Gustavo S. Mesch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gustavo S. Mesch between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gustavo S. Mesch published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2020. 4 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1994 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gustavo S. Mesch: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year	Publications
1994	1
1995	0
1996	3
1997	3
1998	3
1999	1
2000	4
2001	3
2002	2
2003	5
2004	1
2005	2
2006	8
2007	4
2008	7
2009	3
2010	13
2011	4
2012	9
2013	2
2014	3
2015	8
2016	11
2017	3
2018	5
2019	7
2020	16
2021	3
2022	11
2023	6
2024	3
2025	1
Total	155

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Gustavo S. Mesch 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 Gustavo S. Mesch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407	145
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Gustavo S. Mesch 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 Gustavo S. Mesch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228	46
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Overview

Gustavo S. Mesch is affiliated with the University of Haifa in Israel and has contributed extensively to the social sciences, with a focus on sociology, political science, health, communication, clinical psychology, and general health professions. Their research encompasses a range of topics within these fields, particularly centering on the societal impacts of technology and health information dissemination.

The main topics of their work include:

Misinformation and Its Impacts
Social Media and Politics
Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Child Development and Digital Technology

Mesch has published in numerous scholarly venues, frequently contributing to:

First Monday
Frontiers in Public Health
New Media & Society
PLoS ONE
Yearbook of Pediatric Endocrinology

Their recent papers illustrate a spectrum of interests tied closely to digital inequalities, pandemic behaviors, and automation's effects on the workplace. Notable publications include:

"Digital inequalities 2.0: Legacy inequalities in the information age" (2020) in First Monday
"Digital inequalities 3.0: Emergent inequalities in the information age" (2020) in First Monday
"Confidence in social institutions, perceived vulnerability and the adoption of recommended protective behaviors in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020) in Social Science & Medicine
"Perceptions about the impact of automation in the workplace" (2020) in Information Communication & Society
"The Adoption of Preventive Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China and Israel" (2020) in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mesch often collaborates with researchers such as Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Matías Dodel, Rita Mano, Dennis Rosenberg, and Rana Hijazi, reflecting a pattern of cooperative work that supports interdisciplinary approaches.

The scientist's work intersects critical contemporary issues including digital access disparities, social responses to public health crises, and sociotechnical dynamics affecting adolescents. Their scholarly activity emphasizes both theoretical and applied dimensions of social sciences, with an aim toward understanding how information technologies influence societal structures and health outcomes.

Best Publications

Digital inequalities and why they matter

Laura Robinson;Shelia R. Cotten;Hiroshi Ono;Anabel Quan-Haase

1251
Citations
Social Ties, Environmental Perception, And Local Attachment

Gustavo S. Mesch;Orit Manor

1030
Citations
Parental mediation, online activities, and cyberbullying.

Gustavo S. Mesch

955
Citations
The Quality of Online and Offline Relationships: The Role of Multiplexity and Duration of Social Relationships

Gustavo S. Mesch;Ilan Talmud

401
Citations
Parental mediation, peer norms and risky online behavior among adolescents

Hagit Sasson;Gustavo Mesch

365
Citations
Family Relations and the Internet: Exploring a Family Boundaries Approach

Gustavo S. Mesch

357
Citations
Perceptions of risk, lifestyle activities, and fear of crime

Gustavo S. Mesch

311
Citations
Social Relationships and Internet Use among Adolescents in Israel

Gustavo S. Mesch

243
Citations
Social bonds and Internet pornographic exposure among adolescents

Gustavo S. Mesch

234
Citations
Family characteristics and intergenerational conflicts over the Internet

Gustavo S. Mesch

211
Citations
The Family and the Internet: The Israeli Case*

Gustavo S. Mesch

210
Citations
Wired Youth: The Social World of Adolescence in the Information Age

Gustavo S. Mesch;Ilan Talmud

183
Citations
E-mail characteristics, work performance and distress

Rita S. Mano;Gustavo S. Mesch

183
Citations
Social and political determinants of vaccine hesitancy: Lessons learned from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009-2010.

Gustavo S. Mesch;Kent P. Schwirian

180
Citations
Similarity and the Quality of Online and Offline Social Relationships Among Adolescents in Israel

Gustavo S. Mesch;Ilan Talmud

164
Citations
Digital inequalities 2.0: Legacy inequalities in the information age

Laura Robinson;Jeremy Schulz;Grant Blank;Massimo Ragnedda

157
Citations
Minority status and health information search: a test of the social diversification hypothesis.

Gustavo Mesch;Rita Mano;Judith Tsamir

133
Citations
Perceived Discrimination and the Well-being of Immigrant Adolescents

Gustavo S. Mesch;Hagit Turjeman;Gideon Fishman

133
Citations
Internet Connectivity, Community Participation, and Place Attachment: A Longitudinal Study:

Gustavo S. Mesch;Ilan Talmud

127
Citations
Minority Status and the Use of Computer-Mediated Communication: A Test of the Social Diversification Hypothesis

Gustavo S. Mesch

116
Citations
Ethnic Differences in Internet Access: The Role of Occupation and Exposure

Gustavo S. Mesch;Ilan Talmud

114
Citations
Correcting misinformation by health organizations during measles outbreaks: A controlled experiment

Anat Gesser-Edelsburg;Alon Diamant;Rana Hijazi;Gustavo S. Mesch

104
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anabel Quan-Haase University of Western Ontario

Rainer K. Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Shelia R. Cotten Clemson University

Barry Wellman University of Toronto

William H. Dutton University of Oxford

Tsvi Kuflik University of Haifa

Ami Pedahzur University of Haifa

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