PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Claes H. de Vreese

Also known as Claes de Vreese, Claes Holger de Vreese

Claes H. de Vreese studies how artificial intelligence and algorithms shape media, politics and democratic processes. He studied film and media in Copenhagen, earned communication degrees and a doctorate at the University of Amsterdam, then led political communication research and edited journals there. He became president of the International Communication Association and received the Swanson Career Achievement Award in 2018 and the NeFCA Career Award in 2019. His research includes projects on generative AI in journalism, news audiences, political campaigns and misinformation; his work earned the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize in 2025 and the NWO Stevin Prize in 2026. In 2026/27, he serves as DIAS’s first Chair-in-Residence while directing SDU’s Digital Democracy Centre and holding a University Professorship in Artificial Intelligence and Society at UvA.

Now at
University of Amsterdam and University of Southern Denmark
Works
1,029
Citations
32,294
h-index
95
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1996–2000

    Studies in Copenhagen and Amsterdam

    He arrives in Amsterdam in 1996 as an exchange student during his bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen. He completes a master’s degree in European communication at the UvA and receives his own UvA contract in March 2000.

  2. 2003

    A doctorate on European news

    He earns a cum laude doctorate at the University of Amsterdam in 2003 for Framing Europe: Television News and European Integration, under the supervision of Holli Semetko.

  3. 2004–2021

    Professor, director and editor

    He becomes professor of Political Communication at UvA in 2005 and directs the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and NeSCoR from 2005 to 2013. He chairs ASCoR’s Political Communication & Journalism program group in 2004–2006 and 2010–2021. He edits the International Journal of Public Opinion Research in 2011–2014 and Political Communication in 2014–2020, then serves as president of the International Communication Association in 2020–2021.

  4. 2018–2019

    Career achievement awards

    He receives the International Communication Association’s Swanson Career Achievement Award in 2018 and the NeFCA Career Award in 2019.

  5. 2025

    Generative AI in news

    In 2025, his research projects examine how generative AI affects journalism, news content and audience experience; they also study AI use in political campaigns and misinformation.

  6. 2025

    The Carlsberg Foundation Prize

    He receives the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize in 2025 for research on the role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in democratic processes.

  7. 2026

    The NWO Stevin Prize

    He wins the NWO Stevin Prize in 2026 for research on the impact of big tech, algorithms and AI on democracy.

  8. As of October 2026

    DIAS Chair-in-Residence

    He holds the UvA University Professorship of Artificial Intelligence and Society, a post he takes up in June 2021, and directs SDU’s Digital Democracy Centre. For 2026/27, he serves as DIAS’s first Chair-in-Residence.

Career

  1. Since 2026University of Southern DenmarkDirector, Chair-in-Residence
  2. Since 2005University of AmsterdamProfessor of Political Communication
  3. 2020–2021International Communication AssociationPresident
  4. 2014–2018University of Oxford
  5. 2005–2013NeSCoRDirector
  6. 2004–2021Amsterdam School of Communication ResearchChair

Education

  1. 2003University of AmsterdamExchange student
  2. 2000University of CopenhagenBachelor's degree in Film and Media Studies

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. News framing2005 · Information Design Journal · 1,320 citations
  2. In AI we trust? Perceptions about automated decision-making by artificial intelligence2020 · AI & Society · 1,034 citations
  3. Political communication in a high-choice media environment: a challenge for democracy?2017 · Annals of the International Communication Association · 973 citations
  4. Populist Political Communication in Europe2016 · Routledge eBooks · 804 citations
  5. Political Parties, Motivated Reasoning, and Issue Framing Effects2010 · The Journal of Politics · 735 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Amsterdam. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 32%Includes University of Amsterdam. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Amsterdam. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  4. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Amsterdam. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. The 2026 Stevin Prize: Claes de Vreese and his academic journey aim4dem.nl. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. From exchange student to University Professor: Claes de Vreese on 25 years at the UvA uva.nl. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Claes de Vreese - Holbergprize holbergprize.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Prof. dr. C.H. (Claes) de Vreese uva.nl. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Profile Claes Holger de Vreese carlsbergfondet.dk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Klaus Mølmer and Claes Holger de Vreese awarded the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes 2025 carlsbergfondet.dk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. Professor Claes de Vreese wins Stevin Prize 2026 uva.nl. Checked 19 October 2026.
  8. A new kind of presence: Claes de Vreese becomes DIAS’ first Chair-in-Residence sdu.dk. Checked 19 October 2026.