Gabriel Thorens

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Gabriel Thorens is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gabriel Thorens has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Clinical Psychology, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Gabriel Thorens's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Psychedelics and Drug Studies (10 papers) and Gambling Behavior and Treatments (9 papers). Gabriel Thorens is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Psychedelics and Drug Studies (10 papers) and Gambling Behavior and Treatments (9 papers). Gabriel Thorens collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Canada. Gabriel Thorens's co-authors include Daniele Zullino, Yasser Khazaal, Joël Billieux, Sophia Achab, Martial Van der Linden, Stéphane Rothen, Riaz Khan, Anne Chatton, Guido Bondolfi and Ariane Zermatten and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Gabriel Thorens

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Why do you play World of Warcraft? An in-depth exploration of self-reported motivations to play online and in-game behaviours in the virtual world of Azeroth

2012 261 citations Joël Billieux, Martial Van der Linden et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gabriel Thorens Switzerland	21	1.1k	634	520	203	187	54	1.7k
Sophia Achab Switzerland	22	1.1k 1.0×	761 1.2×	470 0.9×	134 0.7×	218 1.2×	61	1.8k
Lutz Wartberg Germany	25	1.2k 1.1×	599 0.9×	851 1.6×	299 1.5×	301 1.6×	76	1.9k
Gillian W. Shorter United Kingdom	23	867 0.8×	649 1.0×	441 0.8×	162 0.8×	238 1.3×	97	1.9k
Ching Man Lai Hong Kong	15	1.1k 1.0×	599 0.9×	707 1.4×	213 1.0×	249 1.3×	30	1.7k
Jihye Choi South Korea	15	1.2k 1.1×	389 0.6×	612 1.2×	133 0.7×	216 1.2×	21	1.7k
Dike van de Mheen Netherlands	28	1.4k 1.2×	782 1.2×	894 1.7×	266 1.3×	331 1.8×	61	2.9k
Ercan Dalbudak Türkiye	21	743 0.6×	879 1.4×	413 0.8×	99 0.5×	182 1.0×	60	1.7k
Chih‐Hung Ko Taiwan	16	1.5k 1.3×	500 0.8×	914 1.8×	288 1.4×	224 1.2×	22	1.8k
Anna Lucia Spear King Brazil	15	925 0.8×	293 0.5×	502 1.0×	153 0.8×	174 0.9×	47	1.3k
Huang‐Chi Lin Taiwan	23	1.3k 1.1×	769 1.2×	775 1.5×	224 1.1×	242 1.3×	59	2.3k

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Sabé, Michel, Gabriel Thorens, Daniele Zullino, et al.. (2025). Treatment of depressive and negative symptoms in individuals with schizoaffective disorders using serotoninergic psychedelics: a case report. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 50(4). E234–E236.

Thorens, Gabriel, Katrin H. Preller, Kerem Böge, et al.. (2025). Treatment approaches and efficacy in psychedelic-induced psychosis: A systematic review. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 110. 104604–104604.

Rothen, Stéphane, et al.. (2024). Physical Activity as a Predictor of Internet Gaming Disorder in a Swiss Male Cohort (C-SURF): L’activité physique comme prédicteur des troubles liés aux jeux vidéo en ligne dans une cohorte de jeunes hommes suisses (C-SURF). The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 69(12). 855–860. 2 indexed citations

Bachmann, Silke, et al.. (2024). Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for palliative care within a home treatment setting: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(9). e9305–e9305.

Walter, Marc, Marcus Herdener, Reto Auer, et al.. (2023). Cannabis Consumers’ View of Regulated Access to Recreational Cannabis: A Multisite Survey in Switzerland. European Addiction Research. 29(3). 213–221. 1 indexed citations

Simon, Olivier, Yasser Khazaal, Gabriel Thorens, et al.. (2023). Addictions : ce qui a changé en 2022. Revue Médicale Suisse. 19(809-10). 12–15.

Prada, Paco, Nader Perroud, & Gabriel Thorens. (2023). Intelligence artificielle et psychiatrie : questions de psychiatres à ChatGPT. Revue Médicale Suisse. 19(818). 532–536. 4 indexed citations

Solmi, Marco, Chaomei Chen, Anne Buot, et al.. (2022). A century of research on psychedelics: A scientometric analysis on trends and knowledge maps of hallucinogens, entactogens, entheogens and dissociative drugs. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 64. 44–60. 33 indexed citations

Rothen, Stéphane, Jory Deleuze, Laurent Karila, et al.. (2018). Disentangling the role of users’ preferences and impulsivity traits in problematic Facebook use. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0201971–e0201971. 51 indexed citations

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Penzenstadler, Louise, et al.. (2017). Effect of Case Management Interventions for Patients with Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 8. 51–51. 27 indexed citations

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Khazaal, Yasser, Sophia Achab, Joël Billieux, et al.. (2015). Factor Structure of the Internet Addiction Test in Online Gamers and Poker Players. JMIR Mental Health. 2(2). e12–e12. 25 indexed citations

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Nahum, L. H., Jean‐Michel Pignat, Damien Gabriel, et al.. (2014). Neural Correlate of Anterograde Amnesia in Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome. Brain Topography. 28(5). 760–770. 20 indexed citations

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Khan, Riaz, Yasser Khazaal, Gabriel Thorens, Daniele Zullino, & Ambros Uchtenhagen. (2014). Understanding Swiss Drug Policy Change and the Introduction of Heroin Maintenance Treatment. European Addiction Research. 20(4). 200–207. 16 indexed citations

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Khazaal, Yasser, Mathias Van Singer, Anne Chatton, et al.. (2014). Does Self-Selection Affect Samples’ Representativeness in Online Surveys? An Investigation in Online Video Game Research. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 16(7). e164–e164. 152 indexed citations

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Khan, Riaz, Anne Chatton, Gabriel Thorens, et al.. (2012). Validation of the French version of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST) in the elderly. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 7(1). 14–14. 29 indexed citations

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Khazaal, Yasser, Anne Chatton, Joël Billieux, et al.. (2012). Effects of expertise on football betting. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 7(1). 18–18. 21 indexed citations

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Zermatten, Ariane, Joël Billieux, Gabriel Thorens, et al.. (2011). Motivations to Play Specifically Predict Excessive Involvement in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games: Evidence from an Online Survey. European Addiction Research. 17(4). 185–189. 137 indexed citations

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Thorens, Gabriel, et al.. (2011). The Potential Interest of Topiramate in Addictions. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17(14). 1410–1415. 5 indexed citations

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Thorens, Gabriel, Yasser Khazaal, Joël Billieux, Martial Van der Linden, & Daniele Zullino. (2009). Swiss Psychiatrists’ Beliefs and Attitudes About Internet Addiction. Psychiatric Quarterly. 80(2). 117–123. 8 indexed citations

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Khazaal, Yasser, Joël Billieux, Gabriel Thorens, et al.. (2008). French Validation of the Internet Addiction Test. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11(6). 703–706. 264 indexed citations

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