The Challenger accident and public opinion

Title	Journal	Journal Categories	Citations	Publication Date
Is There Public Support for Space Exploration?	Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Science: Biology (General): Ecology Social Sciences	5	1984
The American People and Science Policy				1983

Title	Journal	Journal Categories	Citations	Publication Date
Citizen attitudes toward science and technology, 1957–2020: measurement, stability, and the Trump challenge	Science and Public Policy	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Social Sciences		2024
The Public Acquisition of Space Science Information in the 21st Century	Space Policy	Political science: International relations Social Sciences: Sociology (General) Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Social Sciences	1	2022
Sights on Mars: Continuity and Change in Support for Space Policy	Space Policy	Political science: International relations Social Sciences: Sociology (General) Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Social Sciences	1	2021
Separation of church and space: Religious influences on public support for U.S. space exploration policy	Space Policy	Political science: International relations Social Sciences: Sociology (General) Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Social Sciences	15	2015
Presidential Vision or Congressional Derision? Explaining Budgeting Outcomes for NASA, 1958–2008	Congress & the Presidency	Political science	3	2012

Category	Category Repetition
Social Sciences	10
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)	5
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media	5
Political science: International relations	4
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)	4
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)	3
History (General) and history of Europe: History (General)	3
Technology: Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics	1
Science	1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)	1
Political science	1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences	1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management	1

The category Social Sciences 10 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Emotional response as a cause of interpersonal news diffusion: The case of the space shuttle tragedy and was published in 1990. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Citizen attitudes toward science and technology, 1957–2020: measurement, stability, and the Trump challenge. This article reached its peak citation in 2024, with 1 citations. It has been cited in 7 different journals. Among related journals, the Space Policy cited this research the most, with 4 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.

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