Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Complutense de Madrid Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Communications and Media Studies Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Ciberperiodismo
Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
5,424
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Communication
Communication Theory
Teoría de la Comunicación
Comunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,752
2,640
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mediación Social
Teoría de la Comunicación
epistemología
metodología de investigación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
1,997
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cine. Televisión. Historia de los Medios. Periodismo televisivo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
2,316
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political and Public Sector Communication
Public Relations
Intangible resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
2,391
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Relaciones Públicas
Cine
Comunicación persuasiva
Neurocomunicación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,443
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
periodismo de precisión
periodismo de datos
transparencia democrática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
3,454
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Comunicación
Semiótica
Cultura
Periodismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
857
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
communication research
information and journalism
new technologies
cognition and communication
interpersonal communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,278
1,589
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Internet-IA
Cyberjournalism
Educacion
New-Media-Periodismo-Comunicacion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,513
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
violencia en medios de comunicación
estudios de género
violencia social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
863
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comunicación Política
Profesionalismo Periodístico
Ciberdemocracia
Periodismo de Datos y Precisión
Campañas Electorales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,875
872
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fotografía
Documentación fotográfica
medios de comunicación
Edición
Documentación informativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
907
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Affect dynamics
Scholarly Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,259
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Comunicación
TIC
Retórica
Educación
Narrativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
1,067
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Periodismo. Internet.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,043
682
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Comunicación
marketing
comportamiento del consumidor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
1,714
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
COMUNICACION AUDIOVISUAL
PERIODISMO
RADIO
TELEVISION
FORMACION
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
772
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Comunicación
Sociología
Opinión Pública
Sociología de la Comunicación
Sociology of Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
753
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Communication
Cultural Studies
Journalism
Public Relations
Arts & Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,082
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social Media
Digital Journalism
Science Communication
Scholarly Communication
Media History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,309
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Comunicación y Género. Estudios Culturales. Semiótica. Teoría de la Información. Estudios Visuales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,590
931
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Communication
Film
Television
Documentary
Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
480
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
comunicación
intangibles
publicidad
educación superior
relaciones públicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,094
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Comunicación
Redes sociales
Teoría de la Información
Género
Ética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,059
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,857
2,992
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mª Mercedes Zamarra López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,338
5,424
0.651
Ciberperiodismo
Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,895
4,003
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José Luis Piñuel Raigada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,752
2,640
0.391
Communication
Communication Theory
Teoría de la Comunicación
Comunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,423
4,564
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manuel Martin Serrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
1,997
0.327
Mediación Social
Teoría de la Comunicación
epistemología
metodología de investigación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,024
5,044
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jaime Barroso Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
2,316
0.414
Cine. Televisión. Historia de los Medios. Periodismo televisivo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,776
5,824
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Jose Canel Crespo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,938
2,391
0.484
Political and Public Sector Communication
Public Relations
Intangible resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,362
7,589
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Caldevilla Domínguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,443
0.628
Relaciones Públicas
Cine
Comunicación persuasiva
Neurocomunicación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,967
7,923
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura Tejedor Fuentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
3,454
0.926
periodismo de precisión
periodismo de datos
transparencia democrática
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,664
8,172
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gonzalo Abril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
857
0.238
Comunicación
Semiótica
Cultura
Periodismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,805
8,964
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eva Aladro Vico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,278
1,589
0.485
communication research
information and journalism
new technologies
cognition and communication
interpersonal communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,572
9,734
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jesús Miguel Flores Vivar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,513
0.504
Internet-IA
Cyberjournalism
Educacion
New-Media-Periodismo-Comunicacion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,320
10,044
639
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Concepción Fernández Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,907
863
0.297
violencia en medios de comunicación
estudios de género
violencia social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,260
10,120
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jose Luis Dader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,875
872
0.303
Comunicación Política
Profesionalismo Periodístico
Ciberdemocracia
Periodismo de Datos y Precisión
Campañas Electorales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,432
11,739
775
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Juan Miguel Sanchez Vigil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
907
0.374
Fotografía
Documentación fotográfica
medios de comunicación
Edición
Documentación informativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,180
11,799
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pandelis Perakakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,259
0.522
Affect dynamics
Scholarly Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,883
12,522
831
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francisco Garcia Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
1,067
0.474
Comunicación
TIC
Retórica
Educación
Narrativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,807
13,561
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Concha Edo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,043
682
0.334
Periodismo. Internet.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,684
13,701
907
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gema Martinez Navarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
1,714
0.850
Comunicación
marketing
comportamiento del consumidor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,245
15,429
1,035
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miguel Angel Ortiz Sobrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
772
0.450
COMUNICACION AUDIOVISUAL
PERIODISMO
RADIO
TELEVISION
FORMACION
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,616
15,693
1,057
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
José A Ruiz San Román
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
753
0.450
Comunicación
Sociología
Opinión Pública
Sociología de la Comunicación
Sociology of Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,455
16,155
1,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Cabezuelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,082
0.673
Communication
Cultural Studies
Journalism
Public Relations
Arts & Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,522
16,212
1,104
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francisco Segado Boj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,309
0.820
Social Media
Digital Journalism
Science Communication
Scholarly Communication
Media History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,117
16,275
1,106
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Asuncion Bernardez Rodal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,590
931
0.586
Comunicación y Género. Estudios Culturales. Semiótica. Teoría de la Información. Estudios Visuales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,329
16,622
1,125
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Norberto Mínguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
480
0.311
Communication
Film
Television
Documentary
Fiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,190
16,990
1,146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mónica Viñarás
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,094
0.732
comunicación
intangibles
publicidad
educación superior
relaciones públicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,564
17,360
1,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Graciela Padilla Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,059
0.733
Comunicación
Redes sociales
Teoría de la Información
Género
Ética