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Jesper Strömbäck

Jesper Strömbäck

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
65
Citations
21197
World Ranking
1017
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jesper Strömbäck is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and works primarily within the social sciences. Their research spans several subfields including communication, sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, political science and international relations, as well as statistical and nonlinear physics.

The main topics addressed in Strömbäck's work include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The International Journal of Press/Politics
  • International Journal of Public Opinion Research
  • Mass Communication & Society
  • Annals of the International Communication Association
  • Digital Journalism

Some of Jesper Strömbäck's recent scholarly contributions 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)
  • "Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries" (2021, Digital Journalism)
  • "Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries" (2021, New Media & Society)
  • "Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news: lessons from an interdisciplinary, systematic literature review" (2024, Annals of the International Communication Association)

Jesper Strömbäck frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Rens Vliegenthart
  • Yariv Tsfati
  • Elina Lindgren
  • Hajo G. Boomgaarden
  • Toril Aalberg

Best Publications

  • Four Phases of Mediatization: An Analysis of the Mediatization of Politics

    Jesper Strömbäck

  • Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?

    Peter van Aelst;Jesper Strömbäck;Toril Aalberg;Frank Esser

  • In Search of a Standard: four models of democracy and their normative implications for journalism

    Jesper Strömbäck

  • Populist Political Communication in Europe

    Toril Aalberg;Frank Esser;Carsten Reinemann;Jesper Strömbäck

  • The framing of politics as strategy and game: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings

    Toril Aalberg;Jesper Strömbäck;Claes H. de Vreese

  • The Effects of Digital Media on Political Knowledge and Participation in Election Campaigns: Evidence From Panel Data

    Daniela V. Dimitrova;Adam Shehata;Jesper Strömbäck;Lars W. Nord

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

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

  • Age and the effects of news media attention and social media use on political interest and participation : Do social media function as leveller?

    Kristoffer Holt;Adam Shehata;Jesper Strömbäck;Elisabet Ljungberg

  • Mediatization of politics : understanding the transformation of western democracies

    Frank Esser;Jesper Strömbäck

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

    Jesper Strömbäck;Yariv Tsfati;Hajo Boomgaarden;Alyt Damstra

  • Makt, medier och samhälle : En introduktion till politisk kommunikation

    Jesper Strömbäck

  • Media malaise or a virtuous circle? Exploring the causal relationships between news media exposure, political news attention and political interest

    Jesper Strömbäck;Adam Shehata

  • Mission Accomplished? Framing of the Iraq War in the Elite Newspapers in Sweden and the United States

    Daniela V. Dimitrova;Jesper Strömbäck

  • The Dynamics of Political Interest and News Media Consumption: A Longitudinal Perspective

    Jesper Strömbäck;Monika Djerf-Pierre;Adam Shehata

  • Mediatization of Politics : Towards a Theoretical Framework

    Jesper Strömbäck;Frank Esser

  • Political and Media Systems Matter A Comparison of Election News Coverage in Sweden and the United States

    Jesper Strömbäck;Daniela V. Dimitrova

  • Shaping Politics: Mediatization AND Media Interventionism

    Jesper Strömbäck;Frank Esser

  • Do Politicians Lead the Tango? A Study of the Relationship between Swedish Journalists and their Political Sources in the Context of Election Campaigns

    Jesper Strömbäck;Lars W. Nord

  • Political public relations : principles and applications

    Jesper Strömbäck;Spiro Kiousis

  • Mediatization and Media Interventionism: A Comparative Analysis of Sweden and the United States:

    Jesper Strömbäck;Daniela V. Dimitrova

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Spiro Kiousis
Spiro Kiousis University of Florida
Jörg Matthes
Jörg Matthes University of Vienna

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