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Interest-based Communities

Interest-Based Communities is a type of virtual community defined by the shared focus on a specific topic, activity, or passion that unites participants in sustained interaction and knowledge exchange around that common interest.

103

Publications

5.4K

Citations

231

Authors

122

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

22

Variants

Interest-based Community

Parents

Publications

103

Second Language Use, Socialization, and Learning in Internet Interest Communities and Online Gaming

Steven L. Thorne, Rebecca W. Black, Julie M. Sykes · Modern Language Journal · 2009 · 512 citations

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It Takes One to Know One: Passing and Communities of Common Interest

Amy Robinson · Critical Inquiry · 1994 · 302 citations

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Crowdsourced Health Research Studies: An Important Emerging Complement to Clinical Trials in the Public Health Research Ecosystem

Melanie Swan · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2012 · 270 citations · Full text

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Knowledge sharing in interest online communities: A comparison of posters and lurkers

Hui‐Min Lai, Tsung Teng Chen · Computers in Human Behavior · 2014 · 221 citations

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Social use of computer-mediated communication by adults on the autism spectrum

Moira Burke, Robert E. Kraut, Diane L. Williams · 2010 · 181 citations

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Authors

231

  1. DL
    David Lowery

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

    18

    h-index

  2. VG
    Virginia Gray

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    17 publications · 885 citations

    16

    h-index

  3. AJ
    Adam J. Newmark

    Appalachian State University, United States

    4 publications · 203 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JB
    Joost Berkhout

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 226 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. MH
    Marcel Hanegraaff

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 185 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

122

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    411 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    697 citations

  4. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    187 citations

  5. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    342 citations

  6. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    229 citations

  7. Jiangsu University

    Zhenjiang, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    144 citations

  8. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    384 citations

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Venues

  1. State Politics & Policy Quarterly

    SPPQ · 4 publications · 89 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Political Research Quarterly

    PRQ · 3 publications · 170 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Journal of European Public Policy

    JEPP · 3 publications · 98 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    2 publications · 98 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Information Communication & Society

    ICS · 2 publications · 67 citations

    2

    h-index

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