Douglas A Gentile Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Douglas A Gentile's h-index is 92 (205 i10-index, 37,731+ total citations across 347+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Douglas A Gentile is affiliated with Iowa State University.
Douglas A Gentile is a researcher affiliated with Iowa State University, specializing in Media Effects, Gaming Disorder, Video Games. Their work has been cited 37,731 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United Kingdom.
Douglas A Gentile's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 347 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 92
- i10-Index
- 205
- Total Citations
- 37,731
- Citing Countries
- 9
As of October 2026.
Douglas A Gentile has an h-index of 92 and 37,731 total citations across 347 publications, with research cited by institutions in 9 countries.
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Pathological video game use among youths: A two-year longitudinal study
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About Douglas A Gentile's research
Douglas A Gentile is a researcher in Media Effects, Gaming Disorder and Video Games at Iowa State University. Their work has been cited 37,731 times across 347 publications (h-index 92), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Pathological video game use among youths: A two-year longitudinal study” (2011), has accumulated 2,135 citations. Other influential works include “Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8 to 18: A national study” (2009) with 1,963 citations and “The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility, aggressive behaviors, and school performance” (2004) with 1,739 citations.
Citations of Douglas A Gentile's research come primarily from United Kingdom, Canada and Denmark, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
