2026 Mark D. Griffiths: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	171	828	759	85	78	1430	127990
Psychology	181	24	21	8	7	1321	138670

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Mark D. Griffiths is a researcher affiliated with Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of clinical psychology, sociology and political science, education, social psychology, and applied psychology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the following main topics of research:

Impact of Technology on Adolescents
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Child Development and Digital Technology
Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Digital Mental Health Interventions

Their publication record includes appearances in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Journal of Gambling Studies
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Current Psychology

Noteworthy recent papers by Griffiths include:

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation, 2020, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance, 2020, Comprehensive Psychiatry
First COVID-19 suicide case in Bangladesh due to fear of COVID-19 and xenophobia: Possible suicide prevention strategies, 2020, Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Wellbeing: Serial Mediation by Rumination and Fear of COVID-19, 2020, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Validation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Italian Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, 2020, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Frequent co-authors include:

Chung-Ying Lin
Amir H. Pakpour
Zsolt Demetrovics
Mohammed A. Mamun
Zainab Alimoradi

Griffiths has also contributed to the academic book literature, publishing a book titled Online Psychology Beyond Addiction and Gaming: A Global Look at Mental Health and Internet-Related Technologies in 2022, under Frontiers Media.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu;Chung Ying Lin;Vida Imani;Mohsen Saffari

4516
Citations
A ‘components’ model of addiction within a biopsychosocial framework

Mark Griffiths

3514
Citations
Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature

Daria J. Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

2762
Citations
The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: a large-scale cross-sectional study

Cecilie Schou Andreassen;Joël Billieux;Mark D. Griffiths;Daria J. Kuss

2014
Citations
Does Internet and Computer "Addiction" Exist? Some Case Study Evidence

Mark D. Griffiths

1693
Citations
The relationship between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem: Findings from a large national survey.

Cecilie Schou Andreassen;Ståle Pallesen;Mark D. Griffiths

1605
Citations
Internet addiction: a systematic review of epidemiological research for the last decade.

Daria Kuss;Mark Griffiths;Laurent Karila;Joël Billieux

1601
Citations
Social interactions in massively multiplayer online role-playing gamers

Helena Cole;Mark D. Griffiths

1555
Citations
Social Networking Sites and Addiction: Ten Lessons Learned.

Daria J. Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

1485
Citations
Internet Gaming Addiction: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research

Daria Joanna Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

1385
Citations
Can Disordered Mobile Phone Use Be Considered a Behavioral Addiction? An Update on Current Evidence and a Comprehensive Model for Future Research

Joël Billieux;Joël Billieux;Pierre Maurage;Pierre Maurage;Olatz Lopez-Fernandez;Olatz Lopez-Fernandez;Daria J. Kuss

1197
Citations
Prevalence of pathological Internet use among university students and correlations with self-esteem, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and disinhibition.

Katie Niemz;Mark Griffiths;Phil Banyard

1108
Citations
Measuring DSM-5 internet gaming disorder

Halley M. Pontes;Mark D. Griffiths

1059
Citations
Internet addiction: Does it really exist?

Mark Griffiths

1007
Citations
Problematic Social Media Use: Results from a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample

Fanni Bányai;Ágnes Zsila;Orsolya Király;Aniko Maraz

993
Citations
‘Internet Addiction’: A Critical Review

Laura Widyanto;Mark Griffiths

980
Citations
Internet Addiction - Time to be Taken Seriously?

Mark Griffiths

975
Citations
Online gaming addiction: the role of sensation seeking, self-control, neuroticism, aggression, state anxiety and trait anxiety

Mehwash Mehroof;Mark D. Griffiths

967
Citations
Excessive Computer Game Playing: Evidence for Addiction and Aggression?

Sabine M. Grüsser;Ralf Thalemann;Mark D. Griffiths

951
Citations
Online computer gaming: a comparison of adolescent and adult gamers

M.D Griffiths;Mark N.O Davies;Darren Chappell

862
Citations
Internet addiction: Fact or fiction?

Mark Griffiths

855
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University

Amir H. Pakpour Jönköping University

Daria J. Kuss Nottingham Trent University

Chung Ying Lin National Cheng Kung University

Halley M. Pontes Birkbeck, University of London

Róbert Urbán Eötvös Loránd University

Edo Shonin Nottingham Trent University

William Van Gordon University of Derby

Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen

Gyöngyi Kökönyei Eötvös Loránd University

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