Public Relations

Public relations is a strategic organizational communication and management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and its publics.

4.1K

Publications

223.8K

Citations

4.7K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

755

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Publications

4.1K

The Social Construction of Technological Systems

Ron Westrum · Social Studies of Science · 1989 · 3.4K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Sociology +17

The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere

George A. Trey · Radical Philosophy Review of Books · 1991 · 2.5K citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Political Sociology +11

The Rise and Fall of Social Problems: A Public Arenas Model

Stephen Hilgartner, Charles L. Bosk · American Journal of Sociology · 1988 · 2.2K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Political Communication +14

Relations in Public: Microstudies of the Public Order.

Ralph H. Turner, Erving Goffman · Social Forces · 1973 · 2K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Linguistics +17

The Public and Its Problems.

T. V. Smith, John Dewey · The Philosophical Review · 1929 · 1.9K citations

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +4

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Authors

4.7K

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Maureen Taylor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States
33 publications · 4.4K citations
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Glen T. Cameron
University of Missouri, United States
33 publications · 2K citations
24
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James E. Grunig
University of Maryland, College Park, United States
28 publications · 2.7K citations
23
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Elizabeth L. Toth
University of Maryland, College Park, United States
21 publications · 1.3K citations
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Donald K. Wright
University of South Alabama, United States
24 publications · 1.3K citations
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Institutions

1.5K

1–8 of 1.5K

Venues

Public Relations Review
710 publications · 37.1K citations
89
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Journal of Public Relations Research
299 publications · 25.2K citations
86
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Journal of Communication Management
170 publications · 6.9K citations
47
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 58 publications · 5.5K citations
34
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Public Administration Review
PAR · 42 publications · 5.9K citations
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