Peter Van Aelst

8.9k citations
144 papers · 5.3k · 3 hit papers · h-index 36

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Papers in

    • Social Media and Politics 77
    • Media Studies and Communication 47
    • Public Relations and Crisis Communication 8
    • Media Influence and Politics 30
    • Misinformation and Its Impacts 14

Peter Van Aelst

129 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Peter Van Aelst's Hit Papers

Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries 2021 · 134 citations
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Peter Van Aelst
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  • Communication 3.5k
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.7k
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.9k
  • Strategy and Management 535
  • Gender Studies 316
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All Works

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Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?
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2017575
2 2006404
3 2011314
4 2010298
5
Resilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research
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2020274
6 2017181
7 2010164
8 2005164
9 2001159
10 2002146
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Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries
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2021134
12 2012107
13 2011100
14 200898
15 201390
16 201188
17 200882
18 202181
19 201677
20 200873

About Peter Van Aelst

Peter Van Aelst is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Education and Strategy and Management, having authored 144 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Media and Politics (77 papers), Media Studies and Communication (47 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (43 papers), Media Influence and Politics (30 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (14 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (11 papers), Dutch Social and Cultural Studies (10 papers) and Public Relations and Crisis Communication (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (3.5k citations), Political Science and International Relations (1.7k citations), Sociology and Political Science (2.9k citations), Strategy and Management (535 citations) and Gender Studies (316 citations). Peter Van Aelst has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Stefaan Walgrave, Frank Esser, Jeroen Van Laer, James Stanyer, Tamir Sheafer, Jesper Strömbäck, Toril Aalberg, Edda Humprecht, David Nicolas Hopmann and Guido Legnante. Their work appears in journals such as Political Communication, The International Journal of Press/Politics, Information Communication & Society, Journalism Studies and Acta Politica.

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