Top Journal Publications of the Research Group

• Döring, N., Le, T., Vowels, L., Vowels, M., & Marcantonio, T. (2025). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Sexuality: A Five-Year Literature Review 2020-2024. Current Sexual Health Reports, 17, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-024-00397-y
  ***40+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Mohseni, M. R. (2025). Anti-AI Bias Toward Couple Images and Couple Counseling: Findings from Two Experiments. Archives of Sexual Behavior (Special Section on Artificial Intelligence and Sexuality). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03318-9
• Döring, N., Le, T. D, & Miller, D. J. (2025). Experiences with AI-Generated Pornography: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Reddit Posts. Archives of Sexual Behavior (Special Section on Artificial Intelligence and Sexuality). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03227-x

• Döring, N., Bhana, D., & Albury, K. (2022). Digital sexual identities: Between empowerment and disempowerment. Current Opinion in Psychology, 48, Artikel 101466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101466
  ***50+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Moor, K. D., Fiedler, M., Schoenenberg, K., & Raake, A. (2022). Videoconference Fatigue: A Conceptual Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2061. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042061
  ***170+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Krämer, N., Mikhailova, V., Brand, M., Krüger, T. H. C., & Vowe, G. (2021). Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769732
• Wachs, S., Wright, M. F., Gámez-Guadix, M., & Döring, N. (2021). How Are Consensual, Non-Consensual, and Pressured Sexting Linked to Depression and Self-Harm? The Moderating Effects of Demographic Variables. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052597
  ***120+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Mohseni, R. (2018). Are Online Sexual Activities and Sexting Good for Adults‘ Sexual Well-Being? Results from a National Online Survey. International Journal of Sexual Health, 30(3), 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2018.1491921
  ***80+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Daneback, K., Shaughnessy, K., Grov, C. & Byers, E.S. (2017). Online sexual activity experiences among college students: a four-country comparison. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(6), 1641–1652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0656-4
  ***150+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Döring, N., Reif, A. & Pöschl, S. (2016). How gender-stereotypical are selfies? A content analysis and comparison with magazine adverts. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 955-962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.10.001
  ***290+ citations on Google Scholar***
  ***Publication Award 2019 of Technische Universität Ilmenau***

• Döring, N. (2014). Consensual sexting among adolescents: Risk prevention through abstinence education or safer sexting? Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8 (1). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-1-9
  ***690+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N. (2009). The Internet’s Impact on Sexuality. A Critical Review of 15 Years of Research. Computers in Human Behavior, 25(5), 1089-1101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.04.003
  ***740+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Conde, M., Fischedick, S., Richter, K., Arevalo Arboleda, S., Gross, H.-M., Raake, A., & Doering, N. (2025). “The Robot Should Be Programmed for Me”: User tests evaluating a telepresence robot for the social integration of older adults. Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3770851
• Mikhailova, V., Kunert, C., Hartbrich, J., Schwandt, T., Gerhardt, C., Raake, A., Broll, W., & Döring, N. (2025). Addressing the Avatar in the Room: A User Study on Older Adults’ Experiences with a Wearable Augmented Reality Communication System. In Q. Gao & J. Zhou (Eds.), Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 15809 (pp. 316-336). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92707-2_21
• Conde, M., Mikhailova, V., & Döring, N. (2024). "I have the Feeling that the Person is Here": Older Adults' Attitudes, Usage Intentions, and Requirements for a Telepresence Robot. International Journal of Social Robotics, 16, 1619-1639. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-024-01143-z
• Mikhailova, V., Gerhardt, C., Kunert, C., Schwandt, T., Weidner, F., Broll, W., & Döring, N. (2024). Age and Realism of Avatars in Simulated Augmented Reality: Experimental Evaluation of Anticipated User Experience. 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Orlando, FL, USA, 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR58804.2024.00032
  ***10+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Mikhailova, V., Conde, M., & Döring, N. (2024). “Like a Virtual Family Reunion”: Older Adults Defining Requirements for an Augmented Reality Communication System. Information, 15(1), Article 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/info15010052 
  ***10+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Mikhailova, V., Brandenburg, K., Broll, W., Gross, H.‑M., Werner, S., & Raake, A. (2022). Digital Media in Intergenerational Communication: Status Quo and Future Scenarios for the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship. Universal Access in the Information Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-022-00957-w
  ***30+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Conde, M., Brandenburg, K., Broll, W., Gross, H.-M., Werner, S., & Raake, A. (2022). Can Communication Technologies Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older People? A Scoping Review of Reviews. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), Article 11310. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811310
  ***60+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Doering, N., Richter, K., Gross, H.-M., Schroeter, C., Mueller, S., Volkhardt, M., Scheidig, A., Debes, K. (2015). Robotic Companions for Older People: A Case Study in the Wild. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine, 13, 147-152. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-147
  ***20+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Döring, N., Mohseni, M. R., & Walter, R. (2020). Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(7), e18551. https://doi.org/10.2196/18551
  ***140+ citations on Google Scholar***
  ***Publication Award 2022 of Technische Universität Ilmenau***

• Döring, N., & Pöschl, S. (2019). Love and Sex with Robots: A Content Analysis of Media Representations. International Journal of Social Robotics, 11(4), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-019-00517-y
  ***80+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Pöschl, S. (2018). Sex Toys, Sex Dolls, Sex Robots – Our Under-Researched Bed-Fellows. Sexologies, 27(3), e51-e55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2018.05.009
  ***150+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Pöschl, S., Gross, H.-M., Bley, A., Martin, C. & Boehme, H.-J. (2015). User-centered design and evaluation of a mobile shopping robot. International Journal of Social Robotics., 7 (2), 203-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-014-0257-8
  ***90+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Döring, N., Walter, R., Mercer, C. H., Wiessner, C., Matthiesen, S., & Briken, P. (2022). Men who Pay for Sex: Prevalence and Sexual Health-Results from the German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD). Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 119(12), 201-207. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0107
  ***10+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Krämer, N., Mikhailova, V., Brand, M., Krüger, T. H. C., & Vowe, G. (2021). Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769732
  ***60+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Conde, M. (2021). Sexuelle Gesundheitsinformationen in sozialen Medien: Ein systematisches Scoping Review [Sexual health information on social media: a systematic scoping review]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 64(11), 1416-1429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03431-9
  ***20+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Holz, C. (2021). Alkohol in sozialen Medien. Wo ist der Platz für Prävention? [Alcohol in social media: Where is the space for prevention?]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 64(6), 697–706. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03335-8
  ***5+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N. (2020). How Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Our Sexualities? An Overview of the Current Media Narratives and Research Hypotheses. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(8), 2765-2778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01790-z
  ***220+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., Walter, R., & Knutzen, K. (2019). Mediendarstellungen der HIV-PrEP: Inhaltsanalytische Befunde zu Presse, Web und Sozialen Medien. [Media Representations of the HIV-PrEP: Content-Analytical Findings on Press, Web and Social Media] Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung, 32(04), 207–218. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1027-2806
  ***5+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Döring, N., & Mohseni, M. R. (2020). Gendered Hate Speech in YouTube and YouNow Comments: Results of Two Content Analyses. Studies in Communication and Media, 9(1), 62-88. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2020-1-62
  ***Recommended as valuable academic source on YouTube in education by Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) [Federal Agency for Civic Education]***
  ***100+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Mohseni, M. R. (2019). Fail Videos and Related Video Comments on YouTube: A Case of Sexualization of Women and Gendered Hate
  Speech? Communication Research Reports, 36(3), 254-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2019.1634533
  ***50+ citations on Google Scholar***
• Döring, N., & Mohseni, R. (2019). Male Dominance and Sexism on YouTube: Results of Three Content Analyses. Feminist Media Studies, 19(4), 512-524. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1467945
  ***150+ citations on Google Scholar***

• Döring, N. & Walter, R. (2025). An Experiment on the Press Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse: Can Readers Differentiate Between Good and Bad Reporting?Mass Communication and Society, 28:5, 903-925. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2335344
• Döring, N., & Walter, R. (2024). Qualität der Berichterstattung über sexuellen Kindesmissbrauch an der Odenwaldschule: Ein empirischer Vergleich zwischen Qualitäts- und Boulevardpresse [Quality of Reporting on Child Sexual Abuse at the Odenwaldschule in Germany: An Empirical Comparison between Quality and Tabloid Press]. Studies in Communication and Media, 13(1), 8-37. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2024-1-8.

• Döring, N., & Walter, R. (2021). Ikonografien des sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs: Symbolbilder in Presseartikeln und Präventionsmaterialien [Iconographies of child sexual abuse: Symbolic images in press articles and prevention materials]. Studies in Communication and Media, 10(3), 362-405. https://doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2021-3-362
  ***5+ citations on Google Scholar***
  ***Journal Publication Award 2022 of the German Communication Association (DGPuK)***

• Döring, N., & Walter, R. (2020). Media Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse: A Framework of Issue-Specific Quality Criteria. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 29(4), 393-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1675841
  ***40+ citations on Google Scholar***

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