Thomas W. Benson

663 total citations
40 papers, 392 citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Benson is a scholar working on Philosophy, Literature and Literary Theory and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Benson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 392 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Philosophy, 10 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 8 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Benson's work include Rhetoric and Communication Studies (14 papers), Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 papers). Thomas W. Benson is often cited by papers focused on Rhetoric and Communication Studies (14 papers), Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 papers). Thomas W. Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. Thomas W. Benson's co-authors include Martin J. Medhurst, Carolyn Anderson, Shawn J. Parry‐Giles, Finnigan Illsley‐Kemp, Ian Hamling, Colin Wilson, M. K. Savage, Simon J. Barker, Gerard A. Hauser and Edward Schiappa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of American History, Communication Monographs and Communication Education.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Benson

33 papers receiving 316 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 W. Benson United States 12 190 141 138 88 55 40 392
J. Michael Sproule United States 10 128 0.7× 62 0.4× 160 1.2× 107 1.2× 35 0.6× 23 351
John Poulakos United States 12 257 1.4× 117 0.8× 63 0.5× 85 1.0× 21 0.4× 24 385
J. Robert Cox United States 7 207 1.1× 147 1.0× 77 0.6× 93 1.1× 41 0.7× 16 365
James E. Combs United States 8 111 0.6× 76 0.5× 175 1.3× 120 1.4× 22 0.4× 15 328
Jurij M. Łotman 6 44 0.2× 79 0.6× 46 0.3× 82 0.9× 33 0.6× 17 365
E. D. Mackerness 7 59 0.3× 71 0.5× 81 0.6× 68 0.8× 16 0.3× 23 313
William Keith United States 10 164 0.9× 137 1.0× 70 0.5× 92 1.0× 42 0.8× 36 374
Roberta Reeder United States 4 87 0.5× 288 2.0× 23 0.2× 117 1.3× 22 0.4× 14 493
Alastair Fowler United Kingdom 11 79 0.4× 278 2.0× 29 0.2× 105 1.2× 20 0.4× 35 611
Marc Silberman United States 8 43 0.2× 66 0.5× 38 0.3× 120 1.4× 19 0.3× 48 327

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benson, Thomas W.. (2015). Posters for Peace. Penn State University Press eBooks.
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Benson, Thomas W.. (2012). A Scandal in Academia: Sextext andCRTNET. Western Journal of Communication. 76(1). 2–16. 3 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (2006). American Rhetoric in the New Deal Era, 1932-1945. Michigan State University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (2003). The Cornell school of rhetoric: Idiom and institution. Communication Quarterly. 51(1). 1–56. 2 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1996). Rhetoric, civility, and community: Political debate on computer bulletin boards. Communication Quarterly. 44(3). 359–378. 51 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1994). Electronic‐network resources for communication scholars. Communication Education. 43(2). 120–128. 12 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1992). Communication and the circle of learning. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 78(2). 238–254. 3 indexed citations
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Fussell, Edwin Sill & Thomas W. Benson. (1991). American Rhetoric: Context and Criticism.. Journal of American History. 78(3). 1035–1035.
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1989). Academic Freedom and Scholarly Journals in Speech Communication: An Editor's Perspective.. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research.
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1985). Speech Communication in the 20th Century. 76 indexed citations
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Medhurst, Martin J. & Thomas W. Benson. (1981). The City:The rhetoric of rhythm. Communication Monographs. 48(1). 54–72. 15 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1978). On Getting Published: An Editor's Perspective..
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1977). The Senses of Rhetoric: A Topical System for Rhetorical Critics of Nonoratorical Forms.. 1 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W., et al.. (1975). Teaching the rhetoric of film: Access to images. Today s Speech. 23(1). 27–38.
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1974). Rhetoric and autobiography: The case of Malcolm X. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 60(1). 1–13. 29 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W. & Gerard A. Hauser. (1973). Ideals, superlatives, and the decline of hypocrisy. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 59(1). 99–105. 4 indexed citations
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Wolvin, Andrew D., et al.. (1972). Book review. Today s Speech. 20(2). 63–67. 1 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1969). Inaugurating peace: Franklin D. Roosevelt's last speech. Speech Monographs. 36(2). 138–147. 8 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W., et al.. (1968). The rhetoric of resistance:Confrontation with the WarmakersWashington, D.C., October, 1967. Today s Speech. 16(3). 35–42. 6 indexed citations
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Benson, Thomas W.. (1968). Poisoned minds. The Southern Speech Journal. 34(1). 54–60. 5 indexed citations

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