Wolfgang Donsbach

2.8k citations
51 papers · 1.2k indexed · h-index 17

Impact in

  • Communication top 0.5%
    • Media Studies and Communication
    • Social Media and Politics
    • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
    • Media Influence and Politics
    • Misinformation and Its Impacts
    • Climate Change Communication and Perception

Papers in

    • Media Studies and Communication 20
    • Social Media and Politics 12
    • Public Relations and Crisis Communication 8
    • Advertising and Communication Studies 3
    • Linguistic research and analysis 6

Wolfgang Donsbach

44 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Wolfgang Donsbach
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  • Communication 755
  • Sociology and Political Science 565
  • Literature and Literary Theory 118
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology 27
  • Political Science and International Relations 199
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Wolfgang Donsbach, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1
Journalistic Role Performance : Concepts, Contexts, and Methods
201632
2 20141
3 201417
4 20121
5 20111
6 2008138
7 20051
8 200462
9 199710
10 199661
11
Beziehungsspiele : Medien und Politik in der öffentlichen Diskussion : Fallstudien und Analysen
19932
12
Beziehungsspiele - Medien und Politik in der öffentlichen Diskussion
19930
13 19935
14 199214
15 19906
16
The challenge of the spiral-of-silence theory : theoretical implications and empirical evidences
19890
17 19891
18 198929
19
Legitimationsprobleme des Journalismus: gesellschaftliche Rolle der Massenmedien und berufliche Einstellung von Journalisten
19822
20
Angepasste Aussenseiter : was Journalisten denken und wie sie arbeiten
197911

About Wolfgang Donsbach

Wolfgang Donsbach is a scholar working on Communication, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 51 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Media Studies and Communication (20 papers), Social Media and Politics (12 papers), Public Relations and Crisis Communication (8 papers), Linguistic research and analysis (6 papers), Media Influence and Health (5 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 papers), Advertising and Communication Studies (3 papers) and Public Administration and Political Analysis (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (755 citations), Sociology and Political Science (565 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (118 citations), Energy Engineering and Power Technology (27 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (199 citations). Wolfgang Donsbach has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Michael Traugott, Hans‐Bernd Brosius, Cornelia Mothes, Hans Mathias Kepplinger, Benjamin K. Johnson, Axel Westerwick, Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick, Lea Hellmueller, Joachim Friedrich Staab and Charles T. Salmon. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journal of Communication, European Journal of Communication, Political Communication and Journalism.

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