Viktor Orri Valgarðsson

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 674 citations indexed

About

Viktor Orri Valgarðsson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Viktor Orri Valgarðsson has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 674 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Viktor Orri Valgarðsson's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 papers), Social Capital and Networks (4 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers). Viktor Orri Valgarðsson is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 papers), Social Capital and Networks (4 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers). Viktor Orri Valgarðsson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Iceland. Viktor Orri Valgarðsson's co-authors include Daniel Devine, Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, Jennifer Gaskell, Lawrence McKay, Hannah Bunting, Melinda Mills, Nick Clarke, Hasan Muhammad Baniamin and Jessica C. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, British Journal of Political Science and European Journal of Political Research.

In The Last Decade

Viktor Orri Valgarðsson

14 papers receiving 654 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.

Lack of Trust, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

2021 378 citations Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker et al. Vaccines profile →
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019

2025 10 citations Viktor Orri Valgarðsson, Will Jennings et al. British Journal of Political Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Viktor Orri Valgarðsson United Kingdom	8	405	359	109	109	98	20	674
Lawrence McKay United Kingdom	9	371 0.9×	331 0.9×	163 1.5×	106 1.0×	97 1.0×	17	670
Jennifer Gaskell United Kingdom	6	499 1.2×	385 1.1×	101 0.9×	112 1.0×	170 1.7×	9	869
Steven Sylvester United States	14	429 1.1×	394 1.1×	70 0.6×	87 0.8×	105 1.1×	22	778
Florian Justwan United States	10	301 0.7×	276 0.8×	112 1.0×	72 0.7×	70 0.7×	25	544
Frederik Juhl Jørgensen Denmark	12	414 1.0×	397 1.1×	75 0.7×	157 1.4×	130 1.3×	19	841
Jonathan Kennedy United Kingdom	10	258 0.6×	250 0.7×	94 0.9×	91 0.8×	49 0.5×	19	549
Julia Partheymüller Austria	10	214 0.5×	104 0.3×	153 1.4×	51 0.5×	61 0.6×	19	437
Siobhan McAndrew United Kingdom	9	348 0.9×	283 0.8×	36 0.3×	62 0.6×	47 0.5×	24	514
Beth Goldberg United States	9	456 1.1×	319 0.9×	12 0.1×	108 1.0×	65 0.7×	19	664
Benjamin S. Morse United States	8	394 1.0×	136 0.4×	86 0.8×	78 0.7×	118 1.2×	15	687

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, et al.. (2026). Pirates of the Atlantic: at a decade’s end. Comparative European Politics. 24(1).

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, et al.. (2025). A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019. British Journal of Political Science. 55. 10 indexed citations breakdown →

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri. (2025). Trust in politics is in long-term decline around the world – new research.

Seyd, Ben, et al.. (2024). ‘Follow the science’: Popular trust in scientific experts during the coronavirus pandemic. Public Understanding of Science. 34(1). 2–18. 7 indexed citations

Devine, Daniel, Viktor Orri Valgarðsson, Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, & Hannah Bunting. (2024). The causes of perceived government trustworthiness. European Journal of Political Research. 64(3). 1394–1412.

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, et al.. (2024). The Good Politician: Competence, Integrity and Authenticity in Seven Democracies. Political Studies. 73(2). 631–656.

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, et al.. (2024). The Icelandic presidential election of 2024: strategic voting in a second order election?. Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration. 20(2). 181–246.

Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri. (2024). The recession generation? Age-period-cohort dynamics of political trust in six countries severely affected by the 2008 crisis. Frontiers in Political Science. 6.

Jennings, Will, et al.. (2023). Trust and vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-national analysis. Vaccine X. 14. 100299–100299. 28 indexed citations

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Devine, Daniel, Viktor Orri Valgarðsson, Jessica C. Smith, et al.. (2023). Political trust in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a meta-analysis of 67 studies. Journal of European Public Policy. 31(3). 657–679. 34 indexed citations

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Devine, Daniel & Viktor Orri Valgarðsson. (2023). Stability and change in political trust: Evidence and implications from six panel studies. European Journal of Political Research. 63(2). 478–497. 33 indexed citations

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Jennings, Will, Gerry Stoker, Viktor Orri Valgarðsson, Daniel Devine, & Jennifer Gaskell. (2021). How trust, mistrust and distrust shape the governance of the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of European Public Policy. 28(8). 1174–1196. 109 indexed citations

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Jennings, Will, Gerry Stoker, Hannah Bunting, et al.. (2021). Lack of Trust, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines. 9(6). 593–593. 378 indexed citations breakdown →

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Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri & Daniel Devine. (2021). What Satisfaction with Democracy? A Global Analysis of “Satisfaction with Democracy” Measures. Political Research Quarterly. 75(3). 576–590. 22 indexed citations

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Evans, Mark, Viktor Orri Valgarðsson, Will Jennings, & Gerry Stoker. (2020). Political trust and democracy in times of coronavirus: is Australia still the lucky country?. 2 indexed citations

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Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, Nick Clarke, Will Jennings, & Gerry Stoker. (2020). The Good Politician and Political Trust: An Authenticity Gap in British Politics?. Political Studies. 69(4). 858–880. 37 indexed citations

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Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri, et al.. (2020). Anarchy in Iceland? The global left, pirates and socialists in post-crash Icelandic politics. Globalizations. 17(5). 840–853. 5 indexed citations

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Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri. (2019). Differential Turnout Decline in Norway and Sweden: A Generation of Apathy or Alienation?. Scandinavian Political Studies. 42(3-4). 270–295. 7 indexed citations

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Kristinsson, Gunnar Helgi, Indridi Indridason, & Viktor Orri Valgarðsson. (2013). Hvað voru kjósendur að hugsa? Forsetakosningar á Íslandi 2012. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 221–244. 1 indexed citations

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Valgarðsson, Viktor Orri. (2012). Íslenskir áttavitar. Þýðing hægri og vinstri í íslenskum stjórnmálum. 1 indexed citations

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