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D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
31
Citations
4570
World Ranking
7510
National Ranking
3660

Best Publications

  • I'm Going to Instagram It! An Analysis of Athlete Self-Presentation on Instagram

    Lauren Reichart Smith;Jimmy Sanderson

  • Fan–Athlete Interaction and Twitter Tweeting Through the Giro: A Case Study

    Jeffrey W. Kassing;Jimmy Sanderson

  • The Positives and Negatives of Twitter: Exploring How Student-Athletes Use Twitter and Respond to Critical Tweets

    Blair Browning;Jimmy Sanderson

  • Tweeting Prayers and Communicating Grief Over Michael Jackson Online

    Jimmy Sanderson;Pauline Hope Cheong

  • To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Exploring Division I Athletic Departments’ Social-Media Policies

    Jimmy Sanderson

  • “You're the Kind of Guy That We All Want for a Drinking Buddy”: Expressions of Parasocial Interaction on Floydlandis.com

    Jeffrey W. Kassing;Jimmy Sanderson

  • The Blog is Serving Its Purpose: Self-Presentation Strategies on 38pitches.com.

    Jimmy Sanderson

  • It's a Whole New Ballgame: How Social Media Is Changing Sports

    James Sanderson

  • When Athlete Activism Clashes With Group Values: Social Identity Threat Management via Social Media

    James Sanderson;Evan L Frederick;Mike Stocz

  • Framing tiger's troubles: comparing traditional and social media.

    Jimmy Sanderson

  • From Yellow to Blue Exploring Lance Armstrong’s Image Repair Strategies Across Traditional and Social Media

    Marion E. Hambrick;Evan L. Frederick;Jimmy Sanderson

  • Covering the Scandal in 140 Characters: A Case Study of Twitter’s Role in Coverage of the Penn State Saga

    Jimmy Sanderson;Marion E. Hambrick

  • From Loving the Hero to Despising the Villain: Sports Fans, Facebook, and Social Identity Threats

    Jimmy Sanderson

  • Playing in the New Media Game or Riding the Virtual Bench: Confirming and Disconfirming Membership in the Community of Sport

    Jeffrey W. Kassing;Jimmy Sanderson

  • “I Was Able to Still Do My Job on the Field and Keep Playing” An Investigation of Female and Male Athletes’ Experiences With (Not) Reporting Concussions

    Jimmy Sanderson;Melinda Weathers;Katherine Snedaker;Kelly Gramlich

  • Talking About Trayvon in 140 Characters Exploring NFL Players’ Tweets About the George Zimmerman Verdict

    Annelie Schmittel;Jimmy Sanderson

  • ‘How could anyone have predicted that #AskJameis would go horribly wrong?’ Public relations, social media, and hashtag hijacking.

    Jimmy Sanderson;Katie Barnes;Christine Williamson;Edward T. Kian

  • “You Are the Type of Person That Children Should Look up to as a Hero”: Parasocial Interaction on 38pitches.com

    Jimmy Sanderson

  • Extending and Withholding Forgiveness to Josh Hamilton Exploring Forgiveness Within Parasocial Interaction

    Jimmy Sanderson;Betsy Emmons

  • Snapchat and child sexual abuse in sport: protecting child athletes in the social media age.

    Jimmy Sanderson;Melinda R. Weathers

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