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Erika Franklin Fowler

Erika Franklin Fowler

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Political Science

D-Index
35
Citations
4423
World Ranking
779
National Ranking
410

Erika Franklin Fowler publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erika Franklin Fowler sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 139 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Erika Franklin Fowler D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erika Franklin Fowler sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erika Franklin Fowler is affiliated with Wesleyan University in the United States. Their research is concentrated within the social sciences, with particular attention to sociology and political science, communication, general health professions, gender studies, and economics and econometrics. The breadth of their work spans multiple interdisciplinary topics.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Media Influence and Health

Erika Franklin Fowler has contributed to a number of academic journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
  • The Forum
  • Milbank Quarterly
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers include:

  • "Correlates and disparities of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19" (2021) published in Social Science & Medicine
  • "The Emergence of COVID-19 in the US: A Public Health and Political Communication Crisis" (2020) published in Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
  • "Correlates and Disparities of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy" (2020) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Political Advertising Online and Offline" (2020) published in American Political Science Review
  • "Public perceptions of conflicting information surrounding COVID-19: Results from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults" (2020) published in PLoS ONE

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah E. Gollust
  • Jeff Niederdeppe
  • Laura Baum
  • Travis N. Ridout
  • Michael M. Franz

Erika Franklin Fowler is also an author of the book Social Media and Democracy, published in 2020 by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

  • Correlates and disparities of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19.

    Timothy Callaghan;Ali Moghtaderi;Jennifer A. Lueck;Peter Hotez

  • The Emergence of COVID-19 in the US: A Public Health and Political Communication Crisis.

    Sarah E. Gollust;Rebekah H. Nagler;Erika Franklin Fowler

  • Social Media and Democracy

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  • Correlates and Disparities of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    Timothy Callaghan;Ali Moghtaderi;Jennifer A. Lueck;Peter J. Hotez

  • Negative, Angry, and Ubiquitous: Political Advertising in 2012

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Travis N. Ridout

  • Political Advertising in 2016: The Presidential Election as Outlier?

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Travis N. Ridout;Michael M. Franz

  • Political Advertising Online and Offline

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Michael M. Franz;Gregory J. Martin;Zachary Peskowitz

  • The Content and Effect of Politicized Health Controversies

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Sarah E. Gollust

  • Medical news for the public to use? What's on local TV news.

    James M. Pribble;Kenneth M. Goldstein;Erika Franklin Fowler;Matthew J. Greenberg

  • Public perceptions of conflicting information surrounding COVID-19: Results from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults.

    Rebekah H. Nagler;Rachel I. Vogel;Sarah E. Gollust;Alexander J. Rothman

  • Does Local Television News Coverage Cultivate Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Prevention

    Jeff Niederdeppe;Erika Franklin Fowler;Kenneth Goldstein;James Pribble

  • Political Advertising in the United States

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Michael M. Franz;Travis N. Ridout

  • Television News Coverage of Public Health Issues and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice.

    Sarah E. Gollust;Erika Franklin Fowler;Jeff Niederdeppe

  • Content and effects of news stories about uncertain cancer causes and preventive behaviors.

    Jeff Niederdeppe;Theodore Lee;Rebecca Robbins;Hye Kyung Kim

  • Understanding the role of the news media in HPV vaccine uptake in the United States: Synthesis and commentary

    Sarah E. Gollust;Susan M. LoRusso;Rebekah H. Nagler;Erika Franklin Fowler

  • Local Television and Newspaper Coverage of Political Advertising

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Travis N. Ridout

  • Controversy Undermines Support For State Mandates On The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

    Sarah E. Gollust;Amanda F. Dempsey;Paula M. Lantz;Peter A. Ubel

  • Advertising Trends in 2010

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Travis N Ridout

  • Coherent campaigns? Campaign broadcast and social messaging

    Leticia Bode;David S. Lassen;Young Mie Kim;Dhavan V. Shah

  • Political and News Media Factors Shaping Public Awareness of the HPV Vaccine

    Sarah E. Gollust;Laura Attanasio;Amanda Dempsey;Allison M. Benson

  • Issue Emergence, Evolution of Controversy, and Implications for Competitive Framing The Case of the HPV Vaccine

    Erika Franklin Fowler;Sarah E. Gollust;Amanda F. Dempsey;Paula M. Lantz

  • Exploring the validity of electronic newspaper databases

    Travis N. Ridout;Erika Franklin Fowler;Kathleen Searles

  • In a Different Voice? Explaining the Use of Men and Women as Voice-Over Announcers in Political Advertising

    Patricia Strach;Katherine Zuber;Erika Franklin Fowler;Travis N. Ridout

  • Public perceptions of conflicting information surrounding COVID-19

    Rebekah H. Nagler;Sarah Gollust;Alexander Rothman;Marco Yzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Travis N. Ridout
Travis N. Ridout Washington State University
Sarah E. Gollust
Sarah E. Gollust University of Minnesota
Michael M. Franz
Michael M. Franz Bowdoin College
Jeff Niederdeppe
Jeff Niederdeppe Cornell University
Colleen L. Barry
Colleen L. Barry Johns Hopkins University
Alexander J. Rothman
Alexander J. Rothman University of Minnesota
Marco Yzer
Marco Yzer University of Minnesota
Peter A. Ubel
Peter A. Ubel Duke University
Dhavan V. Shah
Dhavan V. Shah University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter J. Hotez
Peter J. Hotez Baylor College of Medicine

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