Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Queensland 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
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,250
14,656
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
6,500
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
soil biology
enzymes
pesticides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,101
4,360
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,632
4,472
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
943
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Participatory development communication
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,055
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
CSR
communication
public relations
organisation theory
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,869
1,389
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social Media
Blockchain Technologies
Trust and Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
2,536
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,991
1,160
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,413
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
745
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
media
communication
public relations
journalism
courts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
881
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
digital media
digital geographies
social contagion
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
967
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
1,142
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
453
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
745
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Crisis
risk
public relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
733
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Journalism
New Technologies
Refugees and migrants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
445
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Indigenous Literature
literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
429
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Media
Science Communication
Data Visualisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
536
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
482
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
youth culture
popular culture
enabling education
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
421
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
225
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Environmental communication
community media
alternative media
ethnic media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
219
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Journalism
Higher Education
Learning & Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
92
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,155
800
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Axel Bruns
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,250
14,656
0.441
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,316
2,237
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stuart Cunningham
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,153
6,500
0.379
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,598
2,673
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard G Burns
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,101
4,360
0.289
soil biology
enzymes
pesticides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,268
6,127
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amanda Lotz
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,632
4,472
0.586
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,995
12,372
949
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom O Regan
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
943
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,111
14,360
1,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elske van de Fliert
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
1,055
0.361
Participatory development communication
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,825
14,526
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Bartlett
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,869
1,389
0.484
CSR
communication
public relations
organisation theory
identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,639
14,831
1,126
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marten Risius
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,788
2,536
0.910
Social Media
Blockchain Technologies
Trust and Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,824
18,387
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Harrington
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,991
1,160
0.583
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,656
19,873
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brendan Keogh
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,739
1,413
0.813
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,820
20,338
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jason Watson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
745
0.445
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,145
20,854
1,547
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jane Johnston
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
881
0.551
media
communication
public relations
journalism
courts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,425
22,233
617
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peta Mitchell
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
967
0.682
digital media
digital geographies
social contagion
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,193
22,802
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anne Lane
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,346
1,142
0.848
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,439
23,573
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christina Spurgeon
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
453
0.360
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,890
24,719
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kevin Sanson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
745
0.658
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,518
25,187
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amisha Mehta
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
733
0.676
Crisis
risk
public relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,808
25,566
1,859
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Levi Obijiofor
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
445
0.426
Journalism
New Technologies
Refugees and migrants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,639
25,794
1,870
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anita Heiss
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
429
0.421
Indigenous Literature
literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,835
26,460
741
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brenda R Moon
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
536
0.564
Social Media
Science Communication
Data Visualisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,772
26,764
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark David Ryan
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
920
482
0.524
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,433
27,921
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Susan Hopkins
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
421
0.518
youth culture
popular culture
enabling education
media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,068
28,357
784
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Angela Romano
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
225
0.291
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,739
30,673
2,161
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kitty van Vuuren
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
219
0.388
Environmental communication
community media
alternative media
ethnic media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,938
31,317
855
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Sternberg
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
92
0.185
Journalism
Higher Education
Learning & Teaching