2026 Ellen Wartella: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	48	5818	5406	3151	2857	196	14609

Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ellen Wartella is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and specializes in the social sciences with a focus on education, sociology and political science, literature and literary theory, communication, and health. Their research extensively covers the intersection of child development, digital technology, and media influences.

Their work explores topics such as child development and digital technology, impact of technology on adolescents, social media and politics, media influence and health, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, misinformation and its impacts, and mental health treatment and access.

Recent publications by Ellen Wartella include:

Using social media influencers to increase knowledge and positive attitudes toward the flu vaccine, 2020, PLoS ONE
Content Themes and Influential Voices Within Vaccine Opposition on Twitter, 2019, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
Evaluation of a campaign to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in New Jersey, 2020, Preventive Medicine
Who's modeling STEM for kids? A character analysis of children's STEM-focused television in the US, 2020, Journal of Children and Media
The power of parent attitudes: Examination of parent attitudes toward traditional and emerging technology, 2021, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

Frequent coauthors with whom they have collaborated include Alexis R. Lauricella, Joe Smyser, Erika Bonnevie, Jaclyn Goldbarg, and Drew P. Cingel.

Ellen Wartella has published numerous articles in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, PLoS ONE, Journal of Children and Media, Frontiers in Education, and Preventive Medicine.

In recognition of scientific contributions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

The Influence of Media Violence on Youth

Craig A. Anderson;Leonard Berkowitz;Edward I Donnerstein;L. Rowell Huesmann

1854
Citations
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers

Victoria J. Rideout;Elizabeth A. Vandewater;Ellen A. Wartella

1021
Citations
How Children Learn to Buy: The Development of Consumer Information-Processing Skills

Scott Ward;Daniel B. Wackman;Ellen Wartella

907
Citations
MediaMaking: Mass Media in a Popular Culture

Lawrence Grossberg;Ellen Wartella;D. Charles Whitney

892
Citations
Young children's screen time: The complex role of parent and child factors

Alexis R. Lauricella;Ellen Ann Wartella;Victoria J. Rideout

840
Citations
Digital childhood: electronic media and technology use among infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Elizabeth A. Vandewater;Victoria J. Rideout;Ellen A. Wartella;Ellen A. Wartella;Xuan Huang

760
Citations
Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.

Thomas N. Robinson;Thomas N. Robinson;Jorge A. Banda;Lauren Hale;Amy Shirong Lu

643
Citations
Factors influencing digital technology use in early childhood education

Courtney K Blackwell;Alexis Re Lauricella;Ellen Ann Wartella

631
Citations
Media and Young Children's Learning

Heather L. Kirkorian;Ellen A. Wartella;Daniel R. Anderson

613
Citations
Children and computers: new technology--old concerns.

Ellen A. Wartella;Nancy Jennings

485
Citations
Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey

Ellen Wartella;Vicky Rideout;Heather Montague;Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan

413
Citations
Historical Trends in Research on Children and the Media: 1900–1960

Ellen Wartella;Byron Reeves

375
Citations
Parental Co-Use of Media Technology with their Young Children in the USA

Sabrina L. Connell;Alexis R. Lauricella;Ellen Wartella

357
Citations
How children learn to buy

James Utah McNeal;Scott Ward;Daniel B. Wackman;Ellen Wartella

326
Citations
Adoption and use of technology in early education

Courtney K. Blackwell;Alexis R. Lauricella;Ellen Wartella;Michael Robb

295
Citations
Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media: A Report to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Huston Ac;Wartella E;Donnerstein E;Scantlin R

254
Citations
When the Television Is Always On: Heavy Television Exposure and Young Children’s Development

Elizabeth A. Vandewater;David S. Bickham;June H. Lee;Hope M. Cummings

238
Citations
"No—You Can't Watch That" Parental Rules and Young Children's Media Use

Elizabeth A. Vandewater;Seoung Eun Park;Xuan Huang;Ellen A. Wartella

225
Citations
Measuring with Murray

Fashina Aladé;Alexis R. Lauricella;Leanne Beaudoin-Ryan;Ellen Wartella

221
Citations
The influence of TPACK contextual factors on early childhood educators' tablet computer use

Courtney K. Blackwell;Alexis R. Lauricella;Ellen Wartella

174
Citations
Just a talking book? Word learning from watching baby videos.

Michael B. Robb;Rebekah A. Richert;Ellen A. Wartella

156
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice H. Lichtenstein Tufts University

Mary Story Duke University

Sandra L. Calvert Georgetown University

Byron Reeves Stanford University

Teresa K. Woodruff Northwestern University

Edward Donnerstein University of Arizona

Aletha C. Huston The University of Texas at Austin

Daniel Linz University of California, Santa Barbara

Sonia Livingstone London School of Economics and Political Science

Craig A. Anderson Iowa State University

External Links

Wikipedia of Ellen Wartella Personal website of Ellen Wartella

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