World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
H-index 25

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 317 43 50 20
Social Sciences and Humanities 698 16 15 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 77
Documents by Best Scientists*: 78
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.036
Impact Factor: 3

Top Publications

  • The theory of planned behavior: Frequently asked questions

    Icek Ajzen

    (2020)
    2740 Citations
  • COVID-19 as an accelerator for digitalization at a German university: Establishing hybrid campuses in times of crisis.

    Alexander Skulmowski;Günter Daniel Rey

    (2020)
    211 Citations
  • Political Polarization Drives Online Conversations About COVID-19 in the United States.

    Julie Jiang;Emily Chen;Shen Yan;Kristina Lerman

    (2020)
    169 Citations
  • Boredom proneness and fear of missing out mediate relations between depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use

    Claire A. Wolniewicz;Dmitri Rozgonjuk;Dmitri Rozgonjuk;Jon D. Elhai

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Vladan Starcevic;Adriano Schimmenti;Joël Billieux;David Berle;David Berle

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • Health anxiety related to problematic smartphone use and gaming disorder severity during COVID-19: Fear of missing out as a mediator.

    Jon D Elhai;Jon D Elhai;Dean McKay;Haibo Yang;Charlene Minaya

    (2021)
    82 Citations
  • The impact of joint media engagement on parent–child interactions: a systematic review

    Carrie A. Ewin;Andrea E. Reupert;Louise A. McLean;Christopher J. Ewin

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Staying connected during stay-at-home: Communication with family and friends and its association with well-being

    Genavee Brown;Patricia M. Greenfield

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Moderating Role of Perceived Trust and Perceived Service Quality on Consumers’ Use Behavior of Alipay e-wallet System: The Perspectives of Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Planned Behavior

    (2023)
    53 Citations

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