| The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review E Kubin, C Von Sikorski Annals of the International Communication Association 45 (3), 188-206, 2021 | 625 | 2021 |
| National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic JJ Van Bavel, A Cichocka, V Capraro, H Sjåstad, JB Nezlek, T Pavlović, ... Nature communications 13 (1), 517, 2022 | 351 | 2022 |
| The “spiral of silence” revisited: A meta-analysis on the relationship between perceptions of opinion support and political opinion expression J Matthes, J Knoll, C Von Sikorski Communication Research 45 (1), 3-33, 2018 | 283 | 2018 |
| Visual mis-and disinformation, social media, and democracy V Dan, B Paris, J Donovan, M Hameleers, J Roozenbeek, ... Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 98 (3), 641-664, 2021 | 141 | 2021 |
| “Muslims are not Terrorists”: Islamic State Coverage, Journalistic Differentiation Between Terrorism and Islam, Fear Reactions, and Attitudes Toward Muslims C von Sikorski, D Schmuck, J Matthes, A Binder Mass Communication and Society 20 (6), 825-848, 2017 | 133 | 2017 |
| Political scandals as a democratic challenge| The aftermath of political scandals: A meta-analysis C Von Sikorski International journal of communication 12, 25-25, 2018 | 91 | 2018 |
| A meta-analysis of the effects of cross-cutting exposure on political participation J Matthes, J Knoll, S Valenzuela, DN Hopmann, C Von Sikorski Political Communication 36 (4), 523-542, 2019 | 87 | 2019 |
| Scandal 2.0: How valenced reader comments affect recipients’ perception of scandalized individuals and the journalistic quality of online news C Von Sikorski, M Hänelt Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 93 (3), 551-571, 2016 | 84 | 2016 |
| Terror, terror everywhere? How terrorism news shape support for anti‐Muslim policies as a function of perceived threat severity and controllability J Matthes, D Schmuck, C von Sikorski Political Psychology 40 (5), 935-951, 2019 | 70 | 2019 |
| How political scandals affect the electorate. Tracing the eroding and spillover effects of scandals with a panel study C von Sikorski, R Heiss, J Matthes Political Psychology 41 (3), 549-568, 2020 | 69 | 2020 |
| Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries F Azevedo, T Pavlović, GG Rêgo, FC Ay, B Gjoneska, TW Etienne, ... Scientific data 10 (1), 272, 2023 | 63 | 2023 |
| The Islamic State in the news: Journalistic differentiation of Islamist terrorism from Islam, terror news proximity, and Islamophobic attitudes C Von Sikorski, J Matthes, D Schmuck Communication Research 48 (2), 203-232, 2021 | 50 | 2021 |
| Visual news framing and effects on recipients’ attitudes toward athletes with physical disabilities C Von Sikorski, T Schierl, C Möller, KP Oberhäuser International Journal of Sport Communication 5 (1), 69-86, 2012 | 44 | 2012 |
| A new look at celebrity endorsements in politics: Investigating the impact of scandalous celebrity endorsers and politicians’ best responses C von Sikorski, J Knoll, J Matthes Media Psychology 21 (3), 403-436, 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
| Political scandals as a democratic challenge: From important revelations to provocations, trivialities, and neglect. Introduction S Allern, S Christian International journal of communication 12, 3014-3023, 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
| Predicting attitudinal and behavioral responses to COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning T Pavlović, F Azevedo, K De, JC Riaño-Moreno, M Maglić, T Gkinopoulos, ... PNAS nexus 1 (3), pgac093, 2022 | 40 | 2022 |
| Populist Twitter posts in news stories: Statement recognition and the polarizing effects on candidate evaluation and anti-immigrant attitudes R Heiss, C von Sikorski, J Matthes Journalism Practice 13 (6), 742-758, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| The effects of reader comments on the perception of personalized scandals: Exploring the roles of comment valence and commenters’ social status C Von Sikorski International Journal of Communication 10, 22, 2016 | 39 | 2016 |
| Effects of news frames on recipients’ information processing in disability sports communications C Von Sikorski, T Schierl Journal of Media Psychology, 2012 | 35 | 2012 |
| Not practicing what they preached! Exploring negative spillover effects of news about ex-politicians’ hypocrisy on party attitudes, voting intentions, and political trust C von Sikorski, C Herbst Media Psychology 23 (3), 436-460, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
Jörg MatthesProfessor, University of ViennaVerified email at univie.ac.at
