Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 15.842 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
The role of culture in human development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,663
65,407
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,700
35,552
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,396
53,164
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Content analysis
Cybernetics
Discourse
human centered design
Critial social science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,475
39,193
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aggression and violence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,078
22,745
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
discourse analysis
discursive psychology
conversation analysis
social interaction
qualitative
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,607
12,587
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,113
20,034
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Media
culture
communication
journalism
cultural science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,943
10,631
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,293
24,393
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
digital media
political communication
social movements
media
civic engagement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,545
15,805
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication
Deception
New communication technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,937
13,204
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
human computer interaction
artificial intelligence
digital health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,614
8,353
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Communication and Information Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,400
8,289
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social media
computer-mediated communication
computer-supported cooperative work
HCI
groupware
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
13,363
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,776
30,541
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,615
12,832
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
crisis management
crisis communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
19,805
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Children and media
youth culture
media education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Communication
Intercultural Communication
Media Studies
Health Communication
Qualitative Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,979
22,182
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
media
gender
sexuality
neoliberalism
subjectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,982
17,597
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Media Psychology
Psychology of Technology
Communication Science
Sex Research
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,820
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Learning Technologies
Digital Media and Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Constructionism
Design-Based Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,806
12,216
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Communications
cultural studies
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
6,031
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365
153
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,663
65,407
0.244
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362
598
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arjun Appadurai
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,700
35,552
0.228
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,977
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohamed Slim Alouini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,396
53,164
0.509
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,022
1,439
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Klaus Krippendorff
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,475
39,193
0.379
Content analysis
Cybernetics
Discourse
human centered design
Critial social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,696
2,690
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brad J Bushman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,078
22,745
0.316
Aggression and violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,331
2,992
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan Potter
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,607
12,587
0.186
discourse analysis
discursive psychology
conversation analysis
social interaction
qualitative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,425
165
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Deuze
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,113
20,034
0.328
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,604
334
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Hartley
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,943
10,631
0.190
Media
culture
communication
journalism
cultural science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,575
221
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Patti M Valkenburg
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,293
24,393
0.466
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,807
4,657
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
W Lance Bennett
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,545
15,805
0.307
digital media
political communication
social movements
media
civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,286
4,885
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Judee Burgoon
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,937
13,204
0.264
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication
Deception
New communication technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,394
4,936
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pattie Maes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,614
8,353
0.168
human computer interaction
artificial intelligence
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,459
47
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shlomo Shamai Shitz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,400
8,289
0.168
Communication and Information Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,637
5,515
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marshall Scott Poole
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,693
5,542
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cliff Lampe
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
13,363
0.291
social media
computer-mediated communication
computer-supported cooperative work
HCI
groupware
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,781
375
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Meng Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,776
30,541
0.667
Multimedia
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,849
5,613
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Schudson
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,615
12,832
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,510
5,915
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
W. Timothy Coombs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
19,805
0.449
crisis management
crisis communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,961
231
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eszter Hargittai
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,193
17,415
0.403
Internet skills
digital inequality
digital literacy
digital divide
older adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,329
1,174
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Buckingham
Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,464
10,657
0.251
Children and media
youth culture
media education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,558
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deddy Mulyana
Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung
Sumedang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,979
22,182
0.528
Communication
Intercultural Communication
Media Studies
Health Communication
Qualitative Research Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,695
1,280
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rosalind Gill
City University London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,982
17,597
0.440
media
gender
sexuality
neoliberalism
subjectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,784
638
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicola Döring
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,820
0.347
Media Psychology
Psychology of Technology
Communication Science
Sex Research
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,794
6,968
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mitchel Resnick
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,806
12,216
0.307
Learning Technologies
Digital Media and Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Constructionism
Design-Based Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,879
1,290
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Morley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
6,031
0.152
Communications
cultural studies
cultural geography