Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,761
42,374
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,924
14,843
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Communication Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,519
5,505
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Social Media
Multimedia
Computer Graphics
UX
Augmented Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,128
3,044
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Language and literacy development
bilingualism
home literacy environment
classroom interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,066
4,122
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sociology
Journalism
Media Ownership
International Comparative Research
Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,225
2,941
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
digital video ethnography research
tools for digital video analysis
engagement
perspective and perspectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
1,493
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
media studies
philosophy of technology
sociology of technology
political economy
technology and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
4,083
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Africa
China
democracy
international relations
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,274
817
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
political economy of media
global media
labor and technology
media and colonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
1,969
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Media Effects
Developmental Psychology
Horror Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
669
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Television
Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
1,840
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,723
1,986
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
human communication
humor
research methods
organizational communication
instructional communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
1,148
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
media history
film history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
482
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
communication
mass media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
757
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Digital Technology
Knowledge Production
Communication
Culture
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,033
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
aphasia
verbs
rehabilitation
vnest
discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,016
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
HIV
prevention
microbicides
testing
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,316
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
media studies
disability studies
history of technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
1,168
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Journalism
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
896
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Communication Networks
Optimization
Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
945
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Intercultural communication
cross-cultural research
facework
quantitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
674
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
folklore
digital culture
mass media
humor
legends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
692
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
women magazines
women and advertising
history of home economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
134
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,355
601
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arjun Appadurai
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,761
42,374
0.276
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,836
5,626
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Schudson
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,924
14,843
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,971
19,674
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
W Russell Neuman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,519
5,505
0.297
Communication Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,286
43,079
745
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Doree Duncan Seligmann
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,128
3,044
0.333
Social Media
Multimedia
Computer Graphics
UX
Augmented Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,601
48,593
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carol Hammer
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,066
4,122
0.511
Language and literacy development
bilingualism
home literacy environment
classroom interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,527
53,783
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rodney Benson
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,225
2,941
0.407
Sociology
Journalism
Media Ownership
International Comparative Research
Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,580
74,864
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ricki Goldman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
1,493
0.306
digital video ethnography research
tools for digital video analysis
engagement
perspective and perspectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,019
75,855
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulises Ali Mejias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
4,083
0.850
media studies
philosophy of technology
sociology of technology
political economy
technology and culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,214
101,225
1,394
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Howard W French
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,274
817
0.250
Africa
China
democracy
international relations
politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,158
102,657
895
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paula Chakravartty
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
1,969
0.613
political economy of media
global media
labor and technology
media and colonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,864
108,223
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven J Kirsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
669
0.225
Media Effects
Developmental Psychology
Horror Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,780
112,119
965
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Suzy Tomopoulos
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
1,840
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,086
114,962
982
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicole Starosielski
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,723
1,986
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,604
121,227
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jason S Wrench
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
1,148
0.456
human communication
humor
research methods
organizational communication
instructional communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,667
126,125
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
William Boddy
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,364
482
0.204
media history
film history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,548
139,491
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
George Rodman
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
757
0.376
communication
mass media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,575
144,864
1,183
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Angela Xiao Wu
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,033
0.546
Digital Technology
Knowledge Production
Communication
Culture
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,097
151,681
1,921
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lisa Edmonds
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,016
0.582
aphasia
verbs
rehabilitation
vnest
discourse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,089
153,234
1,943
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rebecca Giguere
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,316
0.767
HIV
prevention
microbicides
testing
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,938
158,798
1,279
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mara Mills
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
1,168
0.724
media studies
disability studies
history of technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,835
161,720
1,299
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ivan Oransky
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
896
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,806
164,592
2,042
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Javad Ghaderi
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
945
0.625
Communication Networks
Optimization
Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,013
175,171
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rebecca Merkin
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
674
0.501
Intercultural communication
cross-cultural research
facework
quantitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,494
184,478
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Trevor J Blank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
692
0.571
folklore
digital culture
mass media
humor
legends
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,634
191,418
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mary Ellen Zuckerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
134
0.119
women magazines
women and advertising
history of home economics