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![Matthew M Martin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Communication Traits
Instructional Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,683
5,262
0.415
![Alan K Goodboy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/836754.jpg)
Interpersonal Communication
Instructional Communication
Quantitative Research Methods
Educational
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
5,206
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Melanie Booth Butterfield](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2b/836755.jpg)
interpersonal & relational communication
humor enactment
emotions
anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
2,120
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Dominic Elliott](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
crisis management learning
strategy extreme events business continuity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
1,404
0.412
![Abiodun Salawu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/102255.jpg)
Journalism
Indigenous/Minority Language Media
Development Communication
Media/Cultural Studies
New Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,279
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Elizabeth L Cohen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e5/940978.jpg)
Communication
Media Effects
Parasocial
Entertainment
Social Influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
1,138
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Emma Weitkamp](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/16/1212981.jpg)
Science Communication
environmental communication
science and the arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
994
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Julie B Wiest](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7c/838120.jpg)
social psychology
cultural sociology
violence
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
923
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Christine Rittenour](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Intergroup
Family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
923
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Maria Brann](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/68/5113506.jpg)
Health Communication
Reproductive Loss Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
824
0.535
![Koffka Khan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/02/665592.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization
Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
609
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jennifer Jones](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/1278506.jpg)
major events
social media
community media
citizen journalism
media literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
405
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Kathryn A Burnett|Kathryn A Burnett, Kathryn Burnett, K A Burnett](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/1061621.jpg)
rural community
island cultures
creative practice
Scottish Identity
Cultural Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
404
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Emily West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/97/1300607.jpg)
Media and cultural studies
promotional culture
platforms
affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
383
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![MA Kopacz](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a8/838122.jpg)
communication
online communities
new media technologies
intergroup communication
marginalized identities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
312
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Carrie Kennedy Lightsey](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4d/839876.jpg)
jealousy
burnout
hurt
privacy invasion
aggression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
289
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Li Chen (陈理)](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/42/4819807.jpg)
Mass Communication
Health Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
269
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Isaac West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0b/1344564.jpg)
true crime
legal media
queer and gender studies
rhetorical studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
254
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Brian R Patterson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7d/836795.jpg)
Relational Communication
Research Methods
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
231
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Christina Athanasopoulou](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9c/5682808.jpg)
occupational therapy
eHealth
digital health
eLearning
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
213
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Emily S Kinsky](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f5/4598627.jpg)
public relations
crisis communication
technology
advertising
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
211
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Maggie Jiang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/53/4596279.jpg)
consumer nationalism
public relations
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
205
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Dobrinka Peicheva](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/48/4556036.jpg)
media
communication
massmedia
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
193
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Димитрина Стефанова, Dimitrina Stefanova](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8d/4822560.jpg)
Public Relations
Strategic communication
Crisis management
Crisis PR
Communication management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
133
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mohhammad Afsar Sujon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/5307770.jpg)
Bridge Inspection
Infrastructure Asset Management
Transportation
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
Matthew M Martin
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,683
5,262
0.415
Communication Traits
Instructional Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Bullying
Alan K Goodboy
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
5,206
0.634
Interpersonal Communication
Instructional Communication
Quantitative Research Methods
Educational
Melanie Booth Butterfield
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,698
2,120
0.372
interpersonal & relational communication
humor enactment
emotions
anxiety
Dominic Elliott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,404
1,404
0.412
crisis management learning
strategy extreme events business continuity
Abiodun Salawu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,279
0.735
Journalism
Indigenous/Minority Language Media
Development Communication
Media/Cultural Studies
New Media
Elizabeth L Cohen
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,616
1,138
0.704
Communication
Media Effects
Parasocial
Entertainment
Social Influence
Emma Weitkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
994
0.616
Science Communication
environmental communication
science and the arts
Julie B Wiest
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
923
0.536
social psychology
cultural sociology
violence
new media
Christine Rittenour
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
923
0.595
Maria Brann
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
824
0.535
Health Communication
Reproductive Loss Communication
Koffka Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
609
0.610
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization
Distributed Computing
Jennifer Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
405
0.511
major events
social media
community media
citizen journalism
media literacy
Kathryn A Burnett|Kathryn A Burnett, Kathryn Burnett, K A Burnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
404
0.564
rural community
island cultures
creative practice
Scottish Identity
Cultural Work
Emily West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
383
0.497
Media and cultural studies
promotional culture
platforms
affect
MA Kopacz
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
312
0.394
communication
online communities
new media technologies
intergroup communication
marginalized identities
Carrie Kennedy Lightsey
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
289
0.491
jealousy
burnout
hurt
privacy invasion
aggression
Li Chen (陈理)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
269
0.833
Mass Communication
Health Communication
Isaac West
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
254
0.496
true crime
legal media
queer and gender studies
rhetorical studies
Brian R Patterson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
231
0.288
Relational Communication
Research Methods
Aging
Christina Athanasopoulou
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
![Greece](/flags/gr.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
213
0.722
occupational therapy
eHealth
digital health
eLearning
social media
Emily S Kinsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
211
0.610
public relations
crisis communication
technology
advertising
media
Maggie Jiang
University of West Alabama
Livingston, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
205
0.690
consumer nationalism
public relations
social media
Dobrinka Peicheva
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
![Bulgaria](/flags/bg.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
193
0.788
media
communication
massmedia
new media
Димитрина Стефанова, Dimitrina Stefanova
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
![Bulgaria](/flags/bg.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
133
0.875
Public Relations
Strategic communication
Crisis management
Crisis PR
Communication management
Mohhammad Afsar Sujon
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
Bridge Inspection
Infrastructure Asset Management
Transportation
Computer Vision