Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Michigan State University 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
Media finance
advertising effects
health communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,063
5,176
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
media
journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,823
4,466
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
diffusion of innovations
organizational change
scale up
social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,450
5,003
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Interactive Advertising
Digital Media
Global Brands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,370
4,290
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
media psychology
health communication
human-AI communication
persuasion
serious game
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,755
6,443
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mass communication
morality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,045
4,307
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
meditation
yoga
presence
interactivity
interoceptive awareness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
2,715
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Journalism Studies
Journalism
Media History
Media Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,395
5,673
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social norms
health
environment
& risk communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
3,995
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Science Communication
Risk Communication
Environmental Communication
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
4,592
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer-mediated communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
2,846
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
New media
political communication
youth
social media
activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,685
4,022
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Interpersonal and group communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,310
1,014
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Communication technology
mHealth
generative AI
AI ethics
AI trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,378
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Media Psychology
virtual reality
video games
cars as avatars
autonomous vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,694
3,474
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Media psychology
enjoyment
morality
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,285
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Communication and Information Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
3,261
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ICT & Society
Social Networks
Community
Social Capital
Measurement Error
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,378
2,557
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
communication technologies
interpersonal communication
social media
expectancy violations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
2,043
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
stigma research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
1,423
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,718
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mixed Methods
Concept Explicator
Art
Social Science Translator & Metascience
Alt. Journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,106
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Commmunication Technology
Group Dynamics and Interaction
Organizational Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,247
801
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Information Communication Technology and Development (ICTD)
Speculative Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
1,807
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental journalism
environmental communication
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
2,435
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,319
23,266
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Esther Thorson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,063
5,176
0.322
Media finance
advertising effects
health communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,256
27,771
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Lacy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,823
4,466
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,625
28,621
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James W Dearing
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,450
5,003
0.372
diffusion of innovations
organizational change
scale up
social networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,383
34,313
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hairong Li
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,370
4,290
0.377
Interactive Advertising
Digital Media
Global Brands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,168
36,337
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wei Peng|彭葳
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,755
6,443
0.599
media psychology
health communication
human-AI communication
persuasion
serious game
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,679
38,918
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ron Tamborini
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,045
4,307
0.429
Mass communication
morality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,102
44,944
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carrie Heeter
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
2,715
0.312
meditation
yoga
presence
interactivity
interoceptive awareness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,676
46,449
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tim P Vos
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,395
5,673
0.676
Journalism Studies
Journalism
Media History
Media Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,703
51,077
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Knight Lapinski
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
3,995
0.526
social norms
health
environment
& risk communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,981
54,058
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John C Besley
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,130
4,592
0.644
Science Communication
Risk Communication
Environmental Communication
Strategic Communication
Public Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,989
55,319
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brandon Van Der Heide
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
2,846
0.410
Computer-mediated communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,198
65,730
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kjerstin Thorson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,685
4,022
0.707
New media
political communication
youth
social media
activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,512
69,458
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gwen M Wittenbaum
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,310
1,014
0.191
Interpersonal and group communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,075
72,944
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Prabu David
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,378
0.475
Communication technology
mHealth
generative AI
AI ethics
AI trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,002
76,786
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rabindra A Ratan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,694
3,474
0.740
Media Psychology
virtual reality
video games
cars as avatars
autonomous vehicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,127
76,825
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Allison Eden
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,285
0.700
Media psychology
enjoyment
morality
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,127
79,465
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathan A Obar
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
3,261
0.726
Communication and Information Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,523
81,090
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mike Stern
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,378
2,557
0.584
ICT & Society
Social Networks
Community
Social Capital
Measurement Error
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,342
84,780
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca Gray
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,130
2,043
0.495
communication technologies
interpersonal communication
social media
expectancy violations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,936
91,028
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary Bresnahan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
1,423
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,904
98,543
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amanda Holmstrom
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,371
1,718
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,784
99,368
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Serena Miller Carpenter|Serena Carpenter
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,106
0.632
Mixed Methods
Concept Explicator
Art
Social Science Translator & Metascience
Alt. Journalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,350
101,210
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michele H Jackson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,247
801
0.247
Commmunication Technology
Group Dynamics and Interaction
Organizational Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,394
101,224
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Susan Wyche
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
1,807
0.557
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Information Communication Technology and Development (ICTD)
Speculative Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,521
102,409
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bruno Takahashi
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
2,435
0.762
Environmental journalism
environmental communication
risk