Michael Scharkow

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Scharkow is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Scharkow has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Communication and 10 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Scharkow's work include Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 papers). Michael Scharkow is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (18 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 papers) and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 papers). Michael Scharkow collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Belgium. Michael Scharkow's co-authors include Andrew F. Hayes, Thorsten Quandt, Ruth Festl, Jens Vogelgesang, Johannes Breuer, Merja Mahrt, Sabine Trepte, Frank Mangold, Philipp K. Masur and Marko Bachl and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Michael Scharkow

57 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Relative Trustworthiness of Inferential Tests of the ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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 Relative Trustworthiness of Inferential Tests of the Indirect Effect in Statistical Mediation Analysis
    2013 1.8k citations Andrew F. Hayes, Michael Scharkow profile →
  2. Problematic computer game use among adolescents, younger and older adults
    2012 301 citations Ruth Festl, Michael Scharkow et al. profile →
  3. The Accuracy of Self-Reported Internet Use—A Validation Study Using Client Log Data
    2016 258 citations Michael Scharkow Communication Methods and Measures 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 Scharkow Germany 23 1.9k 818 773 660 615 61 4.0k
Sonja Utz Germany 32 3.2k 1.7× 859 1.1× 1.9k 2.5× 440 0.7× 297 0.5× 93 4.7k
Larry D. Rosen United States 30 3.0k 1.6× 755 0.9× 534 0.7× 467 0.7× 2.0k 3.2× 43 5.1k
Kai Sassenberg Germany 36 2.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.8× 461 0.6× 320 0.5× 230 0.4× 176 3.9k
David W. McMillan United States 17 2.5k 1.3× 910 1.1× 507 0.7× 534 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 44 6.0k
Markus Bräuer United States 34 2.3k 1.2× 1.9k 2.3× 253 0.3× 494 0.7× 282 0.5× 104 5.0k
William D. Crano United States 40 2.5k 1.3× 1.7k 2.0× 360 0.5× 1.0k 1.6× 658 1.1× 185 6.0k
Matthew S. Eastin United States 38 5.0k 2.6× 701 0.9× 1.5k 2.0× 599 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 67 7.2k
Charles R. Berger United States 26 2.0k 1.0× 2.1k 2.6× 979 1.3× 458 0.7× 264 0.4× 79 4.7k
Willem E. Saris Spain 30 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 202 0.3× 381 0.6× 271 0.4× 138 4.3k
Peter Kerkhof Netherlands 25 1.7k 0.9× 438 0.5× 348 0.5× 351 0.5× 210 0.3× 57 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Meltzer, Christine E., Michael Scharkow, & Pascal Jürgens. (2025). Beyond the Beat: The Representation of Women in Music Videos Across Genres over Four Decades. 7(1). 1–1.
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Schnauber-Stockmann, Anna, et al.. (2024). Distinguishing Person-Specific from Situation-Specific Variation in Media Use: A Meta-Analysis. Communication Research. 52(2). 143–172. 7 indexed citations
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Kruschinski, Simon, et al.. (2023). Gender diversity at academic conferences—the case of the International Communication Association. Journal of Communication. 73(6). 601–615. 6 indexed citations
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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
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Kieslich, Kimon, Frank Marcinkowski, Tina Askanius, et al.. (2020). Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis. Studies in Communication and Media. 9(4). I–II. 1 indexed citations
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Trepte, Sabine, Michael Scharkow, & Tobias Dienlin. (2019). The privacy calculus contextualized: The influence of affordances. Computers in Human Behavior. 104. 106115–106115. 79 indexed citations
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Scharkow, Michael, et al.. (2017). Some suggestions on dealing with measurement error in linkage analyses. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Mangold, Frank, Jens Vogelgesang, & Michael Scharkow. (2017). Nachrichtennutzung in Deutschland. Eine nutzerzentrierte Repertoireanalyse. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft. 65(4). 704–723. 10 indexed citations
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Bachl, Marko & Michael Scharkow. (2017). Correcting Measurement Error in Content Analysis. Communication Methods and Measures. 11(2). 87–104. 16 indexed citations
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Elson, Malte, M. Rohangis Mohseni, Johannes Breuer, Michael Scharkow, & Thorsten Quandt. (2014). Press CRTT to measure aggressive behavior: The unstandardized use of the competitive reaction time task in aggression research.. Psychological Assessment. 26(2). 419–432. 96 indexed citations
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Festl, Ruth, Michael Scharkow, & Thorsten Quandt. (2014). The Individual or the Group: A Multilevel Analysis of Cyberbullying in School Classes. Human Communication Research. 41(4). 535–556. 48 indexed citations
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Scharkow, Michael, Ruth Festl, Jens Vogelgesang, & Thorsten Quandt. (2014). Beyond the “core-gamer”: Genre preferences and gratifications in computer games. Computers in Human Behavior. 44. 293–298. 79 indexed citations
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Hayes, Andrew F. & Michael Scharkow. (2013). The Relative Trustworthiness of Popular Inferential Approaches to Testing Indirect Effects in Statistical Mediation Analysis: Does Method Really Matter?. 2 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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Festl, Ruth, Michael Scharkow, & Thorsten Quandt. (2012). Peer influence on adolescents' communication behavior A comparison of different context effects on cyberbullying. 1 indexed citations
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Scharkow, Michael, et al.. (2011). Visual stereotypes and party affiliation cues. An exploratory study of political cognition using candidate photographs. 2 indexed citations
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Scharkow, Michael, et al.. (2009). Modes of reception for fictional films. Communications. 34(4). 361–384. 20 indexed citations
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Scharkow, Michael & Jens Vogelgesang. (2009). Google Insights for Search: A Methodological Innovation in the Study of the Public Agenda?. 3 indexed citations

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