Eszter Hargittai

26.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
150 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Eszter Hargittai is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eszter Hargittai has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 89 papers in Communication and 19 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Eszter Hargittai's work include Social Media and Politics (85 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (43 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (19 papers). Eszter Hargittai is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (85 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (43 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (19 papers). Eszter Hargittai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Philippines. Eszter Hargittai's co-authors include Paul DiMaggio, Steven A. Shafer, Amanda Hinnant, Kerry Dobransky, Amanda Hunsaker, John P. Robinson, W. Russell Neuman, Eden Litt, Gina Walejko and danah boyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Eszter Hargittai

143 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Social Implications of the Internet 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 2010 2007 2008 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eszter Hargittai United States 55 8.6k 6.4k 2.4k 2.3k 2.1k 150 16.3k
Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen Netherlands 38 3.8k 0.4× 2.1k 0.3× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 101 10.2k
Barry Wellman Canada 63 12.0k 1.4× 6.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 584 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 178 21.3k
Neil Selwyn United Kingdom 60 4.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.3× 6.0k 2.5× 859 0.4× 3.2k 1.5× 285 13.9k
Ellen Helsper United Kingdom 32 4.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.4× 2.9k 1.2× 788 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 66 7.3k
Sonia Livingstone United Kingdom 75 12.2k 1.4× 7.8k 1.2× 9.0k 3.8× 466 0.2× 2.2k 1.1× 353 21.2k
danah boyd United States 48 16.9k 2.0× 10.7k 1.7× 3.1k 1.3× 252 0.1× 3.5k 1.7× 116 28.5k
Ronald E. Rice United States 62 6.1k 0.7× 5.3k 0.8× 844 0.4× 695 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 212 13.6k
Christopher A. Higgins Canada 23 6.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 458 0.2× 1.4k 0.7× 35 14.6k
Nicole B. Ellison United States 52 22.4k 2.6× 12.7k 2.0× 4.2k 1.8× 225 0.1× 2.5k 1.2× 106 30.2k
Charles Steinfield United States 39 10.8k 1.3× 6.7k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 369 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 107 15.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, Minh Hao & Eszter Hargittai. (2023). Digital inequality in disconnection practices: voluntary nonuse during COVID-19. Journal of Communication. 73(5). 494–510. 14 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Minh Hao & Eszter Hargittai. (2023). Digital disconnection, digital inequality, and subjective well-being: a mobile experience sampling study. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 29(1). 12 indexed citations
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Gruber, Jonathan & Eszter Hargittai. (2023). The importance of algorithm skills for informed Internet use. Big Data & Society. 10(1). 19 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter, et al.. (2022). Misinformation Paradox. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 1(4). 11 indexed citations
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Büchi, Moritz & Eszter Hargittai. (2022). A Need for Considering Digital Inequality When Studying Social Media Use and Well-Being. Social Media + Society. 8(1). 26 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Minh Hao, Eszter Hargittai, & Will Marler. (2021). Digital inequality in communication during a time of physical distancing: The case of COVID-19. Computers in Human Behavior. 120. 106717–106717. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lazer, David, Eszter Hargittai, Deen Freelon, et al.. (2021). Meaningful measures of human society in the twenty-first century. Nature. 595(7866). 189–196. 66 indexed citations
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Kross, Sean, Eszter Hargittai, & Elissa M. Redmiles. (2021). Characterizing the Online Learning Landscape: What and How People Learn Online. arXiv (Cornell University). 7 indexed citations
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Hunsaker, Amanda, Eszter Hargittai, & Marina Micheli. (2020). Relationship Between Internet Use and Change in Health Status: Panel Study of Young Adults. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(1). e22051–e22051. 16 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter, Anne Marie Piper, & Meredith Ringel Morris. (2018). From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults. Universal Access in the Information Society. 18(4). 881–890. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shaw, Aaron & Eszter Hargittai. (2018). The Pipeline of Online Participation Inequalities: The Case of Wikipedia Editing. Journal of Communication. 68(1). 143–168. 62 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter & Christian Sandvig. (2015). Digital Research Confidential: The Secrets of Studying Behavior Online. The MIT Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter, Lindsay Fullerton, Ericka Menchen-Trevino, & Kristin Thomas. (2010). Trust Online: Young Adults' Evaluation of Web Content. International journal of communication. 4. 27. 213 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter & Amanda Hinnant. (2008). Digital Inequality. Communication Research. 35(5). 602–621. 822 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hargittai, Eszter. (2007). Second-Level Digital Divide: Differences in People's Online Skills. Defence Science Journal. 577 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hargittai, Eszter. (2006). Hurdles to Information Seeking: Explaining Spelling and Typographical Mistakes in Users' Online Search Behavior. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 5 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter. (2004). Do you google. 1 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter. (2004). Classifying and coding online actions. Social Science Computer Review. 22(2). 210–227. 33 indexed citations
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Hargittai, Eszter. (2002). Second-level digital divide. 53 indexed citations

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