Tom Brock

882 total citations
24 papers, 255 citations indexed

About

Tom Brock is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Brock has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 255 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Clinical Psychology and 4 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Tom Brock's work include Digital Games and Media (11 papers), Gambling Behavior and Treatments (4 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (3 papers). Tom Brock is often cited by papers focused on Digital Games and Media (11 papers), Gambling Behavior and Treatments (4 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (3 papers). Tom Brock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Tom Brock's co-authors include Mark R. Johnson, Mark Carrigan, Gary Pollock, Garry Crawford, Seth E. Jenny, Amanda C. Coté, Tobias Scholz and William Clyde Partin and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Communication & Society, Internet Research and The Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Tom Brock

22 papers receiving 246 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom Brock United Kingdom 12 200 65 37 36 20 24 255
Nicholas Taylor Canada 8 248 1.2× 49 0.8× 56 1.5× 87 2.4× 17 0.8× 31 297
Nicholas Taylor Canada 9 224 1.1× 48 0.7× 54 1.5× 82 2.3× 22 1.1× 22 270
Bridget Blodgett United States 8 255 1.3× 70 1.1× 20 0.5× 177 4.9× 28 1.4× 15 331
Lu Zhouxiang Ireland 10 202 1.0× 15 0.2× 14 0.4× 114 3.2× 36 1.8× 26 263
Emily West United States 9 140 0.7× 15 0.2× 9 0.2× 99 2.8× 11 0.6× 24 240
Victoria K. Gosling United Kingdom 9 212 1.1× 12 0.2× 27 0.7× 121 3.4× 42 2.1× 13 274
Rebecca Van de Vord United States 5 94 0.5× 17 0.3× 14 0.4× 62 1.7× 6 0.3× 6 265
Cecilia von Feilitzen Sweden 9 144 0.7× 34 0.5× 14 0.4× 125 3.5× 6 0.3× 35 325
Amanda C. Coté United States 10 348 1.7× 84 1.3× 64 1.7× 182 5.1× 24 1.2× 24 418
David P. Hedlund United States 9 211 1.1× 22 0.3× 21 0.6× 121 3.4× 53 2.6× 24 280

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Brock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Brock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Brock

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2025). Towards a geopolitical economy of esports: making sense of Saudi Arabia’s investments. Team Performance Management. 31(5-6). 314–327.
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Jenny, Seth E., et al.. (2024). Routledge Handbook of Esports. Clark Digital Commons (Clark University). 11 indexed citations
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Crawford, Garry & Tom Brock. (2024). Just Fun and Games? A Sociological Consideration of Fun in Video Games. Games and Culture. 2 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom & Garry Crawford. (2024). The esports experience economy: a multiple-case study of esports events, peripherals and fashion. Internet Research. 35(5). 1821–1842. 3 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom. (2023). Ontology and interdisciplinary research in esports. Sport Ethics and Philosophy. 19(1). 48–64. 12 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom & Mark R. Johnson. (2021). Video gaming as craft consumption. Journal of Consumer Culture. 22(3). 598–614. 11 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom & Mark R. Johnson. (2021). The gamblification of digital games. Journal of Consumer Culture. 21(1). 3–13. 30 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark R. & Tom Brock. (2020). The ‘gambling turn’ in digital game monetization. Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds. 12(2). 145–163. 24 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2019). What do Game Developers Think about Loot Boxes. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mark R., Mark Carrigan, & Tom Brock. (2019). The imperative to be seen: The moral economy of celebrity video game streaming on Twitch.tv. First Monday. 20 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom. (2017). Roger Caillois and E-Sports: On the Problems of Treating Play as Work. Games and Culture. 12(4). 321–339. 47 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom. (2016). Videogame consumption: The apophatic dimension. Journal of Consumer Culture. 17(2). 167–183. 13 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2016). Reflexivity as the unacknowledged condition of social life. 187–205. 1 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2016). Morphogenesis versus structuration: on combining structure and action. 124–135. 5 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2016). The private life of the social agent: what difference does it make?. 160–170. 1 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2016). Social movements, historical absence and the problematization of self-harm in the UK, 1980–2000. Journal of Critical Realism. 16(1). 7–25. 4 indexed citations
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Pollock, Gary, et al.. (2015). Populism, Ideology and Contradiction: Mapping Young People's Political Views. The Sociological Review. 63(2_suppl). 141–166. 11 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom & Mark Carrigan. (2014). Realism and Contingency. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 45(3). 377–396. 7 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom, et al.. (2013). Pedagogy of the Privileged: Elite Universities and Dialectical Contradictions in the UK.. The Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies. 11(4). 25–48. 1 indexed citations
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Brock, Tom. (2001). Sydney: Heart of Rugby League. 1 indexed citations

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