Michael Koliska

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 610 citations indexed

About

Michael Koliska is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Koliska has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 610 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Communication, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Michael Koliska's work include Media Studies and Communication (21 papers), Social Media and Politics (14 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (7 papers). Michael Koliska is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (21 papers), Social Media and Politics (14 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (7 papers). Michael Koliska collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Michael Koliska's co-authors include Nicholas Diakopoulos, Kalyani Chadha, Stine Eckert, Neil Thurman, Sally Stares, Jessica Kunert, David L. Beavers, John Carvalho and Angie Y. Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Media Literacy Education and First Monday.

In The Last Decade

Michael Koliska

28 papers receiving 576 citations

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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.

Algorithmic Transparency in the News Media

2016 286 citations Nicholas Diakopoulos, Michael Koliska Digital Journalism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Koliska United States	11	325	298	126	114	44	30	610
Judith Moeller Netherlands	16	474 1.5×	508 1.7×	118 0.9×	120 1.1×	61 1.4×	28	847
Blake Hallinan Israel	11	170 0.5×	328 1.1×	76 0.6×	59 0.5×	56 1.3×	29	572
Christer Clerwall Sweden	12	491 1.5×	344 1.2×	49 0.4×	123 1.1×	30 0.7×	18	696
Colin Porlezza Switzerland	16	307 0.9×	228 0.8×	86 0.7×	75 0.7×	35 0.8×	38	647
Fenwick McKelvey Canada	14	197 0.6×	267 0.9×	81 0.6×	78 0.7×	70 1.6×	48	537
Luke Munn Australia	11	109 0.3×	213 0.7×	182 1.4×	174 1.5×	55 1.3×	43	562
Konstantin Dörr Switzerland	5	263 0.8×	278 0.9×	155 1.2×	151 1.3×	36 0.8×	6	593
Joëlle Swart Netherlands	12	493 1.5×	457 1.5×	61 0.5×	63 0.6×	47 1.1×	26	772
Tom Dobber Netherlands	13	343 1.1×	408 1.4×	55 0.4×	228 2.0×	41 0.9×	28	736
Aleksandra Urman Switzerland	14	345 1.1×	439 1.5×	41 0.3×	179 1.6×	65 1.5×	50	697

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Koliska

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All Works

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2025). Journalistic Agency and Power in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Journalism Practice. 19(10). 2189–2208. 2 indexed citations

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Thurman, Neil, Sally Stares, & Michael Koliska. (2024). Audience evaluations of news videos made with various levels of automation: A population-based survey experiment. Journalism. 26(1). 3–23. 2 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2024). News Automation and Algorithmic Transparency in the Newsroom: The Case of the Washington Post. Journalism Studies. 25(6). 662–680. 9 indexed citations

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Thurman, Neil, Sally Stares, & Michael Koliska. (2023). Audience Evaluations of News Videos Made with Various Levels of Automation: A Population-Based Survey Experiment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2023). Trust Through Relationships in Journalism. Journalism Studies. 26(16). 2092–2109. 8 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, Neil Thurman, Sally Stares, & Jessica Kunert. (2021). Exploring audience perceptions of, and preferences for, online news videos. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, Neil Thurman, Sally Stares, & Jessica Kunert. (2021). Exploring Audience Perceptions of, and Preferences for, Online News Videos. Journalism Studies. 22(9). 1161–1180. 15 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2021). Space, Place, and the Self: Reimagining Selfies as Thirdspace. Social Media + Society. 7(2). 4 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2019). “Shouting Matches and Echo Chambers”: Perceived Identity Threats and Political Self-Censorship on Social Media. International journal of communication. 13. 20. 19 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael & Kalyani Chadha. (2017). Transparency in German Newsrooms. Journalism Studies. 19(16). 2400–2416. 23 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2017). Comparing the use of space in selfies on Chinese Weibo and Twitter. Global Media and China. 2(2). 153–168. 5 indexed citations

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Diakopoulos, Nicholas & Michael Koliska. (2016). Algorithmic Transparency in the News Media. Digital Journalism. 5(7). 809–828. 286 indexed citations breakdown →

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Koliska, Michael & Kalyani Chadha. (2016). Digitally Outsourced: The Limitations of Computer-Mediated Transparency. Journal of Media Ethics. 31(1). 51–62. 5 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2015). Selfies| Selfies: Witnessing and Participatory Journalism with a Point of View. International journal of communication. 9. 14. 2 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael, et al.. (2015). Selfies: Witnessing and Participatory Journalism with a Point of View. International journal of communication. 9. 21 indexed citations

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Chadha, Kalyani & Michael Koliska. (2015). Playing by a Different Set of Rules. Journalism Practice. 10(5). 608–625. 4 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael & Stine Eckert. (2014). Lost in a house of mirrors: Journalists come to terms with myth and reality in The Newsroom. Journalism. 16(6). 750–767. 11 indexed citations

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Chadha, Kalyani & Michael Koliska. (2014). Re-Legitimizing the Institution of Journalism. Journalism Studies. 17(2). 199–215. 12 indexed citations

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Eckert, Stine, Kalyani Chadha, & Michael Koliska. (2014). Stuck in First Gear: The Case of German Political "Blogosphere". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 18. 2 indexed citations

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Koliska, Michael. (2010). Review: Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn (2010). Journal of Media Literacy Education.

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