Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Published on Online Game Addiction between 2003-2025 in the Scopus Database

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, Early View

Published Online: 29 July 2026, Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.26.3.20

RESEARCH ARTICLE /ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Published on Online Game Addiction between 2003-2025 in the Scopus Database

Scopus Veri Tabanında 2003-2025 Yılları Arasında Online Oyun Bağımlılığı Üzerine Yayınlanan Makalelerin Bibliyometrik Analizi

Muhammet Emin Sözkesen¹ , Yusuf Şahin²

Abstract:

With online games becoming a global phenomenon, the loss of control over gaming behavior is being discussed as a behavioral problem. This type of problematic gaming behavior is treated as a research diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder in the DSM-5, while in the ICD-11, Gaming Disorder is classified as an official diagnostic category. In this study, the aim is to examine scientific output in the field of online gaming addiction using fundamental performance indicators, including the distribution of publications by year, the most productive authors, journals, and countries, and the most frequently used keywords. The study is a quantitative study conducted using bibliometric analysis. The study dataset comprises publications indexed in the Scopus database with the keyword “online gaming addiction.” The scope of the research is limited to 303 articles, obtained by excluding those not directly related to the subject from among 624 accessible studies, in line with the determined criteria: publication language: English; time span: all years; subject areas: social sciences and psychology; and document type: article. The study employed document review as the data collection method, bibliometric analysis as the data analysis method, and the VOSviewer program as the data analysis tool. According to the research findings, most articles on the subject were published in 2024. In the study, it was determined that the most productive author is Griffiths, M.D., the most productive journal is the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, and the most productive countries are the United States and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the study found that the most frequent keyword is Internet Gaming Disorder.

Keywords: Behavioural addiction, Online gaming addiction, Bibliometric analysis.

¹Independent Researcher, Communication Sciences, Ordu, Türkiye.
²Independent Researcher, Communication Sciences, Isparta, Türkiye.

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Muhammet Emin Sözkesen, Fatih District, Çayırlı Street, No: 68/2, Ünye, Ordu, Türkiye. E-mail: [email protected].

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 28.10.2025, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 23.03.2026, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 30.03.2026, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 03.08.2026

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Sözkesen, M. E. & Şahin, Y. (2026). Bibliometric analysis of articles published on online game addiction between 2003-2025 in the Scopus database. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.26.3.20

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