OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Behavioral Addictions is 25. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?	199
Depression and anxiety symptoms associated with internet gaming disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study	169
Problematic internet-related behaviors mediate the associations between levels of internet engagement and distress among schoolchildren during COVID-19 lockdown: A longitudinal structural equation mod	105
Internet addiction and psychological distress among Chinese schoolchildren before and during the COVID-19 outbreak: A latent class analysis	77
The psychology of cryptocurrency trading: Risk and protective factors	72
Determination the cut-off point for the Bergen social media addiction (BSMAS): Diagnostic contribution of the six criteria of the components model of addiction for social media disorder	63
What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder?	54
Physical activity influences the mobile phone addiction among Chinese undergraduates: The moderating effect of exercise type	48
Proposed diagnostic criteria for compulsive buying-shopping disorder: A Delphi expert consensus study	44
Fear of missing out (FoMO) and internet use: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis	43
A network analysis of problematic smartphone use symptoms in a student sample	41
Work addiction and personality: A meta-analytic study	37
How COVID-19 stress related to schooling and online learning affects adolescent depression and Internet gaming disorder: Testing Conservation of Resources theory with sex difference	37
Internet gaming as a coping method among schizophrenic patients facing psychological distress	32
Mediating effects of rumination and bedtime procrastination on the relationship between Internet addiction and poor sleep quality	31
The neural correlates of delay discounting in obesity and binge eating disorder	31
The role of inhibitory control and decision-making in the course of Internet gaming disorder	30
Treatment outcomes of a CBT-based group intervention for adolescents with Internet use disorders	30
A test of the pathway model of problematic smartphone use	30
Gaming motivations and gaming disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Problematic online gambling among adolescents: A systematic review about prevalence and related measurement issues	28
Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review	27
Understanding juveniles’ problematic smartphone use and related influencing factors: A network perspective	27
Who feels affected by “out of control” sexual behavior? Prevalence and correlates of indicators for ICD-11 Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD)	26
Applying fairness in labeling various types of internet use disorders. •	25

Young people who purchase loot boxes are more likely to have gambling problems: An online survey of adolescents and young adults living in NSW Australia