van der Linden, Sander

Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

Bavel, J. J. V., Baicker, K., Boggio, P. S., Capraro, V., Cichocka, A., Cikara, M., Crockett, M. J., Crum, A. J., Douglas, K. M., Druckman, J. N., et al. (2020) · Nature Human Behaviour

COVID-19 Prevention and ImpactCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

Cited by 4,964

Countering Misinformation and Fake News Through Inoculation and Prebunking

Lewandowsky, S., & van der Linden, S. (2021) · European Review of Social Psychology

Misinformation and Its ImpactsDeception detection and forensic psychology

Cited by 773

Inoculating Against Fake News About COVID-19

van der Linden, S., Roozenbeek, J., & Compton, J. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology

Misinformation and Its ImpactsCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

Cited by 632

Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public

van der Linden, S. (2022) · Nature Medicine

Misinformation and Its ImpactsCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

Cited by 570

Towards psychological herd immunity: Cross-cultural evidence for two prebunking interventions against COVID-19 misinformation

Basol, M., Roozenbeek, J., Berriche, M., Uenal, F., McClanahan, W. P., & Linden, S. V. D. (2021) · Big Data & Society

Misinformation and Its ImpactsCommunication and COVID-19 Impact

Cited by 271

Visual Mis- and Disinformation, Social Media, and Democracy

Dan, V., Paris, B., Donovan, J., Hameleers, M., Roozenbeek, J., van der Linden, S., & von Sikorski, C. (2021) · Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and Politics

Cited by 144

Warm glow is associated with low- but not high-cost sustainable behaviour

van der Linden, S. (2018) · Nature Sustainability

Pro-Environmental Behavior and AttitudesEnvironmental Sustainability in Business

Cited by 138

Scientific agreement can neutralize politicization of facts

Linden, S. V. D., Leiserowitz, A., & Maibach, E. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Climate Change Communication and PerceptionAcademic Freedom and Politics

Cited by 136

Social media behavior is associated with vaccine hesitancy

Rathje, S., He, J. K., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2022) · PNAS Nexus

Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyMisinformation and Its Impacts

Cited by 100

The nature of viral altruism and how to make it stick

van der Linden, S. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Cited by 95

Disentangling item and testing effects in inoculation research on online misinformation: Solomon revisited

Roozenbeek, J., Maertens, R., McClanahan, W., & van der Linden, S. (2021) · Educational and Psychological Measurement

Misinformation and Its ImpactsPsychometric Methodologies and Testing

Cited by 80

How Can Psychological Science Help Counter the Spread of Fake News?

van der Linden, S., Roozenbeek, J., Maertens, R., Basol, M., Kácha, O., Rathje, S., & Traberg, C. S. (2021) · The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Misinformation and Its ImpactsDeception detection and forensic psychology

Cited by 71

Social Psychological Perspectives on Political Polarization: Insights and Implications for Climate Change

Cole, J. C., Gillis, A. J., van der Linden, S., Cohen, M. A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. (2025) · Perspectives on Psychological Science

Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial and Intergroup Psychology

Cited by 61

How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy

Schroeder, D. T., Cha, M., Baronchelli, A., Bostrom, N., Christakis, N. A., Garcia, D., Goldenberg, A., Kyrychenko, Y., Leyton-Brown, K., Lutz, N., et al. (2026) · Science

Misinformation and Its ImpactsEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 53

Communicating the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Diverse Audiences and Effects Over Time

Goldberg, M. H., Gustafson, A., van der Linden, S., Rosenthal, S. A., & Leiserowitz, A. (2022) · Environment and Behavior

Climate Change Communication and PerceptionRisk Perception and Management

Cited by 46

Echo chamber effects in the climate change blogosphere

van Eck, C. W., Mulder, B. C., & van der Linden, S. (2021) · Environmental Communication

Climate Change Communication and PerceptionRisk Perception and Management

Cited by 25

Unfollowing hyperpartisan social media influencers durably reduces out-party animosity

Rathje, S., Pretus, C., He, J. K., Harjani, T., Roozenbeek, J., Gray, K., Linden, S. V. D., & Van Bavel, J. J. (2025)

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and Politics

Cited by 3