Michael Rich

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Rich is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Rich has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Education and 15 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Rich's work include Child Development and Digital Technology (35 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (32 papers) and Media Influence and Health (9 papers). Michael Rich is often cited by papers focused on Child Development and Digital Technology (35 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (32 papers) and Media Influence and Health (9 papers). Michael Rich collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tunisia and Switzerland. Michael Rich's co-authors include David S. Bickham, S. Bryn Austin, Maria Trent, Richard Chalfen, Catherine M. Gordon, Chun Wai Chan, Mary V. Carroll, Brandy King, Yulin Hswen and Megan McNamara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Internal Medicine and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Michael Rich

81 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Role of Video Games in Improving Health-Related Outcomes 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. Role of Video Games in Improving Health-Related Outcomes
    2012 308 citations Michael Rich 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
Michael Rich United States 24 909 577 467 447 322 84 2.3k
Joan-Carles Surı́s Switzerland 31 818 0.9× 321 0.6× 1.0k 2.2× 450 1.0× 81 0.3× 151 3.4k
Barbara Queen United States 9 415 0.5× 279 0.5× 957 2.0× 408 0.9× 99 0.3× 11 2.4k
Emmanuelle Godeau France 32 696 0.8× 418 0.7× 843 1.8× 890 2.0× 97 0.3× 96 3.6k
Karen Thorpe Australia 32 690 0.8× 1.3k 2.3× 936 2.0× 870 1.9× 92 0.3× 171 4.0k
Neil Coulson United Kingdom 33 1.2k 1.4× 140 0.2× 617 1.3× 368 0.8× 331 1.0× 128 4.0k
Isabel Leal Portugal 30 648 0.7× 120 0.2× 1.2k 2.6× 433 1.0× 265 0.8× 314 3.4k
Katherine H. Flint United States 8 693 0.8× 333 0.6× 1.5k 3.2× 838 1.9× 114 0.4× 9 4.0k
Gianluca Lo Coco Italy 29 990 1.1× 318 0.6× 1.6k 3.4× 184 0.4× 188 0.6× 143 2.9k
Nicholas Zill United States 23 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 2.5× 1.1k 2.4× 168 0.4× 70 0.2× 47 3.8k
Belinda Campos United States 26 903 1.0× 186 0.3× 971 2.1× 258 0.6× 130 0.4× 72 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Rich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Rich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Rich

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All Works

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Tomczak, Kinga K., et al.. (2024). Time is ticking for TikTok tics: A retrospective follow‐up study in the post‐COVID‐19 isolation era. Brain and Behavior. 14(3). e3451–e3451. 7 indexed citations
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Powell, Nicole P., Elizabeth A. Hunt, Michael Rich, et al.. (2024). Investigating Attention and Normative Dissociation in Children's Social Video Games. 30–43.
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Romer, Dan, Brad J. Bushman, & Michael Rich. (2023). Media Influences on Children and Advice for Parents to Reduce Harmful Exposure to Firearm Violence in Media. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 70(6). 1217–1224. 1 indexed citations
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Yue, Zhiying & Michael Rich. (2023). Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health. Current Pediatrics Reports. 11(4). 157–166. 10 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, Lisa B., et al.. (2020). Only So Many Hours in a Day: Early Childhood Screen Time in Boston and Mexico City. International journal of communication. 14. 21. 3 indexed citations
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Bickham, David S., et al.. (2020). 234. Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: Who You are and What You do Matter. Journal of Adolescent Health. 66(2). S118–S119. 9 indexed citations
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Rich, Michael, et al.. (2019). Problematic interactive media use in teens: comorbidities, assessment, and treatment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Bickham, David S., et al.. (2019). A primary care pediatrician's guide to assessing problematic interactive media use. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 31(4). 435–441. 12 indexed citations
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Bickham, David S., Yulin Hswen, Ronald G. Slaby, & Michael Rich. (2018). A Preliminary Evaluation of a School-Based Media Education and Reduction Intervention. The Journal of Primary Prevention. 39(3). 229–245. 17 indexed citations
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Doornwaard, Suzan M., David S. Bickham, Michael Rich, Tom ter Bogt, & Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden. (2015). Adolescents’ use of sexually explicit internet material and their sexual attitudes and behavior: Parallel development and directional effects.. Developmental Psychology. 51(10). 1476–1488. 54 indexed citations
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McKetta, Sarah & Michael Rich. (2011). The Fault, Dear Viewer, Lies Not in the Screens, But in Ourselves: Relationships Between Screen Media and Childhood Overweight/Obesity. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 58(6). 1493–1508. 14 indexed citations
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Bickham, David S. & Michael Rich. (2006). Is Television Viewing Associated With Social Isolation?. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 160(4). 387–387. 51 indexed citations
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Rich, Michael, et al.. (2005). Video Killed the Radio Star: The Effects of Music Videos on Adolescent Health. PubMed. 16(2). 371–393. 9 indexed citations
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Trent, Maria, S. Bryn Austin, Michael Rich, & Catherine M. Gordon. (2005). Overweight Status of Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Body Mass Index as Mediator of Quality of Life. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 5(2). 107–111. 111 indexed citations
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Trent, Maria, Michael Rich, S. Bryn Austin, & Catherine M. Gordon. (2003). Fertility Concerns and Sexual Behavior in Adolescent Girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 16(1). 33–37. 114 indexed citations
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Rich, Michael, et al.. (2002). Visual Illness Narratives of Asthma: Explanatory Models and Health-related Behavior. American Journal of Health Behavior. 26(6). 442–453. 38 indexed citations
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Rich, Michael. (1999). Pediatricians should educate parents, youths about media's effects. AAP News. 15(9). 28–29. 1 indexed citations
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DuRant, Robert H., Ellen S. Rome, Michael Rich, et al.. (1997). Tobacco and alcohol use behaviors portrayed in music videos: a content analysis.. American Journal of Public Health. 87(7). 1131–1135. 158 indexed citations

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