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Sebastián Valenzuela 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 Sebastián Valenzuela sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Sebastián Valenzuela 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 Sebastián Valenzuela sits on this spectrum.

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: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Namsu Park;Kerk F. Kee

  • Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation

    Homero Gil de Zúñiga

  • Being immersed in social networking environment: Facebook groups, uses and gratifications, and social outcomes.

    Namsu Park;Kerk F. Kee;Sebastián Valenzuela

  • Unpacking the Use of Social Media for Protest Behavior: The Roles of Information, Opinion Expression, and Activism

    Sebastián Valenzuela

  • The Social Media Basis of Youth Protest Behavior: The Case of Chile

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Arturo Arriagada;Andrés Scherman

  • The Mediating Path to a Stronger Citizenship: Online and Offline Networks, Weak Ties, and Civic Engagement:

    Homero Gil de Zúñiga;Sebastián Valenzuela

  • Social Networks that Matter: Exploring the Role of Political Discussion for Online Political Participation

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Yonghwan Kim;Homero Gil de Zuniga

  • Citizen Journalism and Democracy: How User-Generated News Use Relates to Political Knowledge and Participation:

    Kelly Kaufhold;Sebastian Valenzuela;Homero Gil de Zúñiga

  • Ties, Likes, and Tweets: Using Strong and Weak Ties to Explain Differences in Protest Participation Across Facebook and Twitter Use

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Teresa Correa;Homero Gil de Zúñiga

  • The Paradox of Participation Versus Misinformation: Social Media, Political Engagement, and the Spread of Misinformation

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Daniel Halpern;James E. Katz;Juan Pablo Miranda

  • Behavioral Effects of Framing on Social Media Users: How Conflict, Economic, Human Interest, and Morality Frames Drive News Sharing

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Martina Piña;Josefina Ramírez

  • We Face, I Tweet: How Different Social Media Influence Political Participation through Collective and Internal Efficacy

    Daniel Halpern;Sebastián Valenzuela;James E. Katz

  • “Selfie-ists” or “Narci-selfiers”?: A cross-lagged panel analysis of selfie taking and narcissism

    Daniel Halpern;Sebastián Valenzuela;James E. Katz

  • Facebook, Twitter, and Youth Engagement: A Quasi-experimental Study of Social Media Use and Protest Behavior Using Propensity Score Matching

    Sebastián. Valenzuela

  • Selective Exposure to Cable News and Immigration in the U.S.: The Relationship Between FOX News, CNN, and Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants

    Homero Gil de Zúñiga;Teresa Correa;Sebastian Valenzuela

  • Student and Environmental Protests in Chile: The Role of Social Media:

    Andrés Scherman;Arturo Arriagada;Sebastián Valenzuela

  • Lessons from Facebook: The Effect of Social Network Sites on College Students' Social Capital 1

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Namsu Park;Kerk F. Kee

  • Agenda-Setting Theory

    Maxwell McCombs;Sebastián Valenzuela

  • Social network sites, marriage well-being and divorce

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Daniel Halpern;James E. Katz

  • One Step, Two Step, Network Step? Complementary Perspectives on Communication Flows in Twittered Citizen Protests:

    Martin Hilbert;Javier Vásquez;Daniel Halpern;Sebastián Valenzuela

Frequent Co-Authors

Homero Gil de Zúñiga
Homero Gil de Zúñiga University of Salamanca
James E. Katz
James E. Katz Boston University
Maxwell McCombs
Maxwell McCombs The University of Texas at Austin
Hernando Rojas
Hernando Rojas University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jörg Matthes
Jörg Matthes University of Vienna
Seth C. Lewis
Seth C. Lewis University of Oregon
Alfred Hermida
Alfred Hermida University of British Columbia
Brian E. Weeks
Brian E. Weeks University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David Nicolas Hopmann
David Nicolas Hopmann University of Southern Denmark
Trevor Diehl
Trevor Diehl Central Michigan University

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