2026 Spiro Kiousis: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	35	6622	6158	3210	2932	104	8173

Overview

Spiro Kiousis is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences, with a significant focus on communication. Their work spans several subfields including communication, sociology and political science, gender studies, political science and international relations, and strategy and management.

Their research addresses a variety of topics related to media and communication, with major emphasis on media studies and communication, public relations and crisis communication, social media and politics, political influence and corporate strategies, misinformation and its impacts, gender, feminism, and media, as well as communication in education and healthcare.

Recent publications by Spiro Kiousis reflect a range of interests in political communication, public relations, and media portrayal. Notable papers include:

"President Trump vs. CEOs: a comparison of presidential and corporate agenda building" (2020, Journal of Public Relations Research)
"Reflections on a Legacy: Thoughts from Scholars about Agenda-Setting Past and Future" (2022, Mass Communication & Society)
"Gamifying Public Engagement on Sustainability Issues: From Motivational Affordances to the Effectiveness of Symmetrical Public Relations" (2023, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction)
"How Candidates Influence Each Other in Electoral Politics: Intercandidate Agenda-Building in Florida's 2018 Midterm Election" (2022, Journal of Political Marketing)
"Analyzing media valence shifts: The association between a U.S. PR firm's engagement and Kenya's portrayal in U.S. media" (2024, Public Relations Review)

Kiousis frequently publishes in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Mass Communication & Society, the Journal of Public Relations Research, the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, and Public Relations Review.

Collaboration is an evident aspect of Kiousis's work, with frequent co-authors including Phillip Arceneaux, Osama Albishri, Xiaomeng Lan, Qiuyue Cho-Li, and Sofiya Tarasevich. These collaborations contribute to the breadth of research across communication and political science fields.

Best Publications

Public Trust or Mistrust? Perceptions of Media Credibility in the Information Age

Spiro Kiousis

1235
Citations
Interactivity: a concept explication

Spiro Kiousis

1207
Citations
Explicating Media Salience: A Factor Analysis of New York Times Issue Coverage During the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

Spiro Kiousis

559
Citations
Agenda-Setting Effects and Attitude Strength Political Figures during the 1996 Presidential Election

Spiro Kiousis;Max McCombs

352
Citations
Candidate Image Attributes Experiments on the Substantive Dimension of Second Level Agenda Setting

Spiro Kiousis;Philemon Bantimaroudis;Hyun Ban

334
Citations
Understanding Influence on Corporate Reputation: An Examination of Public Relations Efforts, Media Coverage, Public Opinion, and Financial Performance From an Agenda-Building and Agenda-Setting Perspective

Spiro Kiousis;Cristina Popescu;Michael Mitrook

331
Citations
Political public relations : principles and applications

Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

323
Citations
First- and Second-Level Agenda-Building and Agenda-Setting Effects: Exploring the Linkages Among Candidate News Releases, Media Coverage, and Public Opinion During the 2002 Florida Gubernatorial Election

Spiro Kiousis;Michael Mitrook;Xu Wu;Trent Seltzer

246
Citations
Political Public Relations : Old Practice, New Theory-Building

Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

219
Citations
International Agenda-Building and Agenda-Setting: Exploring the Influence of Public Relations Counsel on US News Media and Public Perceptions of Foreign Nations

Spiro Kiousis;Xu Wu

210
Citations
Compelling Arguments and Attitude Strength: Exploring the Impact of Second-Level Agenda Setting on Public Opinion of Presidential Candidate Images

Spiro Kiousis

181
Citations
Spiral of Moderation: Opinion Expression in Computer-Mediated Discussion

Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis;Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

180
Citations
The Genesis of Civic Awareness: Agenda Setting in Political Socialization

Spiro Kiousis;Michael McDevitt;Xu Wu

142
Citations
Using Social Media in Times of Crisis

Ashley Schroeder;Lori Pennington-Gray;Holly Donohoe;Spiro Kiousis

140
Citations
Intermedia Agenda-Setting and Political Activism: MoveOn.org and the 2008 Presidential Election

Matthew W. Ragas;Spiro Kiousis

138
Citations
Congressional Agenda-Building: Examining the Influence of Congressional Communications from the Speaker of the House

Spiro K. Kiousis;Alexander V. Laskin;Ji Young Kim

133
Citations
Strategic Political Communication in Election Campaigns

Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

118
Citations
Experiments in Political Socialization: Kids Voting USA as a Model for Civic Education Reform. CIRCLE Working Paper 49.

Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis

113
Citations
Deliberative Learning: An Evaluative Approach to Interactive Civic Education

Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis

109
Citations
Exploring New Frontiers of Agenda Building During the 2012 US Presidential Election Pre-Convention Period: Examining linkages across three levels

Spiro Kiousis;Ji Young Kim;Matt Ragas;Gillian Wheat

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg

Lori Pennington-Gray University of South Carolina

Brijesh Thapa University of Florida

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University

External Links

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