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20192022
most citedIdeological differences in engagement in public debate on Twitter

40 citations · 84 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.soc-ph2022★ 6 cited

Local majority-with-inertia rule can explain global consensus dynamics in a network coordination game

Felix Gaisbauer, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Helge Giese

We study how groups reach consensus by varying communication network structure and individual incentives. In 342 networks of seven individuals, single opinionated "leaders" can dri…

cs.SI2021★ 6 cited

Grounding force-directed network layouts with latent space models

Felix Gaisbauer, Armin Pournaki, Sven Banisch +1

Force-directed layout algorithms are ubiquitously-used tools for network visualisation across a multitude of scientific disciplines. However, they lack theoretical grounding which…

cs.SI2020★ 40 cited

Ideological differences in engagement in public debate on Twitter

Felix Gaisbauer, Armin Pournaki, Sven Banisch +1

This article analyses public debate on Twitter via network representations of retweets and replies. We argue that tweets observable on Twitter have both a direct and mediated effec…

physics.soc-ph2020★ 1 cited

How social feedback processing in the brain shapes collective opinion processes in the era of social media

Sven Banisch, Felix Gaisbauer, Eckehard Olbrich

What are the mechanisms by which groups with certain opinions gain public voice and force others holding a different view into silence? And how does social media play into this? Dr…

cs.SI2020★ 3 cited

The Twitter Explorer: a Framework for Observing Twitter through Interactive Networks

Armin Pournaki, Felix Gaisbauer, Sven Banisch +1

We present an open-source interface for scientists to explore Twitter data through interactive network visualizations. Combining data collection, transformation and visualization i…

physics.soc-ph2019★ 28 cited

The dynamics of opinion expression

Felix Gaisbauer, Eckehard Olbrich, Sven Banisch

Modelling efforts in opinion dynamics have to a large extent ignored that opinion exchange between individuals can also have an effect on how willing they are to express their opin…