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Ellen Wartella 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 Ellen Wartella sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 196 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ellen Wartella 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 Ellen Wartella sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

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

    Scott Ward;Daniel B. Wackman;Ellen Wartella

  • MediaMaking: Mass Media in a Popular Culture

    Lawrence Grossberg;Ellen Wartella;D. Charles Whitney

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

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

  • 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

  • Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.

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

  • Factors influencing digital technology use in early childhood education

    Courtney K Blackwell;Alexis Re Lauricella;Ellen Ann Wartella

  • Media and Young Children's Learning

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

  • Children and computers: new technology--old concerns.

    Ellen A. Wartella;Nancy Jennings

  • Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey

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

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

    Ellen Wartella;Byron Reeves

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

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

  • How children learn to buy

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

  • Adoption and use of technology in early education

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

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

    Huston Ac;Wartella E;Donnerstein E;Scantlin R

  • 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

  • "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

  • Measuring with Murray

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

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice H. Lichtenstein
Alice H. Lichtenstein Tufts University
Lawrence Grossberg
Lawrence Grossberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University
Sandra L. Calvert
Sandra L. Calvert Georgetown University
Byron Reeves
Byron Reeves Stanford University
Teresa K. Woodruff
Teresa K. Woodruff Northwestern University
Edward Donnerstein
Edward Donnerstein University of Arizona
Aletha C. Huston
Aletha C. Huston The University of Texas at Austin
Mabel L. Rice
Mabel L. Rice University of Kansas
Sharon Dunwoody
Sharon Dunwoody University of Wisconsin–Madison

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