| “Was it something I said?”“No, it was something you posted!” A study of the spiral of silence theory in social media contexts S Gearhart, W Zhang Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 18 (4), 208-213, 2015 | 263 | 2015 |
| Gay bullying and online opinion expression: Testing spiral of silence in the social media environment S Gearhart, W Zhang Social science computer review 32 (1), 18-36, 2014 | 229 | 2014 |
| Same spiral, different day? Testing the spiral of silence across issue types S Gearhart, W Zhang Communication Research 45 (1), 34-54, 2018 | 122 | 2018 |
| Collecting online survey data: A comparison of data quality among a commercial panel & MTurk B Zhang, S Gearhart Survey Practice 13 (1), 1-10, 2020 | 105 | 2020 |
| Examining the relationship between media use and political engagement: A comparative study among the United States, Kenya, and Nigeria O Adegbola, STTU Gearhart | 99 | 2019 |
| E-government and civic engagement: How is citizens' use of city web sites related with civic involvement and political behaviors? S Kang, S Gearhart Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 54 (3), 443-462, 2010 | 87 | 2010 |
| Hostile media bias on social media: Testing the effect of user comments on perceptions of news bias and credibility S Gearhart, A Moe, B Zhang Human behavior and emerging technologies 2 (2), 140-148, 2020 | 70 | 2020 |
| Coverage of Alzheimer’s disease from 1984 to 2008 in television news and information talk shows in the United States: an analysis of news framing S Kang, S Gearhart, HS Bae American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 25 (8), 687-697, 2010 | 67 | 2010 |
| Social media in television news: The effects of Twitter and Facebook comments on journalism S Gearhart, S Kang Electronic News 8 (4), 243-259, 2014 | 56 | 2014 |
| Using Instagram to engage with (potential) consumers: A study of Forbes Most Valuable Brands’ use of Instagram O Adegbola, S Gearhart, J Skarda-Mitchell The journal of social media in society 7 (2), 232-251, 2018 | 55 | 2018 |
| Everything’s negative about Nigeria: A study of US media reporting on Nigeria O Adegbola, J Skarda-Mitchell, S Gearhart Global Media and Communication 14 (1), 47-63, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
| Network news coverage of obesity in two time periods: An analysis of issues, sources, and frames S Gearhart, C Craig, C Steed Health communication 27 (7), 653-662, 2012 | 41 | 2012 |
| Reporting bias in coverage of Iran protests by global news agencies O Adegbola, S Gearhart, J Cho The international journal of press/politics 27 (1), 138-157, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Where's the fracking bias?: Contested media frames and news reporting on shale gas in the United States S Gearhart, O Adegbola, J Huemmer Energy Research & Social Science 51, 168-175, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| A content analysis of antibiotic use in livestock in national US newspapers GM Steede, C Meyers, N Li, E Irlbeck, S Gearhart | 23 | 2019 |
| Harvesting the wind: Analyzing television news coverage of wind energy S Gearhart, O Adegbola, M Guerra Environmental Communication 13 (7), 943-957, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
| The scoop on health: How native American newspapers frame and report health news S Gearhart, T Trumbly-Lamsam Health Communication 32 (6), 695-702, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Sources of citizens’ experiential and reputational relationships with political parties T Seltzer, W Zhang, S Gearhart, L Conduff, M Karlsson, C Clerwall, ... Public Relations Journal 7 (4), 2013 | 21 | 2013 |
| Visual intertextuality theory: Exploring political communication and visual intertextuality through meme wars S Gearhart, B Zhang, DD Perlmutter, G Lazić Handbook of Visual Communication, 367-379, 2020 | 20 | 2020 |
| Mother knows breast: A content analysis of breastfeeding in television network news S Gearhart, D Dinkel Health communication 31 (7), 884-891, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |