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Hajo G. Boomgaarden

Hajo G. Boomgaarden

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Political Science
Austria
2026
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Law and Political Science
Austria
2023

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Political Science

D-Index
54
Citations
12811
World Ranking
175
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Hajo G. Boomgaarden is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. The scientist's research spans across several domains within the social sciences, with a focus on sociology, political science, communication, and artificial intelligence.

The main fields of study covered by Boomgaarden's work include:

  • Social Sciences

Within this broader field, subfields of study include:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Communication
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Information Systems

Boomgaarden's research topics emphasize areas such as:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Computational and Text Analysis Methods
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Boomgaarden include:

  • Jakob-Moritz Eberl
  • Petro Tolochko
  • Jesper Strömbäck
  • Fabienne Lind
  • Tobias Heidenreich

Notable publication venues where Boomgaarden has contributed multiple works are:

  • The International Journal of Press/Politics
  • Annals of the International Communication Association
  • Communication Methods and Measures
  • Digital Journalism
  • Computational Communication Research

Selected recent papers authored by Boomgaarden or closely associated with their research network include:

  • News media trust and its impact on media use: toward a framework for future research, 2020, Annals of the International Communication Association
  • Causes and consequences of mainstream media dissemination of fake news: literature review and synthesis, 2020, Annals of the International Communication Association
  • What's in a post? How sentiment and issue salience affect users' emotional reactions on Facebook, 2020, Journal of Information Technology & Politics
  • In Validations We Trust? The Impact of Imperfect Human Annotations as a Gold Standard on the Quality of Validation of Automated Content Analysis, 2020, Political Communication
  • The Austrian Corona Panel Project: monitoring individual and societal dynamics amidst the COVID-19 crisis, 2020, European Political Science

Best Publications

  • Mapping EU attitudes: Conceptual and empirical dimensions of Euroscepticism and EU support

    Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Andreas R. T. Schuck;Matthijs Elenbaas;Claes H. de Vreese

  • The European media discourse on immigration and its effects: a literature review

    Jakob-Moritz Eberl;Christine E. Meltzer;Tobias Heidenreich;Beatrice Herrero

  • The News Coverage of the 2004 European Parliamentary Election Campaign in 25 Countries

    Claes H. de Vreese;Susan A. Banducci;Holli A. Semetko;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

  • Explaining the rise of anti-immigrant parties: The role of news media content

    Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Rens Vliegenthart

  • News, Political Knowledge and Participation: The Differential Effects of News Media Exposure on Political Knowledge and Participation

    Claes H de Vreese;Hajo Boomgaarden

  • News media trust and its impact on media use: toward a framework for future research

    Jesper Strömbäck;Yariv Tsfati;Hajo Boomgaarden;Alyt Damstra

  • Shifting the refugee narrative? An automated frame analysis of Europe’s 2015 refugee crisis

    Esther Greussing;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

  • Projecting EU Referendums: Fear of Immigration and Support for European Integration

    Claes H. de Vreese;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

  • How news content influences anti-immigration attitudes: Germany, 1993-2005

    Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Rens Vliegenthart

  • Valenced news frames and public support for the EU

    Claes de Vreese;Hajo Boomgaarden

  • A Clearer Picture: The Contribution of Visuals and Text to Framing Effects

    Thomas E. Powell;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Knut De Swert;Claes H. de Vreese

  • Media Effects on Public Opinion about the Enlargement of the European Union

    Claes H. De Vreese;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

  • News coverage and support for European integration, 1990-2006

    Rens Vliegenthart;Andreas R. T. Schuck;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Claes H. De Vreese

  • Causes and consequences of mainstream media dissemination of fake news: literature review and synthesis

    Yariv Tsfati;H. G. Boomgaarden;J. Strömbäck;R. Vliegenthart

  • (In)direct Framing Effects: The Effects of News Media Framing on Public Support for Turkish Membership in the European Union

    Claes H. de Vreese;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Holli A. Semetko

  • Real world is not enough: the media as an additional source of negative attitudes toward immigration, comparing Denmark and the Netherlands

    M. van Klingeren;H.G. Boomgaarden;R. Vliegenthart;C.H. de Vreese

  • Changes in Political News Coverage: Personalization, Conflict and Negativity in British and Dutch Newspapers

    Rens Vliegenthart;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Jelle W. Boumans

  • News on the move: exogenous events and news coverage of the European Union

    Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Rens Vliegenthart;Claes H. de Vreese;Andreas R.T. Schuck

  • One Bias Fits All? Three Types of Media Bias and Their Effects on Party Preferences

    Jakob-Moritz Eberl;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Markus Wagner

  • Media Message Flows and Interpersonal Communication The Conditional Nature of Effects on Public Opinion

    Claes H. de Vreese;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

  • Hard and soft: Public support for Turkish membership in the EU

    Claes H. de Vreese;Hajo G. Boomgaarden;Holli A. Semetko

  • The news coverage of the 2004 European Parliamentary Election Campaign in 25 countries

    de Claes H. Vreese;Susan A. Banducci;Holli A. Semetko;Hajo G. Boomgaarden

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes H. de Vreese
Claes H. de Vreese University of Amsterdam
Rens Vliegenthart
Rens Vliegenthart Wageningen University & Research
Andreas R.T. Schuck
Andreas R.T. Schuck University of Amsterdam
Jesper Strömbäck
Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg
Holli A. Semetko
Holli A. Semetko Emory University
Markus Wagner
Markus Wagner University of Vienna
Wouter van der Brug
Wouter van der Brug University of Amsterdam
Susan Banducci
Susan Banducci University of Exeter
Wolfgang C. Müller
Wolfgang C. Müller University of Vienna
Barbara Prainsack
Barbara Prainsack University of Vienna

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