Michael Pfau

98 papers and 3.7k indexed citations
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About

Michael Pfau is a scholar working on Communication, Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Pfau has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Communication, 39 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Pfau’s work include Media Studies and Communication (37 papers), Media Influence and Health (36 papers) and Social Media and Politics (29 papers). Michael Pfau is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (37 papers), Media Influence and Health (36 papers) and Social Media and Politics (29 papers). Michael Pfau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Singapore. Michael Pfau's co-authors include Michael Burgoon, Josh Compton, Thomas Birk, Judee K. Burgoon, Michel M. Haigh, Steve Van Bockern, Shelley Wigley, Jeanetta D. Sims, Patricia Moy and Ray Coker and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Communication and Communication Research.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Pfau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Pfau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Pfau 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 Michael Pfau. Michael Pfau is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

Michael Pfau

96 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Pfau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Pfau

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