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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 32 7267 6754 3532 3223 71 5584

Dana Mastro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dana Mastro between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dana Mastro published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2017. 8 of the 81 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2017. 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
2000 2025

81 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dana Mastro: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 4
2001 0
2002 3
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 4
2009 4
2010 1
2011 4
2012 4
2013 1
2014 2
2015 5
2016 6
2017 7
2018 5
2019 4
2020 1
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 5
2025 3
Total 81
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Dana Mastro 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 Dana Mastro 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, 64–73 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: 71 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 71
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
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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Dana Mastro 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 Dana Mastro 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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 32
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
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

Dana Mastro is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily belongs to the field of Social Sciences, with significant contributions across subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Education.

The main topics covered in their work include Social Media and Politics, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Media Studies and Communication, Media Influence and Health, Media Influence and Politics, and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior.

Their recent publications include:

  • Confirming Bias Without Knowing? Automatic Pathways Between Media Exposure and Selectivity, 2020, Communication Research
  • Reinvention mediates impacts of skin tone bias in algorithms: implications for technology diffusion, 2024, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
  • If They Only Disrespect Us a Little, and the Story is Interesting, I Keep Watching: Navigation of Ethnic Media Gratifications by Latino Teens, 2021, Journal of Adolescent Research
  • Dis"Like", 2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Linguistic Characteristics of Interracial Interactions on Primetime TV: A Quantitative Content Analysis, 2022, Western Journal of Communication

Frequent coauthors in Dana Mastro's work include Amy L. Gonzales, Muniba Saleem, Anne C. Kroon, Toni G.L.A. van der Meer, and Hannah Overbye-Thompson.

Their publications have often appeared in venues such as Communication Research, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Adolescent Research, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, and Western Journal of Communication.

Best Publications

  • Latino Representation on Primetime Television

    Dana E. Mastro;Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz

  • The Effects of the Sexualization of Female Video Game Characters on Gender Stereotyping and Female Self-Concept

    Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz;Dana Mastro

  • The Portrayal of Racial Minorities on Prime Time Television

    Dana E. Mastro;Bradley S. Greenberg

  • Documenting Portrayals of Race/Ethnicity on Primetime Television over a 20-Year Span and Their Association with National-Level Racial/Ethnic Attitudes

    Riva Tukachinsky;Dana Mastro;Moran Yarchi

  • MEAN GIRLS? THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER PORTRAYALS IN TEEN MOVIES ON EMERGING ADULTS' GENDER-BASED ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS

    Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz;Dana E. Mastro

  • Representations of Race in Television Commercials: A Content Analysis of Prime-Time Advertising

    Dana E. Mastro;Susannah R. Stern

  • Exposure to Television Portrayals of Latinos: The Implications of Aversive Racism and Social Identity Theory

    Dana E. Mastro;Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz;Maria A. Kopacz

  • A social identity approach to understanding the impact of television messages

    Dana E. Mastro

  • The Cultivation of Social Perceptions of Latinos: A Mental Models Approach

    Dana Mastro;Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz;Michelle Ortiz

  • The Influence of Exposure to Depictions of Race and Crime in TV News on Viewer's Social Judgments

    Dana Mastro;Maria Knight Lapinski;Maria A. Kopacz;Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz

  • Media's influence on immigration attitudes: An intergroup threat theory approach

    Anita Atwell Seate;Dana Mastro

  • Depictions of Gender on Primetime Television: A Quantitative Content Analysis

    Alexander Sink;Dana Mastro

  • Minorities and the mass media: Television into the 21st century

    Bradley S Greenberg;Dana Mastro;Jeffrey E Brand

  • The Influence of Exemplar Versus Prototype‐Based Media Primes on Racial/Ethnic Evaluations

    Dana Mastro;Riva Tukachinsky

  • Social Identity Theory as a Framework for Understanding the Effects of Exposure to Positive Media Images of Self and Other on Intergroup Outcomes

    Christopher J. McKinley;Dana Mastro;Katie M. Warber

  • EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC STEREOTYPING

    Dana Mastro

  • Media Representations of Race, Prototypicality, and Policy Reasoning: An Application of Self-Categorization Theory

    Dana E. Mastro;Maria A. Kopacz

  • The Effect of Prime Time Television Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes on Latino and Black Americans: A Longitudinal National Level Study

    Riva Tukachinsky;Dana Mastro;Moran Yarchi

  • Internet Search Behaviors and Mood Alterations: A Selective Exposure Approach

    Dana E. Mastro;Matthew S. Eastin;Ron Tamborini

  • The Color of Crime and the Court: A Content Analysis of Minority Respresentation on Television:

    Ron Tamborini;Dana E. Mastro;Rebecca M. Chory-Assad;Ren He Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Tamborini
Ron Tamborini Michigan State University
Bradley S. Greenberg
Bradley S. Greenberg Michigan State University
Maria Knight Lapinski
Maria Knight Lapinski Michigan State University
Howard Giles
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara
Linda R. Tropp
Linda R. Tropp University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew C. Billings
Andrew C. Billings University of Alabama

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