John C. Besley

John C. Besley

Michigan State University

H-index: 42

North America-United States

About John C. Besley

John C. Besley, With an exceptional h-index of 42 and a recent h-index of 32 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Michigan State University, specializes in the field of Science Communication, Risk Communication, Environmental Communication, Strategic Communication, Public Relations.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Communicating trust and trustworthiness through scientists’ biographies: Benevolence beliefs

Environmental scientists’ support for public engagement strategy development is predicted by a range of factors, but mostly perceived benefits

Ecologists Prioritize Listening to Community Perspectives When They See the Benefit: Norms and Self-Efficacy Beliefs Appear to Have Little Impact

Race-evasive ideology in US-based science communication fellowship director discourse

Perceptions of Science, Science Communication, and Climate Change Attitudes in 67 Countries: The TISP Dataset

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 67 countries

Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A qualitative review

What are you assessing when you measure “trust” in scientists with a direct measure?

John C. Besley Information

University

Position

Ellis N. Brandt Professor Advertising and Public Relations

Citations(all)

5953

Citations(since 2020)

3535

Cited By

3686

hIndex(all)

42

hIndex(since 2020)

32

i10Index(all)

88

i10Index(since 2020)

74

Email

University Profile Page

Michigan State University

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John C. Besley Skills & Research Interests

Science Communication

Risk Communication

Environmental Communication

Strategic Communication

Public Relations

Top articles of John C. Besley

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Communicating trust and trustworthiness through scientists’ biographies: Benevolence beliefs

Public Understanding of Science

Samantha Hautea

John C Besley

Hyesun Choung

2024/2/18

Environmental scientists’ support for public engagement strategy development is predicted by a range of factors, but mostly perceived benefits

International Journal of Science Education, Part B

John C Besley

Marth R Downs

2024/5/1

Ecologists Prioritize Listening to Community Perspectives When They See the Benefit: Norms and Self-Efficacy Beliefs Appear to Have Little Impact

Science Communication

John C Besley

Martha R Downs

2024/3/27

Race-evasive ideology in US-based science communication fellowship director discourse

Journal of Science Communication

Nic Bennett

Anthony Dudo

John Besley

Yasmiyn Irizarry

2024/3/18

Perceptions of Science, Science Communication, and Climate Change Attitudes in 67 Countries: The TISP Dataset

Niels Mede

Viktoria Cologna

Sebastian Berger

John Besley

Cameron Brick

...

2024/2/20

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 67 countries

Viktoria Cologna

Niels Mede

Sebastian Berger

John Besley

Cameron Brick

...

2024/2/20

Trust in climate science and climate scientists: A qualitative review

Viktoria Cologna

John Kotcher

Niels G Mede

John Besley

Edward Maibach

...

2023/10

What are you assessing when you measure “trust” in scientists with a direct measure?

Public Understanding of Science

John C Besley

Leigh Anne Tiffany

2023/8

The form and function of US-based science communication fellowship programs: interviews with program directors

International Journal of Science Education, Part B

Nichole Bennett

A Dudo

JC Besley

2023/7/3

Risk Researchers’ Views About the Goal of Trying to Ensure Policymakers Consider Scientific Evidence

Risk analysis

John C Besley

Pia‐Johanna Schweizer

2022/4

Science communication fellowship programs as gatekeepers

Public Understanding of Science

Nichole Bennett

Anthony Dudo

John C Besley

2022/10

Effect of context on scientists’ normative beliefs

Science Communication

Leigh Anne Tiffany

Samantha Hautea

John C Besley

Todd P Newman

Anthony Dudo

2022/2

Strategic science communication: A guide to setting the right objectives for more effective public engagement

John C Besley

Anthony Dudo

2022/9/27

STEM Graduate Students’ Perspectives on Science Communication and Their Sense of Belonging in These Spaces

Center for Media Engagement

Nichole Bennett

Anthony Dudo

John Besley

2022

Communicating Integrity and Trustworthiness through Scientist Biographies

Samantha Hautea

John Besley

Hyesun Choung

2022/6/24

US American scholars are finding paths to engagement through their research institutes and centers

John C Besley

Anthony Dudo

2022/5/5

Perceived Successfulness of Public Engagement at Research Institutes

John C Besley

Anthony Dudo

2022/5/5

Strategic communication as planned behavior for science and risk communication: A theory‐based approach to studying communicator choice

Risk Analysis

John C Besley

Anthony Dudo

2022/11

The role of communication professionals in fostering a culture of public engagement

International Journal of Science Education, Part B

John C Besley

Sarah Garlick

Kathy Fallon Lambert

Leigh Anne Tiffany

2021/7/3

Understanding science bloggers’ view and approach to strategic communication

International Journal of Science Education, Part B

Shupei Yuan

John C Besley

2021/7/3

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Co-Authors

H-index: 57
James F Thrasher

James F Thrasher

University of South Carolina

H-index: 56
James Shanahan

James Shanahan

Indiana University Bloomington

H-index: 50
Matthew C. Nisbet

Matthew C. Nisbet

North Eastern University

H-index: 44
Katherine McComas

Katherine McComas

Cornell University

H-index: 23
Bruno Takahashi

Bruno Takahashi

Michigan State University

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