OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Behavioral Addictions is 27. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The withdrawal-related affective, gaming urge, and anhedonia symptoms of internet gaming disorder during abstinence	205
Investigating gaming structural features associated with gaming disorder and proposing a revised taxonomical model: A scoping review	117
Spatio-temporal EEG dynamics during decision-making in online poker players with problem gambling	92
Comparative analysis of cortical anatomy in male participants with internet gaming disorder or tobacco use disorder: Insights from normative modeling	81
Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools	77
Operant light self-administration in mice and its relevance to digital technology-based disorders	65
The effect of gambling problems on the subjective wellbeing of gamblers’ family and friends: Evidence from large-scale population research in Australia and Canada	60
Corrigendum to: 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	54
Social communication disorder and behavioural addiction: Case report and clinical implications	53
8th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA 2023) August 23–25, 2023 Incheon, South Korea	45
Changes in substance use and other reinforcing behaviours during the COVID-19 crisis in a general population cohort study of young Swiss men	42
Potentially addictive behaviours increase during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic	36
Social-networks-related stimuli interferes decision making under ambiguity: Interactions with cue-induced craving and problematic social-networks use	36
Order of first-play in simulated versus monetary gambling	34
Distortions in time perception related to videogames, pornography, and TV series exposure: An experimental study in three independent samples	32
What makes children aged 10 to 13 engage in problematic smartphone use? A longitudinal study of changing patterns considering individual, parental, and school factors	32
Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?	32
How gambling harms others: The influence of relationship-type and closeness on harm, health, and wellbeing	32
Attentional biases and daily game craving dynamics: An ecological momentary assessment study	31
LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder	31
Brain alterations in individuals with exercise dependence: A multimodal neuroimaging investigation	31
User-avatar bond as diagnostic indicator for gaming disorder: A word on the side of caution	29
A three-wave longitudinal study on the underlying metacognitive mechanism between depression and Internet gaming disorder	29
Where to put Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD)? Phenomenology matters •	29
Multidimensional family therapy reduces problematic gaming in adolescents: A randomised controlled trial	29

Childhood use of coin pusher and crane grab machines, and adult gambling: A conceptual replication of Newall et al. (2021)	27
Motivational brief interventions for adolescents and young adults with Internet use disorders: A randomized-controlled trial	27
Corrigendum to: Deep learning(s) in gaming disorder through the user-avatar bond: A longitudinal study using machine learning	27
Increased volatility in video poker results in more winning players but shorter winning streaks – Evidence from simulations	27