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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2227 2024 1074 963 109 20897

Andrew J. Flanagin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew J. Flanagin between 1996 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew J. Flanagin published across 29 years, from 1996 to 2024, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2012. 3 of the 111 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2012. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1996 2024

111 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew J. Flanagin: publications per year, 1996 to 2024
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 4
2001 3
2002 5
2003 6
2004 6
2005 3
2006 3
2007 4
2008 4
2009 2
2010 5
2011 8
2012 13
2013 5
2014 5
2015 5
2016 8
2017 4
2018 2
2019 0
2020 6
2021 2
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
Total 111
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Andrew J. Flanagin publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. Flanagin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 104–113 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406 109
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Andrew J. Flanagin D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. Flanagin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141 53
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Andrew J. Flanagin is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Spam and Phishing Detection
  • Topic Modeling

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Flanagin include:

  • Individual Inferences in Web-Based Information Environments: How Cognitive Processing Fluency, Information Access, Active Search Behaviors, and Task Competency Affect Metacognitive and Task Judgments (2022), published in Media Psychology
  • Tackling misinformation: What researchers could do with social media data (2020), published in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
  • From Dark to Light: The Many Shades of Sharing Misinformation Online (2021), published in Media and Communication
  • Modeling and Measuring Expressed (Dis)belief in (Mis)information (2020), published in Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • Toxic positivity on social media: The drawbacks and benefits of sharing positive (but potentially platitudinous) messages online (2023), published in New Media & Society

Flanagin frequently collaborates with a group of scholars including Miriam J. Metzger, Zijian Lew, Shan Jiang, Christo Wilson, and Irene V. Pasquetto. These collaborations appear across multiple papers, contributing to various aspects of misinformation, social media studies, and communication.

Their work has been published in several venues such as:

  • New Media & Society
  • Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
  • Media and Communication
  • Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • Media Psychology

Flanagin's research covers the analysis of misinformation and its societal impacts, the role of social media in political contexts, and the detection of harmful online behavior such as hate speech and cyberbullying. The interdisciplinary approach incorporates aspects of artificial intelligence and cognitive neuroscience, addressing how technology influences individuals and information environments.

Best Publications

  • Perceptions of internet information credibility

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • Social and Heuristic Approaches to Credibility Evaluation Online

    Miriam J. Metzger;Andrew J. Flanagin;Ryan B. Medders

  • Credibility for the 21st Century: Integrating Perspectives on Source, Message, and Media Credibility in the Contemporary Media Environment

    Miriam J. Metzger;Andrew J. Flanagin;Keren Eyal;Daisy R. Lemus

  • Internet use in the contemporary media environment.

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • Credibility and trust of information in online environments: The use of cognitive heuristics

    Miriam J. Metzger;Andrew J. Flanagin

  • The role of site features, user attributes, and information verification behaviors on the perceived credibility of web-based information

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • Reconceptualizing Collective Action in the Contemporary Media Environment

    Bruce Bimber;Andrew J. Flanagin;Cynthia Stohl

  • The credibility of volunteered geographic information

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • College student web use, perceptions of information credibility, and verification behavior

    Miriam J. Metzger;Andrew J. Flanagin;Lara Zwarun

  • Collective Action in Organizations: Interaction and Engagement in an Era of Technological Change

    Bruce A. Bimber;Andrew J. Flanagin;Cynthia Stohl

  • Reconceptualizing ‘flaming’ and other problematic messages

    Patrick B. O’Sullivan;Andrew J. Flanagin

  • Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility

    Miriam J. Metzger;Andrew J. Flanagin

  • Digital media and youth: Unparalleled opportunity and unprecedented responsibility

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • Connective and Communal Public Goods in Interactive Communication Systems

    Janet Fulk;Andrew J. Flanagin;Michael E. Kalman;Peter R. Monge

  • Production of Collective Action in Alliance-Based Interorganizational Communication and Information Systems

    Peter R. Monge;Janet Fulk;Michael E. Kalman;Andrew J. Flanagin

  • Modeling the Structure of Collective Action

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Cynthia Stohl;Bruce Bimber

  • Mitigating risk in ecommerce transactions: perceptions of information credibility and the role of user-generated ratings in product quality and purchase intention

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger;Rebekah Pure;Alex Markov

  • Trusting expert- versus user-generated ratings online: The role of information volume, valence, and consumer characteristics

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

  • The perceived credibility of personal Web page information as influenced by the sex of the source

    Andrew J Flanagin;Miriam J Metzger

  • Collective Action in Organizations: Contents

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  • behaviors on the perceived credibility of web-based information The role of site features, user attributes, and information verification

    Andrew J. Flanagin;Miriam J. Metzger

Frequent Co-Authors

Miriam J. Metzger
Miriam J. Metzger University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce Bimber
Bruce Bimber University of California, Santa Barbara
Cynthia Stohl
Cynthia Stohl University of California, Santa Barbara
Janet Fulk
Janet Fulk University of Southern California
Peter R. Monge
Peter R. Monge University of Southern California
David R. Seibold
David R. Seibold University of California, Santa Barbara
Christo Wilson
Christo Wilson Northeastern University
Stephan Lewandowsky
Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol
David G. Rand
David G. Rand Cornell University
Bassam Bamieh
Bassam Bamieh University of California, Santa Barbara

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