Jochen Peter

17.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
102 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Jochen Peter is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jochen Peter has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 42 papers in Clinical Psychology and 35 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jochen Peter's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (36 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (34 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (33 papers). Jochen Peter is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (36 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (34 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (33 papers). Jochen Peter collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. Jochen Peter's co-authors include Patti M. Valkenburg, Alexander Schouten, Jeroen S. Lemmens, Susanne E. Baumgartner, Rinaldo Kühne, Sindy R. Sumter, Dian A. de Vries, Joseph B. Walther, Marjolijn L. Antheunis and Peter Nikken and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PEDIATRICS and Annual Review of Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Jochen Peter

96 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

  1. Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem
    2006 1.0k citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter et al. CyberPsychology & Behavior profile →
  2. Development and Validation of a Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents
    2009 984 citations Jeroen S. Lemmens, Patti M. Valkenburg et al. profile →
  3. The Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model
    2013 806 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter profile →
  4. Social Consequences of the Internet for Adolescents
    2009 595 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter profile →
  5. Norms of online expressions of emotion: Comparing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp
    2017 383 citations Susanne E. Baumgartner, Jochen Peter et al. New Media & Society profile →
  6. Adolescents and Pornography: A Review of 20 Years of Research
    2016 365 citations Jochen Peter, Patti M. Valkenburg The Journal of Sex Research profile →
  7. Media Effects: Theory and Research
    2015 304 citations Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter et al. profile →
  8. Adolescents’ Social Network Site Use, Peer Appearance-Related Feedback, and Body Dissatisfaction: Testing a Mediation Model
    2015 230 citations Dian A. de Vries, Jochen Peter et al. Journal of Youth and Adolescence profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jochen Peter Netherlands 51 8.2k 4.0k 3.2k 3.0k 2.6k 102 11.8k
Patti M. Valkenburg Netherlands 75 15.2k 1.8× 4.8k 1.2× 7.5k 2.4× 3.6k 1.2× 5.8k 2.3× 209 21.8k
Joseph B. Walther United States 46 8.8k 1.1× 986 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 644 0.2× 6.6k 2.6× 112 15.9k
Daria J. Kuss United Kingdom 53 11.2k 1.4× 3.1k 0.8× 5.7k 1.8× 356 0.1× 2.1k 0.8× 139 13.1k
Dolf Zillmann United States 54 4.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 647 0.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 186 10.8k
Verónica Benet‐Martínez United States 39 6.3k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.3× 667 0.2× 2.1k 0.8× 96 13.2k
Robin M. Kowalski United States 33 3.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 592 0.2× 671 0.3× 79 9.3k
Jesse Fox United States 38 3.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 753 0.2× 886 0.3× 758 0.3× 64 7.2k
Chi‐yue Chiu United States 58 7.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 616 0.2× 1.9k 0.8× 240 15.8k
Patricia G. Devine United States 48 10.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 814 0.3× 3.1k 1.0× 467 0.2× 110 15.6k
Robert LaRose United States 43 6.0k 0.7× 789 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 443 0.1× 2.4k 1.0× 110 9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jochen Peter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peter, Jochen, et al.. (2025). Robots as Social Companions? Investigating Longitudinal Companionship and Social Presence in Child-Robot Interaction. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 1–20.
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Reijmersdal, Eva A. van, et al.. (2025). Augmented youth: Prevalence and predictors of AR filter use on social media among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior. 170. 108686–108686.
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Starke, Christopher, Meeyoung Cha, Philipp Doebler, et al.. (2024). Risks and protective measures for synthetic relationships. Nature Human Behaviour. 8(10). 1834–1836. 8 indexed citations
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Straten, Caroline L. van, Jochen Peter, Rinaldo Kühne, & Àlex Barco. (2021). The wizard and I: How transparent teleoperation and self-description (do not) affect children’s robot perceptions and child-robot relationship formation. AI & Society. 37(1). 383–399. 21 indexed citations
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Straten, Caroline L. van, Jochen Peter, & Rinaldo Kühne. (2019). Child–Robot Relationship Formation: A Narrative Review of Empirical Research. International Journal of Social Robotics. 12(2). 325–344. 102 indexed citations
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Oosten, Johanna M. F. van, Dian A. de Vries, & Jochen Peter. (2017). The Importance of Adolescents' Sexually Outgoing Self-Concept: Differential Roles of Self- and Other-Generated Sexy Self-Presentations in Social Media. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 21(1). 5–10. 7 indexed citations
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Baumgartner, Susanne E., et al.. (2017). Norms of online expressions of emotion: Comparing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. New Media & Society. 20(5). 1813–1831. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peter, Jochen & Patti M. Valkenburg. (2016). Adolescents and Pornography: A Review of 20 Years of Research. The Journal of Sex Research. 53(4-5). 509–531. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vries, Dian A. de, Jochen Peter, Hanneke de Graaf, & Peter Nikken. (2015). Adolescents’ Social Network Site Use, Peer Appearance-Related Feedback, and Body Dissatisfaction: Testing a Mediation Model. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45(1). 211–224. 230 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oosten, Johanna M. F. van, Jochen Peter, & Inge Boot. (2014). Women's Critical Responses to Sexually Explicit Material: The Role of Hyperfemininity and Processing Style. The Journal of Sex Research. 52(3). 306–316. 18 indexed citations
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Peter, Jochen, et al.. (2013). A Cross-Cultural Content-Analytic Comparison of the Hookup Culture in U.S. and Dutch Teen Girl Magazines. The Journal of Sex Research. 51(3). 291–302. 4 indexed citations
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Peter, Jochen & Patti M. Valkenburg. (2011). The Influence of Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Peers on Stereotypical Beliefs About Women's Sexual Roles: Similarities and Differences Between Adolescents and Adults. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 14(9). 511–517. 55 indexed citations
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Baumgartner, Susanne E., Patti M. Valkenburg, & Jochen Peter. (2010). Assessing Causality in the Relationship Between Adolescents’ Risky Sexual Online Behavior and Their Perceptions of this Behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 39(10). 1226–1239. 70 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Jeroen S., Patti M. Valkenburg, & Jochen Peter. (2010). The Effects of Pathological Gaming on Aggressive Behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 40(1). 38–47. 159 indexed citations
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Schouten, Alexander, Patti M. Valkenburg, & Jochen Peter. (2009). An experimental test of processes underlying self-disclosure in computer-mediated communication. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 1–15. 68 indexed citations
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Valkenburg, Patti M. & Jochen Peter. (2007). Who Visits Online Dating Sites? Exploring Some Characteristics of Online Daters. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(6). 849–852. 124 indexed citations
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Antheunis, Marjolijn L., Patti M. Valkenburg, & Jochen Peter. (2007). Computer-Mediated Communication and Interpersonal Attraction: An Experimental Test of Two Explanatory Hypotheses. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(6). 831–836. 70 indexed citations
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Peter, Jochen, Patti M. Valkenburg, & Alexander Schouten. (2006). Characteristics and Motives of Adolescents Talking with Strangers on the Internet. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 9(5). 526–530. 78 indexed citations
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Valkenburg, Patti M., Jochen Peter, & Alexander Schouten. (2006). Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 9(5). 584–590. 1036 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peter, Jochen, Patti M. Valkenburg, & Alexander Schouten. (2005). Developing a Model of Adolescent Friendship Formation on the Internet. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 8(5). 423–430. 243 indexed citations

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