Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
asiaBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,712
56,716
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Communication and Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,064
9,908
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,943
31,396
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Communication
Intercultural Communication
Media Studies
Health Communication
Qualitative Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,250
25,355
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
multimeida
compression
communication
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,815
17,015
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Advertising
Branding
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,112
9,693
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Communication Systems and Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,225
14,630
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Multimedia
Pattern Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,010
15,832
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
communication science
ilmu komunikasi
komunikasi
semiotika
semiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
11,439
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
public relations
crisis management
communication research
komunikasi
mass-media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,502
12,171
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Communication Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
11,408
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Communications
Networking
Computing
Applied Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,762
8,186
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
komunikasi politik
public relations government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,586
9,850
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
News Audiences
News Production
Digital Journalism
Journalism Studies
Fake News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,701
12,796
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
7,797
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
communication
information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,681
6,755
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Communication Systems
Cellular Networks
Stochastic geometry
Information Theory
Full-duplex radios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,359
3,639
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Communication & Media Studies
Presence
Virtual Environments
User Experience
Human AI Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
5,699
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Switching Theroy and Technology
Network Processor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
7,724
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Communication/Array signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,620
7,491
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Communication Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,632
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
image processing
video processing
machine learning
digital media systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,204
5,780
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
communication system
coding
game theory
resource allocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
821
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Communication Signal Processing
Sensors Systems and Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,928
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
social media
popular culture
humor
internet memes
values
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
7,126
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,007
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mohamed Slim Alouini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,712
56,716
0.558
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,304
46
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shlomo Shamai Shitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,064
9,908
0.202
Communication and Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,268
385
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Meng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,943
31,396
0.714
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,581
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Deddy Mulyana
Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung
Sumedang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,250
25,355
0.615
Communication
Intercultural Communication
Media Studies
Health Communication
Qualitative Research Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,641
784
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Feng Wu 吴枫
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,815
17,015
0.571
multimeida
compression
communication
computer vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,672
211
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ambi MG Parameswaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,112
9,693
0.371
Advertising
Branding
Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,884
296
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kyung Sup Kwak
Inha University
Incheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,225
14,630
0.630
Communication Systems and Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,268
1,211
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richang Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,010
15,832
0.688
Multimedia
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,377
61
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alex Sobur
Universitas Islam Bandung
Bandung, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,014
11,439
0.602
communication science
ilmu komunikasi
komunikasi
semiotika
semiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,035
63
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rachmat Kriyantono
Universitas Brawijaya
Malang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,502
12,171
0.658
public relations
crisis management
communication research
komunikasi
mass-media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,237
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hafied Cangara
Universitas Hasanuddin
Makassar, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
11,408
0.678
Communication Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,969
626
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chan Byoung Chae
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,762
8,186
0.519
Communications
Networking
Computing
Applied Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,794
88
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Asti Prasetyawati
Universitas Indonesia
Depok, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,586
9,850
0.632
komunikasi politik
public relations government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,333
402
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edson C Tandoc Jr
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,701
12,796
0.870
News Audiences
News Production
Digital Journalism
Journalism Studies
Fake News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,048
3,305
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiandong Li
Xidian University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,916
7,797
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,982
1,420
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ohtsuki Tomoaki
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,681
6,755
0.578
communication
information theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,819
1,004
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Radhakrishna Ganti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,359
3,639
0.320
Communication Systems
Cellular Networks
Stochastic geometry
Information Theory
Full-duplex radios
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,621
573
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kwan Min Lee|이관민
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,163
5,699
0.511
Communication & Media Studies
Presence
Virtual Environments
User Experience
Human AI Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,305
3,801
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Boyang Xu
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,681
7,724
0.723
Switching Theroy and Technology
Network Processor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,946
3,833
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhimin Chen
Shanghai Dianji University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,620
7,491
0.705
Communication/Array signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,156
619
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chua Kee Chaing
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,632
0.253
Communication Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,286
4,033
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jianmin Jiang
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,204
5,780
0.566
image processing
video processing
machine learning
digital media systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,382
755
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ephraim Zehavi
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
821
0.081
communication system
coding
game theory
resource allocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,534
1,273
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kiseon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,928
0.389
Communication Signal Processing
Sensors Systems and Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,394
782
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Limor Shifman
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
7,126
0.712
social media
popular culture
humor
internet memes
values