Oscar Westlund

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Oscar Westlund is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Oscar Westlund has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Communication, 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Oscar Westlund's work include Social Media and Politics (30 papers), Media Studies and Communication (29 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (13 papers). Oscar Westlund is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (30 papers), Media Studies and Communication (29 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (13 papers). Oscar Westlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and United States. Oscar Westlund's co-authors include Seth C. Lewis, Mats Ekström, Steen Steensen, Edson C. Tandoc, Andrew Duffy, Debbie Goh, Richard Ling, Lennart Weibull, Arne H. Krumsvik and Ragnhild Kr. Olsen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Media & Society and Information Communication & Society.

In The Last Decade

Oscar Westlund

60 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Audiences’ acts of authentication in the age of fake news: A conceptual framework

2017 199 citations Edson C. Tandoc, Oscar Westlund et al. profile →

Peers

Oscar Westlund

COMMU

SPS

AI

CNC

LLT

Neil Thurman Germany

Nic Newman United Kingdom

David Domingo Belgium

Zvi Reich Israel

Hallvard Moe Norway

Nikki Usher United States

Alfred Hermida Canada

Mark Coddington United States

Pablo J. Boczkowski United States

Marcel Broersma Netherlands

Neil Thurman Germany

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COMMU

1.1k ×0.9

SPS

205 ×1.1

AI

164 ×1.0

CNC

91 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Oscar Westlund

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oscar Westlund

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oscar Westlund

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Westlund, Oscar, Matt Carlson, Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada, et al.. (2025). Public Knowledge and Expertise Under Authoritarian Siege: A Defense of Academic Freedom from Digital Journalism Studies. Digital Journalism. 13(5). 869–892.

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Westlund, Oscar, Лэй Гуо, Magdalena Saldaña, et al.. (2025). Digital Journalism (Studies): An Agenda for the Future. Digital Journalism. 13(2). 179–194. 2 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar, et al.. (2024). Journalism and Safety. 2 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar & Mats Ekström. (2021). Critical Moments of Coordination in Newswork. Journalism Practice. 15(6). 728–746. 6 indexed citations

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Steensen, Steen & Oscar Westlund. (2020). What is Digital Journalism Studies?. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 110 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar, Arne H. Krumsvik, & Seth C. Lewis. (2020). Competition, Change, and Coordination and Collaboration: Tracing News Executives’ Perceptions About Participation in Media Innovation. Journalism Studies. 22(1). 1–21. 34 indexed citations

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Olsen, Ragnhild Kr., Victor Pickard, & Oscar Westlund. (2020). Communal News Work: COVID-19 Calls for Collective Funding of Journalism. Digital Journalism. 8(5). 673–680. 60 indexed citations

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Duffy, Andrew, Rich Ling, Nuri Kim, Edson C. Tandoc, & Oscar Westlund. (2020). News: Mobiles, Mobilities and Their Meeting Points. Digital Journalism. 8(1). 1–14. 26 indexed citations

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Erdal, Ivar John, et al.. (2019). Invisible Locative Media: Key Considerations at the Nexus of Place and Digital Journalism. Media and Communication. 7(1). 166–178. 12 indexed citations

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Bélair‐Gagnon, Valérie, Avery E. Holton, & Oscar Westlund. (2019). Space for the Liminal. Media and Communication. 7(4). 1–7. 21 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar, et al.. (2019). Reviewing the Nexus of Participatory Journalism and Mediatized Engagement. E-LIS Repository (University of Naples Federico II). 4. 54–73. 3 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar & Mats Ekström. (2018). News and Participation through and beyond Proprietary Platforms in an Age of Social Media. Media and Communication. 6(4). 1–10. 46 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar. (2014). The production and consumption of mobile news. IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen). 1 indexed citations

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Lewis, Seth C. & Oscar Westlund. (2014). Actors, Actants, Audiences, and Activities in Cross-Media News Work. Digital Journalism. 3(1). 19–37. 235 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar. (2012). MOBILE NEWS. Digital Journalism. 1(1). 6–26. 182 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar, et al.. (2011). Displacing and Complementing Effects of News Sites on Newspapers 1998–2009. The International Journal on Media Management. 13(3). 177–194. 47 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar. (2010). Convergent Mobile News Media: Tranquility Awaiting Eruption?. Palabra Clave. 13(1). 99–110. 6 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar & Sweden. (2008). Diffusion of internet for mobile devices in Sweden. 2(1). 39–47. 5 indexed citations

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Westlund, Oscar. (2008). From Mobile Phone to Mobile Device: News Consumption on the Go. Canadian Journal of Communication. 33(3). 443–464. 53 indexed citations

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Bolin, Göran & Oscar Westlund. (2008). Mobile Generations: The Role of Mobile Technology in the Shaping of Swedish Media Generations. International journal of communication. 3(3). 108–124. 42 indexed citations

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