Joël Billieux

29.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
340 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Joël Billieux is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joël Billieux has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Clinical Psychology, 153 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 68 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Joël Billieux's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (143 papers), Gambling Behavior and Treatments (61 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (46 papers). Joël Billieux is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (143 papers), Gambling Behavior and Treatments (61 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (46 papers). Joël Billieux collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Joël Billieux's co-authors include Mark D. Griffiths, Martial Van der Linden, Pierre Maurage, Yasser Khazaal, Daria J. Kuss, Lucien Rochat, Adriano Schimmenti, Laurent Karila, Daniel L. King and Vladan Starčević and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Joël Billieux

319 papers receiving 17.3k 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. The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.
    2016 1.3k citations Cecilie Schou Andreassen, Joël Billieux et al. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors profile →
  2. Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Research for the Last Decade
    2014 979 citations Mark D. Griffiths, Joël Billieux et al. profile →
  3. Can Disordered Mobile Phone Use Be Considered a Behavioral Addiction? An Update on Current Evidence and a Comprehensive Model for Future Research
    2015 828 citations Joël Billieux, Pierre Maurage et al. profile →
  4. Problematic Use of the Mobile Phone: A Literature Review and a Pathways Model
    2012 589 citations Joël Billieux profile →
  5. Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research
    2015 583 citations Joël Billieux, Adriano Schimmenti et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  6. How can we conceptualize behavioural addiction without pathologizing common behaviours?
    2017 494 citations Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther, Alexandre Heeren et al. profile →
  7. Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic
    2020 468 citations Daniel L. King, Paul Delfabbro et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  8. The role of impulsivity in actual and problematic use of the mobile phone
    2008 462 citations Joël Billieux, Martial Van der Linden et al. profile →
  9. Prevalence and correlates of problematic smartphone use in a large random sample of Chinese undergraduates
    2016 284 citations Jiang Long, Joël Billieux et al. profile →
  10. 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 Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Zsolt Demetrovics et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  11. 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. Computers in Human Behavior profile →
  12. The Four Horsemen of Fear: An Integrated Model of Understanding Fear Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
    2020 235 citations Adriano Schimmenti, Joël Billieux et al. PubMed profile →
  13. Problematic video game use as an emotional coping strategy: Evidence from a sample of MMORPG gamers
    2019 189 citations Maria Di Blasi, Alessandro Giardina et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  14. Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
    2022 110 citations Joël Billieux, Daniel L. King et al. profile →
  15. A taxonomy of technology design features that promote potentially addictive online behaviours
    2023 85 citations Maèva Flayelle, Daniel L. King et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joël Billieux Switzerland 66 11.5k 7.0k 4.9k 3.1k 2.6k 340 17.9k
Zsolt Demetrovics Hungary 66 9.2k 0.8× 7.0k 1.0× 4.0k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 466 16.6k
Jon D. Elhai United States 71 8.0k 0.7× 11.2k 1.6× 2.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.2× 408 20.2k
Matthias Brand Germany 62 7.7k 0.7× 6.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 297 17.8k
Christian Montag Germany 62 6.6k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 2.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 446 13.8k
Cheng‐Fang Yen Taiwan 63 7.9k 0.7× 5.7k 0.8× 4.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 394 15.6k
Ståle Pallesen Norway 75 8.2k 0.7× 5.8k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 9.1k 3.6× 507 24.8k
Ju‐Yu Yen Taiwan 51 7.8k 0.7× 3.2k 0.5× 4.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 132 11.0k
Daria J. Kuss United Kingdom 53 11.2k 1.0× 3.1k 0.4× 5.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 139 13.1k
Chih‐Hung Ko Taiwan 52 7.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 4.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 161 10.6k
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Netherlands 80 5.1k 0.4× 12.8k 1.8× 4.4k 0.9× 6.0k 1.9× 3.8k 1.5× 630 28.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joël Billieux

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bravo, Raquel Gómez, Joël Billieux, Sandra Nischwitz, et al.. (2025). Unmasking the Psychological Landscape of Long COVID: A Cluster-analytical Approach. PubMed. 87(3). 162–172. 3 indexed citations
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Giardina, Alessandro, Vladan Starčević, Daniel L. King, et al.. (2024). From active escapism to virtual withdrawal: Validation of the Compensatory-Dissociative Online Gaming scales (C-DOGs). Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 13(4). 1028–1050. 5 indexed citations
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Elkholy, Hussien, et al.. (2024). Mental health and binge-watching behavior among university students in Egypt. Middle East Current Psychiatry. 31(1).
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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.
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Starčević, Vladan, Guy D. Eslick, Kirupamani Viswasam, et al.. (2023). Problematic online behaviors and psychopathology in Australia. Psychiatry Research. 327. 115405–115405. 14 indexed citations
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Billieux, Joël, et al.. (2023). How gaming motives affect the reciprocal relationships between video game use and quality of life: A prospective study using objective playtime indicators. Computers in Human Behavior. 147. 107824–107824. 13 indexed citations
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Spritzer, Daniel Tornaim, Wagner de Lara Machado, Orsolya Király, et al.. (2023). Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and its association with functional impairment in Brazilian gamers. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 46. e20230622–e20230622. 1 indexed citations
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Canale, Natale, et al.. (2023). Maternal technology distraction and its associations with stress and parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Psychology of Popular Media. 13(2). 262–268. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhang, et al.. (2022). Outcome sequences and illusion of control – part II: the effect on post-loss speeding. International Gambling Studies. 23(2). 269–288. 5 indexed citations
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Carragher, Natacha, Jiang Long, Daniel L. King, et al.. (2022). Monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on problematic gambling and gaming: an international key informant survey. International Gambling Studies. 23(2). 203–224. 3 indexed citations
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Canale, Natale, Tania Moretta, Luca Pancani, et al.. (2021). A test of the pathway model of problematic smartphone use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 10(1). 181–193. 43 indexed citations
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Starčević, Vladan, Adriano Schimmenti, Joël Billieux, & David Berle. (2020). Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 3(1). 53–62. 81 indexed citations
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King, Daniel L., Paul Delfabbro, Sally Gainsbury, et al.. (2019). Unfair play? Video games as exploitative monetized services: An examination of game patents from a consumer protection perspective. Computers in Human Behavior. 101. 131–143. 108 indexed citations
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King, Daniel L., Paul Delfabbro, José C. Perales, et al.. (2019). Maladaptive player-game relationships in problematic gaming and gaming disorder: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review. 73. 101777–101777. 117 indexed citations
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Andreassen, Cecilie Schou, Joël Billieux, Mark D. Griffiths, et al.. (2017). Adicción a internet, redes sociales y videojuegos: La relación entre el uso adictivo de las redes sociales y los video juegos y síntomas de trastornos psiquiátricos: un estudio transversal a gran escala. 2–2. 2 indexed citations
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Andreassen, Cecilie Schou, Joël Billieux, Mark D. Griffiths, et al.. (2016). The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 30(2). 252–262. 1316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heeren, Alexandre, Joël Billieux, Pierre Philippot, et al.. (2016). Impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on attentional bias for threat: a proof-of-concept study among individuals with social anxiety disorder. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 12(2). 251–260. 74 indexed citations
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Maurage, Pierre, Adriano Schimmenti, Yasser Khazaal, et al.. (2016). 2016 Behavioral Addiction: open definition development. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 7 indexed citations
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Heeren, Alexandre, et al.. (2014). Probing smoking craving with a multidimensional approach: validation of the 12-item French-language version of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 10. 1459–1459. 6 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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