Werner Wirth

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Werner Wirth is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Wirth has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in Communication and 29 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Werner Wirth's work include Media Influence and Health (27 papers), Social Media and Politics (16 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (16 papers). Werner Wirth is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (27 papers), Social Media and Politics (16 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (16 papers). Werner Wirth collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands. Werner Wirth's co-authors include Christian Schemer, Holger Schramm, Jörg Matthes, Anne Schulz, Philipp Müller, Martin Wettstein, Dominique S. Wirz, Matthias Höfer, Ana Sacau and Saskia Böcking and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, Appetite and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Werner Wirth

91 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Process Model of the Formation of Spatial Presence Expe... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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. A Process Model of the Formation of Spatial Presence Experiences
    2007 544 citations Werner Wirth, Tilo Hartmann et al. profile →
  2. Measuring Populist Attitudes on Three Dimensions
    2016 263 citations Anne Schulz, Philipp Müller et al. profile →
  3. Beyond Pleasure: Exploring the Eudaimonic Entertainment Experience
    2012 193 citations Werner Wirth, Matthias Höfer 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
Werner Wirth Switzerland 27 1.5k 843 743 626 608 99 3.3k
Byron Reeves United States 40 2.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.9× 594 0.9× 290 0.5× 92 5.3k
Stuart Levine United States 7 2.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 706 1.0× 469 0.7× 298 0.5× 21 5.6k
Peter Neijens Netherlands 36 2.9k 1.9× 792 0.9× 890 1.2× 420 0.7× 131 0.2× 101 4.4k
Roland Barthes Argentina 40 2.5k 1.7× 714 0.8× 2.8k 3.8× 166 0.3× 457 0.8× 215 9.2k
Donghee Yvette Wohn United States 34 3.4k 2.2× 1.3k 1.6× 431 0.6× 479 0.8× 60 0.1× 133 4.6k
Nancy K. Baym United States 29 2.1k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 376 0.5× 429 0.7× 97 0.2× 61 3.7k
Rosanna E. Guadagno United States 30 2.0k 1.3× 568 0.7× 359 0.5× 361 0.6× 51 0.1× 82 3.6k
Dmitri Williams United States 36 4.3k 2.8× 1.3k 1.5× 570 0.8× 310 0.5× 71 0.1× 77 5.4k
Matthew Arnold Australia 31 1.1k 0.7× 298 0.4× 369 0.5× 192 0.3× 205 0.3× 255 4.0k
Neil Postman United States 17 1.5k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 550 0.7× 135 0.2× 286 0.5× 73 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Wirth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Wirth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Werner Wirth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Werner Wirth 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 Werner Wirth. Werner Wirth 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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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2024). Shades and shifts in flexitarian and meat-oriented consumer profiles in a German panel study. Appetite. 197. 107298–107298. 7 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2023). Meet Bob and Offset Your Flight: Optimising Explainer Videos to Promote Voluntary Carbon Offsetting. Media and Communication. 11(1). 349–360. 3 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2021). Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis. Studies in Communication and Media. 10(4). I–II. 1 indexed citations
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Wettstein, Martin, Frank Esser, Florin Büchel, et al.. (2018). What Drives Populist Styles? Analyzing Immigration and Labor Market News in 11 Countries. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 96(2). 516–536. 16 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2018). How Perceived Processing Fluency Influences the Illusion of Knowing in Learning From TV Reports. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 32(1). 2–13. 8 indexed citations
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Hartmann, Tilo, Werner Wirth, Peter Vorderer, et al.. (2015). Spatial Presence Theory: State of the art and challenges ahead. VU Research Portal.
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Wirz, Dominique S., et al.. (2013). How emotional media reports influence attitude formation and change. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 12 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2013). The Development of Video Game Enjoyment in a Role Playing Game. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 16(4). 260–264. 11 indexed citations
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Höfer, Matthias & Werner Wirth. (2012). It’s Right to Be Sad. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 24(2). 43–54. 15 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, Christian Schemer, & Jörg Matthes. (2010). Trivializing the News? Affective Context Effects of Commercials on the Perception of Television News. Mass Communication & Society. 13(2). 139–156. 13 indexed citations
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Schemer, Christian, Jörg Matthes, & Werner Wirth. (2008). Toward Improving the Validity and Reliability of Media Information Processing Measures in Surveys. Communication Methods and Measures. 2(3). 193–225. 40 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, et al.. (2006). Learning by Doing? Eine empirische Studie zum Status quo und den konsequenzen der Nachwuchsbetreuung in der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 82–100. 3 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner, Edmund Lauf, & Andreas Fahr. (2006). Forschungslogik und -design in der Kommunikationswissenschaft. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 8 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner & Holger Schramm. (2005). Media and Emotions. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 24(3). 3–39. 37 indexed citations
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Beck, Klaus, Wolfgang Schweiger, & Werner Wirth. (2004). Gute Seiten, schlechte Seiten: Qualität in der Onlinekommunikation. Internet Research. 15. 3 indexed citations
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Eilders, Christiane & Werner Wirth. (1999). Die Nachrichtenwertforschung auf dem Weg zum Publikum. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 34–57. 2 indexed citations
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Wirth, Werner. (1997). Von der information zum wissen: Die Rolle der Rezeption für die Entstehung von Wissensunterschieden. Ein Beitrag zur Wissenskluftforschung. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 7 indexed citations
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Früh, Werner, Christoph Kuhlmann, & Werner Wirth. (1996). Unterhaltsame Information oder informative Unterhaltung?. Publizistik. 41(4). 428–451. 5 indexed citations
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Früh, Werner & Werner Wirth. (1992). Looking into the Black Box: Intolerance of Ambiguity and Dynamic-Transactional Processes in the Development of Issue-Related Images. European Journal of Communication. 7(4). 541–569. 8 indexed citations

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