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Viererbl, Benno, et al.. (2019). A Matter for the Boss? How Personalized Communication Affects Recipients’ Perceptions of an Organization During a Crisis. International journal of communication. 13. 19. 10 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Presentation of CEOs in the media: A framing analysis. European Journal of Communication. 33(3). 271–289. 8 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Voice of the management or employee advocate? How editors of employee magazines see their professional role. Corporate Communications An International Journal. 23(1). 51–65. 5 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas, Magdalena Obermaier, & Claudia Riesmeyer. (2017). Powered by public relations? Mutual perceptions of PR practitioners’ bases of power over journalism. Journalism. 21(10). 1573–1589. 11 indexed citations
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Peter, Christina & Thomas Koch. (2015). When Debunking Scientific Myths Fails (and When It Does Not). Science Communication. 38(1). 3–25. 75 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas & Magdalena Obermaier. (2014). With Heart and (No) Mind? How Recipients Negatively Infer Missing Information About Politicians and How This Affects the Assessment of the Speaker. Communication Research. 43(7). 972–995. 14 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas. (2008). Medialisierung und Fixierung der mittleren Nasenmuschel bei der endonasalen Siebbeinoperation. Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie. 87(1). 6–9. 2 indexed citations
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Pritschow, Günter, Thomas Koch, & Michael Bauder. (1989). Automatisierte Erstellung von Rückwärtstransformationen für Industrieroboter unter Anwendung eines optimierten iterativen Lösungsverfahrens. 5(1). 3–8. 1 indexed citations

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