Yasser Khazaal

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
243 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Yasser Khazaal is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasser Khazaal has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Clinical Psychology, 69 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 54 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Yasser Khazaal's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (57 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (32 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (31 papers). Yasser Khazaal is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (57 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (32 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (31 papers). Yasser Khazaal collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and United States. Yasser Khazaal's co-authors include Joël Billieux, Daniele Zullino, Anne Chatton, Gabriel Thorens, Adriano Schimmenti, Martial Van der Linden, Pierre Maurage, Sophia Achab, Alexandre Heeren and Lucien Rochat and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Computers in Human Behavior and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Yasser Khazaal

217 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

  1. Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research
    2015 583 citations Joël Billieux, Adriano Schimmenti et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  2. How can we conceptualize behavioural addiction without pathologizing common behaviours?
    2017 494 citations Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther, Alexandre Heeren et al. Addiction profile →
  3. Why do you play World of Warcraft? An in-depth exploration of self-reported motivations to play online and in-game behaviours in the virtual world of Azeroth
    2012 261 citations Joël Billieux, Martial Van der Linden 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
Yasser Khazaal Switzerland 40 3.2k 2.6k 1.2k 1.2k 812 243 6.5k
Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf Germany 49 2.3k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 837 1.0× 362 8.8k
Róbert Urbán Hungary 39 2.4k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 959 0.8× 853 1.1× 192 5.4k
Cecilia Cheng Hong Kong 46 3.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 902 1.1× 122 6.7k
Ad A. Vermulst Netherlands 40 2.6k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 786 0.6× 535 0.7× 113 6.4k
Adriano Schimmenti Italy 40 3.0k 0.9× 3.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 699 0.6× 913 1.1× 186 6.2k
Klaus Wölfling Germany 36 4.8k 1.5× 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 955 1.2× 134 6.7k
Marcantonio M. Spada United Kingdom 49 3.6k 1.1× 4.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 2.7k 3.3× 226 8.2k
Teena Willoughby Canada 49 2.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 429 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 153 7.3k
Aviv Weinstein Israel 40 2.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 637 0.5× 613 0.8× 88 5.7k
Vladan Starčević Australia 41 1.8k 0.6× 3.3k 1.3× 835 0.7× 602 0.5× 1.8k 2.2× 224 6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasser Khazaal

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All Works

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Peter‐Derex, Laure, Hélène Bastuji, Benjamin Schoendorff, et al.. (2025). A narrative review of strategies for discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine use and methodological recommendations: Is a success rate of only one in three patients sufficient?. SERVAL (Université de Lausanne). 35(3). 100533–100533.
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Rochat, Lucien, Germano Vera Cruz, Elias Aboujaoude, et al.. (2024). Problematic smartphone use in a representative sample of US adults: Prevalence and predictors. Addictive Behaviors. 162. 108228–108228. 3 indexed citations
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Lecomte, Tania, et al.. (2023). A Mobile Health App (ChillTime) Promoting Emotion Regulation in Dual Disorders: Acceptability and Feasibility Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e37293–e37293. 2 indexed citations
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Cruz, Germano Vera, Elias Aboujaoude, Riaz Khan, et al.. (2023). Smartphone apps for mental health and wellbeing: A usage survey and machine learning analysis of psychological and behavioral predictors. Digital Health. 9. 589795876–589795876. 7 indexed citations
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Etter, Jean‐François, Germano Vera Cruz, & Yasser Khazaal. (2023). Predicting smoking cessation, reduction and relapse six months after using the Stop-Tabac app for smartphones: a machine learning analysis. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1076–1076. 7 indexed citations
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Lecomte, Tania, Stéphane Potvin, Marc Corbière, et al.. (2020). Mobile Apps for Mental Health Issues: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(5). e17458–e17458. 198 indexed citations
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Marmet, Simon, Joseph Studer, Matthias Wicki, et al.. (2019). Unique versus shared associations between self-reported behavioral addictions and substance use disorders and mental health problems: A commonality analysis in a large sample of young Swiss men. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 8(4). 664–677. 38 indexed citations
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Penzenstadler, Louise, Andrew Molodynski, & Yasser Khazaal. (2019). Supported decision making for people with mental health disorders in clinical practice: a systematic review. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. 24(1). 3–9. 14 indexed citations
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Starčević, Vladan & Yasser Khazaal. (2017). Relationships between Behavioural Addictions and Psychiatric Disorders: What Is Known and What Is Yet to Be Learned?. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 8. 53–53. 91 indexed citations
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Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel, Alexandre Heeren, Adriano Schimmenti, et al.. (2017). How can we conceptualize behavioral addiction without pathologizing common behaviors. Addiction. 1709. 9 indexed citations
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Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel, Alexandre Heeren, Adriano Schimmenti, et al.. (2017). How can we conceptualize behavioural addiction without pathologizing common behaviours?. Addiction. 112(10). 1709–1715. 494 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khazaal, Yasser, Anne Chatton, Stéphane Rothen, et al.. (2016). Psychometric properties of the 7-item game addiction scale among french and German speaking adults. BMC Psychiatry. 16(1). 132–132. 57 indexed citations
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Maurage, Pierre, Adriano Schimmenti, Yasser Khazaal, et al.. (2016). 2016 Behavioral Addiction: open definition development. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 7 indexed citations
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Luquiens, Amandine, et al.. (2016). La pleine conscience dans le traitement des addictions. Quelles perspectives pour la prise en charge du jeu pathologique. 38(4). 305–313. 2 indexed citations
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Khazaal, Yasser, Anne Chatton, Sophie Cochand, et al.. (2009). Brief DISCERN, six questions for the evaluation of evidence-based content of health-related websites. Patient Education and Counseling. 77(1). 33–37. 83 indexed citations
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Khazaal, Yasser, Joël Billieux, Gabriel Thorens, et al.. (2008). French Validation of the Internet Addiction Test. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11(6). 703–706. 264 indexed citations
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Zullino, Daniele, et al.. (2005). Local Back Massage with an Automated Massage Chair: General Muscle and Psychophysiologic Relaxing Properties. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(6). 1103–1106. 23 indexed citations
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López‐Martínez, Elena, et al.. (2004). Escitalopram/reboxetine combination in depressed patients with substance use disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 29(1). 165–168. 4 indexed citations

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