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Hashtag Polarization

Hashtag Polarization is a sociopolitical phenomenon in digital communication whereby the differential adoption and mobilization of hashtags along ideological lines serve to reinforce and intensify group boundaries, thereby fragmenting public discourse into antagonistic, identity-based clusters within online networks.

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770

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40

Authors

19

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

15

Perpetuating online sexism offline: Anonymity, interactivity, and the effects of sexist hashtags on social media

Jesse Fox, Carlos Cruz, Ji Young Lee · Computers in Human Behavior · 2015 · 178 citations

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Secular vs. Islamist polarization in Egypt on Twitter

Ingmar Weber, Venkata Rama Kiran Garimella, Alaa Batayneh · 2013 · 123 citations

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#MaskOn! #MaskOff! Digital polarization of mask-wearing in the United States during COVID-19

Jun Lang, Wesley W. Erickson, Zhuo Jing-Schmidt · PLoS ONE · 2021 · 99 citations · Full text

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Hashtag homophily in twitter network: Examining a controversial cause-related marketing campaign

Sifan Xu, Alvin Zhou · Computers in Human Behavior · 2019 · 85 citations

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Political hashtag hijacking in the U.S.

Asmelash Teka Hadgu, Kiran Garimella, Ingmar Weber · 2013 · 57 citations

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Authors

40

  1. IW
    Ingmar Weber

    Qatar Airways (Qatar), Qatar

    2 publications · 180 citations

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  2. CW
    Christine Williamson

    Clemson University, United States

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  3. WW
    Wesley W. Erickson

    University of Oregon, United States

    1 publications · 99 citations

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  4. KB
    Katie Barnes

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  5. LH
    Lynnette Hui Xian Ng

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Qatar Airways (Qatar)

    Doha, Qatar

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    483 citations

  2. Brock University

    Saint Catharines, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  3. University of Turku

    Turku, Finland

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    120 citations

  4. Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  5. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    297 citations

  6. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  7. Capilano University

    North Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers in Human Behavior

    2 publications · 263 citations

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  2. Social Network Analysis and Mining

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  3. Public Relations Review

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  4. Media International Australia

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  5. Journal of Pragmatics

    1 publications · 24 citations

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