Benjamin Moffitt

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
33 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Moffitt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Moffitt has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Moffitt's work include Populism, Right-Wing Movements (24 papers), Social Media and Politics (9 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers). Benjamin Moffitt is often cited by papers focused on Populism, Right-Wing Movements (24 papers), Social Media and Politics (9 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers). Benjamin Moffitt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sweden and Germany. Benjamin Moffitt's co-authors include Simon Tormey, Rachel Busbridge, Benjamin De Cleen, Yannis Stavrakakis, Mark Chou, Glenn Kefford, Annika Werner, Anthoula Malkopoulou, Jonathan W. Kuyper and Luigi Curini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Political Geography and Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Moffitt

33 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Rethinking Populism: Politics, Mediatisation and Politica... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2016 2014 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Rethinking Populism: Politics, Mediatisation and Political Style
    2013 518 citations Benjamin Moffitt, Simon Tormey Political Studies profile →
  2. The Global Rise of Populism: Performance, Political Style, and Representation
    2016 334 citations Benjamin Moffitt Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) profile →
  3. How to Perform Crisis: A Model for Understanding the Key Role of Crisis in Contemporary Populism
    2014 264 citations Benjamin Moffitt Government and Opposition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Moffitt Australia 14 1.3k 875 364 173 91 33 1.7k
Paul Taggart United Kingdom 29 2.5k 1.9× 940 1.1× 238 0.7× 91 0.5× 51 0.6× 54 2.8k
Joost van Spanje Netherlands 22 1.5k 1.1× 837 1.0× 433 1.2× 102 0.6× 95 1.0× 56 1.9k
Guillem Rico Spain 16 729 0.5× 530 0.6× 206 0.6× 51 0.3× 70 0.8× 30 955
Andrej Zaslove Netherlands 21 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 478 1.3× 201 1.2× 136 1.5× 36 2.3k
Manuela Caiani Italy 19 750 0.6× 514 0.6× 276 0.8× 135 0.8× 45 0.5× 61 1.1k
Tjitske Akkerman Netherlands 12 993 0.7× 589 0.7× 158 0.4× 59 0.3× 143 1.6× 38 1.2k
Benjamin De Cleen Belgium 12 641 0.5× 406 0.5× 190 0.5× 64 0.4× 34 0.4× 38 873
Anand E. Sokhey United States 16 668 0.5× 702 0.8× 552 1.5× 44 0.3× 103 1.1× 51 1.1k
Kai Arzheimer Germany 16 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 274 0.8× 58 0.3× 158 1.7× 46 2.0k
Daniel Stevens United Kingdom 16 366 0.3× 513 0.6× 203 0.6× 36 0.2× 124 1.4× 56 781

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Moffitt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Moffitt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Moffitt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Moffitt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benjamin Moffitt. Benjamin Moffitt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Malkopoulou, Anthoula & Benjamin Moffitt. (2025). Responses to Populism: Militant, Tolerant, and Social. PS Political Science & Politics. 58(1). 91–95. 2 indexed citations
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Chou, Mark, Rachel Busbridge, & Benjamin Moffitt. (2024). Far-right translocalism: Towards a new research agenda. Political Geography. 114. 103180–103180. 2 indexed citations
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Hinterleitner, Markus, et al.. (2023). How the populist radical right exploits crisis: comparing the role of proximity in the COVID-19 and refugee crises in Germany. West European Politics. 47(7). 1503–1528. 4 indexed citations
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Malkopoulou, Anthoula & Benjamin Moffitt. (2023). How not to respond to populism. Comparative European Politics. 21(6). 848–865. 9 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). The populist radical right in Australia. Journal of Language and Politics. 22(3). 306–323. 8 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2023). What Was the ‘Alt’ in Alt-Right, Alt-Lite, and Alt-Left? On ‘Alt’ as a Political Modifier. Political Studies. 72(3). 903–923. 5 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2022). Taking Account of the Visual Politics of Populism. Polity. 54(3). 557–564. 13 indexed citations
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Kefford, Glenn, Benjamin Moffitt, & Annika Werner. (2021). Populist Attitudes: Bringing Together Ideational and Communicative Approaches. Political Studies. 70(4). 1006–1027. 27 indexed citations
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Chou, Mark, Benjamin Moffitt, & Rachel Busbridge. (2021). The Localist Turn in Populism Studies. Swiss Political Science Review. 28(1). 129–141. 36 indexed citations
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Busbridge, Rachel, et al.. (2020). Cultural Marxism: far-right conspiracy theory in Australia’s culture wars. Social Identities. 26(6). 722–738. 36 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2018). The Populism/Anti-Populism Divide in Western Europe. 5(2). 1–16. 69 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2017). Liberal Illiberalism? The Reshaping of the Contemporary Populist Radical Right in Northern Europe. Politics and Governance. 5(4). 112–122. 69 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2017). Populism in Australia and New Zealand. Oxford University Press eBooks. 121–139. 13 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2016). The Global Rise of Populism: Performance, Political Style, and Representation. Research Bank (Australian Catholic University). 1. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2016). The Performative Turn in the Comparative Study of Populism. 26(2). 52–58. 5 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2015). Contemporary Populism and ‘The People’ in the Asia-Pacific: Thaksin Shinawatra and Pauline Hanson. Research Bank (Australian Catholic University). 292–316. 2 indexed citations
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2014). How to Perform Crisis: A Model for Understanding the Key Role of Crisis in Contemporary Populism. Government and Opposition. 50(2). 189–217. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moffitt, Benjamin & Simon Tormey. (2013). Rethinking Populism: Politics, Mediatisation and Political Style. Political Studies. 62(2). 381–397. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moffitt, Benjamin. (2011). Review of Benjamin Arditi’s Politics on the Edges of Liberalism. Political Studies Review. 9(1). 67. 1 indexed citations

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