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Patric R. Spence

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 40 5335 4948 2522 2296 146 7448

Patric R. Spence publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patric R. Spence between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patric R. Spence published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2016. 17 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2016. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
2004 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patric R. Spence: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 6
2008 7
2009 8
2010 9
2011 5
2012 4
2013 5
2014 11
2015 6
2016 21
2017 6
2018 6
2019 13
2020 5
2021 13
2022 5
2023 8
2024 9
2025 8
Total 160
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Patric R. Spence 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 Patric R. Spence 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, 144–153 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: 146 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407 146
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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Patric R. Spence 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 Patric R. Spence 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 40
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
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

Patric R. Spence is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States and specializes in social sciences with a strong focus on communication.

Their research covers a range of subfields including communication, sociology and political science, social psychology, artificial intelligence, and literature and literary theory.

Key topics in their work include public relations and crisis communication, disaster management and resilience, communication in education and healthcare, AI in service interactions, misinformation and its impacts, risk perception and management, and media influence and health.

Patric R. Spence has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • "I-It, I-Thou, I-Robot: The Perceived Humanness of AI in Human-Machine Communication" (2020, Communication Studies)
  • "Understanding crisis communication on social media with CERC: topic model analysis of tweets about Hurricane Maria" (2020, Journal of Risk Research)
  • "Interpersonal impressions of a social robot versus human in the context of performance evaluations" (2020, Communication Education)
  • "From what I've heard, this is bad: An examination of Americans' source preferences and information seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021, Progress in Disaster Science)
  • "Challenges and Best Practices Associated with Sharing Research Materials and Research Data for Communication Scholars" (2020, Communication Studies)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Patric R. Spence include Kenneth A. Lachlan, Xialing Lin, Emily Hutter, Christine Gilbert, and Renee Kaufmann.

The research contributions are published predominantly in venues such as Communication Studies, Communication Education, Progress in Disaster Science, Journal of Emergency Management, and Human-Machine Communication.

Best Publications

  • Social Media as Information Source: Recency of Updates and Credibility of Information

    David Westerman;Patric R. Spence;Brandon Van Der Heide

  • A social network as information: The effect of system generated reports of connectedness on credibility on Twitter

    David Westerman;Patric R. Spence;Brandon Van Der Heide

  • Is that a bot running the social media feed? Testing the differences in perceptions of communication quality for a human agent and a bot agent on Twitter

    Chad Edwards;Autumn Edwards;Patric R. Spence;Ashleigh K. Shelton

  • Crisis Communication, Race, and Natural Disasters

    Patric R. Spence;Kenneth A. Lachlan;Donyale R. Griffin

  • Social media and crisis management

    Kenneth A. Lachlan;Patric R. Spence;Xialing Lin;Kristy Najarian

  • Variability in Twitter Content Across the Stages of a Natural Disaster: Implications for Crisis Communication

    Patric R. Spence;Kenneth A. Lachlan;Xialing Lin;Maria del Greco

  • Social media and credibility indicators: The effect of influence cues

    Xialing Lin;Patric R. Spence;Kenneth A. Lachlan

  • Crisis communication, learning and responding

    Xialing Lin;Patric R. Spence;Timothy L. Sellnow;Kenneth A. Lachlan

  • Initial expectations, interactions, and beyond with social robots

    Autumn Edwards;Chad Edwards;David Westerman;Patric R. Spence

  • Welcoming Our Robot Overlords: Initial Expectations About Interaction With a Robot

    Patric R. Spence;David Westerman;Chad Edwards;Autumn Edwards

  • Robots in the classroom

    Autumn Edwards;Chad Edwards;Patric R. Spence;Christina Harris

  • Initial Interaction Expectations with Robots: Testing the Human-To-Human Interaction Script

    Chad Edwards;Autumn Edwards;Patric R. Spence;David Westerman

  • I, teacher: using artificial intelligence (AI) and social robots in communication and instruction*

    Chad Edwards;Autumn Edwards;Patric R. Spence;Xialing Lin

  • How much Klout do you have. . .A test of system generated cues on source credibility

    Chad Edwards;Patric R. Spence;Christina J. Gentile;America Edwards

  • Exploring extreme events on social media

    Xialing Lin;Kenneth A. Lachlan;Patric R. Spence

  • Expressions of risk awareness and concern through Twitter: On the utility of using the medium as an indication of audience needs

    Kenneth A. Lachlan;Patric R. Spence;Xialing Lin

  • Media use and information needs of the disabled during a natural disaster

    Patric R Spence;Kenneth Lachlan;Jennifer A Burke;Matthew W. Seeger

  • Screaming into the Wind: Examining the Volume and Content of Tweets Associated with Hurricane Sandy

    Kenneth A. Lachlan;Patric R. Spence;Xialing Lin;Maria Del Greco

  • Gender and Age Effects on Information-Seeking after 9/11

    Patric R. Spence;David Westerman;Paul D. Skalski;Matthew Seeger

  • Terrorist attacks and uncertainty reduction: Media use after September 11

    Kenneth A. Lachlan;Patric R. Spence;Matthew Seeger

  • ADJUSTING TO UNCERTAINTY: COPING STRATEGIES AMONG THE DISPLACED AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA

    Patric R. Spence;Kenneth A. Lachlan;Jennifer M. Burke

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Lachlan
Kenneth A. Lachlan University of Connecticut
Timothy L. Sellnow
Timothy L. Sellnow University of Central Florida
Matthew W. Seeger
Matthew W. Seeger Wayne State University
Lucile M. Jones
Lucile M. Jones United States Geological Survey
Seth C. Lewis
Seth C. Lewis University of Oregon

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