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Regina G. Lawrence

Regina G. Lawrence

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Political Science

D-Index
28
Citations
6665
World Ranking
1324
National Ranking
661

Regina G. Lawrence publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Regina G. Lawrence sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 73 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Regina G. Lawrence D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Regina G. Lawrence sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Regina G. Lawrence is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the social sciences, with a strong focus on communication. Subfields of study include communication, philosophy, and sociology and political science.

Their work addresses multiple interconnected topics, including social media and politics, media studies and communication, public relations and crisis communication, rhetoric and communication studies, and misinformation and its impacts.

Frequent publication venues for Lawrence's research include Journalism Practice, Social Media + Society, Journalism, Journalism Studies, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.

Lawrence has collaborated with a variety of co-authors in their recent work. These include:

  • Daniel Kreiss
  • Shannon C. McGregor
  • Thomas Schmidt
  • Young Eun Moon
  • Jacob L. Nelson

Recent papers by Lawrence reflect an engagement with media, journalism, and political communication:

  • "Political Identity Ownership: Symbolic Contests to Represent Members of the Public," 2020, Social Media + Society
  • "Engaged Journalism and News Work: A Sociotechnical Analysis of Organizational Dynamics and Professional Challenges," 2020, Journalism Practice
  • "Conceptualizing the Active Audience: Rhetoric and Practice in 'Engaged Journalism,'" 2020, Journalism
  • "We Aren't Fake News": The Information Politics of the 2018 #FreePress Editorial Campaign," 2021, Journalism Studies
  • "Disseminator, Watchdog and Neighbor?: Positioning Local Journalism in the 2018 #FreePress Editorials Campaign," 2021, Journalism Practice

Best Publications

  • When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina

    W. Lance Bennett;Regina G. Lawrence;Steven Livingston

  • The Politics of Force: Media and the Construction of Police Brutality

    Regina G. Lawrence

  • Framing Obesity: The Evolution of News Discourse on a Public Health Issue

    Regina G. Lawrence

  • None Dare Call It Torture: Indexing and the Limits of Press Independence in the Abu Ghraib Scandal

    W. Lance Bennett;Regina G. Lawrence;Steven Livingston

  • Game-Framing the Issues: Tracking the Strategy Frame in Public Policy News

    Regina G Lawrence

  • In Their Own Words: Political Practitioner Accounts of Candidates, Audiences, Affordances, Genres, and Timing in Strategic Social Media Use

    Daniel Kreiss;Regina G. Lawrence;Shannon C. McGregor

  • Media framing and policy change after columbine

    Thomas A. Birkland;Regina G. Lawrence

  • Hillary Clinton's Race for the White House: Gender Politics and the Media on the Campaign Trail

    Regina G. Lawrence;Melody Rose

  • News Icons and the Mainstreaming of Social Change

    W. Lance Bennett;Regina G. Lawrence

  • Tweeting Conventions: Political journalists' use of Twitter to cover the 2012 presidential campaign

    Regina G. Lawrence;Logan Molyneux;Mark Coddington;Avery E. Holton

  • Guns, Hollywood, and School Safety: Defining the School‐Shooting Problem Across Public Arenas

    Regina G. Lawrence;Thomas A. Birkland

  • Personalization, gender, and social media: gubernatorial candidates’ social media strategies

    Shannon C. McGregor;Regina G. Lawrence;Arielle Cardona

  • Practicing Engagement: Participatory journalism in the Web 2.0 era

    Regina G. Lawrence;Damian Radcliffe;Thomas R. Schmidt

  • What Predicts the Game Frame? Media Ownership, Electoral Context, and Campaign News

    Johanna Dunaway;Regina G Lawrence

  • Fact Checking the Campaign: How Political Reporters Use Twitter to Set the Record Straight (or Not)

    Mark Coddington;Logan Molyneux;Regina G. Lawrence

  • Talking About Public Health: Developing America’s “Second Language”

    Lawrence Wallack;Regina G Lawrence

  • Accidents, icons, and indexing: The dynamics of news coverage of police use of force

    Regina G. Lawrence

  • Traits versus Issues How Female Candidates Shape Coverage of Senate and Gubernatorial Races

    Johanna Dunaway;Regina G. Lawrence;Melody Rose;Christopher R. Weber

  • Political Identity Ownership: Symbolic Contests to Represent Members of the Public:

    Daniel Kreiss;Regina G Lawrence;Shannon C McGregor

  • Engaged Journalism and News Work: A Sociotechnical Analysis of Organizational Dynamics and Professional Challenges

    Thomas R. Schmidt;Regina G. Lawrence

  • What We Should Really Be Asking About Media Attention to Trump

    Regina G. Lawrence;Amber E. Boydstun

  • Rethinking Media Politics and Public Opinion: Reactions to the Clinton‐Lewinsky Scandal

    Regina G. Lawrence;W. Lance Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Lance Bennett
W. Lance Bennett University of Washington
Johanna Dunaway
Johanna Dunaway Syracuse University
Daniel Kreiss
Daniel Kreiss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Avery E. Holton
Avery E. Holton University of Utah

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