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
communication
journalism
politics
methods
computational communication science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,769
0.918
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
media and time
automation
networked discourse
peer production
local news and data journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,520
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
media processing & effects
health communication
narrative persuasion
quantitative & qualitative methods
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
351
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Media Culture
Social Media
Platformization
Digital Book Culture
Social TV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
272
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
media reception
media use
theory building
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
268
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Journalismus
Neue Medien
Online-Forschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
230
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medienwandel
Journalismusgeschichte
Medienpolitik
politische Kommunikation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
Mario Haim
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,928
1,769
0.918
communication
journalism
politics
methods
computational communication science
Christian Pentzold
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,520
0.585
media and time
automation
networked discourse
peer production
local news and data journalism
Freya Sukalla
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
351
0.862
media processing & effects
health communication
narrative persuasion
quantitative & qualitative methods
psychophysiology
Sven Stollfuß
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
272
0.898
Media Culture
Social Media
Platformization
Digital Book Culture
Social TV
Felix Frey
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
268
0.757
media reception
media use
theory building
methodology
Martin Welker
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
230
0.234
Journalismus
Neue Medien
Online-Forschung
Niklas Venema
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
Medienwandel
Journalismusgeschichte
Medienpolitik
politische Kommunikation