# Public Understanding of Science

**Type:** Journals  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/journals/public-understanding-of-science/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 78,983 |
| h-index | 130 |
| Homepage | http://pus.sagepub.com/ |
| Open Access | false |
| ISSN-L | 0963-6625 |
| ISSNs | 0963-6625,1361-6609 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/S124907306 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| Works | 1,961 |

## Journal papers

- [Between security and convenience: Facial recognition technology in the eyes of citizens in China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/between-security-and-convenience-facial-recognition-technology-in-the-eyes-of/)
- [The different audiences of science communication: A segmentation analysis of the Swiss population’s perceptions of science and their information and media use patterns](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-different-audiences-of-science-communication-a-segmentation-analysis-of-the/)
- [Causal or spurious? The relationship of knowledge and attitudes to trust in science and technology](https://scholariq.org/papers/causal-or-spurious-the-relationship-of-knowledge-and-attitudes-to-trust-in/)
- [Dissemination practices in the Spanish research system: scientists trapped in a golden cage](https://scholariq.org/papers/dissemination-practices-in-the-spanish-research-system-scientists-trapped-in-a/)
- [Public reactions to information about genetically engineered foods: effects of information formats and male/female differences](https://scholariq.org/papers/public-reactions-to-information-about-genetically-engineered-foods-effects-of/)
- [Deference and decision-making in science and society: How deference to scientific authority goes beyond confidence in science and scientists to become authoritarianism](https://scholariq.org/papers/deference-and-decision-making-in-science-and-society-how-deference-to-scientific/)
- [Distinguishing scientific knowledge: The impact of different measures of knowledge on genetically modified food attitudes](https://scholariq.org/papers/distinguishing-scientific-knowledge-the-impact-of-different-measures-of/)
- [The influence of weight-of-evidence strategies on audience perceptions of (un)certainty when media cover contested science](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-weight-of-evidence-strategies-on-audience-perceptions-of-un/)
- [Civility, credibility, and health information: The impact of uncivil comments and source credibility on attitudes about vaccines](https://scholariq.org/papers/civility-credibility-and-health-information-the-impact-of-uncivil-comments-and/)
- [The ideological divide in public perceptions of self-driving cars](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-ideological-divide-in-public-perceptions-of-self-driving-cars/)
- [The effects of media narratives about failures and discoveries in science on beliefs about and support for science](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effects-of-media-narratives-about-failures-and-discoveries-in-science-on/)
- [The role of ideological dimensions in shaping acceptance of facial recognition technology and reactions to algorithm bias](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-ideological-dimensions-in-shaping-acceptance-of-facial-recognition/)

## Journal top topics

Showing 8 of 21.

- [Climate Change Communication and Perception](https://scholariq.org/topics/climate-change-communication-and-perception/)
- [Misinformation and Its Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/misinformation-and-its-impacts/)
- [Risk Perception and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/risk-perception-and-management/)
- [Media Studies and Communication](https://scholariq.org/topics/media-studies-and-communication/)
- [Animal and Plant Science Education](https://scholariq.org/topics/animal-and-plant-science-education/)
- [Environmental Education and Sustainability](https://scholariq.org/topics/environmental-education-and-sustainability/)
- [Social Media and Politics](https://scholariq.org/topics/social-media-and-politics/)
- [Media Influence and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/media-influence-and-health/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.