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Humor Studies

Humor Studies is an academic discipline that systematically investigates the nature, forms, functions, and cultural significance of humor across linguistic, literary, performative, and social contexts, distinguished by its interdisciplinary focus on comedic expression and reception within diverse textual and cultural traditions.

2.4K

Publications

126.5K

Citations

3.3K

Authors

1.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

469

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Publications

2.4K

Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being: Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire

Rod A. Martin, Patricia Puhlik-Doris, Gwen Larsen et al. · Journal of Research in Personality · 2003 · 2.1K citations

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The psychology of humor: an integrative approach

Rod A. Martin · Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Semantic Mechanisms of Humor

Victor Raskin · Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society · 1979 · 883 citations · Full text

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Humor as a Double-Edged Sword: Four Functions of Humor in Communication

John C. Meyer · Communication Theory · 2000 · 864 citations

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Politeness, Power and Provocation: How Humour Functions in the Workplace

Janet Holmes · Discourse Studies · 2000 · 696 citations

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Authors

3.3K

  1. WR
    Willibald Ruch

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    47 publications · 3.1K citations

    33

    h-index

  2. RA
    Rod A. Martin

    Western University, Canada

    34 publications · 7.1K citations

    29

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  3. DZ
    Dolf Zillmann

    University of Alabama, United States

    21 publications · 1K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. MD
    Marta Dynel

    University of Łódź, Poland

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  5. SA
    Salvatore Attardo

    East Texas A&M University, United States

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

    15

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. Western University

    London, Canada

    33 h-index

    116 publications

    20.3K citations

  2. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    29 h-index

    84 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. Western Carolina University

    Cullowhee, United States

    19 h-index

    34 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    16 h-index

    40 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. University of Łódź

    Lodz, Poland

    15 h-index

    19 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    14 h-index

    28 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Humor - International Journal of Humor Research

    243 publications · 12.6K citations

    59

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 69 publications · 6.1K citations

    40

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  3. Journal of Pragmatics

    38 publications · 3.4K citations

    27

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    38 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

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  5. Psychological Reports

    46 publications · 1.6K citations

    24

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