2026 William L. Benoit: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	60	1435	1279	684	600	248	17635

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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1279

684

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248

17635

Social Sciences and Humanities

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Citations

17635

World Ranking

1435

National Ranking

684

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

2556
Citations
Image repair discourse and crisis communication

William L. Benoit

2342
Citations
Issue Ownership and Presidential Campaigning, 1952–2000

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

943
Citations
Communication in Political Campaigns

William L. Benoit

453
Citations
AT&T: “Apologies are not enough”

William L. Benoit;Susan L. Brinson

394
Citations
Seeing spots : a functional analysis of presidential television advertisements, 1952-1996

William L. Benoit

390
Citations
Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies: Image Repair Theory and Research

William L. Benoit

372
Citations
A meta-analysis of the effects of viewing U.S. presidential debates

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

348
Citations
Sears’ repair of its auto service image: Image restoration discourse in the corporate sector

William L. Benoit

336
Citations
Hugh Grant's image restoration discourse: An actor apologizes

William L. Benoit

330
Citations
The Tarnished Star: Restoring Texaco’s Damaged Public Image

Susan L. Brinson;William L. Benoit

305
Citations
The Tonya Harding controversy: An analysis of image restoration strategies

William L. Benoit;Robert S. Hanczor

293
Citations
A Critical Analysis Of USAir's Image Repair Discourse

William L. Benoit;Anne Czerwinski

288
Citations
Appropriateness and effectiveness of image repair strategies

William L. Benoit;Shirley Drew

272
Citations
Another visit to the theory of image restoration strategies

William L. Benoit

266
Citations
Candidates in Conflict: Persuasive Attack and Defense in the 1992 Presidential Debates

William L. Benoit;William T. Wells

253
Citations
Dow corning's image repair strategies in the breast implant crisis

Susan L. Brinson;William L. Benoit

234
Citations
Queen Elizabeth's image repair discourse: Insensitive royal or compassionate queen?

William L. Benoit;Susan L. Brinson

225
Citations
New York Times Coverage of Presidential Campaigns

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

196
Citations
Blowout!: Firestone’s image restoration campaign

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

195
Citations
Campaign '96: A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending

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

191
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Lance Holbert Temple University

Michael T. Stephenson Texas A&M University

Michael Pfau University of Oklahoma

External Links

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