Key papers in Communication
Pofolia’s corpus holds 84 papers from the Communication subfield (2012–2024). The list below starts with the most cited.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
Rethinking the Public Sphere: A Contribution to the Critique of Actually Existing Democracy
2014 · FWCI 685.14 · 5,506 citations
This paper critiques the concept of the public sphere, arguing that the civic republican model, which emphasizes collective deliberation towards a common good, is often undermined by the rhetoric of domestic privacy. This rhetoric personalizes or familiarizes issues, excluding them from public debate.
The Wealth of Networks
Yale University Press eBooks · 2017 · FWCI 159.96 · 3,730 citations
The internet is fundamentally altering information production, enabling 'social production' that can enhance freedom and diversity, but this promise is threatened by a campaign to preserve the old industrial information economy.
Wikidata
Communications of the ACM · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 135.84 · 3,320 citations · Open access
Wikidata is a collaboratively edited knowledge base designed to serve as a common data source for Wikipedia and other projects.
Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook
Science · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 379.93 · 3,199 citations
On Facebook, users' own choices, rather than the platform's algorithm, are the primary driver in limiting their exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinions.
THE LOGIC OF CONNECTIVE ACTION
Information Communication & Society · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 140.96 · 2,921 citations
Large-scale protests are increasingly leveraging digital media through a 'connective action' logic, distinct from traditional 'collective action' models, by relying on personalized content sharing across media networks rather than solely on formal organizations.
The Culture of Connectivity
2013 · FWCI 51.17 · 2,505 citations
This book analyzes the rise of social media platforms from their amateur origins to becoming global data mining corporations by 2012.
Revolution in Poetic Language
Columbia University Press eBooks · 2024 · FWCI 91.52 · 2,339 citations
Julia Kristeva introduces her core concepts of the semiotic and symbolic, exploring their interplay and challenging established linguistic, psychoanalytic, philosophical, and literary theories.
Ilmu komunikasi : Suatu pengantar
Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2017 · 2,252 citations
This book serves as an introduction to communication science, exploring differences in communication across species, historical periods, and modern human language, including slang.
Networks of outrage and hope: social movements in the internet age
Information Communication & Society · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · 1,911 citations
This paper explores how social movements operate and are shaped by the internet, focusing on the dynamics of online networks.
Race after technology. Abolitionist tools for the new Jim Code
Ethnic and Racial Studies · 2020 · Q1 · FWCI 312.84 · 1,898 citations
This work argues that the increasing integration of big tech into society is creating a new form of racial discrimination, termed the 'new Jim Code'. It proposes leveraging abolitionist strategies to dismantle these technologically-driven systems of oppression.
The Logic of Connective Action
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 62.19 · 1,830 citations
This book introduces a theoretical framework explaining how personalized, digitally networked politics enables large-scale collective action on issues like economic fairness and climate change.
Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 138.77 · 1,809 citations
Seeking news via social media platforms significantly predicts higher social capital and increased civic and political participation, both online and offline.
Why people use social media: a uses and gratifications approach
Qualitative Market Research An International Journal · 2013 · Q2 · FWCI 52.61 · 1,764 citations
This paper identifies ten distinct uses and gratifications that drive consumer engagement with social media, applying the uses and gratifications theory.
75. Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age
Democracy · 2016 · FWCI 698.92 · 1,724 citations
This book explores how contemporary social movements, from the Arab revolutions to Occupy Wall Street, share a common reliance on Internet and social media-based communication networks.
Personal connections in the digital age
Choice Reviews Online · 2016 · 1,723 citations
This work argues that the concept of 'cyberspace' as a distinct realm for online interaction is a myth, and that digital media are deeply integrated into everyday relationships.
FILTER BUBBLE
Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG eBooks · 2012 · FWCI 19.37 · 1,679 citations
The abstract provided is a journal scope description and does not contain specific research findings, results, or claims.
Teknik Praktis : Riset Komunikasi
Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) · 2014 · 1,588 citations
This book aims to address the scarcity of communication research books in Indonesia by providing systematic and in-depth coverage of various communication research types and their practical applications.
Infrastructure studies meet platform studies in the age of Google and Facebook
New Media & Society · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 110.71 · 1,535 citations
This paper proposes a combined theoretical framework by integrating 'infrastructure studies' and 'platform studies' to better understand contemporary digital media.
Social Media and the Decision to Participate in Political Protest: Observations From Tahrir Square
Journal of Communication · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 160.74 · 1,534 citations
Social media, especially Facebook, served as a crucial, uncontrollable information source that significantly increased the likelihood of citizens deciding to participate in the Tahrir Square protests.
The Hybrid Media System
Oxford University Press eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 33.38 · 1,489 citations
Political communication is now shaped by the interplay of old and new media, where power lies with those who effectively manage information flows across these interconnected systems.
Recently added
Revolution in Poetic Language
Columbia University Press eBooks · 2024 · FWCI 91.52 · 2,339 citations
Julia Kristeva introduces her core concepts of the semiotic and symbolic, exploring their interplay and challenging established linguistic, psychoanalytic, philosophical, and literary theories.
A Social Psychology of Protest
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2023 · FWCI 12.43 · 1,020 citations
Protest success hinges on demand (grievances), supply (organizations), and mobilization via communication networks, with participation driven by instrumental, expressive, or identity-based motivations.
World Atlas of Language Structures
Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online · 2020 · 818 citations
The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS) is a comprehensive database and reference work detailing the structural properties of 2,600 languages, organized into 11 thematic chapters covering phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, and sign languages.
Review and analysis of current responses to COVID-19 in Indonesia: Period of January to March 2020
Progress in Disaster Science · 2020 · Q1 · FWCI 348.49 · 1,249 citations
Indonesia's initial COVID-19 response (Jan-Mar 2020) showed significant gaps in government, NGO, and community actions, according to a rapid analysis of media content.
Race after technology. Abolitionist tools for the new Jim Code
Ethnic and Racial Studies · 2020 · Q1 · FWCI 312.84 · 1,898 citations
This work argues that the increasing integration of big tech into society is creating a new form of racial discrimination, termed the 'new Jim Code'. It proposes leveraging abolitionist strategies to dismantle these technologically-driven systems of oppression.
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