| Defining media enjoyment as the satisfaction of intrinsic needs R Tamborini, ND Bowman, A Eden, M Grizzard, A Organ Journal of communication 60 (4), 758-777, 2010 | 906 | 2010 |
| The role of presence in the experience of electronic games R Tamborini, P Skalski Playing video games, 263-281, 2012 | 537 | 2012 |
| Mapping the road to fun: Natural video game controllers, presence, and game enjoyment P Skalski, R Tamborini, A Shelton, M Buncher, P Lindmark New Media & Society 13 (2), 224-242, 2011 | 444 | 2011 |
| Popular video games: Quantifying the presentation of violence and its context SL Smith, K Lachlan, R Tamborini Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 47 (1), 58-76, 2003 | 401 | 2003 |
| Media enjoyment as need satisfaction: The contribution of hedonic and nonhedonic needs R Tamborini, M Grizzard, ND Bowman, L Reinecke, RJ Lewis, A Eden Journal of Communication 61 (6), 1025-1042, 2011 | 320 | 2011 |
| Theorizing flow and media enjoyment as cognitive synchronization of attentional and reward networks R Weber, R Tamborini, A Westcott-Baker, B Kantor Communication Theory 19 (4), 397-422, 2009 | 306 | 2009 |
| Third-person effect and Internet pornography: The influence of collectivism and Internet self-efficacy B Lee, R Tamborini journal of Communication 55 (2), 292-310, 2005 | 290 | 2005 |
| Characterizing mood management as need satisfaction: The effects of intrinsic needs on selective exposure and mood repair L Reinecke, R Tamborini, M Grizzard, R Lewis, A Eden, N David Bowman Journal of Communication 62 (3), 437-453, 2012 | 245 | 2012 |
| Predictors of horror film attendance and appeal: An analysis of the audience for frightening films R Tamborini, J Stiff Communication Research 14 (4), 415-436, 1987 | 245 | 1987 |
| The role of social presence in interactive agent-based persuasion P Skalski, R Tamborini Media psychology 10 (3), 385-413, 2007 | 241 | 2007 |
| The Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars R Tamborini Media and the Moral Mind, 2013 | 227* | 2013 |
| Moral intuition and media entertainment R Tamborini Journal of Media Psychology, 2011 | 222 | 2011 |
| Reacting to graphic horror: A model of empathy and emotional behavior R Tamborini, J Stiff, C Heidel Communication Research 17 (5), 616-640, 1990 | 219 | 1990 |
| Violent virtual video games and hostile thoughts R Tamborini, MS Eastin, P Skalski, K Lachlan J. Broad. & Elec. Media 48, 335, 2004 | 216 | 2004 |
| Being bad in a video game can make us morally sensitive M Grizzard, R Tamborini, RJ Lewis, L Wang, S Prabhu Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 17 (8), 499-504, 2014 | 185 | 2014 |
| Testing a dual-process model of media enjoyment and appreciation RJ Lewis, R Tamborini, R Weber Journal of Communication 64 (3), 397-416, 2014 | 185 | 2014 |
| Facilitating game play: How others affect performance at and enjoyment of video games ND Bowman, R Weber, R Tamborini, J Sherry Media Psychology 16 (1), 39-64, 2013 | 183 | 2013 |
| Sports spectators' suspense: Affect and uncertainty in sports entertainment S Knobloch-Westerwick, P David, MS Eastin, R Tamborini, D Greenwood Journal of Communication 59 (4), 750-767, 2009 | 174 | 2009 |
| Television exposure and the public's perceptions of physicians RM Chory-Assad, R Tamborini Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 47 (2), 197-215, 2003 | 170 | 2003 |
| Selecting crime drama and apprehension about crime J Wakshlag, V Vial, R Tamborini Human Communication Research 10 (2), 227-242, 1983 | 167 | 1983 |
