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Media Influence and Health

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Niklas Johannes
University of Oxford
2
Samantha Hautea
Michigan State University
3
Anandita Sabherwal
London School of Economics and Political Science
4
Fernanda Polli Leite
The University of Queensland
5
Claire Robertson
Colby College
6
Fengyi Deng
Chongqing Technology and Business University
7
Daniel Fernández Galeote
Tampere University
8
Xinyue Cao
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
9
Dragana Ostic
Almaty Management University
10
Aumyo Hassan
San Francisco State University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Born for marketing? The effects of virtual versus human influencers on brand endorsement effectiveness: The role of advertising recognition
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services|2024
52 cit.
2
Influencer marketing effectiveness: giving competence, receiving credibility
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing|2024
39 cit.
3
Transition Toward a Sustainable Circular Economy: A Perspective on Green Innovation and Governance Policy Using a Novel <scp>MMQR</scp> Approach
Sustainable Development|2025
29 cit.
4
Enhancing Job Performance: The Critical Roles of Well-Being, Satisfaction, and Trust in Supervisor
Behavioral Sciences|2024
24 cit.
5
‘Meat’ the influencers: Crafting authentic endorsements that drive willingness to buy cultured meat
Appetite|2024
21 cit.
6
Communicating trust and trustworthiness through scientists’ biographies: Benevolence beliefs
Public Understanding of Science|2024
15 cit.
7
To share or not to share: When is influencer self‐disclosure perceived as appropriate?
Journal of Consumer Behaviour|2024
15 cit.
8
Morality in the anthropocene: The perversion of compassion and punishment in the online world
PNAS Nexus|2024
15 cit.
9
How should we investigate variation in the relation between social media and well-being?
Meta-Psychology|2024
11 cit.
10
The influence mechanism of travel livestreaming's (TLS) characteristics on users' tourism well-being
Current Issues in Tourism|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Michelle A. Amazeen
Boston University
2
M. Claudia tom Dieck
Manchester Metropolitan University
3
Josh Compton
Dartmouth College
4
Adam S. Miner
Stanford University
5
Guillaume Jegou
Institut de Recherche Technologique B-com
6
Annika Kunze
University of Applied Sciences Stralsund
7
Svenja Schäfer
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
8
Risa Jensen
University of California, Santa Barbara
9
Sarah A. Burr
Ipsos (United Kingdom)
10
Larraitz Zumeta
University of the Basque Country

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction
Nature Reviews Psychology|2022
1.3k cit.
2
Metaverse for service industries: Future applications, opportunities, challenges and research directions
Computers in Human Behavior|2023
71 cit.
3
Cutting the Bunk: Comparing the Solo and Aggregate Effects of Prebunking and Debunking Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Science Communication|2022
64 cit.
4
The effects of augmented reality shopping experiences: immersion, presence and satisfaction
Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing|2023
55 cit.
5
Narrative counters: Understanding the efficacy of narratives in combating anecdote-based vaccine misinformation
Public Relations Review|2022
41 cit.
6
“Give Me a Break!” Prevalence and Predictors of Intentional News Avoidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mass Communication & Society|2022
38 cit.
7
A Matter of Perspective: An Experimental Study on Potentials of Constructive Journalism for Communicating a Crisis
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly|2022
27 cit.
8
I Do Not (Want To) Know! The Relationship Between Intentional News Avoidance and Low News Consumption
Mass Communication & Society|2024
27 cit.
9
Augmented reality marketing in hospitality and tourism: a guide for researchers and managers
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management|2024
25 cit.
10
Formally comparing topic models and human-generated qualitative coding of physician mothers’ experiences of workplace discrimination
Big Data & Society|2023
24 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Kathleen D. Vohs
University of Minnesota
2
John A. Bargh
University of York
3
Dacher Keltner
Berkeley College
4
Richard E. Petty
The Ohio State University
5
David G. Rand
Cornell University
6
Richard A. Brown
The University of Texas at Austin
7
Katherine L. Milkman
University of Pennsylvania
8
E. Tory Higgins
Columbia University
9
Peter Salovey
Yale University
10
Karen M. Douglas
University of Kent

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Emotional Intelligence
Imagination Cognition and Personality|1990
9k cit.
2
Generalized Additive Models.
Biometrics|1991
8.3k cit.
3
Bad is Stronger than Good
Review of General Psychology|2001
7.4k cit.
4
Self-discrepancy: A theory relating self and affect.
Psychological Review|1987
6.8k cit.
5
Beyond pleasure and pain.
American Psychologist|1997
5.2k cit.
6
The need for cognition.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1982
5.1k cit.
7
Central and Peripheral Routes to Advertising Effectiveness: The Moderating Role of Involvement
Journal of Consumer Research|1983
4.6k cit.
8
Does High Self-Esteem Cause Better Performance, Interpersonal Success, Happiness, or Healthier Lifestyles?
Gothic.net|2003
3.8k cit.
9
The unbearable automaticity of being.
American Psychologist|1999
3.6k cit.
10
The chameleon effect: The perception–behavior link and social interaction.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1999
3.6k cit.

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