2026 Jane B. Singer: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	41	4904	4544	828	768	157	11943

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

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Social Sciences and Humanities

4904

4544

828

768

157

11943

Social Sciences and Humanities

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Citations

11943

World Ranking

4904

National Ranking

828

Overview

Jane B. Singer is affiliated with City, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with focused work in communication, sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, epidemiology, and literature and literary theory.

Their scholarly output encompasses multiple research topics, including:

Media Studies and Communication
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Social Media and Politics
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis

Jane B. Singer's recent papers demonstrate an engagement with contemporary challenges in journalism and misinformation. These publications include:

"Border patrol: The rise and role of fact-checkers and their challenge to journalists' normative boundaries," 2020, Journalism
"Closing the Barn Door? Fact-Checkers as Retroactive Gatekeepers of the COVID-19 'Infodemic'," 2023, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
"Journalism in the Quarterly: A Century of Change in the Industry and the Academy," 2023, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Jane B. Singer has collaborated with several other researchers including Marcel Broersma, Seth C. Lewis, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Melissa Tully, and Matt Walsh. These collaborations also reflect intersections in topics such as journalism practice and misinformation.

The frequent venues for Jane B. Singer's work include:

Journalism
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Journalism Practice
African Journalism Studies
Media and Communication

Best Publications

PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM PRACTICES IN THE MEDIA AND BEYOND An international comparative study of initiatives in online newspapers

David Domingo;Thorsten Quandt;Ari Heinonen;Steve Paulussen

1246
Citations
The political j-blogger ‘Normalizing’ a new media form to fit old norms and practices

Jane B. Singer

998
Citations
Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers

Jane B Singer;Alfred Hermida;David Domingo;Ari Heinonen

996
Citations
Who are these guys?: The online challenge to the notion of journalistic professionalism

Jane B. Singer

648
Citations
User-generated visibility: Secondary gatekeeping in a shared media space

Jane B Singer

610
Citations
Strange bedfellows? The diffusion of convergence in four news organizations

Jane B. Singer

595
Citations
Contested Autonomy: Professional and Popular Claims on Journalistic Norms

Jane B. Singer

479
Citations
Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist in a Digital Age

Arthur S. Hayes;Jane B. Singer;Jerry Ceppos

361
Citations
ONLINE JOURNALISTS: Foundations for Research into Their Changing Roles

Jane B. Singer

345
Citations
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions

Cecilia Friend;Jane B. Singer

327
Citations
“Comment Is Free, but Facts Are Sacred”: User-generated Content and Ethical Constructs at the Guardian

Jane B. Singer;Ian Ashman

326
Citations
QUALITY CONTROL: Perceived effects of user-generated content on newsroom norms, values and routines

Jane B. Singer

310
Citations
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions : Traditions and Transitions

Cecilia Friend;Jane Singer

305
Citations
The Metro Wide Web: Changes in Newspapers' Gatekeeping Role Online

Jane B. Singer

295
Citations
More Than Ink-Stained Wretches: The Resocialization of Print Journalists in Converged Newsrooms

Jane B. Singer

265
Citations
Stepping back from the gate: Online newspaper editors and the co-production of content in campaign 2004

Jane B. Singer

251
Citations
Still Guarding the Gate? The Newspaper Journalist's Role in an On-Line World

Jane B. Singer

246
Citations
The Socially Responsible Existentialist: A Normative Emphasis for Journalists in a New Media Environment

Jane B. Singer

218
Citations
Convergence and Cross-Platform Content Production

Thorsten Quandt;Jane B. Singer

207
Citations
Media Discourse about Entrepreneurial Journalism: Implications for Journalistic Capital

Tim P. Vos;Jane B. Singer

204
Citations
TRAJECTORIES: Trajectories in Digital Journalism: Embracing Complexity

J. Singer

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Quandt University of Münster

Alfred Hermida University of British Columbia

External Links

Personal website of Jane B. Singer Google Scholar page

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