Matthias Brand

27.5k total citations · 14 hit papers
297 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Matthias Brand is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Brand has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Clinical Psychology, 120 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 79 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Matthias Brand's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (107 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (62 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (41 papers). Matthias Brand is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (107 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (62 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (41 papers). Matthias Brand collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Matthias Brand's co-authors include Elisa Wegmann, Christian Laier, Katrin Starcke, Hans J. Markowitsch, Marc N. Potenza, Kimberly Young, Klaus Wölfling, Elke Kalbe, Josef Kessler and Mirko Pawlikowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Brand

288 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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 psychological and neurobiological considerations regarding the development and maintenance of specific Internet-use disorders: An Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model

2016 1.3k citations Matthias Brand, Marc N. Potenza et al. profile →
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

2019 1.1k citations Matthias Brand, Elisa Wegmann et al. profile →
Introducing MASC: A Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition

2006 618 citations Matthias Brand, Oliver T. Wolf et al. profile →
Negative consequences from heavy social networking in adolescents: The mediating role of fear of missing out

2016 576 citations Elisa Wegmann, Benjamin Stodt et al. profile →
Decision making under stress: A selective review

2012 572 citations Katrin Starcke, Matthias Brand profile →
DemTect: a new, sensitive cognitive screening test to support the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early dementia

2004 551 citations Matthias Brand et al. profile →
Prefrontal Control and Internet Addiction: A Theoretical Model and Review of Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Findings

2014 379 citations Matthias Brand et al. profile →
Validation and psychometric properties of a short version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test

2012 336 citations Matthias Brand et al. profile →
Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder

2017 322 citations Elisa Wegmann, Benjamin Stodt et al. Addictive Behaviors Reports profile →
How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?

2019 281 citations Christian Montag, Elisa Wegmann et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
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 Matthias Brand, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
Internet addiction: coping styles, expectancies, and treatment implications

2014 222 citations Matthias Brand et al. profile →
Can internet use become addictive?

2022 106 citations Matthias Brand profile →
Current interpretations of the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions

2025 25 citations Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Current interpretations of the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions breakdown → 2025 ·Journal of Behavioral Addictions ·Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller, Elisa Wegmann, Stephanie Antons, (unknown), (unknown), Rudolf Stark, Sabine Steins‐Loeber, Marc N. Potenza	25
2	Guideline on the Treatment of Pornography Use Disorder 2025 ·SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice ·Rudolf Stark, Matthias Brand, Peer Briken, Anja Bischof, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, (unknown), Stephanie Antons	0
3	Stress Susceptibility, Affective Responses toward Acute Stressors and Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Context of Problematic Pornography Use 2023 ·Stephanie Antons, (unknown), (unknown), Oliver T. Wolf, Martin Diers, Matthias Brand	5
4	Update on treatment studies for compulsive buying-shopping disorder: A systematic review 2023 ·Journal of Behavioral Addictions ·Astrid Müller, Nora M. Laskowski, (unknown), Stephanie Antons, (unknown), Sabine Steins‐Loeber, Matthias Brand, Ekaterini Georgiadou	14
5	Connectome-based prediction of craving in gambling disorder and cocaine use disorder 2023 ·Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience ·Stephanie Antons, Sarah W. Yip, Cheryl Lacadie, Javid Dadashkarimi, Dustin Scheinost, Matthias Brand, Marc N. Potenza	10
6	Implicit cognitions in problematic social network use 2023 ·Journal of Behavioral Addictions ·(unknown), (unknown), Matthias Brand, Elisa Wegmann	6
7	From game engagement to craving responses – The role of gratification and compensation experiences during video-gaming in casual and at-risk gamers 2023 ·Addictive Behaviors Reports ·Stephanie Antons, Magnus Liebherr, Matthias Brand, (unknown)	8
8	Self-regulatory Processes in Problematic Pornography Use 2022 ·Current Addiction Reports ·(unknown), Rudolf Stark, Matthias Brand, Stephanie Antons	5
9	Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review 2022 ·Journal of Behavioral Addictions ·Stephanie Antons, (unknown), Peer Briken, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, Matthias Brand, Rudolf Stark	46
10	Motherhood and Treatment Outcome in Female Patients with Compulsive Buying–Shopping Disorder 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Gemma Mestre‐Bach, Roser Granero, (unknown), Fernando Fernández‐Aranda, Astrid Müller, Matthias Brand, Mónica Gómez‐Peña, Laura Moragas, Isabel Sánchez, Lucía Camacho‐Barcia, (unknown), (unknown), Susana Jiménez‐Múrcia	3
11	Implicit Cognitions, Use Expectancies and Gratification in Social-Networks-Use Disorder and Tobacco Use Disorder 2022 ·SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice ·(unknown), Elisa Wegmann, Anja Bischof, (unknown), (unknown), Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Christopher Kannen, Stefan Borgwardt, Matthias Brand, Christian Montag, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf	2
12	A preregistered, systematic review considering mindfulness-based interventions and neurofeedback for targeting affective and cognitive processes in behavioral addictions. 2022 ·Clinical Psychology Science and Practice ·(unknown), Stephanie Antons, Daniel L. King, Marc N. Potenza, Yi‐Yuan Tang, Gretchen R. Blycker, Matthias Brand, Magnus Liebherr	20
13	Efficacy of short-term telemedicine motivation-based intervention for individuals with Internet Use Disorder – A pilot-study 2021 ·Journal of Behavioral Addictions ·(unknown), Matthias Brand, Jan Dieris-Hirche, Stephan Herpertz, Nina Timmesfeld, Bert Theodor te Wildt	14
14	Diagnostic and Classification Considerations Related to Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use 2021 ·Current Addiction Reports ·Stephanie Antons, Matthias Brand	30
15	Gaming Disorder: How to Translate Behavioral Neuroscience Into Public Health Advances 2020 ·Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports ·Stephanie Antons, Silke M. Müller, Magnus Liebherr, Matthias Brand	6
16	Decision making of individuals with heroin addiction receiving opioid maintenance treatment compared to early abstinent users 2019 ·Drug and Alcohol Dependence ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Norbert Scherbaum, Matthias Brand, Elisa Wegmann	19
17	Investigating the Effect of Personality, Internet Literacy, and Use Expectancies in Internet-Use Disorder: A Comparative Study between China and Germany 2018 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Benjamin Stodt, Matthias Brand, Cornelia Sindermann, Elisa Wegmann, Mei Li, Min Zhou, Peng Sha, Christian Montag	37
18	Neural correlates of empathy towards robots 2013 ·Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Frank P. Schulte, Sabrina C. Eimler, Laura Hoffmann, Sabrina Sobieraj, Stefan Maderwald, Nicole C. Krämer, Matthias Brand	19
19	Anticipatory stress interferes with utilitarian moral judgment 2012 ·Judgment and Decision Making ·Katrin Starcke, (unknown), Matthias Brand	58
20	Ausblick/Impressum 2007 ·e-Neuroforum ·Bertram Gerber, S Wegener, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthias Brand, Hans J. Markowitsch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0

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