Uncertainty reduction theory

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Uncertainty reduction theory

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Uncertainty reduction theory - postpositivist communication theory that, when interacting, people need information about the other party in order to reduce their uncertainty. Article “Uncertainty reduction theory” in English Wikipedia has 74.9 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 160 references and 34 sections.

In this language version of Wikipedia the article has the best quality. Also, this article is the most popular in that (English) language version.

Since the creation of article “Uncertainty reduction theory”, its content was written by 89 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 124 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 24 times in English Wikipedia and cited 29 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #21506 in November 2012
  • Global: #70501 in February 2025

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #104725 in April 2015
  • Global: #184385 in April 2015

There are 5 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2025 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

Languages with the highest quality

#LanguageQuality gradeQuality score
1English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
74.9414
2Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
61.8361
3Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
31.8394
4Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
25.6026
5Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
10.4084
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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

Most popular in all the time

The most popular language versions of the article "Uncertainty reduction theory" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
786 715
2Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
64 429
3Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
24 165
4Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
16 652
5Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
4 369
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

Most popular in June 2025

The most popular language versions of the article "Uncertainty reduction theory" in June 2025
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
2 128
2Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
118
3Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
103
4Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
40
5Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
17
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

The highest AI

Language versions of the article "Uncertainty reduction theory" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
89
2Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
16
3Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
11
4Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
4
5Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
4
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

The highest AI in June 2025

Language versions of the article "Uncertainty reduction theory" with the highest AI in June 2025
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
1
2Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
0
3English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
0
4Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
0
5Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
0
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

The highest CI

Language versions of the article "Uncertainty reduction theory" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1English (en)
Uncertainty reduction theory
24
2Arabic (ar)
نظرية خفض الشك
2
3Russian (ru)
Теория снижения неопределённости
2
4Chinese (zh)
不确定性降低理论
1
5Indonesian (id)
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
0
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
arArabic
نظرية خفض الشك
enEnglish
Uncertainty reduction theory
idIndonesian
Teori pengurangan ketidakpastian
ruRussian
Теория снижения неопределённости
zhChinese
不确定性降低理论

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#104725
04.2015
Global:
#184385
04.2015

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#21506
11.2012
Global:
#70501
02.2025

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2024 – June 2025)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Uncertainty reduction theory from Wikipedia articles about Matching hypothesis, Hofstedes cultural dimensions theory, Social penetration theory, Interpersonal communication and Parasocial interaction. Whereas reading the article about Uncertainty reduction theory people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Charles Berger, Postpositivism, Communication theory, Predicted outcome value theory and Outline of communication.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

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