| Positive effects of television on children's social interactions: A meta-analysis ML Mares, E Woodard Media Psychology 7 (3), 301-322, 2005 | 450 | 2005 |
| Effects of Sesame Street: A meta-analysis of children's learning in 15 countries ML Mares, Z Pan Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 34 (3), 140-151, 2013 | 338 | 2013 |
| Elderly viewers' responses to televised portrayals of old age: Empathy and mood management versus social comparison ML Mares, J Cantor Communication Research 19 (4), 459-478, 1992 | 325 | 1992 |
| Self-transcendent media experiences: Taking meaningful media to a higher level MB Oliver, AA Raney, MD Slater, M Appel, T Hartmann, A Bartsch, ... Journal of Communication 68 (2), 380-389, 2018 | 270 | 2018 |
| Effects of talk show viewing on adolescents S Davis, ML Mares Journal of Communication 48 (3), 69-86, 1998 | 153 | 1998 |
| Prosocial effects on children’s social interactions ML Mares Handbook of children and the media/Sage, 2001 | 148 | 2001 |
| The role of source confusions in television's cultivation of social reality judgments ML Mares Human Communication Research 23 (2), 278-297, 1996 | 148 | 1996 |
| Parents’ and children’s emotional reactions to TV coverage of the Gulf War J Cantor, ML Mares, MB Oliver Desert Storm and the mass media, 325-340, 1993 | 135 | 1993 |
| Be kind to three-legged dogs: Children's literal interpretations of TV's moral lessons ML Mares, EE Acosta Media Psychology 11 (3), 377-399, 2008 | 123 | 2008 |
| Look on the Bright Side (of Media Effects): Pokémon Go as a Catalyst for Positive Life Experiences JA Bonus, A Peebles, ML Mares, IG Sarmiento Media Psychology 21 (2), 263-287, 2018 | 120 | 2018 |
| Age differences in adults' emotional motivations for exposure to films ML Mares, MB Oliver, J Cantor Media Psychology 11 (4), 488-511, 2008 | 112 | 2008 |
| Background television and reading performance GB Armstrong, GA Boiarsky, ML Mares Communications Monographs 58 (3), 235-253, 1991 | 112 | 1991 |
| In search of the older audience: Adult age differences in television viewing ML Mares, EH Woodard IV Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 50 (4), 595-614, 2006 | 96 | 2006 |
| Implementing a mobile health system to integrate the treatment of addiction into primary care: a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study A Quanbeck, DH Gustafson, LA Marsch, MY Chih, R Kornfield, ... Journal of medical Internet research 20 (1), e37, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
| Making sense of violence: Perceived meaningfulness as a predictor of audience interest in violent media content A Bartsch, ML Mares Journal of Communication 64 (5), 956-976, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
| Autobiographical memories of exposure to sexual media content J Cantor, ML Mares, JS Hyde Media Psychology 5 (1), 1-31, 2003 | 85 | 2003 |
| How does social media use relate to adolescents’ internalizing symptoms? Conclusions from a systematic narrative review IG Sarmiento, C Olson, GH Yeo, YA Chen, CL Toma, BB Brown, ... Adolescent Research Review 5, 381-404, 2020 | 75 | 2020 |
| The multiple meanings of age for television content preferences ML Mares, Y Sun Human Communication Research 36 (3), 372-396, 2010 | 73 | 2010 |
| Children's use of VCRs ML Mares The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 557 (1 …, 1998 | 71 | 1998 |
| The international encyclopedia of media psychology EA Konijn, M Achterberg, J Van den Bulck, E Sharrer, D Ewoldsen, ... John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2020 | 68 | 2020 |
