Adrian Meier

3.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
32 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Adrian Meier is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Meier has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 10 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Adrian Meier's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (26 papers), Media Influence and Health (10 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers). Adrian Meier is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (26 papers), Media Influence and Health (10 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers). Adrian Meier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Adrian Meier's co-authors include Leonard Reinecke, Ine Beyens, Patti M. Valkenburg, Svenja Schäfer, Christine E. Meltzer, Benjamin K. Johnson, Daniel Possler, Edward John Noon, Annabell Halfmann and Anna Schnauber-Stockmann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Computers in Human Behavior and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Meier

31 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence

2021 344 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Adrian Meier et al. Current Opinion in Psychology profile →
Computer-Mediated Communication, Social Media, and Mental Health: A Conceptual and Empirical Meta-Review

2020 279 citations Adrian Meier, Leonard Reinecke Communication Research profile →
Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review

2022 86 citations Adrian Meier, Benjamin K. Johnson Current Opinion in Psychology profile →
Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability

2024 57 citations Amy Orben, Adrian Meier et al. Nature Reviews Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adrian Meier Germany	21	1.5k	490	442	428	382	32	1.9k
David Seungjae Lee United States	5	1.5k 1.0×	405 0.8×	469 1.1×	329 0.8×	456 1.2×	5	1.8k
Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther United Kingdom	7	1.8k 1.2×	761 1.6×	358 0.8×	544 1.3×	284 0.7×	9	2.0k
Eline Frison Belgium	13	1.5k 1.0×	590 1.2×	401 0.9×	469 1.1×	470 1.2×	20	1.8k
Ine Beyens Netherlands	25	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 2.4×	492 1.1×	504 1.2×	592 1.5×	50	2.6k
Úrsula Oberst Spain	21	1.9k 1.3×	921 1.9×	386 0.9×	529 1.2×	429 1.1×	66	2.5k
Laura Stockdale United States	24	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 2.6×	299 0.7×	544 1.3×	369 1.0×	68	2.5k
Maya Samaha Lebanon	9	1.8k 1.2×	865 1.8×	264 0.6×	432 1.0×	220 0.6×	12	2.1k
Chia‐chen Yang United States	20	1.3k 0.9×	457 0.9×	205 0.5×	322 0.8×	479 1.3×	37	1.7k
Ágnes Zsila Hungary	16	1.2k 0.8×	514 1.0×	234 0.5×	534 1.2×	207 0.5×	57	1.6k
Sophia Xenos Australia	9	1.4k 0.9×	446 0.9×	190 0.4×	432 1.0×	414 1.1×	20	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Adrian Meier

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Meier, Adrian, et al.. (2025). Possible futures all at once: time frame and time lag in short-term longitudinal media effects research on well-being. Journal of Communication. 76(1). 78–91.

Reinecke, Leonard, et al.. (2024). Too amused to stop? Self-control and the disengagement process on Netflix. Journal of Communication. 74(5). 387–398. 3 indexed citations

Meier, Adrian, et al.. (2024). Momentary motivations for digital disconnection: an experience sampling study. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 29(5). 5 indexed citations

Orben, Amy, Adrian Meier, Tim Dalgleish, & Sarah‐Jayne Blakemore. (2024). Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability. Nature Reviews Psychology. 3(6). 407–423. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Meier, Adrian, et al.. (2023). Habitual social media and smartphone use are linked to task delay for some, but not all, adolescents. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 28(3). 9 indexed citations

Janicke‐Bowles, Sophie H., et al.. (2023). Digital Flourishing: Conceptualizing and Assessing Positive Perceptions of Mediated Social Interactions. Journal of Happiness Studies. 24(3). 1013–1035. 14 indexed citations

Meier, Adrian, et al.. (2023). Social media and well-being at work, at home, and in-between: a review. Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks. 398–418. 7 indexed citations

Halfmann, Annabell, Adrian Meier, & Leonard Reinecke. (2023). Trapped Between Goal Conflict and Availability Norm?. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 36(1). 45–57. 9 indexed citations

Meier, Adrian & Benjamin K. Johnson. (2022). Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review. Current Opinion in Psychology. 45. 101302–101302. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meier, Adrian, et al.. (2022). Does Passive Social Media Use Harm Well-Being?. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 35(3). 169–180. 31 indexed citations

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Meier, Adrian & Benjamin K. Johnson. (2021). Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 2 indexed citations

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Valkenburg, Patti M., Adrian Meier, & Ine Beyens. (2021). Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence. Current Opinion in Psychology. 44. 58–68. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schneider, Frank M., et al.. (2021). How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the Integrative Model of Mobile Media Use and Need Experiences (IM ³ UNE). Mobile Media & Communication. 10(2). 251–271. 31 indexed citations

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Meier, Adrian. (2021). Studying problems, not problematic usage: Do mobile checking habits increase procrastination and decrease well-being?. Mobile Media & Communication. 10(2). 272–293. 51 indexed citations

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Meier, Adrian & Leonard Reinecke. (2020). Computer-Mediated Communication, Social Media, and Mental Health: A Conceptual and Empirical Meta-Review. Communication Research. 48(8). 1182–1209. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johannes, Niklas, Adrian Meier, Leonard Reinecke, et al.. (2020). The relationship between online vigilance and affective well-being in everyday life: Combining smartphone logging with experience sampling. Media Psychology. 24(5). 581–605. 57 indexed citations

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Noon, Edward John & Adrian Meier. (2019). Inspired by Friends: Adolescents' Network Homophily Moderates the Relationship Between Social Comparison, Envy, and Inspiration on Instagram. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 22(12). 787–793. 47 indexed citations

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Reinecke, Leonard, Christoph Klimmt, Adrian Meier, et al.. (2018). Permanently online and permanently connected: Development and validation of the Online Vigilance Scale. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205384–e0205384. 92 indexed citations

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Reinecke, Leonard, Adrian Meier, Manfred E. Beutel, et al.. (2018). The Relationship Between Trait Procrastination, Internet Use, and Psychological Functioning: Results From a Community Sample of German Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 913–913. 48 indexed citations

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Johannes, Niklas, Harm Veling, Jonas Dora, et al.. (2018). Mind-Wandering and Mindfulness as Mediators of the Relationship Between Online Vigilance and Well-Being. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 21(12). 761–767. 34 indexed citations

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