Mike S. Schäfer

Mike S. Schäfer

Universität Zürich

H-index: 52

Europe-Switzerland

About Mike S. Schäfer

Mike S. Schäfer, With an exceptional h-index of 52 and a recent h-index of 44 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universität Zürich, specializes in the field of science communication, climate change communication, public sphere, conspiracy theories, public understanding of science.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Increased temperature-related newspaper coverage and more negative sentiment during hot and cold extremes

Generative AI and science communication in the physical sciences

Perceptions of Science, Science Communication, and Climate Change Attitudes in 67 Countries: The TISP Dataset

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 67 countries

The Interplay of Knowledge Overestimation, Social Media Use, and Populist Ideas: Cross-Sectional and Experimental Evidence From Germany and Taiwan

Nice weather or burning heat? Sentiment analysis of temperature-related media reports.

From “Climate Change” to “Climate Crisis”?

Assessing Large Language Models on Climate Information

Mike S. Schäfer Information

University

Position

Professor of Science Communication IKMZ

Citations(all)

9907

Citations(since 2020)

6407

Cited By

5347

hIndex(all)

52

hIndex(since 2020)

44

i10Index(all)

117

i10Index(since 2020)

104

Email

University Profile Page

Universität Zürich

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Mike S. Schäfer Skills & Research Interests

science communication

climate change communication

public sphere

conspiracy theories

public understanding of science

Top articles of Mike S. Schäfer

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Increased temperature-related newspaper coverage and more negative sentiment during hot and cold extremes

Ekaterina Bogdanovich

Mike S Schäfer

Alexander Brenning

Markus Reichstein

Kelley De Polt

...

2024/3/7

Generative AI and science communication in the physical sciences

Sibusiso Biyela

Kanta Dihal

Katy Ilonka Gero

Daphne Ippolito

Filippo Menczer

...

2024/3

Perceptions of Science, Science Communication, and Climate Change Attitudes in 67 Countries: The TISP Dataset

Niels Mede

Viktoria Cologna

Sebastian Berger

John Besley

Cameron Brick

...

2024/2/20

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 67 countries

Viktoria Cologna

Niels Mede

Sebastian Berger

John Besley

Cameron Brick

...

2024/2/20

The Interplay of Knowledge Overestimation, Social Media Use, and Populist Ideas: Cross-Sectional and Experimental Evidence From Germany and Taiwan

Communication Research

Niels G Mede

Adrian Rauchfleisch

Julia Metag

Mike S Schäfer

2024/2/10

Nice weather or burning heat? Sentiment analysis of temperature-related media reports.

EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts

Ekaterina Bogdanovich

Alexander Brenning

Lars Guenther

Markus Reichstein

Dorothea Frank

...

2023/5

From “Climate Change” to “Climate Crisis”?

Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies

Mike Schäfer

Valerie Hase

Daniela Mahl

Xeno Krayss

2023

Assessing Large Language Models on Climate Information

arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.02932

Jannis Bulian

Mike S Schäfer

Afra Amini

Heidi Lam

Massimiliano Ciaramita

...

2023/10/4

Platforms matter: analyzing user engagement with social media content of Swiss higher education institutions

Journal of Marketing for Higher Education

Isabel Sörensen

Daniel Vogler

Silke Fürst

Mike S Schäfer

2023/12/7

Beyond the news media logic? Analyzing the social media orientation of university leadership

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie= Revue Suisse de Sociologie= Swiss Journal of Sociology

Silke Fürst

Mike Schäfer

Daniel Vogler

Isabel Sörensen

2023

The “computational turn”: an “interdisciplinary turn”? A systematic review of text as data approaches in journalism studies

Valerie Hase

Daniela Mahl

Mike S Schäfer

2023/3/28

Conspiracy theories in online environments: An interdisciplinary literature review and agenda for future research

Daniela Mahl

Mike S Schäfer

Jing Zeng

2023/7

Imaginaries of artificial intelligence

Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence

Vanessa Richter

Christian Katzenbach

Mike S Schäfer

2023/11/3

Computational methods for the analysis of climate change communication: Towards an integrative and reflexive approach

Mike S Schäfer

Valerie Hase

2023/3

Conceptualizing platformed conspiracism: Analytical framework and empirical case study of BitChute and Gab

new media & society

Daniela Mahl

Jing Zeng

Mike S Schäfer

2023

Cognitio populi–Vox populi: Implications of science-related populism for communication behavior

Communications

Niels G Mede

Mike S Schäfer

Julia Metag

2023/5/4

Role conceptions of university communicators: A segmentation analysis of communication practitioners in higher education institutions

Public Relations Review

Sophia Charlotte Volk

Daniel Vogler

Silke Fürst

Mike S Schäfer

Isabel Sörensen

2023/11/1

Higher Education Institutions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: Comparing Swiss Universities' Social Media Communication

Media and Communication

Isabel Sörensen

Silke Fürst

Daniel Vogler

Mike S Schäfer

2023

News and Social Media Imagery of Climate Change: Analyzing the Role and Impact of Visuals in Public Communication

Mike S Schäfer

Xiaoyue Yan

2023

The Notorious GPT: science communication in the age of artificial intelligence

JCOM: Journal of Science Communication

Mike S Schäfer

2023/5/2

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Co-Authors

H-index: 58
Juergen Gerhards

Juergen Gerhards

Freie Universität Berlin

H-index: 25
Julia Metag

Julia Metag

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

H-index: 23
Adrian Rauchfleisch

Adrian Rauchfleisch

National Taiwan University

H-index: 22
Jing Zeng

Jing Zeng

Universität Zürich

H-index: 20
Jagadish Thaker (JT)

Jagadish Thaker (JT)

Massey University

H-index: 17
Thomas Schmidt-Lux

Thomas Schmidt-Lux

Universität Leipzig

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