Florian Toepfl

726 total citations
24 papers, 449 citations indexed

About

Florian Toepfl is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Florian Toepfl has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 449 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Communication, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Florian Toepfl's work include Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Media Studies and Communication (13 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (7 papers). Florian Toepfl is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Media Studies and Communication (13 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (7 papers). Florian Toepfl collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United Kingdom. Florian Toepfl's co-authors include Anna Litvinenko, Leyla Dogruel, Richard Fletcher and Neil Thurman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Communication, New Media & Society and Information Communication & Society.

In The Last Decade

Florian Toepfl

24 papers receiving 412 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Florian Toepfl Germany 12 323 260 133 76 39 24 449
Saif Shahin United States 12 243 0.8× 228 0.9× 88 0.7× 68 0.9× 26 0.7× 34 419
Márton Bene Hungary 11 410 1.3× 229 0.9× 194 1.5× 85 1.1× 46 1.2× 39 538
Anastasia Kavada United Kingdom 10 301 0.9× 207 0.8× 96 0.7× 75 1.0× 83 2.1× 20 442
Melanie Magin Norway 11 374 1.2× 236 0.9× 144 1.1× 72 0.9× 42 1.1× 44 524
Sara Vissers Belgium 8 449 1.4× 338 1.3× 191 1.4× 87 1.1× 42 1.1× 12 552
Brenda Moon Australia 7 315 1.0× 192 0.7× 81 0.6× 63 0.8× 37 0.9× 14 416
Bethany Anne Conway United States 6 368 1.1× 226 0.9× 108 0.8× 97 1.3× 43 1.1× 9 470
Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk Norway 14 440 1.4× 257 1.0× 105 0.8× 99 1.3× 74 1.9× 33 604
Rousiley C. M. Maia Brazil 12 297 0.9× 198 0.8× 157 1.2× 83 1.1× 28 0.7× 63 445
June Woong Rhee South Korea 8 279 0.9× 244 0.9× 114 0.9× 33 0.4× 17 0.4× 50 403

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Fields of papers citing papers by Florian Toepfl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florian Toepfl

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All Works

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Toepfl, Florian, et al.. (2024). Conduits of the Kremlin’s Informational Influence Abroad? How German-Language Alternative Media Outlets Are Connected to Russia’s Ruling Elites. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 30(3). 659–678. 5 indexed citations
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Litvinenko, Anna & Florian Toepfl. (2021). The (Non-)Adoption of Participatory Newsroom Innovations under Authoritarian Rule: How Comment Sections Diffused in Belarus and Azerbaijan (1998–2017). Digital Journalism. 9(4). 384–405. 4 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian, et al.. (2021). Gauging Reference and Source Bias Over Time: How Russia's Partially State- Controlled Search Engine Yandex Mediated an Anti-Regime Protest Event. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian & Anna Litvinenko. (2021). Critically Commenting Publics as Authoritarian Input Institutions: How Citizens Comment Beneath their News in Azerbaijan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Journalism Studies. 22(4). 475–495. 5 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian, et al.. (2021). Gauging reference and source bias over time: how Russia’s partially state-controlled search engine Yandex mediated an anti-regime protest event. Information Communication & Society. 25(15). 2207–2223. 16 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2020). Comparing Authoritarian Publics: The Benefits and Risks of Three Types of Publics for Autocrats. Communication Theory. 30(2). 105–125. 26 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian, et al.. (2020). Spirals of Speaking Out? Effects of the “Suppressed Voice Rhetoric” on Audiences’ Willingness to Express Their Opinion. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 64(3). 397–417. 8 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2017). From connective to collective action: internet elections as a digital tool to centralize and formalize protest in Russia. Information Communication & Society. 21(4). 531–547. 29 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2016). Beyond the Four Theories: Toward a Discourse Approach to the Comparative Study of Media and Politics. International journal of communication. 10. 18. 3 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2016). Innovating consultative authoritarianism: Internet votes as a novel digital tool to stabilize non-democratic rule in Russia. New Media & Society. 20(3). 956–972. 30 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian, et al.. (2015). Public Spheres in Interaction: Comment Sections of News Websites as Counterpublic Spaces. Journal of Communication. 65(3). 465–488. 97 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2013). Making Sense of the News in a Hybrid Regime: How Young Russians Decode State TV and an Oppositional Blog. Journal of Communication. 63(2). 244–265. 25 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2013). Four facets of critical news literacy in a non-democratic regime: How young Russians navigate their news. European Journal of Communication. 29(1). 68–82. 22 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2012). Blogging for the Sake of the President: The Online Diaries of Russian Governors. Europe Asia Studies. 64(8). 1435–1459. 1 indexed citations
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Toepfl, Florian. (2011). Managing public outrage: Power, scandal, and new media in contemporary Russia. New Media & Society. 13(8). 1301–1319. 54 indexed citations

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