Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies 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 :51
Media psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,198
8,472
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Human-Centered AI
Social Computing
Computational Social Science
Social Media
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,022
23,663
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
new media
political engagement
sociality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,945
13,435
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,161
12,472
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Journalism
Media Effects
Media Uses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,989
7,342
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
content analysis
media effects
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,761
10,454
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Journalism
Political Communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
9,460
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
communication
health communication
political communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,511
9,882
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
communication
media
arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,345
5,704
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
AI
Machine Learning
data mining
online advertising
information retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,305
7,321
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Advertising
Branding
Marketing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,112
9,693
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,048
14,871
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
7,742
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
media literacy
media education
media studies
film education
film studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,777
10,305
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Molecular Evolution
Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,455
13,759
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
characteristics of sexual aggressors
mass media effects
pornography
conflct and communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,414
5,416
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
communications engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,361
1,655
0.065
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
media
politics
economics
communication
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,307
5,716
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
mass communication
media effects
cultivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,969
5,252
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Media Forensics
Deepfakes
Generative AI
Forensic Science
Misinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,960
9,316
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
медиаобразование
медиаграмотность
media
media literacy
media education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,798
8,697
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
misinformation
disinformation
fake news
conspiracy theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,722
8,666
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Human Computer Interaction
Computer Mediated Communication
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,615
5,745
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Sensor Networks
Human-Computer Interaction
Ubiquitous Computing (IoT)
Space Systems
Musical Controllers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,541
6,484
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Communications networks
wireless and Internet technologies
machine learning and optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,378
11,895
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,391
10,816
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Byron Reeves
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,198
8,472
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,614
10,908
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Emilio Ferrara
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,022
23,663
0.815
Human-Centered AI
Social Computing
Computational Social Science
Social Media
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,703
10,943
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Zizi Papacharissi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,945
13,435
0.464
new media
political engagement
sociality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,702
11,376
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Mike Allen
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,161
12,472
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,931
11,471
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
David H Weaver
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,989
7,342
0.262
Journalism
Media Effects
Media Uses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,633
12,211
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Kimberly Neuendorf
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,761
10,454
0.391
content analysis
media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,713
12,248
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Dan Hallin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
9,460
0.354
Journalism
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,006
12,371
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Joseph N Cappella
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,511
9,882
0.373
communication
health communication
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,294
12,492
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Larry Gross
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,345
5,704
0.217
communication
media
arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,362
12,522
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Jianchang (Jc) Mao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,305
7,321
0.278
AI
Machine Learning
data mining
online advertising
information retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,672
211
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ambi MG Parameswaran
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,112
9,693
0.371
Advertising
Branding
Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,770
12,695
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Miriam Metzger
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,048
14,871
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,931
1,212
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Stephan ten Brink
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,940
7,742
0.298
communication theory
information theory
MIMO
coding theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,190
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Alexander Fedorov
Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
Taganrog,, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,777
10,305
0.400
media literacy
media education
media studies
film education
film studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,726
13,088
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Kevin Esvelt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,455
13,759
0.541
Molecular Evolution
Ecological Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,784
13,115
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Neil Malamuth
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,414
5,416
0.213
characteristics of sexual aggressors
mass media effects
pornography
conflct and communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,880
13,161
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Robert Scholtz
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,361
1,655
0.065
communications engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,964
13,197
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Robert W Mcchesney
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,307
5,716
0.226
media
politics
economics
communication
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,553
13,455
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Nancy Signorielli
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,969
5,252
0.210
mass communication
media effects
cultivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,566
13,463
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Hany Farid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,960
9,316
0.373
Media Forensics
Deepfakes
Generative AI
Forensic Science
Misinformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,883
96
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Федоров А.В.
Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
Taganrog,, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,798
8,697
0.351
медиаобразование
медиаграмотность
media
media literacy
media education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,004
13,646
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Brian Spitzberg
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,722
8,666
0.351
misinformation
disinformation
fake news
conspiracy theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,224
13,756
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Steve Whittaker
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,615
5,745
0.233
Human Computer Interaction
Computer Mediated Communication
Well-Being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,350
13,809
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Joseph Paradiso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,541
6,484
0.264
Sensor Networks
Human-Computer Interaction
Ubiquitous Computing (IoT)
Space Systems
Musical Controllers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,658
2,677
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Kin K Leung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,378
11,895
0.488
Communications networks
wireless and Internet technologies
machine learning and optimization