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Crisis Communication

Crisis Communication is a scholarly domain within communication studies that examines the strategic dissemination of information during emergent threats or disruptive events, distinguishing itself by focusing on the ethical, temporal, and relational dimensions of message design, stakeholder engagement, and organizational accountability across public, political, scientific, and educational spheres.

4.4K

Publications

268.3K

Citations

8.7K

Authors

2.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.9K

Variants

Agricultural Crisis Communication

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Publications

4.4K

Taming Black Swans: Challenges for Sustainable Strategic Crisis Management: Plenary Session

Petra Pelletier · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) · 2021 · 6.5K citations

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Protecting Organization Reputations During a Crisis: The Development and Application of Situational Crisis Communication Theory

Corporate Reputation Review · 2007 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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ENACTED SENSEMAKING IN CRISIS SITUATIONS<sup>[1]</sup>

Karl E. Weick · Journal of Management Studies · 1988 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Microblogging during two natural hazards events

Sarah Vieweg, Amanda Hughes, Kate Starbird et al. · 2010 · 1.4K citations

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Reframing Crisis Management

Christine M. Pearson, Judith A. Clair · Academy of Management Review · 1998 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

8.7K

  1. TL
    Timothy L. Sellnow

    University of Kentucky, United States

    55 publications · 4.1K citations

    35

    h-index

  2. YJ
    Yan Jin

    University of Georgia, United States

    36 publications · 3.6K citations

    27

    h-index

  3. BF
    Brooke Fisher Liu

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    31 publications · 3.6K citations

    25

    h-index

  4. MW
    Matthew W. Seeger

    Wayne State University, United States

    34 publications · 5K citations

    24

    h-index

  5. PR
    Patric R. Spence

    University of Kentucky, United States

    34 publications · 2.8K citations

    24

    h-index

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Institutions

2.5K

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    35 h-index

    94 publications

    7.8K citations

  2. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    34 h-index

    111 publications

    7K citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    33 h-index

    102 publications

    7.3K citations

  4. Wayne State University

    Detroit, United States

    31 h-index

    71 publications

    7.2K citations

  5. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    30 h-index

    64 publications

    5.2K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    29 h-index

    93 publications

    6.3K citations

  7. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    28 h-index

    87 publications

    5K citations

  8. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    28 h-index

    69 publications

    4.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Public Relations Review

    214 publications · 19K citations

    73

    h-index

  2. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

    154 publications · 7.2K citations

    45

    h-index

  3. Journal of Public Relations Research

    65 publications · 7.2K citations

    44

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

    66 publications · 3.3K citations

    34

    h-index

  5. Journal of Applied Communication Research

    JACR · 47 publications · 4.6K citations

    33

    h-index

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