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Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Shaun S. Garea
Massey University
2
Dylan Pickering
The University of Sydney
3
Christian Nyemcsok
Deakin University
4
Sarah Marko
Deakin University
5
Hannu Jouhki
Tampere University
6
W. Spencer Murch
University of Calgary
7
Anu Sirola
Tampere University
8
Gabriel A. Brooks
University of British Columbia Hospital
9
Joakim Hellumbråten Kristensen
University of Bergen
10
Niklas Hopfgartner
Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna

Rising Stars Papers

1
Establishing the temporal stability of machine learning models that detect online gambling-related harms
Computers in Human Behavior Reports|2024
14 cit.
2
Association between gambling disorder and suicide mortality: a comparative cohort study using Norwegian health registry data
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe|2024
12 cit.
3
Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms to Predict Self-Reported Problem Gambling Among Online Casino Gamblers from Different Countries Using Account-Based Player Data
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction|2024
9 cit.
4
What are escapists made of, and what does it have to do with excessive gambling and gaming?
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction|2024
8 cit.
5
Who uses the dark web? Cross-national and longitudinal evidence on psychosocial, behavioral, and individual predictors
Personality and Individual Differences|2024
6 cit.
6
Comparing ‘fair’ machine learning models for detecting at-risk online gamblers
International Gambling Studies|2024
6 cit.
7
Post-reinforcement pauses during slot machine gambling are moderated by immersion
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology|2024
2 cit.
8
An exploratory qualitative interview study on grassroots esports in sports clubs
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living|2024
2 cit.
9
Distinguishing Persistent Versus Episodic Clusters of At-Risk Respondents on the Problem Gambling Severity Index
Journal of Gambling Studies|2025
0 cit.
10
Online shopping addiction, subjective wellbeing, and indebtedness: A psychosocial framework
Computers in Human Behavior Reports|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Philip Newall
University of Bristol
2
Carolina Widinghoff
Lund University
3
David Zendle
York St John University
4
Nick Ballou
Queen Mary University of London
5
Juan F. Navas
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
6
Tuğçe Özbahadır
Unknown
7
Gökçe Çakır
Unknown
8
Juan Manuel Machimbarrena
University of the Basque Country
9
Elisa Remondi
University of Rome Tor Vergata
10
Majbritt Christine Severin
Aalborg University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches
Current Addiction Reports|2022
75 cit.
2
Loot box purchases and their relationship with internet gaming disorder and online gambling disorder in adolescents: A prospective study
Computers in Human Behavior|2023
60 cit.
3
Publication in Research Repository (Kingston University London) (2022) [57 citations, W4225390793]
Research Repository (Kingston University London)|2022
57 cit.
4
Self-Determination Theory in HCI: Shaping a Research Agenda
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts|2022
49 cit.
5
What are the odds? Poor compliance with UK loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation
PLoS ONE|2023
41 cit.
6
Prevalence and Salience of Problematic Microtransactions in Top-Grossing Mobile and PC Games: A Content Analysis of User Reviews
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems|2022
38 cit.
7
Gambling, cryptocurrency, and financial trading app marketing in English Premier League football: A frequency analysis of in-game logos
Journal of Behavioral Addictions|2023
37 cit.
8
Loot boxes, gambling-related risk factors, and mental health in Mainland China: A large-scale survey
Addictive Behaviors|2023
31 cit.
9
No evidence that Chinese playtime mandates reduced heavy gaming in one segment of the video games industry
Nature Human Behaviour|2023
29 cit.
10
Opening Pandora’s Loot Box: Weak Links Between Gambling and Loot Box Expenditure in China, and Player Opinions on Probability Disclosures and Pity-Timers
Journal of Gambling Studies|2022
27 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Mark D. Griffiths
Nottingham Trent University
2
Marc N. Potenza
Yale University
3
Howard J. Shaffer
Harvard University
4
Alex Blaszczynski
The University of Sydney
5
Donald R. Lynam
University of Kentucky
6
Jeffrey L. Derevensky
McGill University
7
David Silver
Google (United Kingdom)
8
Ronnie Janoff‐Bulman
University of Massachusetts Amherst
9
Susana Jiménez‐Múrcia
Bellvitge University Hospital
10
Rina Gupta
South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Mastering the game of Go with deep neural networks and tree search
Nature|2016
15.8k cit.
2
Mastering the game of Go without human knowledge
Nature|2017
9.2k cit.
3
Deep Reinforcement Learning with Double Q-Learning
Unknown Journal|2016
6k cit.
4
The Five Factor Model and impulsivity: using a structural model of personality to understand impulsivity
Personality and Individual Differences|2001
4.1k cit.
5
A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and Go through self-play
Science|2018
3.5k cit.
6
Deep Reinforcement Learning with Double Q-Learning
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2016
3.5k cit.
7
Grandmaster level in StarCraft II using multi-agent reinforcement learning
Nature|2019
3.4k cit.
8
A ‘components’ model of addiction within a biopsychosocial framework
Journal of Substance Use|2005
2.9k cit.
9
Assumptive Worlds and the Stress of Traumatic Events: Applications of the Schema Construct
Social Cognition|1989
1.7k cit.
10
Rainbow: Combining Improvements in Deep Reinforcement Learning
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2018
1.7k cit.

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