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35
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Spiro Kiousis 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 Spiro Kiousis sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 104 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Spiro Kiousis 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 Spiro Kiousis 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: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Interactivity: a concept explication

    Spiro Kiousis

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

    Spiro Kiousis

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

    Spiro Kiousis;Max McCombs

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

    Spiro Kiousis;Philemon Bantimaroudis;Hyun Ban

  • 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

  • Political public relations : principles and applications

    Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

  • 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

  • Political Public Relations : Old Practice, New Theory-Building

    Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

  • 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

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

    Spiro Kiousis

  • Spiral of Moderation: Opinion Expression in Computer-Mediated Discussion

    Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis;Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

  • The Genesis of Civic Awareness: Agenda Setting in Political Socialization

    Spiro Kiousis;Michael McDevitt;Xu Wu

  • Using Social Media in Times of Crisis

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

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

    Matthew W. Ragas;Spiro Kiousis

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

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

  • Strategic Political Communication in Election Campaigns

    Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

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

    Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis

  • Deliberative Learning: An Evaluative Approach to Interactive Civic Education

    Michael McDevitt;Spiro Kiousis

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Strömbäck
Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg
Guy J. Golan
Guy J. Golan Texas Christian University
Lori Pennington-Gray
Lori Pennington-Gray University of South Carolina
Brijesh Thapa
Brijesh Thapa University of Florida
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University
Linjuan Rita Men
Linjuan Rita Men University of Florida

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