Lena Frischlich

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lena Frischlich is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Lena Frischlich has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Communication and 12 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Lena Frischlich's work include Misinformation and Its Impacts (19 papers), Social Media and Politics (18 papers) and Media Influence and Health (12 papers). Lena Frischlich is often cited by papers focused on Misinformation and Its Impacts (19 papers), Social Media and Politics (18 papers) and Media Influence and Health (12 papers). Lena Frischlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Lena Frischlich's co-authors include Diana Rieger, Tine Ustad Figenschou, Kristoffer Holt, Gary Bente, Thorsten Quandt, Svenja Boberg, Tim Schatto‐Eckrodt, Leonard Reinecke, Tim Wulf and Julia Kneer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Lena Frischlich

43 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Key Dimensions of Alternative News Media 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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. Key Dimensions of Alternative News Media
    2019 279 citations Kristoffer Holt, Tine Ustad Figenschou et al. Digital Journalism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lena Frischlich Germany 18 685 563 260 213 176 45 1.1k
Marc Ziegele Germany 23 986 1.4× 843 1.5× 499 1.9× 132 0.6× 174 1.0× 51 1.5k
Michael A. Beam United States 16 533 0.8× 584 1.0× 116 0.4× 134 0.6× 139 0.8× 34 924
Trevor Diehl United States 18 748 1.1× 767 1.4× 141 0.5× 87 0.4× 75 0.4× 30 1.1k
Diana Rieger Germany 22 941 1.4× 338 0.6× 216 0.8× 524 2.5× 439 2.5× 82 1.6k
Yoon Hyung Choi United States 10 778 1.1× 354 0.6× 90 0.3× 124 0.6× 212 1.2× 13 1.1k
Steve Rathje United States 17 889 1.3× 442 0.8× 327 1.3× 113 0.5× 99 0.6× 27 1.2k
Jakob Ohme Netherlands 19 643 0.9× 522 0.9× 103 0.4× 79 0.4× 30 0.2× 44 972
Christian von Sikorski Germany 16 717 1.0× 517 0.9× 150 0.6× 81 0.4× 91 0.5× 53 1.0k
Shannon L. Bichard United States 13 584 0.9× 805 1.4× 126 0.5× 59 0.3× 50 0.3× 28 1.2k
Matthew Barnidge United States 21 867 1.3× 1.0k 1.8× 237 0.9× 98 0.5× 58 0.3× 42 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lena Frischlich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2025). The complexity of misinformation extends beyond virus and warfare analogies. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 2(1).
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Frischlich, Lena, Scott A. Eldridge, Tine Ustad Figenschou, et al.. (2023). Contesting the Mainstream: Towards an Audience-Centered Agenda of Alternative News Research. Digital Journalism. 11(5). 727–740. 11 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2023). Effects of fact‐checking warning labels and social endorsement cues on climate change fake news credibility and engagement on social media. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 53(6). 495–507. 43 indexed citations
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Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea, Tine Ustad Figenschou, Scott A. Eldridge, et al.. (2022). Understanding Alternative News Media and Its Contribution to Diversity. Digital Journalism. 10(8). 1267–1282. 24 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena. (2022). “Resistance!”: Collective Action Cues in Conspiracy Theory-Endorsing Facebook Groups. Media and Communication. 10(2). 130–143. 6 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2022). Alternative Counter-News Use and Fake News Recall During the COVID-19 Crisis. Digital Journalism. 11(1). 80–102. 18 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena & Edda Humprecht. (2021). Trust, Democratic Resilience, and the Infodemic. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 7 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, Tim Schatto‐Eckrodt, Svenja Boberg, & Florian Wintterlin. (2021). Roots of Incivility: How Personality, Media Use, and Online Experiences Shape Uncivil Participation. Media and Communication. 9(1). 195–208. 45 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, Lindsay Hahn, & Diana Rieger. (2021). The Promises and Pitfalls of Inspirational Media: What do We Know, and Where do We Go from Here?. Media and Communication. 9(2). 162–166. 3 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2020). Navigating a Rugged Coastline - Ethics in empirical (De-)Radicalization Research. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 1 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2020). Fueling the infodemic? DemoRESILdigital Whitepaper 1 (2020). OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 3 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2019). The Power of a Good Story: Narrative Persuasion in Extremist Propaganda and Videos against Violent Extremism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Rieger, Diana, Lena Frischlich, & Gary Bente. (2019). Dealing with the dark side: The effects of right-wing extremist and Islamist extremist propaganda from a social identity perspective. Media War & Conflict. 13(3). 280–299. 18 indexed citations
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Rieger, Diana, Lena Frischlich, & Mary Beth Oliver. (2018). Meaningful entertainment experiences and self-transcendence: Cultural variations shape elevation, values, and moral intentions. International Communication Gazette. 80(7). 658–676. 6 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2017). Videos gegen Extremismus? Counter-Narrative auf dem Prüfstand. 2 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena, et al.. (2015). Dying the right-way? Interest in and perceived persuasiveness of parochial extremist propaganda increases after mortality salience. Frontiers in Psychology. 6. 1222–1222. 12 indexed citations
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Rieger, Diana, Leonard Reinecke, Lena Frischlich, & Gary Bente. (2014). Media Entertainment and Well-Being-Linking Hedonic and Eudaimonic Entertainment Experience to Media-Induced Recovery and Vitality. Journal of Communication. 64(3). 456–478. 112 indexed citations
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Rieger, Diana, Lena Frischlich, & Gary Bente. (2013). Propaganda 2.0 ; psychological effects of right-wing and Islamic extremist internet videos. 33 indexed citations
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Frischlich, Lena & Diana Rieger. (2013). Dealing With the Dark Side: Negative Ingroups and the Effects of Right-Wing and Islamic Extremist Propaganda Videos. 2 indexed citations

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