Johannes Breuer

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Johannes Breuer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johannes Breuer has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Communication and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Johannes Breuer's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Digital Games and Media (16 papers) and Social Media and Politics (11 papers). Johannes Breuer is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers), Digital Games and Media (16 papers) and Social Media and Politics (11 papers). Johannes Breuer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Belgium. Johannes Breuer's co-authors include Gary Bente, Thorsten Quandt, Sonja Utz, Sebastian Stier, Michael Scharkow, Pascal Siegers, Tim Wulf, Malte Elson, Kjerstin Thorson and Ruth Festl and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Johannes Breuer

56 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Integrating Survey Data and Digital Trace Data: Key Issues in Developing an Emerging Field

2019 179 citations Sebastian Stier, Johannes Breuer et al. Social Science Computer Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Johannes Breuer Germany	23	1.0k	351	348	285	214	60	1.7k
Cuihua Shen United States	26	1.3k 1.3×	462 1.3×	227 0.7×	222 0.8×	189 0.9×	65	1.9k
Bradley M. Okdie United States	13	951 1.0×	267 0.8×	384 1.1×	99 0.3×	224 1.0×	40	1.5k
James Ivory United States	21	1.0k 1.0×	113 0.3×	371 1.1×	202 0.7×	345 1.6×	60	1.7k
Geoff Kaufman United States	18	1.1k 1.1×	461 1.3×	363 1.0×	177 0.6×	821 3.8×	57	2.3k
Norah E. Dunbar United States	23	840 0.8×	275 0.8×	1.1k 3.2×	168 0.6×	188 0.9×	83	2.2k
Michael A. Stefanone United States	22	1.3k 1.3×	746 2.1×	211 0.6×	119 0.4×	191 0.9×	55	1.9k
Sabine Trepte Germany	24	2.0k 2.0×	664 1.9×	286 0.8×	136 0.5×	342 1.6×	72	2.5k
Kevin Wise United States	20	906 0.9×	303 0.9×	173 0.5×	120 0.4×	347 1.6×	40	1.5k
Asimina Vasalou United Kingdom	19	584 0.6×	136 0.4×	236 0.7×	340 1.2×	120 0.6×	83	1.6k
Katie Davis United States	23	804 0.8×	296 0.8×	222 0.6×	246 0.9×	84 0.4×	99	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johannes Breuer

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Κατσανίδου, Αλεξία, et al.. (2024). Between urgency and data quality: assessing the FAIRness of data in social science research on the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Ethics. 20(4). 744–763. 3 indexed citations

Silber, Henning, Johannes Breuer, Frederic Gerdon, et al.. (2024). Asking for Traces: A Vignette Study on Acceptability Norms and Personal Willingness to Donate Digital Trace Data. Social Science Computer Review. 43(6). 1196–1221. 2 indexed citations

Dienlin, Tobias & Johannes Breuer. (2022). Privacy Is Dead, Long Live Privacy!. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 35(3). 159–168. 4 indexed citations

Silber, Henning, Johannes Breuer, Christoph Beuthner, et al.. (2022). Linking Surveys and Digital Trace Data: Insights From two Studies on Determinants of Data Sharing Behaviour. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 185(Supplement_2). S387–S407. 24 indexed citations

Breuer, Johannes, et al.. (2021). Informed consent for linking survey and social media data - Differences between platforms and data types. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45(1). 7 indexed citations

Breuer, Johannes, et al.. (2021). The Effects of Different Feedback Types on Learning With Mobile Quiz Apps. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 665144–665144. 12 indexed citations

Schmitt, Josephine B., Johannes Breuer, & Tim Wulf. (2021). From cognitive overload to digital detox: Psychological implications of telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computers in Human Behavior. 124. 106899–106899. 71 indexed citations

Mangold, Frank, Sebastian Stier, Johannes Breuer, & Michael Scharkow. (2021). The overstated generational gap in online news use? A consolidated infrastructural perspective. New Media & Society. 24(10). 2207–2226. 20 indexed citations

Wulf, Tim, et al.. (2019). That bygone feeling: Controller ergonomics and nostalgia in video game play. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Klein, Olivier, Tom E Hardwicke, Frederik Aust, et al.. (2018). A Practical Guide for Transparency in Psychological Science. Collabra Psychology. 4(1). 149 indexed citations

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Breuer, Johannes & Daniel Tolks. (2018). Grenzen von „Serious Games for Health“. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 13(4). 327–332. 5 indexed citations

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Wulf, Tim, Nicholas David Bowman, Diana Rieger, John A. Velez, & Johannes Breuer. (2018). Running Head: Video Game Nostalgia and Retro Gaming. Media and Communication. 6(2). 60–68. 20 indexed citations

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Utz, Sonja & Johannes Breuer. (2016). Informational benefits from social media use for professional purposes: Results from a longitudinal study. Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 10(4). 30 indexed citations

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Elson, Malte, Johannes Breuer, James Ivory, & Thorsten Quandt. (2014). More Than Stories With Buttons: Narrative, Mechanics, and Context as Determinants of Player Experience in Digital Games. Journal of Communication. 64(3). 521–542. 73 indexed citations

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Breuer, Johannes, Ruth Festl, & Thorsten Quandt. (2014). Aggression and Preference for First-Person Shooter and Action Games: Data From a Large-Scale Survey of German Gamers Aged 14 and Above. Communication Research Reports. 31(2). 183–196. 1 indexed citations

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Breuer, Johannes, Michael Scharkow, & Thorsten Quandt. (2013). Sore losers? A reexamination of the frustration–aggression hypothesis for colocated video game play.. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. 4(2). 126–137. 54 indexed citations

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Elson, Malte, Johannes Breuer, Jan Van Looy, & Julia Kneer. (2012). Comparing apples and oranges? A study into the effects of confounding factors in experimental research on digital games and aggression. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Breuer, Johannes, Ruth Festl, & Thorsten Quandt. (2011). In the army now – Narrative elements and realism in military first-person shooters. 2 indexed citations

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Breuer, Johannes. (2011). (In)formative play. 241–243. 3 indexed citations

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Elson, Malte, Johannes Breuer, & Thorsten Quandt. (2010). Too fast or too furious? The effects of displayed violence and game speed in first-person shooters on physiological arousal and aggressive behavior. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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