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Kaveri Subrahmanyam 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 Kaveri Subrahmanyam sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 98 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kaveri Subrahmanyam 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 Kaveri Subrahmanyam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kaveri Subrahmanyam is affiliated with California State University Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with a focus on how digital technology influences human development and behavior.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Subrahmanyam's research is often published in the following venues:

  • Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Journal of American College Health
  • The Communication Review

Their recent scholarly papers include:

  • "The relation between face-to-face and digital interactions and self-esteem: A daily diary study" (2020) in Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
  • ""Why post more pictures if no one is looking at them?" Parents' perception of the Facebook Like in sharenting" (2020) in The Communication Review
  • "Who Is Exposed to Harmful Online Content? The Role of Risk and Protective Factors Among Czech, Finnish, and Spanish Adolescents" (2021) in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "Speech and language outcomes in low-SES Spanish-English bilingual preschoolers: the role of maternal education" (2020) in International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
  • "Social Connectedness and Negative Emotion Modulation: Social Media Use for Coping Among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2023) in Emerging Adulthood

Frequent coauthors in their research group include:

  • Minas Michikyan
  • Pamela C. Regan
  • Seth J. Schwartz
  • David Šmahel
  • Audrey Harkness

Subrahmanyam has contributed to book publications from notable academic publishers. These include:

  • Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health (2022), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Digital Media and Social Connection in the Lives of Children, Adolescents and Families (2022), published by Frontiers Media

Their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

This combination of research topics, publication sources, and coauthorships situates Kaveri Subrahmanyam as an active contributor to understanding the intersection of digital media, adolescent development, and mental health within social and psychological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Online and Offline Social Networks: Use of Social Networking Sites by Emerging Adults

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Stephanie M. Reich;Natalia Waechter;Natalia Waechter;Guadalupe Espinoza;Guadalupe Espinoza

  • Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Patricia Greenfield

  • The impact of computer use on children's and adolescents' development

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Patricia Greenfield;Robert Kraut;Elisheva Gross

  • The Impact of Home Computer Use on Children's Activities and Development

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Robert E. Kraut;Patricia M. Greenfield;Elisheva F. Gross

  • Effect of video game practice on spatial skills in girls and boys

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Patricia M. Greenfield

  • Friending, IMing, and hanging out face-to-face: overlap in adolescents' online and offline social networks.

    Stephanie M. Reich;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Guadalupe Espinoza

  • Connecting Developmental Constructions to the Internet: Identity Presentation and Sexual Exploration in Online Teen Chat Rooms

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;David Smahel;Patricia Greenfield

  • Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;David Šmahel

  • Constructing sexuality and identity in an online teen chat room.

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Patricia M. Greenfield;Brendesha Tynes

  • Adolescents on the net: Internet use and well-being.

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Gloria Lin

  • Youth Internet use: risks and opportunities

    Shu-Sha Angie Guan;Kaveri Subrahmanyam

  • Benefits and Costs of Social Media in Adolescence

    Yalda T. Uhls;Yalda T. Uhls;Nicole B. Ellison;Kaveri Subrahmanyam

  • Can You Guess Who I Am? Real, Ideal, and False Self-Presentation on Facebook Among Emerging Adults

    Minas Michikyan;Jessica Dennis;Kaveri Subrahmanyam

  • Online discourse in a teen chatroom: New codes and new modes of coherence in a visual medium

    Patricia Marks Greenfield;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Kaveri Subrahmanyam

  • Digital Screen Media and Cognitive Development.

    Daniel R. Anderson;Kaveri Subrahmanyam

  • Computer games for girls: what makes them play?

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Patricia M. Greenfield

  • Research Report: Can you tell who I am? Neuroticism, extraversion, and online self-presentation among young adults

    Minas Michikyan;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Jessica Dennis

  • Measurement Estimation: Learning to Map the Route From Number to Quantity and Back

    Elana Joram;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Rochel Gelman

  • Facebook use and academic performance among college students

    Minas Michikyan;Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Jessica Dennis

  • Learning from Paper, Learning from Screens: Impact of Screen Reading and Multitasking Conditions on Reading and Writing among College Students

    Kaveri Subrahmanyam;Minas Michikyan;Christine Clemmons;Rogelio Carrillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia M. Greenfield
Patricia M. Greenfield University of California, Los Angeles
Rochel Gelman
Rochel Gelman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert E. Kraut
Robert E. Kraut Carnegie Mellon University
Barbara Landau
Barbara Landau Johns Hopkins University
Daniel R. Anderson
Daniel R. Anderson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nicole B. Ellison
Nicole B. Ellison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michelle Birkett
Michelle Birkett Northwestern University

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