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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Journalism
Media
Communication Research
Comparative Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,698
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political communication
media effects
political journalism
elections
public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,243
5,239
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Media Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,146
4,929
0.486
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,093
3,896
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Entertainment research
propaganda
extremism
mobile communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,788
3,243
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Media audiences
Online journalism
Computational journalism
Automated journalism
Convergence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,850
2,748
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,506
0.630
Thomas Hanitzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,698
0.577
Journalism
Media
Communication Research
Comparative Studies
Carsten Reinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,243
5,239
0.567
Political communication
media effects
political journalism
elections
public opinion
Heinrich Hussmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,146
4,929
0.486
Media Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Technology
Hans-Bernd Brosius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,093
3,896
0.276
Diana Rieger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,788
3,243
0.856
Entertainment research
propaganda
extremism
mobile communication
Neil Thurman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,850
2,748
0.470
Media audiences
Online journalism
Computational journalism
Automated journalism
Convergence
Constanze Rossmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,506
0.630