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![Axel Bruns](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/114626.jpg)
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,481
14,038
0.432
![Stuart Cunningham](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/83/131635.jpg)
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,762
6,181
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Richard G Burns](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f0/106.jpg)
soil biology
enzymes
pesticides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,901
4,199
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Amanda Lotz](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,306
4,162
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Marten Risius](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ab/126869.jpg)
Social Media
Blockchain Technologies
Trust and Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
2,404
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jennifer Bartlett](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
CSR
communication
public relations
organisation theory
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
1,332
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Brendan Keogh](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/82/119522.jpg)
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,313
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Stephen Harrington](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/82/114631.jpg)
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,112
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Anne Lane](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ab/115331.jpg)
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,100
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Elske van de Fliert](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1c/114742.jpg)
Participatory development communication
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,869
1,013
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Tom O Regan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
934
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Peta Mitchell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/94/128947.jpg)
digital media
digital geographies
social contagion
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
899
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jane Johnston](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4e/52104.jpg)
media
communication
public relations
journalism
courts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
864
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Jason Watson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3f/123780.jpg)
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
725
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Amisha Mehta](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/53865.jpg)
Crisis
risk
public relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
700
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Kevin Sanson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/29/45241.jpg)
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
640
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Brenda R Moon](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f6/119511.jpg)
Social Media
Science Communication
Data Visualisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
516
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mark David Ryan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8b/126742.jpg)
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
457
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Levi Obijiofor](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Journalism
New Technologies
Refugees and migrants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
428
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Christina Spurgeon](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
420
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Anita Heiss](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Indigenous Literature
literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
412
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Susan Hopkins](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2a/131777.jpg)
youth culture
popular culture
enabling education
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
383
0.494
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Angela Romano](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/30/41540.jpg)
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
217
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Kitty van Vuuren](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/57/114412.jpg)
Environmental communication
community media
alternative media
ethnic media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
214
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Vadivelu Thusyanthy|Thusyanthy Vadivelu](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cryptocurrency
Digital Marketing
Social Media
Consumer Behaviour
Scale Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
160
0.717
Axel Bruns
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,481
14,038
0.432
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
Stuart Cunningham
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,762
6,181
0.369
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
Richard G Burns
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,901
4,199
0.282
soil biology
enzymes
pesticides
Amanda Lotz
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,306
4,162
0.570
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
Marten Risius
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
2,404
0.906
Social Media
Blockchain Technologies
Trust and Safety
Jennifer Bartlett
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
1,332
0.476
CSR
communication
public relations
organisation theory
identity
Brendan Keogh
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,313
0.805
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
Stephen Harrington
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,112
0.575
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
Anne Lane
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,100
0.847
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
Elske van de Fliert
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,869
1,013
0.353
Participatory development communication
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development
Tom O Regan
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
934
0.265
Peta Mitchell
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
899
0.668
digital media
digital geographies
social contagion
digital humanities
Jane Johnston
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
864
0.548
media
communication
public relations
journalism
courts
Jason Watson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
725
0.439
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
Amisha Mehta
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
700
0.668
Crisis
risk
public relations
Kevin Sanson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
640
0.632
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
Brenda R Moon
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
516
0.557
Social Media
Science Communication
Data Visualisation
Mark David Ryan
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
457
0.512
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
Levi Obijiofor
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
428
0.419
Journalism
New Technologies
Refugees and migrants
Christina Spurgeon
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
420
0.344
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
Anita Heiss
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
412
0.418
Indigenous Literature
literacy
Susan Hopkins
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
383
0.494
youth culture
popular culture
enabling education
media studies
Angela Romano
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
217
0.286
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
Kitty van Vuuren
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
214
0.386
Environmental communication
community media
alternative media
ethnic media
Vadivelu Thusyanthy|Thusyanthy Vadivelu
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
160
0.717
Cryptocurrency
Digital Marketing
Social Media
Consumer Behaviour
Scale Development