The category
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is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled
Spreading the Word and was published in 2008. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled
Memetic commenting: Armenian curses and the Twitter theatre of Trump's deselection. This article reached its peak citation in 2023, with 29 citations. It has been cited in 168 different journals,
9% of which are open access. Among related journals, the
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