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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2793 1350 115 9162

Michael Pfau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Pfau between 1980 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Pfau published across 44 years, from 1980 to 2023, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2006. 2 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2006. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1980 2023

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Pfau: publications per year, 1980 to 2023
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 3
1988 2
1989 2
1990 7
1991 2
1992 5
1993 2
1994 3
1995 5
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 7
2001 4
2002 5
2003 5
2004 7
2005 6
2006 8
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 4
2011 1
2012 3
2013 1
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 2
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
Total 120
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Michael Pfau 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 Michael Pfau 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, 114–123 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: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474 115
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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Michael Pfau 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 Michael Pfau 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 50
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

Michael Pfau was affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their academic work was situated primarily in the fields of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, with a focus on Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations.

Their research topics included Academic Freedom and Politics, Rhetoric and Communication Studies, and War, Ethics, and Justification.

Michael Pfau's recent scholarly contributions included the paper titled Defining the deadly: definitional argument and the assault weapons ban controversy, published in 2020 in the journal Argumentation and Advocacy.

  • Defining the deadly: definitional argument and the assault weapons ban controversy (2020), Argumentation and Advocacy

They collaborated frequently with Stephen John Hartnett.

  • Stephen John Hartnett

Argumentation and Advocacy was a primary venue for Michael Pfau's publications.

  • Argumentation and Advocacy

Best Publications

  • Nonverbal Behaviors, Persuasion, and Credibility

    Judee K. Burgoon;Thomas Birk;Michael Pfau

  • The Persuasion Handbook: Developments in Theory and Practice

    James Price Dillard;Michael Pfau

  • Relational communication, satisfaction, compliance-gaining strategies, and compliance in communication between physicians and patients

    Judee K. Burgoon;Michael Pfau;Roxanne Parrott;Thomas Birk

  • Embedding Journalists in Military Combat Units: Impact on Newspaper Story Frames and Tone

    Michael Pfau;Michel Haigh;Mitchell Gettle;Michael Donnelly

  • Inoculation Theory of Resistance to Influence at Maturity: Recent Progress In Theory Development and Application and Suggestions for Future Research

    Joshua A. Compton;Michael Pfau

  • With Malice Toward All?: The Media and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions

    Patricia Moy;Michael Pfau

  • INOCULATION IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATION.

    Michael Pfau;Michael Burgoon

  • Enriching the Inoculation Construct The Role of Critical Components in the Process of Resistance

    Michael Pfau;Kyle James Tusing;Ascan F. Koerner;Waipeng Lee

  • The Effects of Print News Photographs of the Casualties of War

    Michael Pfau;Michel Haigh;Andeelynn Fifrick;Douglas Holl

  • Use of inoculation to promote resistance to smoking initiation among adolescents

    Michael Pfau;Steve Van Bockern;Jong Geun Kang

  • Use of inoculation to foster resistance to credit card marketing targeting college students

    Joshua Compton;Michael Pfau

  • Efficacy of inoculation strategies in promoting resistance to political attack messages: Application to direct mail

    Michael Pfau;Henry C. Kenski;Michael Nitz;John Sorenson

  • The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility Campaigns on Public Opinion

    Michael Pfau;Michel M Haigh;Jeanetta Sims;Shelley Wigley

  • Persuasive communication campaigns

    Michael Pfau;Roxanne Parrott

  • The Impact of Web Site Campaigning on Traditional News Media and Public Information Processing

    Gyotae Ku;Lynda Lee Kaid;Michael Pfau

  • The Role and Impact of Affect in the Process of Resistance to Persuasion

    Michael Pfau;Erin Alison Szabo;Jason Anderson;Joshua Morrill

  • Attack Politics: Strategy and Defense

    Michael Pfau;Henry C. Kenski

  • The influence of television viewing on public perceptions of physicians

    Michael Pfau;Lawrence J. Mullen;Kirsten Garrow

  • Televised Presidential Debates: Advocacy in Contemporary America

    Susan A. Hellweg;Michael Pfau;Steven Robert Brydon

  • Media use and public confidence in democratic institutions

    Patricia Moy;Michael Pfau;Lee Ann Kahlor

  • The Mass Media and American Politics: A Review Essay

    Michael Pfau

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia Moy
Patricia Moy University of Washington
Judee K. Burgoon
Judee K. Burgoon University of Arizona
R. Lance Holbert
R. Lance Holbert Temple University
James Price Dillard
James Price Dillard Pennsylvania State University
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen Michigan State University
William L. Benoit
William L. Benoit University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lynda Lee Kaid
Lynda Lee Kaid University of Florida
William P. Eveland
William P. Eveland The Ohio State University
Lijiang Shen
Lijiang Shen Pennsylvania State University

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