Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Chicago Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies 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
new media
political engagement
sociality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,945
13,435
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
collective intelligence
crowdsourcing
virtual and augmented reality
journalism
democratic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
2,064
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ethnography
Intersectionality
Black Cyberfeminism
Gaming
Digital Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,982
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
interpersonal communication
social media
HCI
computer-mediated communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,266
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
1,229
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Communication Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,084
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
communication
communication technologies
social media
privacy
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
805
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Health communication
Food
Campaigns
Public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
648
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
online journals
online databases
open access
scholarly communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
581
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
new media studies
audience research
Chinese communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
442
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Modernism
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
111
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sexualities
Science and Technology Studies
Race Class Gender
LGBTQ Studies
Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
88
0.793
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
digital culture
communication technology
virtual influencer
video game
Korean media and feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gender
motherhood
social media
technology
wellness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
media studies
reality television
celebrity culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Communications
Project Management
Health Informatics
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
26
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Health Communication
Technical Communication
New Media
Survey Research
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
1
0.125
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,544
9,305
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zizi Papacharissi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,945
13,435
0.464
new media
political engagement
sociality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,252
83,843
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tanja Aitamurto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
2,064
0.650
collective intelligence
crowdsourcing
virtual and augmented reality
journalism
democratic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,734
86,826
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kishonna L Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,982
0.832
Ethnography
Intersectionality
Black Cyberfeminism
Gaming
Digital Media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,471
124,061
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Samuel Hardman Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,266
0.917
interpersonal communication
social media
HCI
computer-mediated communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,186
126,645
578
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kevin Barnhurst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,861
1,229
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,648
138,075
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Besma Smida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,084
0.728
Communication Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,641
165,789
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kelly Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
805
0.794
communication
communication technologies
social media
privacy
older adults
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,367
185,399
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eulã Lia P Abril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
648
0.388
Health communication
Food
Campaigns
Public opinion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,659
194,886
894
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandra L De Groote
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
581
0.367
online journals
online databases
open access
scholarly communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,281
218,272
971
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elaine Yuan È‹‘
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
442
0.469
new media studies
audience research
Chinese communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,402,033
323,135
1,234
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen Leick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
111
0.387
Modernism
media studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505,391
338,025
1,289
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jody Ahlm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
88
0.793
Sexualities
Science and Technology Studies
Race Class Gender
LGBTQ Studies
Media Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702,780
365,686
1,386
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Do Own Donna Kim|Donna Do-Own Kim, Do Own Kim, Donna Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
digital culture
communication technology
virtual influencer
video game
Korean media and feminism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753,270
372,511
1,419
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eloise R Germic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
gender
motherhood
social media
technology
wellness
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,799,065
378,720
1,454
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evie Psarras
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
media studies
reality television
celebrity culture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,924
396,796
1,542
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher M Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
26
0.578
Communications
Project Management
Health Informatics
Cloud Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,347,905
443,335
1,743
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ginnifer Mastarone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
1
0.125
Health Communication
Technical Communication
New Media
Survey Research
Social Media