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James Shanahan 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 James Shanahan sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Shanahan 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 James Shanahan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James Shanahan is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science as well as communication. Their body of work includes substantial contributions to the study of social media and politics, media influence, and digital communication.

Their research output covers a range of interrelated topics such as:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts

James Shanahan has published frequently in several scholarly journals, including:

  • New Media & Society
  • Cancer Research
  • Global Environmental Change
  • Journal of Communication
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent papers demonstrate topical diversity and include the following:

  • "Asymmetrical perceptions of partisan political bots" (2020), published in New Media & Society
  • "Public support for local adaptation policy: The role of social-psychological factors, perceived climatic stimuli, and social structural characteristics" (2021), published in Global Environmental Change
  • "Television, Continuity, and Change: A Meta-Analysis of Five Decades of Cultivation Research" (2021), published in Journal of Communication
  • "Cultivation and social media: A meta-analysis" (2023), published in New Media & Society
  • "Theorizing inconsistent media selection in the digital environment" (2021), published in The Information Society

Collaboration figures prominently in Shanahan's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Erik Hermann
  • Michael Morgan
  • Harry Yaojun Yan
  • Bradley J. Carver
  • Peter Cornelius

Best Publications

  • Growing Up with Television: Cultivation Processes

    George Gerbner;Larry Gross;Michael Morgan;Nancy Signorielli

  • Telling Stories About Global Climate Change: Measuring the Impact of Narratives on Issue Cycles

    Katherine McCOMAS;James Shanahan

  • The State of Cultivation

    Michael Morgan;James Shanahan

  • Think about it This Way: Attribute Agenda-Setting Function of the Press and the public's Evaluation of a Local Issue:

    Sei-Hill Kim;Dietram A. Scheufele;James Shanahan

  • Are Issue-Cycles Culturally Constructed? A Comparison of French and American Coverage of Global Climate Change

    Dominique Brossard;James Shanahan;Katherine McComas

  • Perceived Support for One's Opinions and Willingness to Speak Out: A Meta-Analysis of Survey Studies on the 'Spiral of Silence'

    Carroll J. Glynn;Andrew F. Hayes;James Shanahan

  • Two Decades of Cultivation Research: An Appraisal and Meta-Analysis

    Michael Morgan;James Shanahan

  • Knowledge, Reservations, or Promise?: A Media Effects Model for Public Perceptions of Science and Technology

    Matthew C. Nisbet;Dietram A. Scheufele;James Shanahan;Patricia Moy

  • Willingness to Self-Censor: A Construct and Measurement Tool for Public Opinion Research

    Andrew F. Hayes;Carroll J. Glynn;James Shanahan

  • Social media cultivating perceptions of privacy: A 5-year analysis of privacy attitudes and self-disclosure behaviors among Facebook users:

    Mina Tsay-Vogel;James Shanahan;Nancy Signorielli

  • Stigmatizing smokers: public sentiment toward cigarette smoking and its relationship to smoking behaviors.

    Sei-Hill Kim;James Shanahan

  • Green or brown? Television and the cultivation of environmental concern

    James Shanahan;Michael Morgan;Mads Stenbjerre

  • Science on Television in the 21st Century: Recent Trends in Portrayals and Their Contributions to Public Attitudes Toward Science

    Anthony David Dudo;Dominique Brossard;James Shanahan;Dietram A. Scheufele

  • Real Talk Manipulating the Dependent Variable in Spiral of Silence Research

    Dietram A. Scheufele;James Shanahan;Eunjung Lee

  • Public Diplomacy, Television News, and Muslim Opinion:

    Erik C. Nisbet;Matthew C. Nisbet;Dietram A. Scheufele;James E. Shanahan

  • Nature Stories: Depictions of the Environment and Their Effects

    James Shanahan;Katherine McComas

  • Who Cares about Local Politics? Media Influences on Local Political Involvement, Issue Awareness, and Attitude Strength

    Dietram A. Scheufele;James Shanahan;Sei-Hill Kim

  • Media Attention and Exposure in Relation to Support for Agricultural Biotechnology

    John C. Besley;James Shanahan

  • Effects on risk perception of media coverage of a black bear-related human fatality

    Meredith L. Gore;William F. Siemer;James E. Shanahan;Dietram Schuefele

  • Yesterday's New Cultivation, Tomorrow

    Michael Morgan;James Shanahan;Nancy Signorielli

  • Television and its Viewers: List of figures

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Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Brossard
Dominique Brossard University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dietram A. Scheufele
Dietram A. Scheufele University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel J. Decker
Daniel J. Decker Cornell University
Meredith L. Gore
Meredith L. Gore Michigan State University
Barbara A. Knuth
Barbara A. Knuth Cornell University
Andrew F. Hayes
Andrew F. Hayes University of Calgary
Nancy Signorielli
Nancy Signorielli University of Delaware
Matthew C. Nisbet
Matthew C. Nisbet Northeastern University
Erik C. Nisbet
Erik C. Nisbet Northwestern University
Carole A. Bisogni
Carole A. Bisogni Cornell University

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