Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 5.212 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,113
20,034
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,293
24,393
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Children and media
youth culture
media education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
media
gender
sexuality
neoliberalism
subjectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,982
17,597
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Media Psychology
Psychology of Technology
Communication Science
Sex Research
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,820
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Communications
cultural studies
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
6,031
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,930
21,797
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Infrastructure
Urban Security
Digital Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,736
9,707
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Performance Evaluation
Networking
Smart Grid
Network Calculus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,357
5,259
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
political economy of communication
media and communications
digital media and society
media economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,174
16,446
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
5G
6G
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,769
18,422
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
6,448
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
media literacy
media education
media studies
film education
film studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,153
8,796
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
медиаобразование
медиаграмотность
media
media literacy
media education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,071
7,030
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Communications networks
wireless and Internet technologies
machine learning and optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,810
10,867
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
journalism
political communication
misinformation
platforms
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,547
17,941
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
media studies
media and cultural and creative industries
popular music
cultural policy
cultural work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,199
8,000
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Communication
Comunicación Política
AI & Society
Journalism
Periodismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,171
13,026
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Media psychology
media effects
exposure to media content
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,307
8,085
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
media and communications
mediatization
datafication
audiences
media sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,674
9,748
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Positive Technology
User Experience
Cyberpsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,528
13,614
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
media
semiotics
interfaces
media ecology
media evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,981
9,746
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Integration of digital media for learning
design
innovation
elearning
digital games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,216
6,398
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Media and Communications
Humanitarianism
Migration
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,626
6,364
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,442
165
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Deuze
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,113
20,034
0.328
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,597
221
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patti M Valkenburg
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,293
24,393
0.466
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,993
231
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eszter Hargittai
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,361
1,176
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Buckingham
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
Children and media
youth culture
media education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,731
1,283
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rosalind Gill
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,982
17,597
0.440
media
gender
sexuality
neoliberalism
subjectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,821
640
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicola Döring
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,820
0.347
Media Psychology
Psychology of Technology
Communication Science
Sex Research
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,916
1,293
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Morley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
6,031
0.152
Communications
cultural studies
cultural geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,357
379
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Van Dijk J
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,930
21,797
0.560
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,562
1,542
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Graham
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,736
9,707
0.272
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Infrastructure
Urban Security
Digital Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,876
322
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jean Yves Le Boudec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,357
5,259
0.149
Performance Evaluation
Networking
Smart Grid
Network Calculus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,001
788
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Fuchs
Universität Paderborn
Paderborn, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,174
16,446
0.468
political economy of communication
media and communications
digital media and society
media economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,078
160
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Petar Popovski
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,769
18,422
0.562
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
5G
6G
Internet of Things
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,198
1,222
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephan ten Brink
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
6,448
0.246
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,359
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander Fedorov
Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
Taganrog, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,153
8,796
0.336
media literacy
media education
media studies
film education
film studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,205
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Федоров А.В.
Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
Taganrog, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,071
7,030
0.280
медиаобразование
медиаграмотность
media
media literacy
media education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,674
2,674
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kin K Leung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,810
10,867
0.438
Communications networks
wireless and Internet technologies
machine learning and optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,068
2,889
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,547
17,941
0.762
journalism
political communication
misinformation
platforms
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,750
2,957
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Hesmondhalgh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,199
8,000
0.345
media studies
media and cultural and creative industries
popular music
cultural policy
cultural work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,807
641
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Homero Gil De Zúñiga
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,171
13,026
0.562
Political Communication
Comunicación Política
AI & Society
Journalism
Periodismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,673
1,548
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Vorderer
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,307
8,085
0.362
Media psychology
media effects
exposure to media content
new media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,151
1,602
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andreas Hepp
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,674
9,748
0.450
media and communications
mediatization
datafication
audiences
media sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,173
1,570
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrea Gaggioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,528
13,614
0.663
Positive Technology
User Experience
Cyberpsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,639
815
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carlos A Scolari
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,981
9,746
0.488
media
semiotics
interfaces
media ecology
media evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,862
865
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Begoña Gros
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,216
6,398
0.333
Integration of digital media for learning
design
innovation
elearning
digital games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,817
3,981
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lilie Chouliaraki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,626
6,364
0.342
Media and Communications
Humanitarianism
Migration
Discourse Analysis