Dietram A. Scheufele

University of Wisconsin System — United States

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

76h-index28.6kcitations327works8.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Climate Change Communication and Perception(130), Social Media and Politics(106), Misinformation and Its Impacts(69), Media Studies and Communication(63), Risk Perception and Management(43)

Publications327 total

University scientists’ willingness to participate in public engagement: A concept explication
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research
2025
Reply to González-Bailón and Lazer: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025Open Access
Reply to González-Bailón et al.: Industry control and conflicts of interest in social media research
2025
Our changing information ecosystem for science and why it matters for effective science communication
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 12 citedOpen Access
A Mixed-Methods Study of Public Understanding of Scientific Uncertainty
Science Communication·2025· 1 cited
An agenda for science communication research and practice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility
Scientific Reports·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Emerging Debates About Breakthrough Science: Understanding the Interplay of Values and Cognition in Shaping Attitudes on Human Brain Organoids
Science Communication·2025· 3 cited
The Human Factor in AI Governance: Dispositional Predictors of Public Concern and Regulatory Support
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Connecting Social Media Use With Education- and Race-Based Gaps in Factual and Perceived Knowledge Across Wicked Science Issues
Social Media + Society·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Our changing information ecosystem for science and why it matters for effective science communication
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Prescribing a New Treatment in Heart Disease Communication
Circulation·2024Open Access
Factuality challenges in the era of large language models and opportunities for fact-checking
Nature Machine Intelligence·2024· 95 citedOpen Access
Societal guardrails for AI? Perspectives on what we know about public opinion on artificial intelligence
Science and Public Policy·2024· 7 cited
Are Productive Scientists More Willing to Engage With the Public?
Science Communication·2023· 6 cited
Factuality Challenges in the Era of Large Language Models
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023· 33 citedOpen Access
In AI We Trust: The Interplay of Media Use, Political Ideology, and Trust in Shaping Emerging AI Attitudes
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly·2023· 37 cited
Experts alone can’t handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table
2023· 1 cited
The Impact of Extreme Precipitation Events and Their Variability on Climate Change Beliefs in the American Public
Weather Climate and Society·2023· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Dominique Brossard(16), Michael A. Xenos(7), Matthew C. Nisbet(6), Elizabeth A. Corley(5), Patricia Moy(4), Bruce V. Lewenstein(4), James Shanahan(4), Ashley A. Anderson(3), Michael A. Cacciatore(3), Erik C. Nisbet(3), Bruce W. Hardy(3), David Tewksbury(2), Jack M. McLeod(2), Nicole M. Krause(2), Peter Ladwig(2), Shirley S. Ho(2), Dhavan V. Shah(2), Tsung-Jen Shih(2), Sara K. Yeo(2), Kathleen M. Rose(2)