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Computers in Human Behavior Template

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Computers in Human Behavior is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Computers in Human Behavior 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inImpact of Technology on Adolescents Digital Marketing and Social Media Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Social Media and Politics Child Development and Digital Technology
ISSN0747-5632
Citation impact (2-yr)10.74
h-index353
i10-index7,511
Total citations806,620
Article processing charge$3,440
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Computers in Human Behavior per year

653
2014
810
2015
820
2016
649
2017
551
2018
388
2019
358
2020
415
2021
383
2022
401
2023
346
2024
277
2025

Citation impact of Computers in Human Behavior by publication year

64.7K
2014
85.6K
2015
91.6K
2016
64K
2017
48.5K
2018
35.1K
2019
30K
2020
28.7K
2021
19.6K
2022
12.6K
2023
6.6K
2024
1.4K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Computers in Human Behavior

A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use

Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther · 24 Nov 2013

Internet addiction is a rapidly growing field of research, receiving attention from researchers, journalists and policy makers. Despite much empirical data being collected and analyzed clear results and conclusions are surprisingly absent. This paper argues that conceptual issues and methodological shortcomings surrounding internet addiction research have made theoretical development difficult. An alternative model termed compensatory…

2,274 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction

Michael Sailer, Jan Ulrich Hense, Sarah Katharina Mayr et al. · 23 Dec 2016

The main aim of gamification, i.e. the implementation of game design elements in real-world contexts for non-gaming purposes, is to foster human motivation and performance in regard to a given activity. Previous research, although not entirely conclusive, generally supports the hypothesis underlying this aim. However, previous studies have often treated gamification as a generic construct,…

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What reference style does Computers in Human Behavior use?
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