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Mark D. Griffiths 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 Mark D. Griffiths sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 1,321 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Mark D. Griffiths 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 Mark D. Griffiths sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 181 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 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

  • A ‘components’ model of addiction within a biopsychosocial framework

    Mark Griffiths

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

    Daria J. Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

  • 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

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

    Mark D. Griffiths

  • 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

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

    Daria Kuss;Mark Griffiths;Laurent Karila;Joël Billieux

  • Social interactions in massively multiplayer online role-playing gamers

    Helena Cole;Mark D. Griffiths

  • Social Networking Sites and Addiction: Ten Lessons Learned.

    Daria J. Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

  • Internet Gaming Addiction: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research

    Daria Joanna Kuss;Mark D. Griffiths

  • 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

  • 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

  • Measuring DSM-5 internet gaming disorder

    Halley M. Pontes;Mark D. Griffiths

  • Internet addiction: Does it really exist?

    Mark Griffiths

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

    Fanni Bányai;Ágnes Zsila;Orsolya Király;Aniko Maraz

  • ‘Internet Addiction’: A Critical Review

    Laura Widyanto;Mark Griffiths

  • Internet Addiction - Time to be Taken Seriously?

    Mark Griffiths

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

    Mehwash Mehroof;Mark D. Griffiths

  • Excessive Computer Game Playing: Evidence for Addiction and Aggression?

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

  • Online computer gaming: a comparison of adolescent and adult gamers

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

  • Internet addiction: Fact or fiction?

    Mark Griffiths

Frequent Co-Authors

Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Amir H. Pakpour
Amir H. Pakpour Jönköping University
Daria J. Kuss
Daria J. Kuss Nottingham Trent University
Chung Ying Lin
Chung Ying Lin National Cheng Kung University
Halley M. Pontes
Halley M. Pontes Birkbeck, University of London
Róbert Urbán
Róbert Urbán Eötvös Loránd University
Edo Shonin
Edo Shonin Nottingham Trent University
William Van Gordon
William Van Gordon University of Derby
Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Gyöngyi Kökönyei
Gyöngyi Kökönyei Eötvös Loránd University

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