Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Radboud University Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
discourse structure
perspectivization
text quality
language and new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
1,303
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
digital resilience
media literacy
children
adolescents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
2,909
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
media
journalistiek
publieke omroep
mediabeleid
journalism studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
911
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
communication
discourse analysis
rhetoric
wildlife conflicts
local knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
1,784
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political communication
opinion mining
machine learning
Data science
Social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,286
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Argumentation
Reasoning
Persuasion
Advertising
Multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,076
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Advertising
English
Foreign Languages
Persuasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,041
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
News
children
adolescents
positive (media) psychology
constructive journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,497
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Persuasive Communication
advertising
media and social influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,030
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
eGovernment
Diffusion of innovations
Network Analysis
User perspective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
458
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
media multitasking
news effects
cognitive processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
726
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
communication science
research methodology
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
504
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
persuasion
pragmatics
social media
advertising
non-nativeness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
226
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Communication
Decision making
Ambivalence
Inter- and Intrapersonal Relationships
Dialogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
74
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Media Tourism
Global Media Cultures
Digital Media
Qualitative research
Transnational Mobilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
63
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Film Theory
World Cinema
Critical Theory
Visual Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
41
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
social media
crisis
information pandemic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,063
5,284
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wilbert Spooren
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
1,303
0.309
discourse structure
perspectivization
text quality
language and new media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,082
5,297
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Esther Rozendaal
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,200
2,909
0.693
digital resilience
media literacy
children
adolescents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,119
5,906
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jo Bardoel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
911
0.254
media
journalistiek
publieke omroep
mediabeleid
journalism studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,448
5,989
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ann Van Herzele
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
1,784
0.508
communication
discourse analysis
rhetoric
wildlife conflicts
local knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,645
6,776
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maurice Vergeer
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,286
0.435
Political communication
opinion mining
machine learning
Data science
Social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,515
7,689
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jos Hornikx
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,076
0.447
Argumentation
Reasoning
Persuasion
Advertising
Multilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,764
8,052
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frank Van Meurs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,041
0.469
Advertising
English
Foreign Languages
Persuasion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,934
9,309
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mariska Kleemans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,497
0.877
News
children
adolescents
positive (media) psychology
constructive journalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,292
10,006
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Ketelaar
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,030
0.697
Persuasive Communication
advertising
media and social influence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,887
10,318
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lidwien Van De Wijngaert
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
458
0.329
eGovernment
Diffusion of innovations
Network Analysis
User perspective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,316
11,286
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gabi Schaap
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
726
0.640
media multitasking
news effects
cognitive processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,226
11,594
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ruben Konig
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
504
0.474
communication science
research methodology
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
859,372
14,413
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rob Le Pair
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
226
0.395
persuasion
pragmatics
social media
advertising
non-nativeness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,601,758
23,384
1,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hanneke J Nijland
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
74
0.822
Communication
Decision making
Ambivalence
Inter- and Intrapersonal Relationships
Dialogue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,729,177
24,365
1,152
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Apoorva Nanjangud
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
63
1.000
Media Tourism
Global Media Cultures
Digital Media
Qualitative research
Transnational Mobilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840,643
25,111
1,192
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Mourenza
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
41
0.911
Film Theory
World Cinema
Critical Theory
Visual Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,316
26,688
1,282
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xin Wang
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
social media
crisis
information pandemic