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Rumor Processing

Rumor Processing is a theoretical framework within information processing that specifically models the cognitive and social mechanisms through which individuals detect, evaluate, and disseminate unverified information in response to uncertainty.

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373

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2017–2026

81

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Publications

150

A Psychology of Rumor

Robert H. Knapp · Public Opinion Quarterly · 1944 · 383 citations

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Rumor and Gossip, the Social Psychology of Hearsay

Orrin E. Klapp, Ralph L. Rosnow, Gary Alan Fine · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 368 citations · Full text

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Inside rumor: A personal journey.

Ralph L. Rosnow · American Psychologist · 1991 · 359 citations

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Are worry, rumination, and post-event processing one and the same?

Peter M. McEvoy, Alison Mahoney, Michelle L. Moulds · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · 2010 · 351 citations

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Political Fact-Checking on Twitter: When Do Corrections Have an Effect?

Drew Margolin, Anikó Hannák, Ingmar Weber · Political Communication · 2017 · 286 citations

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Authors

373

  1. ND
    Nicholas DiFonzo

    Rochester Institute of Technology, United States

    10 publications · 995 citations

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  2. PB
    Prashant Bordia

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    8 publications · 825 citations

    8

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  3. RL
    Ralph L. Rosnow

    Temple University, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

    h-index

  4. KB
    Kalina Bontcheva

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 344 citations

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  5. KS
    Kate Starbird

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 305 citations

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Institutions

186

  1. Rochester Institute of Technology

    Rochester, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    993 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    25 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    810 citations

  5. Ursinus College

    Collegeville, United States

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    298 citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    300 citations

  7. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    159 citations

  8. National University of Defense Technology

    Changsha, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    306 citations

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Venues

  1. Information Processing & Management

    6 publications · 206 citations

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  2. Multimedia Tools and Applications

    4 publications · 122 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 4 publications · 87 citations

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  4. Information Sciences

    3 publications · 74 citations

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  5. Computers in Human Behavior

    3 publications · 202 citations

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