Heather Akin
Impact in
- Communication top 5%
- Social Media and Politics
- Media Studies and Communication
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- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Risk Perception and Management
Papers in
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- Climate Change Communication and Perception 20
- Misinformation and Its Impacts 9
- Risk Perception and Management 4
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- Media Studies and Communication 5
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication 4
- Social Media and Politics 4
- Co-authors
- Dominique Brossard (8 shared papers)Michael A. Xenos (7 shared papers)Dietram A. Scheufele (7 shared papers)Kathleen Hall Jamieson (5 shared papers)Asheley R. Landrum (5 shared papers)Leona Yi-Fan Su (2 shared papers)Stephanie Edgerly (1 shared paper)Albert C. L. G. Günther (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Environmental Communication (3 papers)Public Understanding of Science (2 papers)International Journal of Public Opinion Research (2 papers)Journalism (1 paper)Risk Analysis (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesHong KongChina
In The Last Decade
Heather Akin
28 papers receiving 554 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 93
- Communication 189
- Sociology and Political Science 467
- Literature and Literary Theory 70
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 58
- Applied Psychology 17
Countries citing papers authored by Heather Akin
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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Akin
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Heather Akin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | 68 | |
| 2 | 2017 | 54 | |
| 3 | 2012 | 51 | |
| 4 | 2016 | 48 | |
| 5 | 2012 | 48 | |
| 6 | 2017 | 42 | |
| 7 | 2015 | 41 | |
| 8 | 2018 | 39 | |
| 9 | 2017 | 36 | |
| 10 | 2016 | 35 | |
| 11 | 2016 | 30 | |
| 12 | 2018 | 16 | |
| 13 | 2020 | 15 | |
| 14 | 2017 | 14 | |
| 15 | 2021 | 13 | |
| 16 | 2019 | 13 | |
| 17 | 2015 | 12 | |
| 18 | 2023 | 10 | |
| 19 | 2019 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2020 | 9 |
About Heather Akin
Heather Akin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Plant Science and Social Psychology, having authored 32 papers that have together received 631 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (20 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (9 papers), Media Studies and Communication (5 papers), Genetically Modified Organisms Research (4 papers), Public Relations and Crisis Communication (4 papers), Risk Perception and Management (4 papers), Social Media and Politics (4 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (189 citations), Sociology and Political Science (467 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (70 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (58 citations) and Applied Psychology (17 citations). Heather Akin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Frequent co-authors include Dominique Brossard, Michael A. Xenos, Dietram A. Scheufele, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Asheley R. Landrum, Leona Yi-Fan Su, Stephanie Edgerly, Albert C. L. G. Günther, James Broesch and Emily K. Vraga. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Communication, Public Understanding of Science, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journalism and Risk Analysis.
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