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Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen

Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
50
Citations
19115
World Ranking
2682
National Ranking
106

Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Social Sciences, with notable contributions in subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems, Education, Demography, and Communication.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Digital literacy in education
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Gender and Technology in Education
  • Smart Cities and Technologies

Alexander van Deursen has co-authored numerous publications alongside frequent collaborators such as Ester van Laar, Ellen Helsper, Luc Schneider, Alex van der Zeeuw, and Giedo Jansen.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Digital Inequality During a Pandemic: Quantitative Study of Differences in COVID-19-Related Internet Uses and Outcomes Among the General Population," 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Determinants of 21st-Century Skills and 21st-Century Digital Skills for Workers: A Systematic Literature Review," 2020, SAGE Open
  • "Measuring the levels of 21st-century digital skills among professionals working within the creative industries: A performance-based approach," 2020, Poetics
  • "A Systematic Literature Review of Organizational Factors Influencing 21st-Century Skills," 2021, SAGE Open
  • "The youth Digital Skills Indicator: Report on the conceptualisation and development of the ySKILLS digital skills measure," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Alexander van Deursen frequently publishes in journals and venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SAGE Open
  • The Information Society
  • New Media & Society
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

The research themes addressed by van Deursen explore digital inequality, the development of digital skills, and the influence of technology across various demographic groups. Their work spans quantitative studies and systematic literature reviews that analyze digital skill sets for workers and the general population.

Best Publications

  • The digital divide shifts to differences in usage

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk

  • The relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills

    Ester van Laar;Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Jan A.G.M. van Dijk;Jos de Haan

  • Internet Skills and the Digital Divide

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk

  • Determinants of Internet skills, uses and outcomes. A systematic review of the second- and third-level digital divide

    Anique Scheerder;Alexander van Deursen;Jan van Dijk

  • Modeling habitual and addictive smartphone behavior

    Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Colin L. Bolle;Sabrina M. Hegner;Piet A.M. Kommers

  • The first-level digital divide shifts from inequalities in physical access to inequalities in material access.

    Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Jan A.G.M. van Dijk

  • The Third-Level Digital Divide: Who Benefits Most from Being Online?

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Ellen J. Helsper

  • Determinants of 21st-Century Skills and 21st-Century Digital Skills for Workers: A Systematic Literature Review:

    Ester van Laar;Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Jan A.G.M. van Dijk;Jos de Haan

  • Development and validation of the Internet Skills Scale (ISS)

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Ellen J. Helsper;Rebecca Eynon

  • Using the Internet: Skill related problems in users' online behavior

    Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen;Jan A. G. M. van Dijk

  • Digital Skills: Unlocking the Information Society

    Jan A. G. M. van Dijk;Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen

  • A nuanced understanding of Internet use and non-use among the elderly

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Ellen J. Helsper

  • Rethinking Internet skills: The contribution of gender, age, education, Internet experience, and hours online to medium- and content-related Internet skills

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk;O. Peters

  • Does the eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS) measure what it intends to measure? validation of a Dutch version of the eHEALS in two adult populations

    Rosalie van der Vaart;Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Constance H.C. Drossaert;Erik Taal

  • Toward a Multifaceted Model of Internet Access for Understanding Digital Divides: An Empirical Investigation

    Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen;Jan A. G. M. van Dijk

  • The Compoundness and Sequentiality of Digital Inequality

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Ellen Helsper;Rebecca Eynon;Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk

  • Measuring Internet Skills

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  • Improving digital skills for the use of online public information and services

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  • Determinants of 21st-century digital skills: A large-scale survey among working professionals

    Ester van Laar;Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Jan A.G.M. van Dijk;Jos de Haan

  • Collateral benefits of Internet use: Explaining the diverse outcomes of engaging with the Internet:

    Alexander J. A. M. Van Deursen;Ellen J. Helsper

  • Internet skills performance tests: are people ready for eHealth?

    Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen;Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk

  • Increasing inequalities in what we do online

    Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen;Jan A.G.M. van Dijk;Peter M. ten Klooster

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk
Johannes A.G.M. van Dijk University of Twente
Ellen Helsper
Ellen Helsper London School of Economics and Political Science
Rebecca Eynon
Rebecca Eynon University of Oxford
Menno D.T. de Jong
Menno D.T. de Jong University of Twente
Mien Segers
Mien Segers Maastricht University

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