Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
5,706
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Integrated Circuit Design
Memristor
In-memory-computing
Hardware accelerators
Power management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,886
3,759
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Digital Sociology
Internet
Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,975
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
advertising
agenda setting
international
global
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
1,099
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Discourse studies
media and cultural studies
ethnomethodology
visual studies
memory and national identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
621
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Digital Diplomacy
Arab media
digital storytelling
mobile journalism
media ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
552
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
strategic communication
sustainability
internal communication
global virtual teams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
1,024
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Media & communication
minority representations
digital & news literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
374
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
communication santé
publicité
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
647
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
SP for Digital communications and Biomedical applications
IoT Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
407
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mass media and political behavior
mass media theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
262
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Digital journalism
Social media
Digital media. Communication
New media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
775
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Interactive Leisure Experiences & Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
205
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mass Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
359
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cinema Technology
Documentary
Indigenous Identity & Representation in Cinema
Pacific Islands ICTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
72
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Communication and Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mass Communication
Radio and TV
Public relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
203
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Public Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
238
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Collaborative online learning
Program development & evaluation
Professional development
Information literacy
Action research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
77
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
media
internet
smart cities
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
178
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Film
Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
61
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Health
Information-Seeking
Social Media
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
70
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Mass communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
49
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Communication
Media
New Media
Social Media
Public Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
93
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Perceptual biases
polarization
journalism
and framing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
Leonardo Mataruna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
5,706
0.941
Sports Management
Sport Journalism
e-Sports
Olympic Studies
COVID-19
Baker Mohammad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,886
3,759
0.769
Integrated Circuit Design
Memristor
In-memory-computing
Hardware accelerators
Power management
Glenn Muschert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,975
0.535
Digital Sociology
Internet
Media Studies
Marilyn Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
1,099
0.312
advertising
agenda setting
international
global
Lena Jayyusi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,357
621
0.263
Discourse studies
media and cultural studies
ethnomethodology
visual studies
memory and national identity
Muhammad Ayish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,764
552
0.313
Digital Diplomacy
Arab media
digital storytelling
mobile journalism
media ethics
Gaelle Duthler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,142
1,024
0.897
strategic communication
sustainability
internal communication
global virtual teams
Sameera T Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
374
0.350
Media & communication
minority representations
digital & news literacy
Pablo Medina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
647
0.643
communication santé
publicité
marketing
S Jimaa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
407
0.461
SP for Digital communications and Biomedical applications
IoT Systems
Ralph D Berenger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
262
0.310
Mass media and political behavior
mass media theory
Abdulkrim Ziani|عبدالكريم الزياني
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
775
0.951
Digital journalism
Social media
Digital media. Communication
New media
Russell B Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
205
0.382
Interactive Leisure Experiences & Marketing
Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
359
0.722
Michael R Ogden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
72
0.147
Cinema Technology
Documentary
Indigenous Identity & Representation in Cinema
Pacific Islands ICTs
Ghada M Abaido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
342
0.991
Communication and Media Studies
Thouraya Snoussi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
203
0.736
Mass Communication
Radio and TV
Public relations
Shaza Khair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
238
0.996
David Lochmohr Prescott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
77
0.379
Collaborative online learning
Program development & evaluation
Professional development
Information literacy
Action research
Oshane Thorpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
178
0.989
media
internet
smart cities
communication
Wissam Mouawad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
61
0.592
Ashavaree Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
70
0.714
Health
Information-Seeking
Social Media
Gender
Prasad Nv
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
49
0.500
Rahima Aissani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
93
0.979
Communication
Media
New Media
Social Media
Public Relations
G Scott Burgess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
Perceptual biases
polarization
journalism
and framing