Mathias Clasen

948 total citations
43 papers, 381 citations indexed

About

Mathias Clasen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Mathias Clasen has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 381 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Cultural Studies and 15 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Mathias Clasen's work include Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (16 papers), Media Influence and Health (11 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). Mathias Clasen is often cited by papers focused on Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (16 papers), Media Influence and Health (11 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). Mathias Clasen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Iran and United States. Mathias Clasen's co-authors include Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen, John A. Johnson, Coltan Scrivner, Marc Malmdorf Andersen, Uffe Schjoedt, Fernando E. Rosas, Joseph Carroll, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Peter C. Kjærgaard and Felix Riede and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Psychological Science and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mathias Clasen

36 papers receiving 339 citations

Peers

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Jennifer Barnes United States

Marc Malmdorf Andersen Denmark

Karin Kukkonen Norway

Lucas Bietti Switzerland

Tamara Rakić United Kingdom

Marisa Bortolussi Canada

Matthew Reason United Kingdom

Willie van Peer Germany

Paul J. Thibault Norway

Gitte Rasmussen Denmark

Jennifer Barnes United States

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280 ×1.8

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141 ×1.1

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201 ×1.7

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112 ×1.2

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158 ×2.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Mathias Clasen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mathias Clasen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mathias Clasen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mathias Clasen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mathias Clasen 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 Mathias Clasen. Mathias Clasen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Andersen, Marc Malmdorf, et al.. (2025). Scared together: Heart rate synchrony and social closeness in a high-intensity horror setting.. Emotion. 26(1). 25–36.

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FitzGibbon, Lily, Jayne Morriss, Mathias Clasen, et al.. (2025). Affective forecasting during a horror attraction: Insights into Intolerance of Uncertainty. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 114. 103046–103046.

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Bønnelykke‐Behrndtz, Marie Louise, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the effect of recreational fear on inflammation: A prospective cohort field study. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 123. 1042–1051.

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Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen, Jens, et al.. (2024). First They Scream, Then They Laugh: The Cognitive Intersections of Humor and Fear. Evolutionary Psychology. 22(2). 4152535411–4152535411. 1 indexed citations

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Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen, Jens, et al.. (2023). Evil Voices in Popular Fictions: The Case ofThe Exorcist. The Journal of Popular Culture. 56(2). 226–247. 2 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias, et al.. (2023). How Stephen King writes and why: Language, immersion, emotion. Orbis Litterarum. 78(5). 353–367. 1 indexed citations

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Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen, Jens & Mathias Clasen. (2023). Creepiness and the Uncanny. Style. 57(3). 322–349. 2 indexed citations

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Scrivner, Coltan, Marc Malmdorf Andersen, Uffe Schjødt, & Mathias Clasen. (2022). The Psychological Benefits of Scary Play in Three Types of Horror Fans. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 35(2). 87–98. 10 indexed citations

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Coelho, Carlos M., András N. Zsidó, Panrapee Suttiwan, & Mathias Clasen. (2021). Super-natural fears. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 128. 406–414. 7 indexed citations

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Andersen, Marc Malmdorf, et al.. (2020). Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror. Psychological Science. 31(12). 1497–1510. 53 indexed citations

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Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen, Jens, et al.. (2020). Do dark personalities prefer dark characters? A personality psychological approach to positive engagement with fictional villainy. Poetics. 85. 101511–101511. 10 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias. (2019). Haunted House Dataset '16. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias, et al.. (2019). “So-Bad-It’s-Good”:The Room and the Paradoxical Appeal of Bad Films. 3 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias. (2017). Why Horror Seduces. Oxford University Press eBooks. 36 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias, et al.. (2017). Scary Business: Horror at the North American Box Office, 2006-2016. 11. 1 indexed citations

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Carroll, Joseph, et al.. (2017). A Cross-Disciplinary Survey of Beliefs about Human Nature, Culture, and Science. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture. 1(1). 6 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias & Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen. (2016). A Consilient Approach to Horror Video Games:Challenges and Opportunities. 1 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias. (2014). Evil Monsters in Horror Fiction:An Evolutionary Perspective on Form and Function. Praeger eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias. (2012). Attention, Predation, Counterintuition: Why Dracula Won't Die. Style. 46(3-4). 378–398. 5 indexed citations

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Clasen, Mathias, et al.. (2011). Evolution 2.0. The Unexpected Learning Experience of Making a Digital Archive. Science & Education. 22(3). 657–675. 1 indexed citations

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