Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aggression and violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,060
26,668
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
social media
marginalization
relationships
agents
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,161
11,497
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
communication technologies
mediated communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
6,690
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Political communication
Internet
Political misperceptions
Contentious politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,278
6,670
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
4,353
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Media Processing & Effects
Motivation & Emotion
Decision & Choices
Quantum Cognition
Psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
3,754
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Communication
Library Science
Information Science
Audience Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,184
3,414
0.178
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Media Effects
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Framing
Agenda-setting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,045
2,538
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computer-Mediated Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Communication Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,729
2,086
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
communication technology
social media
human-computer interaction
self/identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
1,984
0.562
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Communication
Narratives
Characters
Morality
Media Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,820
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
health communication
risk communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,228
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
advertising
race
identity
intergroup
stereotypes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,010
0.407
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Interpersonal communication
friendships
social support
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
495
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social media
emotion
emotional intelligence
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
267
0.842
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Communications
Signal Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
258
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Communication
Media Effects
Organizational Communication
Education
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
258
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Morality
Narratives
Media Psychology
Emotion
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
233
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Communication
Computational Methods
Social Networks
Misinformation
Misperception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Popular Dance
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
50
0.980
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sociocultural linguistics
media studies
japanese linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
intercultural communication
conversation analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Digital Media Studies
Composition Studies
Rhetorical Theory
Professional Writing
Film Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
10
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philosophy of Education
digital technology
disinformation
conspiracy theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Film Studies
Critical Ethnic Studies
Film Aesthetics
Environmental Humanities
Decolonial Methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,268
3,339
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brad J Bushman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,060
26,668
0.375
Aggression and violence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,541
11,600
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jesse Fox
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,161
11,497
0.711
social media
marginalization
relationships
agents
virtual reality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,501
24,283
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Silvia Knobloch Westerwick
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,869
6,690
0.520
communication technologies
mediated communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,756
24,369
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
R Kelly Garrett
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,278
6,670
0.591
Political communication
Internet
Political misperceptions
Contentious politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,779
40,091
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Eveland
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
4,353
0.308
Political Communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,353
46,956
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zheng Joyce Wang
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
3,754
0.482
Media Processing & Effects
Motivation & Emotion
Decision & Choices
Quantum Cognition
Psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,011
51,817
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brenda Dervin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,184
3,414
0.178
Communication
Library Science
Information Science
Audience Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,767
69,325
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerald Kosicki
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,045
2,538
0.281
Media Effects
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Framing
Agenda-setting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,943
82,892
619
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David C Deandrea
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,729
2,086
0.559
Computer-Mediated Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Communication Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,773
86,560
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roselyn J Lee Won
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
1,984
0.562
communication technology
social media
human-computer interaction
self/identity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,787
93,114
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthew Grizzard
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,820
0.617
Communication
Narratives
Characters
Morality
Media Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,147
126,508
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shelly Hovick
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,228
0.762
health communication
risk communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,191
144,359
1,097
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Osei Appiah
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,010
0.407
advertising
race
identity
intergroup
stereotypes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,493
208,386
1,543
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Margaret Rooney
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
495
0.618
Interpersonal communication
friendships
social support
new media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,602
260,251
1,810
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bridget C Mchugh
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
267
0.842
social media
emotion
emotional intelligence
psychometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,238
262,805
1,829
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Day
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
821
258
0.314
Communications
Signal Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,454
262,862
1,830
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert P Griffiths
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
258
0.461
Communication
Media Effects
Organizational Communication
Education
Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,959
271,038
1,869
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
C Joseph Francemone
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
233
0.996
Morality
Narratives
Media Psychology
Emotion
Cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,710,483
367,410
2,506
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qin Li
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
Political Communication
Computational Methods
Social Networks
Misinformation
Misperception
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,736,482
370,869
2,535
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alexandra Harlig
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
50
0.980
Popular Dance
Social Media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,798,479
379,299
2,608
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hannah Dahlberg-Dodd
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
sociocultural linguistics
media studies
japanese linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,945,580
398,409
2,789
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Budimka Uskokovic
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
intercultural communication
conversation analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,150,724
423,288
3,050
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catherine C Braun
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
10
0.263
Digital Media Studies
Composition Studies
Rhetorical Theory
Professional Writing
Film Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,741
434,532
3,151
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
H Lara-Steidel
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Philosophy of Education
digital technology
disinformation
conspiracy theories
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278,403
436,974
3,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mercedes Chavez
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Film Studies
Critical Ethnic Studies
Film Aesthetics
Environmental Humanities
Decolonial Methodologies