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Alex Blaszczynski

Alex Blaszczynski

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Psychology

D-Index
85
Citations
23490
World Ranking
1198
National Ranking
51

Alex Blaszczynski publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Blaszczynski sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 355 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Alex Blaszczynski D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Blaszczynski sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alex Blaszczynski is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research focus primarily on psychological aspects of gambling behavior and treatments. Their work encompasses a broad range of fields including psychology, clinical psychology, epidemiology, sociology and political science, psychiatry and mental health, as well as economics and econometrics.

The scientist's published work spans multiple subfields, with a notable emphasis on clinical psychology and epidemiology. Their main research topics include gambling behavior and treatments, sexuality, behavior, and technology, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, the impact of technology on adolescents, decision-making and behavioral economics, schizophrenia research and treatment, and financial literacy, pension, and retirement analysis.

Blaszczynski has contributed significantly to academic literature with frequent publications in notable venues such as:

  • International Gambling Studies
  • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Addiction
  • Journal of Gambling Studies

Recent papers by the researcher include:

  • "Expert appraisal of criteria for assessing gaming disorder: an international Delphi study," 2021, Addiction
  • "Paid online convenience samples in gambling studies: questionable data quality," 2021, International Gambling Studies
  • "Clarifying gambling subtypes: the revised pathways model of problem gambling," 2021, Addiction
  • "Impacts of the COVID-19 Shutdown on Gambling Patterns in Australia: Consideration of Problem Gambling and Psychological Distress," 2020, Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • "Vicious games: capitalism and gambling," 2020, International Gambling Studies

Their frequent collaborators include Sally Gainsbury, Dylan Pickering, Howard J. Shaffer, Robert Ladouceur, and Thomas B. Swanton. These relationships reflect ongoing teamwork in the gambling studies research community, contributing to a collective body of knowledge in gambling behavior and addiction.

Best Publications

  • A pathways model of problem and pathological gambling

    Alex Blaszczynski;Lia Nower

  • How can we conceptualize behavioural addiction without pathologizing common behaviours

    Daniel Kardefelt-Winther;Alexandre Heeren;Adriano Schimmenti;Antonius J. van Rooij

  • Impulsivity in pathological gambling: the antisocial impulsivist

    A. Blaszczynski;Z. Steel;N. McCONAGHY

  • A science-based framework for responsible gambling: the Reno model.

    Alex Blaszczynski;Robert Ladouceur;Howard J. Shaffer

  • Impulsivity, personality disorders and pathological gambling severity

    Zachary Steel;Alex Blaszczynski

  • Boredom proneness in pathological gambling.

    Alex Blaszczynski;Neil McConaghy;Anna Frankova

  • Anxiety and/or Depression in the Pathogenesis of Addictive Gambling

    Alex Blaszczynski;Neil McConaghy

  • Superstitious beliefs in gambling among problem and non-problem gamblers: preliminary data.

    Jackie Joukhador;Alex Blaszczynski;Fiona Maccallum

  • Controlled comparison of aversive therapy and imaginal desensitization in compulsive gambling.

    Nathaniel McConaghy;Michael S. Armstrong;Alex Blaszczynski;Clive Allcock

  • Sensation seeking and pathological gambling.

    Alex P. Blaszczynski;A. C. Wilson;Neil McConaghy

  • Personality Disorders Among Pathological Gamblers.

    Alex Blaszczynski;Zachary Steel

  • A systematic review of Internet-based therapy for the treatment of addictions.

    Sally Melissa Gainsbury;Sally Melissa Gainsbury;Alex Blaszczynski

  • A digital revolution: Comparison of demographic profiles, attitudes and gambling behavior of Internet and non-Internet gamblers

    Sally Gainsbury;Robert Wood;Alex Russell;Nerilee Hing

  • Parental Representations of Patients with Panic Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder

    Derrick Silove;Gordon Parker;Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic;Vijaya Manicavasagar

  • Responsible Gambling: General Principles and Minimal Requirements

    Alex Blaszczynski;Peter Collins;Davis Fong;Robert Ladouceur

  • Gambling Motivations, Money-Limiting Strategies, and Precommitment Preferences of Problem Versus Non-Problem Gamblers

    Lia Nower;Alex Blaszczynski

  • Comparison of imaginal desensitisation with other behavioural treatments of pathological gambling. A two- to nine-year follow-up.

    Nathaniel McConaghy;Alexander Blaszczynski;Anna Frankova

  • How the Internet is Changing Gambling: Findings from an Australian Prevalence Survey

    Sally M. Gainsbury;Sally M. Gainsbury;Alex Russell;Alex Russell;Nerilee Hing;Robert Wood

  • A Case Series of 44 Completed Gambling-Related Suicides.

    Alex Blaszczynski;Eimear Farrell

  • Cognitive and behavioral therapies for pathological gambling

    Alex Blaszczynski;Derrick Silove

  • Expert appraisal of criteria for assessing gaming disorder: an international Delphi study.

    Jesús Castro-Calvo;Daniel L. King;Dan J. Stein;Matthias Brand

  • Control versus abstinence in the treatment of pathological gambling: a two to nine year follow-up

    A. Blaszczynski;N. McCONAGHY;A. Frankova

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally M. Gainsbury
Sally M. Gainsbury University of Sydney
Robert Ladouceur
Robert Ladouceur Université Laval
Nerilee Hing
Nerilee Hing Central Queensland University
Howard J. Shaffer
Howard J. Shaffer Harvard Medical School
Derrick Silove
Derrick Silove University of New South Wales
Dan I. Lubman
Dan I. Lubman Monash University
James G. Phillips
James G. Phillips Auckland University of Technology
Louise Sharpe
Louise Sharpe University of Sydney
Joël Billieux
Joël Billieux University of Lausanne
Zachary Steel
Zachary Steel University of New South Wales

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