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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3861 3560 1838 1663 132 8956

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2014. 4 of the 148 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2014. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1962 2025

148 publications in total across all disciplines

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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 8
2008 5
2009 4
2010 3
2011 6
2012 7
2013 14
2014 24
2015 13
2016 3
2017 11
2018 1
2019 7
2020 8
2021 8
2022 3
2023 4
2024 1
2025 3
Total 148
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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick 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 Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick 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, 124–133 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: 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.

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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
124–133 453 132
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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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick 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 Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
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

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a concentrated focus on Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics related to media and communication. These include:

  • Media Influence and Health
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Some of their recent papers, showing a range of publication venues and research focuses, include:

  • "Peers Versus Pros: Confirmation Bias in Selective Exposure to User-Generated Versus Professional Media Messages and Its Consequences," 2020, Mass Communication & Society
  • "Self-expression just a click away: Source interactivity impacts on confirmation bias and political attitudes," 2020, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Beyond the Text: Testing Narrative Persuasion Mechanisms with Audio Messages," 2022, Mass Communication & Society
  • ""Affective News" and Attitudes: A Multi-Topic Experiment of Attitude Impacts From Political News and Fiction," 2020, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
  • "Instilling Belief in the Ability to Change for the Better: Narrative Persuasion for Sleep Hygiene Self-Efficacy," 2020, Health Communication

Frequently collaborated co-authors with this researcher include Melissa Robinson, Daniel Sude, Axel Westerwick, Morgan Quinn Ross, and Chris Cosma.

Their research has been published notably in the following venues with multiple contributions:

  • Mass Communication & Society
  • Technology Mind and Behavior
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
  • Health Communication

Best Publications

  • Looking the Other Way: Selective Exposure to Attitude-Consistent and Counterattitudinal Political Information

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Jingbo Meng

  • The Matilda Effect in Science Communication: An Experiment on Gender Bias in Publication Quality Perceptions and Collaboration Interest

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Carroll J. Glynn;Michael Huge

  • News cues: Information scent and cognitive heuristics

    S. Shyam Sundar;Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Matthias R. Hastall

  • Choice and Preference in Media Use : Advances in Selective Exposure Theory and Research

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • Confirmation Bias, Ingroup Bias, and Negativity Bias in Selective Exposure to Political Information:

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Cornelia Mothes;Nick Polavin

  • Preelection Selective Exposure Confirmation Bias Versus Informational Utility

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Steven B. Kleinman

  • Reinforcement of the Political Self Through Selective Exposure to Political Messages

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Jingbo Meng

  • Impact of Popularity Indications on Readers' Selective Exposure to Online News

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Nikhil Sharma;Derek L. Hansen;Scott Alter

  • Imagery Effects on the Selective Reading of Internet Newsmagazines

    Silvia Knobloch;Matthias R. Hastall;Dolf Zillmann;Coy Callison

  • Mood Management: Theory, Evidence, and Advancements.

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • Effects of Lead Framing on Selective Exposure to Internet News Reports

    Dolf Zillmann;Lei Chen;Silvia Knobloch;Coy Callison

  • Confirmation Bias in Online Searches: Impacts of Selective Exposure Before an Election on Political Attitude Strength and Shifts

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Benjamin K. Johnson;Axel Westerwick

  • The Selective Exposure Self- and Affect-Management (SESAM) Model Applications in the Realms of Race, Politics, and Health

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • Confirmation biases in selective exposure to political online information: Source bias vs. content bias

    Axel Westerwick;Benjamin K. Johnson;Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • Please Your Self: Social Identity Effects on Selective Exposure to News About in- and Out-Groups

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Matthias R. Hastall

  • Sports spectators' suspense: Affect and uncertainty in sports entertainment

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Prabu David;Matthew S. Eastin;Ron Tamborini

  • Selective Exposure and Reinforcement of Attitudes and Partisanship Before a Presidential Election

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • The Matilda Effect—Role Congruity Effects on Scholarly Communication: A Citation Analysis of Communication Research and Journal of Communication Articles

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Carroll J. Glynn

  • Mood Adjustment to Social Situations Through Mass Media Use: How Men Ruminate and Women Dissipate Angry Moods

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Scott Alter

  • Weighing Women Down: Messages on Weight Loss and Body Shaping in Editorial Content in Popular Women's Health and Fitness Magazines

    Laura E. Willis;Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

  • Selective Exposure Effects for Positive and Negative News: Testing the Robustness of the Informational Utility Model:

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Francesca Dilltnan Carpentier;Andree Blumhoff;Nico Nickel

  • Political Online Information Searching in Germany and the United States: Confirmation Bias, Source Credibility, and Attitude Impacts

    Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick;Cornelia Mothes;Benjamin K. Johnson;Axel Westerwick

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Tamborini
Ron Tamborini Michigan State University
Russell H. Fazio
Russell H. Fazio The Ohio State University
Matthew S. Eastin
Matthew S. Eastin The University of Texas at Austin
Andrew C. Billings
Andrew C. Billings University of Alabama
Derek L. Hansen
Derek L. Hansen Brigham Young University

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