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Risk Signals

Risk Signals is a theoretical construct within the field of risk communication that identifies specific indicators or cues—such as media coverage, public discourse, or institutional warnings—amplifying perceived threat levels by intensifying social attention and emotional resonance beyond objective hazard metrics.

131

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12.9K

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666

Authors

360

Institutions

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2017–2026

43

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Publications

131

The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework

Roger E. Kasperson, Ortwin Renn, Paul Slovic et al. · Risk Analysis · 1988 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Adrienne Porter Felt, Elizabeth Ha, Serge Egelman et al. · 2012 · 973 citations

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Do managers overreact to salient risks? Evidence from hurricane strikes

Olivier Dessaint, Adrien Matray · Journal of Financial Economics · 2017 · 552 citations

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Issuer Expenses and Legal Liability in Initial Public Offerings

Randolph P. Beatty, Ivo Welch · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1996 · 522 citations

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Television News and the Cultivation of Fear of Crime

Daniel Römer, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Sean Aday · Journal of Communication · 2003 · 387 citations

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Authors

666

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    Michael S. Wogalter

    North Carolina State University, United States

    5 publications · 200 citations

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  2. AM
    Adrien Matray

    Princeton University, United States

    3 publications · 813 citations

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  3. OD
    Olivier Dessaint

    University of Toronto, Canada

    3 publications · 813 citations

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  4. SD
    S. David Leonard

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 117 citations

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  5. BS
    Bhaskar Sarma

    IBM (United States), United States

    2 publications · 331 citations

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Institutions

360

  1. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    362 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    867 citations

  3. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    411 citations

  4. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    761 citations

  5. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    198 citations

  6. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    199 citations

  7. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    372 citations

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Venues

  1. Frontiers in Pharmacology

    6 publications · 148 citations

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  2. Ergonomics

    4 publications · 575 citations

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  3. Risk Analysis

    4 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Risk Research

    3 publications · 186 citations

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  5. Journal of Communication

    3 publications · 471 citations

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