Peter Van Aelst

Peter Van Aelst

Universiteit Antwerpen

H-index: 44

Europe-Belgium

About Peter Van Aelst

Peter Van Aelst, With an exceptional h-index of 44 and a recent h-index of 37 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universiteit Antwerpen, specializes in the field of Political Communication, Elections, Social Movements, Agenda-setting, New media.

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

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

Misinformation Detection in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Evidence from Original Survey Data Collected in 19 Democracies

Curating the news. Analyzing politicians’ news sharing behavior on social media in three countries

A systematic review of the concept of political knowledge in a high-choice, social media environment

Social media and affective polarization: does Facebook news use fuel political in-and out-group affect in a multi-party context?

Religion works in different ways: an intersectional approach to Muslims’ noninstitutionalized participation

The Relationship Between Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Efficacy: A Comparative Study in 18 Countries

THE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE

Peter Van Aelst Information

University

Position

Professor of Political Science

Citations(all)

11717

Citations(since 2020)

5956

Cited By

7985

hIndex(all)

44

hIndex(since 2020)

37

i10Index(all)

103

i10Index(since 2020)

84

Email

University Profile Page

Universiteit Antwerpen

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Peter Van Aelst Skills & Research Interests

Political Communication

Elections

Social Movements

Agenda-setting

New media

Top articles of Peter Van Aelst

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

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 and Society

Patrick FA van Erkel

Peter Van Aelst

Claes H de Vreese

David N Hopmann

Jörg Matthes

...

2024/3/8

Misinformation Detection in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Evidence from Original Survey Data Collected in 19 Democracies

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Luisa Gehle

Michael Hameleers

Marina Tulin

Claes Holger de Vreese

Toril Aalberg

...

2024

Curating the news. Analyzing politicians’ news sharing behavior on social media in three countries

Information, Communication & Society

Willem Buyens

Peter Van Aelst

Steve Paulussen

2024/2/16

A systematic review of the concept of political knowledge in a high-choice, social media environment

Cato Waeterloos

Desiree Schmuck

Michaël Opgenhaffen

Peter Van Aelst

2024/2/8

Social media and affective polarization: does Facebook news use fuel political in-and out-group affect in a multi-party context?

Acta Politica

Patrick FA Van Erkel

Peter Van Aelst

2024/1/10

Religion works in different ways: an intersectional approach to Muslims’ noninstitutionalized participation

Acta Politica

Samira Azabar

Peter Van Aelst

2024/4

The Relationship Between Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Efficacy: A Comparative Study in 18 Countries

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Christian Schemer

James Stanyer

Christine Meltzer

Luisa Gehle

Peter van Aelst

...

2024

THE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE

Ludovic Terren

Peter Van Aelst

Thomas Van Damme

2023/11

Mistakenly misinformed or intentionally deceived? Mis‐and Disinformation perceptions on the Russian War in Ukraine among citizens in 19 countries

European Journal of Political Research

Michael Hameleers

Marina Tulin

Claes De Vreese

Toril Aalberg

Peter Van Aelst

...

2023/12/12

The sharing of disinformation in cross-national comparison: analyzing patterns of resilience

Information, Communication & Society

Edda Humprecht

Frank Esser

Peter Van Aelst

Anna Staender

Sophie Morosoli

2023/5/19

Word on the street: politicians, mediatized street protest, and responsiveness on social media

Information, Communication & Society

Ruud Wouters

Luna Staes

Peter Van Aelst

2023/12/10

Understanding the online relationship between politicians and citizens. A study on the user engagement of politicians’ Facebook posts in election and routine periods

Journal of Information Technology & Politics

Jeroen Peeters

Michaël Opgenhaffen

Tim Kreutz

Peter Van Aelst

2023/1/2

Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation

Information, Communication & Society

Jörg Matthes

Nicoleta Corbu

Soyeon Jin

Yannis Theocharis

Christian Schemer

...

2023/12/10

A Long March Toward Equality: Predicting the Presence of Women in Television News

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Kathleen Beckers

Rozemarijn E van Dijk

Peter Van Aelst

Knut De Swert

2023

Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries

new media & society

Yannis Theocharis

Ana Cardenal

Soyeon Jin

Toril Aalberg

David Nicolas Hopmann

...

2023/12

Alternative media, alternative voices? A quantitative analysis of actor diversity in alternative and mainstream news outlets

Digital journalism

Willem Buyens

Peter Van Aelst

2022/2/7

Navigating high-choice European political information environments: A comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge

The International Journal of Press/Politics

Laia Castro

Jesper Strömbäck

Frank Esser

Peter Van Aelst

Claes de Vreese

...

2022/10

The effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on selective exposure: Evidence from 17 countries

Political Communication

Alon Zoizner

Tamir Sheafer

Laia Castro

Toril Aalberg

Ana S Cardenal

...

2022/9/3

Identifying the drivers behind the dissemination of online misinformation: a study on political attitudes and individual characteristics in the context of engaging with …

American Behavioral Scientist

Sophie Morosoli

Peter Van Aelst

Edda Humprecht

Anna Staender

Frank Esser

2022/8/22

To convince, to provoke or to entertain? A study on individual motivations behind engaging with conspiracy theories online

Convergence

Sophie Morosoli

Peter Van Aelst

Patrick Van Erkel

2022/8

See List of Professors in Peter Van Aelst University(Universiteit Antwerpen)

Co-Authors

H-index: 115
Pippa Norris

Pippa Norris

Harvard University

H-index: 107
Claes H de Vreese

Claes H de Vreese

Universiteit van Amsterdam

H-index: 69
Jörg Matthes

Jörg Matthes

Universität Wien

H-index: 67
Rens Vliegenthart

Rens Vliegenthart

Universiteit van Amsterdam

H-index: 57
Stefaan Walgrave

Stefaan Walgrave

Universiteit Antwerpen

H-index: 43
Toril Aalberg

Toril Aalberg

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