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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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