Klaus Wölfling
About
Klaus Wölfling is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Education.
According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Wölfling has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 65 papers in Clinical Psychology and 44 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Klaus Wölfling's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (95 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (46 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (43 papers). Klaus Wölfling is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (95 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (46 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (43 papers). Klaus Wölfling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Klaus Wölfling's co-authors include Kai W. Müller, Manfred E. Beutel, Matthias Brand, Marc N. Potenza, Michael Dreier, Kimberly Young, Christian Laier, Astrid Müller, Rudolf Stark and Elisa Wegmann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.
In The Last Decade
Klaus Wölfling
126 papers receiving 6.4k citations
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| Name | h | Career | Trend | Papers | Cites | |||||
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| Klaus Wölfling Germany | 36 | 4.8k | 2.5k | 2.3k | 1.3k | 955 | 134 | 6.7k | ||
| Yasser Khazaal Switzerland | 40 | 3.2k 0.7× | 2.6k 1.0× | 1.2k 0.5× | 1.2k 0.9× | 812 0.9× | 243 | 6.5k | ||
| Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden Netherlands | 39 | 4.5k 0.9× | 1.7k 0.7× | 2.9k 1.3× | 1.0k 0.8× | 399 0.4× | 118 | 6.6k | ||
| Elisa Wegmann Germany | 27 | 3.4k 0.7× | 1.4k 0.5× | 1.2k 0.5× | 1.0k 0.8× | 668 0.7× | 71 | 4.3k | ||
| Róbert Urbán Hungary | 39 | 2.4k 0.5× | 2.3k 0.9× | 1.2k 0.5× | 959 0.7× | 853 0.9× | 192 | 5.4k | ||
| Marcantonio M. Spada United Kingdom | 49 | 3.6k 0.8× | 4.1k 1.6× | 1.6k 0.7× | 1.4k 1.1× | 2.7k 2.8× | 226 | 8.2k | ||
| Ad A. Vermulst Netherlands | 40 | 2.6k 0.5× | 2.8k 1.1× | 2.2k 1.0× | 786 0.6× | 535 0.6× | 113 | 6.4k | ||
| Chih‐Hung Ko Taiwan | 52 | 7.2k 1.5× | 3.2k 1.2× | 4.5k 1.9× | 1.5k 1.1× | 1.3k 1.3× | 161 | 10.6k | ||
| Ju‐Yu Yen Taiwan | 51 | 7.8k 1.6× | 3.2k 1.3× | 4.9k 2.1× | 1.5k 1.1× | 1.3k 1.3× | 132 | 11.0k | ||
| Philippe Verduyn Belgium | 29 | 3.1k 0.6× | 1.3k 0.5× | 820 0.4× | 1.1k 0.9× | 1.4k 1.5× | 64 | 5.3k | ||
| Adriano Schimmenti Italy | 40 | 3.0k 0.6× | 3.6k 1.4× | 1.1k 0.5× | 699 0.5× | 913 1.0× | 186 | 6.2k |
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klaus Wölfling
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Klaus Wölfling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Klaus Wölfling based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Klaus Wölfling. Klaus Wölfling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
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Rehbein, Florian, Rudolf Stark, Lutz Wartberg, et al.. (2025). Screening and Diagnostic Guideline for Internet Use Disorders. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 79–85.
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Lindenberg, Katajun, Kay Uwe Petersen, Klaus Wölfling, et al.. (2025). Guideline on Early Interventions for Internet Use Disorders. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 123–129.
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Wölfling, Klaus, Christiane Eichenberg, Tagrid Leménager, et al.. (2025). Guideline on the Treatment of General Internet Use Disorder. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 87–92.
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Rumpf, Hans‐Jürgen, et al.. (2024). Symptoms and functional impairments in patients with Internet Use Disorders participating in an online short-term therapy. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 131. 152471–152471.
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Renneberg, Babette, et al.. (2023). Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of treatment interventions for Internet use disorders: Critical analysis of the methodical quality according to the PRISMA guidelines. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 12(1). 9–25.
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Müller, Kai W., Michael Dreier, Manfred E. Beutel, et al.. (2023). The impact of life satisfaction in the treatment of gaming disorder and other internet use disorders: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 12(1). 159–167.
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Dieris-Hirche, Jan, Nina Timmesfeld, Bert Theodor te Wildt, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of a short-term webcam-based telemedicine treatment of internet use disorders (OMPRIS): a multicentre, prospective, single-blind, randomised, clinical trial. EClinicalMedicine. 64. 102216–102216.
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Müller, Silke M., Elisa Wegmann, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11): Introduction of a new screening instrument capturing ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder and other potential Internet-use disorders. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 11(2). 427–450.
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Wölfling, Klaus, et al.. (2022). Untersuchung von Erregungspotential, Emotionen und deren Erregungsmuster bei League of Legends – Spieler*innen. Suchttherapie. 23(S 01). S13–S14.
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Brand, Matthias, Astrid Müller, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2021). Addiction Research Unit: Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet‐use disorders. Addiction Biology. 26(6). e13087–e13087.
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Klein, Eva M., Kai W. Müller, Klaus Wölfling, et al.. (2020). The relationship between acculturation and mental health of 1st generation immigrant youth in a representative school survey: does gender matter?. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 14(1). 29–29.
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Brand, Matthias, Elisa Wegmann, Rudolf Stark, et al.. (2019). The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model for addictive behaviors: Update, generalization to addictive behaviors beyond internet-use disorders, and specification of the process character of addictive behaviors. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 104. 1–10.
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Müller, Kai W., et al.. (2019). Decreased Occupational Functioning and Increased Physical Health Complaints in Treatment Seekers with Internet-Related Disorders: Compared to Patients with Gambling Disorder. European Addiction Research. 25(5). 229–237.
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Blinka, Lukáš, Kateřina Škařupová, Anna Ševčíková, et al.. (2014). Excessive internet use in European adolescents: What determines differences in severity?. International Journal of Public Health. 60(2). 249–256.
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Michal, Matthias, E. Duven, S. Giralt, et al.. (2014). Prevalence and correlates of depersonalization in students aged 12–18 years in Germany. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 50(6). 995–1003.
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Müller, Kai W., Mari Janikian, Michael Dreier, et al.. (2014). Regular gaming behavior and internet gaming disorder in European adolescents: results from a cross-national representative survey of prevalence, predictors, and psychopathological correlates. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 24(5). 565–574.
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Dreier, Michael, Klaus Wölfling, & Kai W. Müller. (2013). Psychological Research and a Sociological Perspective on Problematic and Addictive Computer Game Use in Adolescence. 6(4). 422.
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Müller, Kai W., Klaus Wölfling, & Michael Dreier. (2013). Risks of Developing Internet Addictive Behaviors: Scope and Extent of Internet Sites Used. 6(4). 399.
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Wölfling, Klaus, Kai W. Müller, & Manfred E. Beutel. (2010). Reliabilität und Validität der Skala zum Computerspielverhalten (CSV-S). PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie. 61(5). 216–224.
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Wölfling, Klaus, Herta Flor, & Sabine M. Grüsser. (2008). Psychophysiological responses to drug‐associated stimuli in chronic heavy cannabis use. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(4). 976–983.
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