Nicoleta Corbu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 670 citations indexed

About

Nicoleta Corbu is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicoleta Corbu has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 670 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Communication and 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Nicoleta Corbu's work include Misinformation and Its Impacts (20 papers), Social Media and Politics (18 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (8 papers). Nicoleta Corbu is often cited by papers focused on Misinformation and Its Impacts (20 papers), Social Media and Politics (18 papers) and Media Influence and Politics (8 papers). Nicoleta Corbu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Austria and Netherlands. Nicoleta Corbu's co-authors include Christian Schemer, Jörg Matthes, David Nicolas Hopmann, Claes H. de Vreese, James Stanyer, Peter Van Aelst, Ana Sofía Cardenal, Karolina Koç-Michalska, Agnieszka Stępińska and Laia Castro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Media & Society and Information Communication & Society.

In The Last Decade

Nicoleta Corbu

39 papers receiving 641 citations

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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.

Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries

2021 129 citations Peter Van Aelst, Laia Castro et al. Digital Journalism profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicoleta Corbu Romania	13	500	360	117	114	60	45	670
D.J. Flynn United States	7	738 1.5×	328 0.9×	144 1.2×	210 1.8×	41 0.7×	9	865
Esther Greussing Germany	10	504 1.0×	226 0.6×	91 0.8×	198 1.7×	32 0.5×	18	744
Ana Sofía Cardenal Spain	14	439 0.9×	458 1.3×	95 0.8×	117 1.0×	37 0.6×	26	695
Václav Štětka United Kingdom	17	508 1.0×	577 1.6×	83 0.7×	172 1.5×	48 0.8×	52	877
Danielle K. Brown United States	16	482 1.0×	616 1.7×	87 0.7×	104 0.9×	73 1.2×	32	890
Niels G. Mede Switzerland	11	463 0.9×	160 0.4×	69 0.6×	109 1.0×	30 0.5×	30	588
Katherine Clayton United States	8	556 1.1×	281 0.8×	163 1.4×	204 1.8×	47 0.8×	21	709
Fabienne Lind Austria	13	447 0.9×	308 0.9×	125 1.1×	166 1.5×	40 0.7×	24	781
Axel Westerwick United States	12	381 0.8×	265 0.7×	72 0.6×	60 0.5×	53 0.9×	19	534
Laia Castro Switzerland	13	605 1.2×	748 2.1×	93 0.8×	179 1.6×	44 0.7×	22	970

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicoleta Corbu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Corbu, Nicoleta, James Stanyer, Jesper Strömbäck, et al.. (2025). Illusory Superiority About Misinformation Detection and Its Relationship to Knowledge and Fact-Checking Intentions: Evidence from 18 Countries. Mass Communication & Society. 29(1). 101–120.

Erkel, Patrick F. A. van, Peter Van Aelst, Claes H. de Vreese, et al.. (2024). When are Fact-Checks Effective? An Experimental Study on the Inclusion of the Misinformation Source and the Source of Fact-Checks in 16 European Countries. Mass Communication & Society. 27(5). 851–876. 5 indexed citations

Hameleers, Michael, Claes H. de Vreese, Toril Aalberg, et al.. (2024). Why do Citizens Choose to Read Fact-Checks in the Context of the Russian War in Ukraine? The Role of Directional and Accuracy Motivations in Nineteen Democracies. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 30(3). 679–704. 2 indexed citations

Frau‐Meigs, Divina & Nicoleta Corbu. (2024). Disinformation Debunked. 2 indexed citations

Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2023). Patterns of News Consumption in a High-Choice Media Environment. 4 indexed citations

Matthes, Jörg, Nicoleta Corbu, Yannis Theocharis, et al.. (2022). Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation. Information Communication & Society. 26(16). 3133–3156. 17 indexed citations

Zoizner, Alon, Tamir Sheafer, Laia Castro, et al.. (2022). The Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Selective Exposure: Evidence from 17 Countries. Political Communication. 39(5). 674–696. 9 indexed citations

Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2022). Predictors of Engagement on Social Media and Instant Messaging Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Romania. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(3). 7–23. 2 indexed citations

Nygren, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Teachers’ views on disinformation and media literacy supported by a tool designed for professional fact-checkers: perspectives from France, Romania, Spain and Sweden. SN Social Sciences. 2(4). 40–40. 12 indexed citations

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Aelst, Peter Van, Laia Castro, Václav Štětka, et al.. (2021). Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries. Digital Journalism. 9(9). 1208–1238. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Theocharis, Yannis, Ana Sofía Cardenal, Toril Aalberg, et al.. (2021). Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries. New Media & Society. 25(12). 3412–3437. 77 indexed citations

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Castro, Laia, Jesper Strömbäck, Frank Esser, et al.. (2021). Navigating High-Choice European Political Information Environments: a Comparative Analysis of News User Profiles and Political Knowledge. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 27(4). 827–859. 39 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2021). Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories about the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania? An Analysis of Conspiracy Theories Believers’ Profiles. Societies. 11(4). 138–138. 24 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2020). Patterns of digital behaviour on instant messaging platforms. WhatsApp uses among young people from Romania. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Hameleers, Michael, Desirée Schmuck, Anne Schulz, et al.. (2020). The Effects of Populist Identity Framing on Populist Attitudes Across Europe: Evidence From a 15-Country Comparative Experiment. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 33(3). 491–510. 29 indexed citations

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Bos, L., Christian Schemer, Nicoleta Corbu, et al.. (2019). The effects of populism as a social identity frame on persuasion and mobilisation: Evidence from a 15‐country experiment. European Journal of Political Research. 59(1). 3–24. 92 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2018). Fake News and the Third-Person Effect: They are More Influenced than Me and You. 11(3(32)). 5–23. 47 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2017). Third-person Perception and Its Predictors in the Age of Facebook. 10(2 (28)). 18–36. 8 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2015). Moderators of Framing Effects on Political Attitudes: Is Source Credibility Worth Investigating?. 17(2). 155–177. 3 indexed citations

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Corbu, Nicoleta, et al.. (2013). PRIMING AND FRAMING EFFECTS IN THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2009 ROMANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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