Zsolt Demetrovics

30.9k total citations · 14 hit papers
466 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Zsolt Demetrovics is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zsolt Demetrovics has authored 466 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 226 papers in Clinical Psychology, 171 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 98 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zsolt Demetrovics's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (143 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (65 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (64 papers). Zsolt Demetrovics is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (143 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (65 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (64 papers). Zsolt Demetrovics collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United Kingdom and United States. Zsolt Demetrovics's co-authors include Mark D. Griffiths, Orsolya Király, Róbert Urbán, Beáta Bőthe, Bernadette Kun, Cecilie Schou Andreassen, Anikó Maráz, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Gábor Orosz and Ágnes Zsila and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zsolt Demetrovics

432 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

The relationship between addictive use of social media an... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2017 2014 2019 2020 400 800 1.2k
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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 relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.
    2016 1.3k citations Cecilie Schou Andreassen, Joël Billieux et al. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors profile →
  2. Problematic Social Media Use: Results from a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample
    2017 674 citations Ágnes Zsila, Orsolya Király et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  3. The Conceptualisation and Measurement of DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder: The Development of the IGD-20 Test
    2014 311 citations Halley M. Pontes, Orsolya Király et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  4. How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?
    2019 281 citations Zsolt Demetrovics et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  5. Which conditions should be considered as disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) designation of “other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors”?
    2020 269 citations Zsolt Demetrovics, Daniel L. King et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions profile →
  6. Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and evaluation of the nine DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder criteria
    2015 268 citations Orsolya Király, Halley M. Pontes et al. Addictive Behaviors profile →
  7. Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Online Gaming Are Not the Same: Findings from a Large Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample
    2014 242 citations Orsolya Király, Mark D. Griffiths et al. profile →
  8. The Psychology of Esports: A Systematic Literature Review
    2018 239 citations Mark D. Griffiths, Orsolya Király et al. profile →
  9. The Development of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS)
    2017 204 citations Beáta Bőthe, István Tóth‐Király et al. profile →
  10. Analysis of Problematic Smartphone Use Across Different Age Groups within the ‘Components Model of Addiction’
    2019 146 citations Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics et al. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction profile →
  11. Identifying Types of Eco-Anxiety, Eco-Guilt, Eco-Grief, and Eco-Coping in a Climate-Sensitive Population: A Qualitative Study
    2022 116 citations József Rácz, Zsolt Demetrovics et al. profile →
  12. Gaming disorder: A summary of its characteristics and aetiology
    2023 76 citations Orsolya Király, Mark D. Griffiths et al. Comprehensive Psychiatry profile →
  13. Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence
    2024 51 citations Zsolt Demetrovics et al. Addictive Behaviors profile →
  14. Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools
    2024 42 citations Beáta Bőthe, Léna Nagy 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
Zsolt Demetrovics Hungary 66 9.2k 7.0k 4.0k 2.6k 2.5k 466 16.6k
Joël Billieux Switzerland 66 11.5k 1.2× 7.0k 1.0× 4.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 340 17.9k
Matthias Brand Germany 62 7.7k 0.8× 6.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 297 17.8k
Jon D. Elhai United States 71 8.0k 0.9× 11.2k 1.6× 2.8k 0.7× 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 408 20.2k
Cheng‐Fang Yen Taiwan 63 7.9k 0.9× 5.7k 0.8× 4.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.5k 1.0× 394 15.6k
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Netherlands 80 5.1k 0.6× 12.8k 1.8× 4.4k 1.1× 6.0k 2.3× 5.1k 2.1× 630 28.7k
Wim Meeus Netherlands 78 6.8k 0.7× 10.9k 1.6× 4.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 7.6k 3.1× 418 21.6k
Daria J. Kuss United Kingdom 53 11.2k 1.2× 3.1k 0.4× 5.7k 1.4× 2.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 139 13.1k
Paul Delfabbro Australia 60 7.0k 0.8× 7.4k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 969 0.4× 368 13.9k
Douglas A. Gentile United States 56 7.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.3× 5.9k 1.5× 984 0.4× 3.1k 1.2× 168 12.1k
Daniel L. King Australia 55 7.4k 0.8× 5.2k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 618 0.3× 272 11.3k

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All Works

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Nagy, Léna, Sophie Bergeron, Mónika Koós, et al.. (2025). A short screen for lifetime sexual victimization experiences: Expanding research on the Sexual Abuse History Questionnaire (SAHQ) across cultures, genders, and sexual identities. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 25(1). 100535–100535. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Lijun, et al.. (2025). Comparing the characteristics of mate preference between China and Hungary. Personality and Individual Differences. 239. 113116–113116.
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Atroszko, Paweł A., Bernadette Kun, Arnold B. Bakker, et al.. (2025). Perceived coworkers' work addiction: Scale development and associations with one's own workaholism, job stress, and job satisfaction in 85 cultures. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 14(1). 246–262. 3 indexed citations
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Demetrovics, Zsolt, et al.. (2025). Does nose spray addiction exist? A qualitative analysis of addiction components in rhinitis medicamentosa. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 14(1). 548–560.
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Soraci, Paolo, Renato Pisanti, Rocco Servidio, et al.. (2024). The Associations Between the Problematic Social Media and Smartphone Use, Social Phobia, and Self-Esteem: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 23(6). 4669–4689. 3 indexed citations
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Rigó, Adrien, István Tóth‐Király, Anna Mägi, et al.. (2023). Morningness-Eveningness and Problematic Online Activities. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 22(5). 2766–2786. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Meng Xuan, Shu Yu, Zsolt Demetrovics, & Anise M. S. Wu. (2023). Metacognitive beliefs and anxiety symptoms could serve as mediators between fear of missing out and gaming disorder in adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 145. 107775–107775. 6 indexed citations
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Servidio, Rocco, Mark D. Griffiths, Stefano Boca, & Zsolt Demetrovics. (2023). The serial mediation effects of body image-coping strategies and avatar-identification in the relationship between self-concept clarity and gaming disorder: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 17. 100482–100482. 4 indexed citations
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Spritzer, Daniel Tornaim, Wagner de Lara Machado, Orsolya Király, et al.. (2023). Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and its association with functional impairment in Brazilian gamers. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 46. e20230622–e20230622. 1 indexed citations
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Urbán, Róbert, Borbála Paksi, Ádám Miklósi, John B. Saunders, & Zsolt Demetrovics. (2021). Non-adherence to preventive behaviours during the COVID-19 epidemic: findings from a community study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 13 indexed citations
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Glind, Geurt van de, Arvid Skutle, Sharlene Kaye, et al.. (2020). The International Collaboration on ADHD and Substance Abuse (ICASA): Mission, Results, and Future Activities. European Addiction Research. 26(4-5). 173–178. 17 indexed citations
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Richman, Mara J., et al.. (2020). Decoding and reasoning mental states in major depression and social anxiety disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 20(1). 463–463. 20 indexed citations
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Kassai, Réka, Judit Futó, Zsolt Demetrovics, & Zsófia K. Takács. (2019). A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence on the near- and far-transfer effects among children’s executive function skills.. Psychological Bulletin. 145(2). 165–188. 179 indexed citations
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Andreassen, Cecilie Schou, Joël Billieux, Mark D. Griffiths, et al.. (2016). The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 30(2). 252–262. 1316 indexed citations breakdown →

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