Elisa Wegmann

6.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
71 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Elisa Wegmann is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elisa Wegmann has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Clinical Psychology and 21 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Elisa Wegmann's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (53 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (17 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (17 papers). Elisa Wegmann is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (53 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (17 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (17 papers). Elisa Wegmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Elisa Wegmann's co-authors include Matthias Brand, Benjamin Stodt, Astrid Müller, Marc N. Potenza, Úrsula Oberst, Rudolf Stark, Klaus Wölfling, Trevor W. Robbins, Andrés Chamarro Lusar and Christian Montag and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Elisa Wegmann

66 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model for addictive behaviors: Update, generalization to addictive behaviors beyond internet-use disorders, and specification of the process character of addictive behaviors

2019 1.1k citations Matthias Brand, Elisa Wegmann et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
Negative consequences from heavy social networking in adolescents: The mediating role of fear of missing out

2016 576 citations Elisa Wegmann, Benjamin Stodt et al. profile →
Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder

2017 322 citations Elisa Wegmann, Benjamin Stodt et al. Addictive Behaviors Reports profile →
How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?

2019 281 citations Christian Montag, Elisa Wegmann et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
Which conditions should be considered as disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) designation of “other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors”?

2020 269 citations Matthias Brand, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
Current interpretations of the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions

2025 25 citations Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elisa Wegmann Germany	27	3.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	668	71	4.3k
Jason C. Levine United States	17	3.0k 0.9×	868 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	734 0.7×	696 1.0×	26	3.6k
Vasileios Stavropoulos Australia	32	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	581 0.6×	497 0.7×	146	3.5k
Jeroen S. Lemmens Netherlands	17	3.3k 1.0×	898 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	572 0.6×	395 0.6×	26	3.9k
Amy Orben United Kingdom	23	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	751 0.7×	513 0.8×	51	3.9k
Kai W. Müller Germany	30	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	677 0.7×	411 0.6×	101	3.8k
Antonius J. van Rooij Netherlands	25	3.2k 0.9×	914 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	553 0.5×	332 0.5×	51	3.7k
Olatz López-Fernández Spain	26	2.6k 0.8×	698 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	503 0.5×	381 0.6×	74	3.5k
Christian Laier Germany	23	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	842 0.7×	514 0.5×	419 0.6×	26	3.2k
Geir Scott Brunborg Norway	22	2.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	561 0.6×	334 0.5×	60	3.7k
Philippe Verduyn Belgium	29	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	820 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 2.1×	64	5.3k

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Wegmann, Elisa, et al.. (2026). Predicting moments of impaired control over addictive behaviors: Relevance of craving and inhibitory control measured in laboratory and ambulatory settings. Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

Brand, Matthias, Astrid Müller, Elisa Wegmann, et al.. (2025). Current interpretations of the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 14(1). 1–17. 25 indexed citations breakdown →

Müller, Kai W., et al.. (2025). Guidelines on the Treatment of Social Networking Sites Use Disorder. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 117–122.

Moretta, Tania & Elisa Wegmann. (2025). Toward the classification of social media use disorder: Clinical characterization and proposed diagnostic criteria. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 21. 100603–100603. 3 indexed citations

Antons, Stephanie, et al.. (2025). The Digital Media Use Effects Scales for adolescents (d-MUsE Scales): Conceptualization and validation of a screening tool. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 18. 100621–100621. 1 indexed citations

Wegmann, Elisa, et al.. (2025). Systematic Review About Gratification and Compensation in Addictive Behaviors: Key Mechanisms Which Deserve More Attention in Addiction Research. Current Addiction Reports. 12(1). 2 indexed citations

Wegmann, Elisa, et al.. (2025). Affective and Cognitive Functions, Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Problematic Social Network Use and in Compulsive Buying-Shopping Disorder: A Systematic Review. Current Addiction Reports. 12(1).

Wegmann, Elisa, et al.. (2025). Ambulatory assessment in the context of behavioral addictions: A systematic review.. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice. 1 indexed citations

Brand, Matthias, et al.. (2023). Implicit cognitions in problematic social network use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 12(3). 590–598. 6 indexed citations

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Hussain, Zaheer, Jon D. Elhai, Christian Montag, Elisa Wegmann, & Dmitri Rozgonjuk. (2023). The role of trait and state fear of missing out on problematic social networking site use and problematic smartphone use severity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100140–100140. 9 indexed citations

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Montag, Christian, et al.. (2023). Associations between smoking status and social networks use disorder tendencies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100054–100054. 2 indexed citations

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Wegmann, Elisa, Anja Bischof, Dmitri Rozgonjuk, et al.. (2022). Implicit Cognitions, Use Expectancies and Gratification in Social-Networks-Use Disorder and Tobacco Use Disorder. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 68(5). 279–291. 2 indexed citations

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Müller, Silke M., Elisa Wegmann, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11): Introduction of a new screening instrument capturing ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder and other potential Internet-use disorders. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 11(2). 427–450. 59 indexed citations

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Brand, Matthias, Astrid Müller, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2021). Addiction Research Unit: Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet‐use disorders. Addiction Biology. 26(6). e13087–e13087. 39 indexed citations

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Wegmann, Elisa, Silke M. Müller, Ofir Turel, & Matthias Brand. (2020). Interactions of impulsivity, general executive functions, and specific inhibitory control explain symptoms of social-networks-use disorder: An experimental study. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3866–3866. 96 indexed citations

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Scherbaum, Norbert, et al.. (2019). Decision making of individuals with heroin addiction receiving opioid maintenance treatment compared to early abstinent users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 205. 107593–107593. 19 indexed citations

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Antons, Stephanie, Patrick Trotzke, Elisa Wegmann, & Matthias Brand. (2019). Interaction of craving and functional coping styles in heterosexual males with varying degrees of unregulated Internet-pornography use. Personality and Individual Differences. 149. 237–243. 23 indexed citations

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Brand, Matthias, Elisa Wegmann, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2019). The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model for addictive behaviors: Update, generalization to addictive behaviors beyond internet-use disorders, and specification of the process character of addictive behaviors. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 104. 1–10. 1132 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stodt, Benjamin, Matthias Brand, Cornelia Sindermann, et al.. (2018). Investigating the Effect of Personality, Internet Literacy, and Use Expectancies in Internet-Use Disorder: A Comparative Study between China and Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(4). 579–579. 37 indexed citations

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Wegmann, Elisa, et al.. (2018). Is it beneficial to use Internet-communication for escaping from boredom? Boredom proneness interacts with cue-induced craving and avoidance expectancies in explaining symptoms of Internet-communication disorder. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0195742–e0195742. 71 indexed citations

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