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Misinformation About Science

Misinformation About Science is a scholarly construct within digital and social media science communication that denotes false or inaccurate scientific information disseminated without the intent to deceive, distinguished from disinformation by the absence of deliberate falsity.

124

Publications

8.5K

Citations

290

Authors

183

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

96

Parents

Publications

124

Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence

John Cook, Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich K. H. Ecker · PLoS ONE · 2017 · 962 citations · Full text

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Science audiences, misinformation, and fake news

Dietram A. Scheufele, Nicole M. Krause · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 869 citations · Full text

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Misconceptions, Misinformation, and the Logic of Identity-Protective Cognition

Dan M. Kahan · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2017 · 410 citations · Full text

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Scientific communication in a post-truth society

Shanto Iyengar, Douglas S. Massey · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 368 citations · Full text

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Misinformation as a Misunderstood Challenge to Public Health

Brian G. Southwell, Jeff Niederdeppe, Joseph N. Cappella et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine · 2019 · 238 citations

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Authors

290

  1. JC
    John Cook

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

    h-index

  2. SL
    Stephan Lewandowsky

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. DA
    Dietram A. Scheufele

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 954 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JO
    Jonathan Osborne

    Stanford University, United States

    3 publications · 280 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. NM
    Nicole M. Krause

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 954 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

183

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    468 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    451 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    84 citations

  6. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 1.6K citations

    6

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 240 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Science

    4 publications · 171 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Nature

    3 publications · 219 citations

    3

    h-index

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