Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies in Belgium 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
journalisme
sociolinguistique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,534
18,211
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,074
7,574
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,905
3,448
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,118
1,679
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
communication for development
International communication
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
2,664
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ethnicity
youth and media
news diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,149
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
journalism
digital journalism
journalism studies
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,314
2,653
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
framing
journalism
communications management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,874
2,983
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Media effects on well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,212
4,253
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Media Innovation
Media Change
Digital Media Effects
Youth
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
4,250
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cultural Sociology
Media Studies
Game Studies
Sociology of Religion
Conspiracy Theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,382
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Relations
Crisis Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,766
2,054
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
discourse studies
radical right
populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
2,284
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
media industries
tech policy
business models
television
sports rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,488
1,455
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Media effects
health communication
risk behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
1,590
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
783
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
media
identity
gender
sexuality
TV drama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,260
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
media and communication
media and gender sexuality
popular culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,371
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
communication
médias
roman policier
culture médiatique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
643
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
analyse des médias
culture visuelle
narratologie médiatique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,983
870
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognitive control
Flow experience
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Digital Game Based learning
New media technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,259
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
media
cinema
film
audience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
901
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Media Effects
Sleep Quality
Media Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
1,126
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Media & journalism studies: news use practices
user interaction & participation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
993
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
digital media
online journalism
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
1,004
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,476
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antoine Jacquet
Haute École Robert Schuman
Chevigny, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,534
18,211
0.400
journalisme
sociolinguistique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,459
750
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karolien Poels
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,074
7,574
0.627
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,717
848
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thierry Dutoit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,905
3,448
0.316
Media Art Technology
Speech and audio Processing
Biological Signal Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,870
921
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luc Vandendorpe
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,118
1,679
0.166
signal processing
communications
wireless communications
communication theory
telecommunications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,588
1,159
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Servaes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
2,664
0.324
communication for development
International communication
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,229
1,172
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leen D Haenens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,149
0.511
ethnicity
youth and media
news diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,189
1,508
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steve Paulussen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,314
2,653
0.420
journalism
digital journalism
journalism studies
media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,396
1,590
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Baldwin Van Gorp
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,874
2,983
0.508
framing
journalism
communications management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,073
1,757
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laura Vandenbosch
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,212
4,253
0.816
Media effects on well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,619
1,982
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Desirée Schmuck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
4,250
0.931
Media Innovation
Media Change
Digital Media Effects
Youth
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,747
2,038
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stef Aupers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,435
2,382
0.537
Cultural Sociology
Media Studies
Game Studies
Sociology of Religion
Conspiracy Theories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,735
2,900
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
An Sofie Claeys
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,766
2,054
0.743
Public Relations
Crisis Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,326
2,911
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin De Cleen
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
2,284
0.831
discourse studies
radical right
populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,760
3,100
585
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Evens
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,488
1,455
0.585
media industries
tech policy
business models
television
sports rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,830
3,163
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kathleen Beullens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
1,590
0.659
Media effects
health communication
risk behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,897
3,325
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thierry Libaert
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
783
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,798
3,463
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander Dhoest
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,260
0.603
media
identity
gender
sexuality
TV drama
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,523
3,548
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sofie Van Bauwel
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,371
0.681
media and communication
media and gender sexuality
popular culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,911
3,587
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Lits
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
643
0.324
communication
médias
roman policier
culture médiatique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,172
3,591
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philippe Marion
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,983
870
0.439
analyse des médias
culture visuelle
narratologie médiatique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,500
3,654
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elena Nunez Castellar
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,259
0.652
Cognitive control
Flow experience
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Digital Game Based learning
New media technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,328
3,846
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philippe Meers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
901
0.510
media
cinema
film
audience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,059
4,612
1,076
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Liese Exelmans
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
1,126
0.874
Media Effects
Sleep Quality
Media Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,684
4,715
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ike Picone
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
993
0.801
Media & journalism studies: news use practices
user interaction & participation.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,335
4,730
1,094
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Opgenhaffen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
1,004
0.819
digital media
online journalism
social media