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William L. Benoit 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 William L. Benoit sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 248 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William L. Benoit 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 William L. Benoit sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William L. Benoit is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Communication as the main subfield. Other subfields of study include Artificial Intelligence, Sociology and Political Science, Linguistics and Language, and Human-Computer Interaction.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics in media and communication, including:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Cultural and Political Discourse Analysis
  • Digital Communication and Language

William L. Benoit has contributed to various respected publication venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • American Behavioral Scientist
  • Discourse & Communication
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • Communication Studies

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Benoit are:

  • "Image Repair in Crisis Communication" (2021), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • "Persuasive attack on President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin" (2022), published in Discourse & Communication

Additional papers involving William L. Benoit as author or coauthor include:

  • "A Functional Analysis of 2016 Nonpresidential Campaign Tweets" (2021), published in American Behavioral Scientist
  • "Presidential Television Advertisements: Testing Functional Theory in Mexico and the United States" (2021), published in American Behavioral Scientist

William L. Benoit has worked with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Kevin Stein
  • Ulises Cruz Valencia
  • Carlos Fernando Osorio Andrade
  • Edwin Arango Espinal

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, notably:

  • Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies, Third Edition (2024), published by State University of New York Press

Best Publications

  • Accounts, excuses, and apologies : a theory of image restoration strategies

    William L. Benoit

  • Image repair discourse and crisis communication

    William L. Benoit

  • Issue Ownership and Presidential Campaigning, 1952–2000

    John R. Petrocik;William L. Benoit;Glenn J. Hansen

  • Communication in Political Campaigns

    William L. Benoit

  • AT&T: “Apologies are not enough”

    William L. Benoit;Susan L. Brinson

  • Seeing spots : a functional analysis of presidential television advertisements, 1952-1996

    William L. Benoit

  • Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies: Image Repair Theory and Research

    William L. Benoit

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of viewing U.S. presidential debates

    William L. Benoit;Glenn J. Hansen;Rebecca M. Verser

  • Sears’ repair of its auto service image: Image restoration discourse in the corporate sector

    William L. Benoit

  • Hugh Grant's image restoration discourse: An actor apologizes

    William L. Benoit

  • The Tarnished Star: Restoring Texaco’s Damaged Public Image

    Susan L. Brinson;William L. Benoit

  • The Tonya Harding controversy: An analysis of image restoration strategies

    William L. Benoit;Robert S. Hanczor

  • A Critical Analysis Of USAir's Image Repair Discourse

    William L. Benoit;Anne Czerwinski

  • Appropriateness and effectiveness of image repair strategies

    William L. Benoit;Shirley Drew

  • Another visit to the theory of image restoration strategies

    William L. Benoit

  • Candidates in Conflict: Persuasive Attack and Defense in the 1992 Presidential Debates

    William L. Benoit;William T. Wells

  • Dow corning's image repair strategies in the breast implant crisis

    Susan L. Brinson;William L. Benoit

  • Queen Elizabeth's image repair discourse: Insensitive royal or compassionate queen?

    William L. Benoit;Susan L. Brinson

  • New York Times Coverage of Presidential Campaigns

    William L. Benoit;Kevin A. Stein;Glenn J. Hansen

  • Blowout!: Firestone’s image restoration campaign

    Joseph R. Blaney;William L. Benoit;LeAnn M. Brazeal

  • Campaign '96: A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending

    William L. Benoit;Joseph R. Blaney;P. M. Pier

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Lance Holbert
R. Lance Holbert Temple University
Michael T. Stephenson
Michael T. Stephenson Texas A&M University
Mitchell S. McKinney
Mitchell S. McKinney University of Toledo
Michael Pfau
Michael Pfau University of Oklahoma
Tamir Sheafer
Tamir Sheafer Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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