Veronika Batzdorfer

Forthcoming ICWSM 2026

Why Conspiracy Theory Communities Endure: The Interplay of Feedback, Habits, and Community Context

Batzdorfer, V., Samory, M., & Banisch, S.

International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM)

📄 Preprint

2026 Frontiers

A Collection on Misinformation and a Call for New Perspectives on the Topic

Biella, M. & Batzdorfer, V.

Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1763023

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2024 Research Ethics

Between Urgency and Data Quality in Social Science Research: Assessing the Fairness of Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Batzdorfer, V. et al.

Research Ethics

🔗 DOI: 10.1177/17470161241257575

2024 ACM WebSci

Conspiracy Narratives on Voat: A Longitudinal Analysis of Cognitive Activation

Batzdorfer, V.

ACM Web Science Conference 2024

🔗 DOI: 10.1145/3614419.3644019

2022 IJDSA

Temporal Dynamics of Conspiracy Theories: A Twitter Multi-Level Time Series Study

Batzdorfer, V., Steinmetz, H., et al.

International Journal of Data Science and Analytics

🔗 DOI: 10.1007/s41060-021-00298-6

2021 ZfP

Mining Twitter to Detect Hotspots in Psychology

Bittermann, A., Batzdorfer, V., et al.

Zeitschrift für Psychologie

🔗 DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000437

2020 JFD

Reviewing Radicalization Research Using a Network Approach

Batzdorfer, V. & Steinmetz, H.

Journal for Deradicalization

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2020 PsychRund

Big Data in Radicalization Research: A Systematic Review

Batzdorfer, V., Steinmetz, H., Bosnjak, M.

Psychologische Rundschau, 71(2)

🔗 DOI: 10.1026/0033-3042/a000480

Preregistration OSF

Private–Public Attitude Alignment and the Emergence of Epistemic Humility in Online Political Discussions on Reddit

Batzdorfer, V. & Oswald, L.

OSF (Forthcoming 2026)

Forthcoming WebSci 2026

Directional Semantic Drift Across Grokipedia Versions: A Diffusion-Manifold Analysis

Batzdorfer, V. & Tölkes, O.

ACM Web Science Conference (Forthcoming)

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2025 Turing

Data Study Group Final Report: Data-driven approaches to understand AI competencies

Data Study Group Team, Forshaw, M., Batzdorfer, V., et al.

The Alan Turing Institute & Innovate UK BridgeAI

🔗 Zenodo

ACL 2026 SemEval

PsyCoMark – Psycholinguistic Conspiracy Marker Extraction and Detection

Samory, M., Soldner, F., Batzdorfer, V.

ACL SemEval-2026 Shared Task

⌘ Task ↗ Website

Working arXiv

A Framework for Systemic Risk Assessment with Reliable Computational Models

Banisch, S. & Batzdorfer, V.

MPI MIS Preprint

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Working SSRN

Success-Driven User Activity Contributes to Online Polarization

Horn, S., Banisch, S., Batzdorfer, V., et al.

Social Science Research Network

🔗 SSRN

Working arXiv

Relationships Between Cryptocurrency News, Influencers, and Market Prices

Alizadeh, M., [...] Batzdorfer, V., et al.

arXiv Preprint

🔗 OSF

Working OSF

Publishing Combined Web Tracking and Survey Data

Munzert, S., [...] Batzdorfer, V., et al.

OSF Preprints

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Dataset ZPID

The ZPID Lockdown Measures Dataset for Germany

Steinmetz, H., Batzdorfer, V., Bosnjak, M.

ZPID Science Information Online, 20(1)

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