Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Impact of Technology on Adolescents is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 39.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of social media, particularly Facebook and online communication, on well-being, addictive behavior, and psychological effects, especially among adolescents. It delves into the concept of digital natives, examines the addictive nature of social media use, and investigates the relationship between social media use and various psychological outcomes.
- Social Media
- Addiction
- Well-being
- Digital Natives
- Online Communication
- Facebook Use
- Psychological Effects
- Adolescent Behavior
- Internet Addiction
- Self-presentation
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +62% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Impact of Technology on Adolescents research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.3k and 1.8k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.3k works
- 2 China 1.8k works
- 3 Türkiye 1.3k works
- 4 India 960 works
- 5 Indonesia 776 works
- 6 United Kingdom 634 works
- 7 Spain 542 works
- 8 Germany 506 works
- 9 Australia 419 works
- 10 Malaysia 403 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Impact of Technology on Adolescents research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Impact of Technology on Adolescents research, followed by Beijing Normal University and Universiti Putra Malaysia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 54 works
- 2 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 49 works
- 3 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 45 works
- 4 Central China Normal UniversityChina 44 works
- 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 43 works
- 6 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 36 works
- 7 University of Hong KongHong Kong 35 works
- 8 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 35 works
- 9 Necmettin Erbakan UniversityTürkiye 34 works
- 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Impact of Technology on Adolescents?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Impact of Technology on Adolescents include Dan J. Stein.
- 1 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Impact of Technology on Adolescents research done?
The largest centres of Impact of Technology on Adolescents research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Logroño.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LogroñoES · 30.9 works8.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Impact of Technology on Adolescents than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Impact of Technology on Adolescents?
Among universities, judged by research, Nottingham Trent University, Education University of Hong Kong and Central China Normal University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom | 81.5 | 71.3% | 11.4× | 28 | +109.1% |
| 2 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 78.4 | 68.5% | 8.8× | 20 | +169.9% |
| 3 | Central China Normal UniversityChina | 77.5 | 60.9% | 11.1× | 44 | +78.6% |
| 4 | University of MacauMacau | 67.5 | 64.2% | 3.6× | 18 | +197.4% |
| 5 | Necmettin Erbakan UniversityTürkiye | 66.0 | 30.0% | 9.1× | 34 | +578.2% |
| 6 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 65.0 | 65.0% | 2.6× | 35 | +90.3% |
| 7 | Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania | 64.3 | 55.1% | 7.2× | 16 | +251.9% |
| 8 | Flinders UniversityAustralia | 63.8 | 66.2% | 5.6× | 19 | +113.8% |
| 9 | Tianjin Normal UniversityChina | 63.6 | 65.2% | 9.8× | 16 | +15.4% |
| 10 | Universidad Internacional De La RiojaSpain | 62.8 | 44.4% | 11.8× | 24 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Impact of Technology on Adolescents research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Impact of Technology on Adolescents.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.