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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Toril Aalberg is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research focuses on social sciences, with a significant concentration on communication, sociology and political science, and political science and international relations. Additional areas include statistical and nonlinear physics as well as artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics such as misinformation and its impacts, social media and politics, media studies and communication, opinion dynamics and social influence, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, electoral systems and political participation, and media influence on health.

Toril Aalberg has contributed to multiple publications in notable venues. These include:

  • Digital Journalism (2 publications)
  • The International Journal of Press/Politics (2 publications)
  • Political Communication (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Public Opinion Research (2 publications)
  • New Media & Society (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Toril Aalberg include:

  • 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
  • Navigating High-Choice European Political Information Environments: a Comparative Analysis of News User Profiles and Political Knowledge, 2021, The International Journal of Press/Politics
  • Social Media and Trust in News: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Facebook on News Story Credibility, 2021, Digital Journalism
  • Perceived prevalence of misinformation fuels worries about COVID-19: a cross-country, multi-method investigation, 2022, Information Communication & Society

Frequent collaborators of Toril Aalberg include:

  • Karolina Koç-Michalska (12 co-authored works)
  • Jesper Strömbäck (12 co-authored works)
  • Frank Esser (11 co-authored works)
  • David Nicolas Hopmann (11 co-authored works)
  • Jörg Matthes (11 co-authored works)

Best Publications

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

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

  • 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

  • Introduction: Comprehending Populist Political Communication

    T. Aalberg;C.H. de Vreese

  • Populism as an Expression of Political Communication Content and Style: A New Perspective.

    Claes H. de Vreese;Frank Esser;Toril Aalberg;Carsten Reinemann

  • Media Systems and the Political Information Environment: A Cross-National Comparison

    Toril Aalberg;Peter van Aelst;James Curran

  • How Media Inform Democracy: A Comparative Approach

    Toril Aalberg;James Curran

  • Political Information Opportunities in Europe A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of Thirteen Television Systems

    Frank Esser;Claes H. de Vreese;Jesper Strömbäck;Peter van Aelst

  • Tuning out the World of News and Current Affairs—An Empirical Study of Europe’s Disconnected Citizens

    Arild Blekesaune;Eiri Elvestad;Toril Aalberg

  • Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries

    Peter Van Aelst;Fanni Toth;Laia Castro;Laia Castro;Václav Štětka

  • Populist Political Communication: Toward a Model of Its Causes, Forms, and Effects

    Carsten Reinemann;Toril Aalberg;Frank Esser;Jesper Strömbäck

  • International TV News, Foreign Affairs Interest and Public Knowledge: A Comparative Study of Foreign News Coverage and Public Opinion in 11 Countries

    Toril Aalberg;Stylianos Papathanassopoulos;Stuart Soroka;James Curran

  • Economic and Cultural Drivers of Immigrant Support Worldwide

    Nicholas A. Valentino;Stuart N. Soroka;Shanto Iyengar;Toril Aalberg

  • Achieving Justice: Comparative Public Opinions on Income Distribution

    Toril Aalberg

  • Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge

    Stuart Soroka;Blake Andrew;Toril Aalberg;Shanto Iyengar

  • Sources in the News: A Comparative Study

    Rodney Tiffen;Paul K. Jones;David Rowe;Toril Aalberg

  • Media Choice and Informed Democracy: Toward Increasing News Consumption Gaps in Europe?

    Toril Aalberg;Arild Blekesaune;Eiri Elvestad

  • Conclusion: assessing news performance

    Claes de Vreese;Carsten Reinemann;Frank Esser;David Nicolas Hopmann

  • Why Are Others So Polarized? Perceived Political Polarization and Media Use in 10 Countries

    JungHwan Yang;Hernando Rojas;Magdalena Wojcieszak;Toril Aalberg

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

    Yannis Theocharis;Ana Cardenal;Soyeon Jin;Toril Aalberg

  • Do Attitudes About Immigration Predict Willingness to Admit Individual Immigrants? A Cross-National Test of the Person-Positivity Bias

    Shanto Iyengar;Simon Jackman;Solomon Messing;Nicholas Valentino

  • Gender Stereotyping of Political Candidates: An Experimental Study of Political Communication

    Toril Aalberg;Anders Todal Jenssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Strömbäck
Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg
Claes H. de Vreese
Claes H. de Vreese University of Amsterdam
Frank Esser
Frank Esser University of Zurich
James Curran
James Curran University of Sydney
Peter Van Aelst
Peter Van Aelst University of Antwerp
Shanto Iyengar
Shanto Iyengar Stanford University
Stuart Soroka
Stuart Soroka University of California, Los Angeles
David Rowe
David Rowe Western Sydney University
Tamir Sheafer
Tamir Sheafer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jörg Matthes
Jörg Matthes University of Vienna

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