Peer Briken

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
338 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Peer Briken is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peer Briken has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 248 papers in Clinical Psychology, 134 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 76 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Peer Briken's work include Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (136 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (110 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (55 papers). Peer Briken is often cited by papers focused on Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (136 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (110 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (55 papers). Peer Briken collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Peer Briken's co-authors include Verena Klein, Wolfgang Berner, Andreas Hill, Arne Dekker, Daniel Turner, Martin Rettenberger, Johannes Fuß, Timo O. Nieder, Niels Habermann and Geoffrey M. Reed and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Peer Briken

310 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder

2022 110 citations Geoffrey M. Reed, Peer Briken et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peer Briken Germany	37	3.7k	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	338	5.4k
Theo Doreleijers Netherlands	37	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	465 0.4×	484 0.5×	138	5.5k
Jon Arcelus United Kingdom	44	5.7k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	3.5k 2.8×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	156	8.2k
Debra Kaysen United States	51	3.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	726 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	214	8.9k
K. Paige Harden United States	47	2.4k 0.6×	916 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	296 0.3×	434 0.4×	158	6.5k
Richard J. Viken United States	42	2.0k 0.5×	539 0.3×	542 0.4×	565 0.5×	348 0.3×	130	5.4k
Giovanni Castellini Italy	38	3.2k 0.9×	538 0.3×	978 0.8×	236 0.2×	983 1.0×	200	4.8k
Lori A. Brotto Canada	49	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	547 0.5×	5.0k 4.9×	280	8.7k
N. Kenneth Sandnabba Finland	31	1.4k 0.4×	580 0.3×	847 0.7×	467 0.4×	592 0.6×	78	2.6k
Alex S. Keuroghlian United States	33	1.2k 0.3×	668 0.4×	2.3k 1.8×	568 0.5×	226 0.2×	146	3.7k
Patrick Jern Finland	28	1.4k 0.4×	487 0.3×	549 0.4×	263 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	114	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Peer Briken

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peer Briken

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Stark, Rudolf, Matthias Brand, Peer Briken, et al.. (2025). Guideline on the Treatment of Pornography Use Disorder. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(2). 111–116.

Grochtdreis, Thomas, Hans‐Helmut König, Alexander Konnopka, et al.. (2025). Excess costs of transgender and gender-diverse people with gender incongruence and gender dysphoria compared with people from the general population in Germany: a secondary analysis using data from a randomised controlled trial and a representative telephone survey. BMJ Open. 15(4). e089663–e089663.

Grochtdreis, Thomas, Hans‐Helmut König, Susanne Sehner, et al.. (2025). Cost-Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary, Internet-Based Transgender Health Care Program in Germany: Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e66371–e66371.

Dekker, Arne, et al.. (2024). Web-Based Initiatives to Prevent Sexual Offense Perpetration: A Systematic Review. Current Psychiatry Reports. 26(4). 121–133. 5 indexed citations

Baumeister, Anna, et al.. (2024). Reducing problematic pornography use with imaginal retraining–A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 13(2). 622–634. 4 indexed citations

Rettenberger, Martin, et al.. (2024). The impact of testosterone-lowering medication on recidivism in individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 26(1). 28–37. 1 indexed citations

Reininger, Klaus Michael, et al.. (2024). A Pilot Study of Metacognitive Training in U.S. Republican Leaners: Reducing Polarization Toward LGBTIQ+ Persons. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53(5). 1609–1620. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Stefanie J., et al.. (2023). Individuals under voluntary treatment with sexual interest in minors: what risk do they pose?. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1277225–1277225. 6 indexed citations

Brünner, Franziska, et al.. (2023). Public attitudes towards sexual behavior–Results of the German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD). PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0282187–e0282187. 1 indexed citations

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Antons, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 11(3). 643–666. 46 indexed citations

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Briken, Peer, Christian Wiessner, Aleksandar Štulhofer, et al.. (2022). Who feels affected by “out of control” sexual behavior? Prevalence and correlates of indicators for ICD-11 Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD). Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 11(3). 900–911. 42 indexed citations

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Briken, Peer, et al.. (2022). Masturbation in the Animal Kingdom. The Journal of Sex Research. 60(6). 786–798. 9 indexed citations

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Nieder, Timo O., Antonia Zapf, Susanne Sehner, et al.. (2022). Interdisciplinary, internet-based trans health care (i²TransHealth): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 12(2). e045980–e045980. 5 indexed citations

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Štulhofer, Aleksandar, et al.. (2021). Religiosity, Perceived Effects of Pornography Use on Personal Sex Life, and Moral Incongruence: Insights from the German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD). The Journal of Sex Research. 59(6). 720–730. 10 indexed citations

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Schröder, Johanna, et al.. (2021). The role of stigmatization in developing post-traumatic symptoms after experiencing child sexual abuse by a female perpetrator. European journal of psychotraumatology. 12(1). 1966982–1966982. 9 indexed citations

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Briken, Peer, et al.. (2021). “A Woman Should Still Be a Woman” – A Grounded Theory of the Origins of Sexual Pain and Difficulties with Intercourse. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 47(7). 707–720. 4 indexed citations

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Matthiesen, Silja, Susanne Cerwenka, Martín Pfister, et al.. (2021). Methodology of the German National Sex Survey – GeSiD (German Health and Sexuality Survey). The Journal of Sex Research. 58(8). 1008–1018. 28 indexed citations

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Petersen, Johannes, et al.. (2017). Deaths in Hamburg prisons 1996-2012 - Recommendations on suicide prevention in prison custody.. PubMed. 239(3-4). 73–86. 3 indexed citations

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Cerwenka, Susanne, Timo O. Nieder, Peer Briken, et al.. (2013). Intimate Partnerships and Sexual Health in Gender-Dysphoric Individuals Before the Start of Medical Treatment. International Journal of Sexual Health. 26(1). 52–65. 21 indexed citations

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Briken, Peer, Niels Habermann, Wolfgang Berner, & Andreas Hill. (2007). Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Addiction: A Survey among German Sex Therapists. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 14(2). 131–143. 61 indexed citations

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