Scott E. Caplan

7.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Scott E. Caplan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott E. Caplan has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Communication and 9 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Scott E. Caplan's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (19 papers), Social Media and Politics (14 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (9 papers). Scott E. Caplan is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (19 papers), Social Media and Politics (14 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (9 papers). Scott E. Caplan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Ireland. Scott E. Caplan's co-authors include Dmitri Williams, Nick Yee, Andrew C. High, Jacob S. Turner, Mia Consalvo, Silvia Casale, Giulia Fioravanti, Li Xiong, Marcel E. Pieterse and Oscar Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Communication and Addictive Behaviors.

In The Last Decade

Scott E. Caplan

33 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Problematic Internet use ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2003 2010 2007 2008 250 500 750
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. Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being: development of a theory-based cognitive–behavioral measurement instrument
    2002 932 citations Scott E. Caplan Computers in Human Behavior profile →
  2. Preference for Online Social Interaction
    2003 740 citations Scott E. Caplan Communication Research profile →
  3. Theory and measurement of generalized problematic Internet use: A two-step approach
    2010 727 citations Scott E. Caplan Computers in Human Behavior profile →
  4. Relations Among Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Problematic Internet Use
    2007 703 citations Scott E. Caplan CyberPsychology & Behavior profile →
  5. Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile
    2008 474 citations Dmitri Williams, Nick Yee et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Scott E. Caplan 4.7k 2.1k 1.4k 1.0k 783 35 5.4k
Kaveri Subrahmanyam 3.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 641 0.6× 764 1.0× 74 5.2k
Halley M. Pontes 5.6k 1.2× 3.1k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.8× 466 0.6× 118 6.6k
John R. Suler 2.3k 0.5× 641 0.3× 891 0.6× 895 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 51 4.4k
Thorsten Quandt 2.5k 0.5× 712 0.3× 1.5k 1.1× 402 0.4× 688 0.9× 118 4.0k
Reynol Junco 3.2k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 271 0.3× 298 0.4× 28 4.6k
Nicholas David Bowman 2.7k 0.6× 658 0.3× 436 0.3× 438 0.4× 808 1.0× 170 4.4k
Tracii Ryan 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 523 0.4× 513 0.5× 374 0.5× 43 3.3k
Nancy A. Cheever 1.9k 0.4× 998 0.5× 371 0.3× 370 0.4× 320 0.4× 15 2.8k
Michel Walrave 2.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 787 0.6× 803 0.8× 902 1.2× 147 4.4k
Pengcheng Wang 2.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 282 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 110 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Caplan, Scott E., et al.. (2024). The Effect of Social Media Influencer Warranting Cues on Intentions to Use Non-Hormonal Contraception. Health Communication. 40(8). 1428–1442. 3 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E., et al.. (2022). Cyberbully-in-chief: exploring Donald Trump’s aggressive communication behavior on Twitter. Atlantic Journal of Communication. 31(4). 342–353.
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Caplan, Scott E., et al.. (2022). Nonverbal immediacy cues and impression formation in video therapy. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 36(3). 395–407. 4 indexed citations
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Courtright, John A. & Scott E. Caplan. (2020). A Meta-Analysis of Mobile Phone Use and Presence. 1(2). 20–35. 17 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E.. (2018). The Changing Face of Problematic Internet Use. 15 indexed citations
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Casale, Silvia, Scott E. Caplan, & Giulia Fioravanti. (2016). Positive metacognitions about Internet use: The mediating role in the relationship between emotional dysregulation and problematic use. Addictive Behaviors. 59. 84–88. 125 indexed citations
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Casale, Silvia, et al.. (2015). Online Disinhibition. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 27(4). 170–177. 37 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E.. (2010). Theory and measurement of generalized problematic Internet use: A two-step approach. Computers in Human Behavior. 26(5). 1089–1097. 727 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caplan, Scott E., et al.. (2010). Online Dating and Conjugal Bereavement. Death Studies. 34(7). 575–605. 2 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E., Dmitri Williams, & Nick Yee. (2009). Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players. Computers in Human Behavior. 25(6). 1312–1319. 325 indexed citations
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High, Andrew C. & Scott E. Caplan. (2008). Social anxiety and computer-mediated communication during initial interactions: Implications for the hyperpersonal perspective. Computers in Human Behavior. 25(2). 475–482. 71 indexed citations
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Williams, Dmitri, Nick Yee, & Scott E. Caplan. (2008). Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 13(4). 993–1018. 474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caplan, Scott E.. (2007). Relations Among Loneliness, Social Anxiety, and Problematic Internet Use. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(2). 234–242. 703 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Dmitri, Scott E. Caplan, & Li Xiong. (2007). Can You Hear Me Now? The Impact of Voice in an Online Gaming Community. Human Communication Research. 33(4). 427–449. 105 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E., et al.. (2005). Telling It Like It Is: The Adaptive Function of Narratives in Coping With Loss in Later Life. Health Communication. 17(3). 233–251. 19 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E. & Jacob S. Turner. (2005). Bringing theory to research on computer-mediated comforting communication. Computers in Human Behavior. 23(2). 985–998. 119 indexed citations
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Lambe, Jennifer, Scott E. Caplan, Xiaomei Cai, & Nancy Signorielli. (2004). Public perceptions of media performance at the beginning of the war on terrorism. Communication Research Reports. 21(3). 299–309. 5 indexed citations
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Caplan, Scott E.. (2003). Preference for Online Social Interaction. Communication Research. 30(6). 625–648. 740 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caplan, Scott E. & Wendy Samter. (1999). The role of facework in younger and older adults’ evaluations of social support messages. Communication Quarterly. 47(3). 245–264. 34 indexed citations

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