Peter Van Aelst

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
141 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Van Aelst is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Van Aelst has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Communication, 56 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 54 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Peter Van Aelst's work include Social Media and Politics (74 papers), Media Studies and Communication (45 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (43 papers). Peter Van Aelst is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (74 papers), Media Studies and Communication (45 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (43 papers). Peter Van Aelst collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland. Peter Van Aelst's co-authors include Stefaan Walgrave, Jeroen Van Laer, James Stanyer, Frank Esser, Tamir Sheafer, Jesper Strömbäck, Toril Aalberg, Edda Humprecht, David Nicolas Hopmann and Guido Legnante and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Communication and New Media & Society.

In The Last Decade

Peter Van Aelst

129 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?

2017 556 citations Peter Van Aelst, Jesper Strömbäck et al. profile →
Resilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research

2020 256 citations Edda Humprecht, Frank Esser et al. The International Journal of Press/Politics profile →
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
Peter Van Aelst Belgium	36	3.5k	2.8k	1.7k	531	448	141	5.1k
Frank Esser Switzerland	37	3.8k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	327 0.6×	725 1.6×	118	5.5k
Jesper Strömbäck Sweden	41	5.6k 1.6×	4.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	516 1.0×	574 1.3×	200	7.5k
Hajo G. Boomgaarden Austria	42	2.8k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	467 0.9×	498 1.1×	164	6.4k
Rens Vliegenthart Netherlands	47	3.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	899 1.7×	591 1.3×	209	6.9k
Tamir Sheafer Israel	26	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	296 0.6×	289 0.6×	74	3.6k
Bruce Bimber United States	32	3.5k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	205 0.4×	565 1.3×	70	5.1k
W. Russell Neuman United States	22	2.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	244 0.5×	266 0.6×	58	5.2k
Sean Westwood United States	17	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	240 0.5×	365 0.8×	40	4.5k
Yphtach Lelkes United States	29	2.5k 0.7×	4.0k 1.4×	2.9k 1.7×	276 0.5×	428 1.0×	74	6.1k
Markus Prior United States	19	2.9k 0.8×	3.5k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	218 0.4×	232 0.5×	33	5.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Van Aelst

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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

Soontjens, Karolin, et al.. (2024). Pointing Fingers in the Disinformation Era: How Journalists and Politicians Perceive Each Other’s Role in Spreading Disinformation and Its Impact on their Relationship. Journalism Studies. 25(13). 1614–1633.

Erkel, Patrick F. A. van & Peter Van Aelst. (2024). Social media and affective polarization: does Facebook news use fuel political in- and out-group affect in a multi-party context?. Acta Politica. 60(2). 286–306.

Erkel, Patrick F. A. van, et al.. (2024). Combating Disinformation with News Literacy Interventions: An Experimental Study on the Framing Effects of News Literacy Messages. The International Journal of Press/Politics. 31(1). 140–160.

Humprecht, Edda, et al.. (2024). Emotionalized Social Media Environments: How Alternative News Media and Populist Actors Drive Angry Reactions. Political Communication. 41(4). 559–587. 5 indexed citations

Aelst, Peter Van, et al.. (2023). Religion works in different ways: an intersectional approach to Muslims’ noninstitutionalized participation. Acta Politica. 59(2). 416–438. 6 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

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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Aelst, Peter Van, et al.. (2020). An Actor Approach to Mediatization. 3(1). 5–31. 4 indexed citations

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Paulussen, Steve, et al.. (2019). The manifest and latent functions of Twitter use by journalists: An observational study among economic journalists. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies. 8(3). 311–329. 3 indexed citations

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Blomberg, Helena, et al.. (2018). What Politicians Look For in the News and How That Affects Their Behavior: A Uses and Gratifications Approach to Political Agenda Setting. International journal of communication. 12. 20. 2 indexed citations

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Vreese, Claes H. de, Frank Esser, David Nicolas Hopmann, et al.. (2017). Our goal: Comparing news performance. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations

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Masini, Andrea, Peter Van Aelst, Thomas Zerback, et al.. (2017). Measuring and Explaining the Diversity of Voices and Viewpoints in the News. Journalism Studies. 19(15). 2324–2343. 53 indexed citations

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Abts, Koenraad, Jaak Billiet, Karen Celis, et al.. (2014). BELGIË # 2014: een politieke geschiedenis van morgen. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Reynaert, Herwig, et al.. (2007). Hoe duurzaam is de heraangelegde Dorpsstraat?. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt).

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Aelst, Peter Van, Michiel Nuytemans, Jonas Lefevere, & Stefaan Walgrave. (2007). Lijst Dedecker: een gat in de politieke markt?. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 14(6). 12–16. 1 indexed citations

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Aelst, Peter Van. (2002). De virtuele strijd tegen de globalisering: de rol van het internet in het ontstaan van de 'anti-globaliserings' beweging. Tijdschrift voor Sociologie. 23(3-4). 1 indexed citations

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Aelst, Peter Van & Stefaan Walgrave. (1998). Voorbij de verzuiling?: Kontich twaalf jaar later: een replicatie-onderzoek naar organisatienetwerken en politieke partijen. Tijdschrift voor Sociologie. 19(1). 1 indexed citations

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