Sonia Livingstone: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Sonia Livingstone's h-index is 137 (470 i10-index, 96,739+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of September 2026. Sonia Livingstone is affiliated with Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics.
Sonia Livingstone is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 96,739 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Sonia Livingstone's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 137
- i10-Index
- 470
- Total Citations
- 96,739
- Citing Countries
- 47
As of September 2026.
Sonia Livingstone has an h-index of 137 and 96,739 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 47 countries.
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Taking risky opportunities in youthful content creation: teenagers' use of social networking sites for intimacy, privacy and self-expression
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The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding adolescent digital intimacy and privacy, subsequently expanding this into a broader agenda for connected learning design.
The researcher established a nuanced framework for understanding digital inclusion among youth, moving beyond binary access metrics to analyze gradations in the digital divide.
The researcher established a foundational framework for media literacy in the context of emerging information and communication technologies, as evidenced by a seminal 2004 paper with over 2,400 citations.
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About Sonia Livingstone's research
Sonia Livingstone is a researcher at Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics. Their work has been cited 96,739 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 137), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Taking risky opportunities in youthful content creation: teenagers' use of social networking sites for intimacy, privacy and self-expression” (2008), has accumulated 3,456 citations. Other influential works include “Gradations in digital inclusion: Children, young people and the digital divide” (2007) with 2,779 citations and “Parental mediation of children's internet use” (2008) with 2,435 citations.
Citations of Sonia Livingstone's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
