Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 24 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
characteristics of sexual aggressors
mass media effects
pornography
conflct and communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,750
4,600
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cognitive Science
Human Interaction
Multimodal Communication
Cognitive Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
5,572
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Production studies
Media industries
Film and Television
Documentary
Creative Labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,009
2,097
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
new media
social change
online activism
information society
scholarly communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
1,640
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Campaigns
elections
advertising
messaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
3,159
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
vocal communication
cognitive science
evolution
music
pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,899
2,739
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Media philosophy
new media
art and design criticism
digital humanities
urban humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,673
1,359
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Communication
Workplace Ageism
Intergenerational Interaction
Global Leadership
Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,141
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Political Communication
New Media
Media Bias
Collective Action Online
History of News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
1,012
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
media art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
692
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Digital Media Literacies
STEM
Literacy
Learning Environments
Computational Thinking and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
718
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Communication
self-talk
music psychology
consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,305
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cognition
Multimodal communication
Consciousness
Simulations
Play
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
540
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
art and science
nanotech. biotech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
136
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
political parties
elections
political communication
methods
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
157
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Queer Theory
Transgender Studies
Feminist Theory
Film and Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
263
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human-Computer Interaction
Computing Education
Informal Learning
New Media Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
132
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mediated Communication
Political Communication
Language and Social Interaction
Sociology of Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
193
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Media representations
race
access
organizational change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
57
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
film studies
media studies
cultural studies
audiences and reception
production cultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
43
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Statistics
machine learning
computer vision
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
political communication
digital politics
social movement
gender/sexuality politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
15
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Media Arts
Neuroscience
Architecture
Machine Intelligence
GAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cinema and Media Studies
Gender/Sexuality Studies
Comedy
Classical Hollywood
Film Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,935
13,141
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neil Malamuth
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,750
4,600
0.179
characteristics of sexual aggressors
mass media effects
pornography
conflct and communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,847
29,449
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rick Dale
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
5,572
0.416
Cognitive Science
Human Interaction
Multimodal Communication
Cognitive Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,067
49,592
857
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John T Caldwell
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,009
2,097
0.262
Production studies
Media industries
Film and Television
Documentary
Creative Labor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,253
55,166
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leah A Lievrouw
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
1,640
0.230
new media
social change
online activism
information society
scholarly communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,938
59,203
955
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lynn Vavreck
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,585
3,159
0.480
Campaigns
elections
advertising
messaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,664
65,065
1,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greg Bryant
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,899
2,739
0.464
vocal communication
cognitive science
evolution
music
pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,719
67,242
1,049
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Lunenfeld
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,673
1,359
0.240
Media philosophy
new media
art and design criticism
digital humanities
urban humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,158
98,717
1,432
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert M Mccann
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
1,141
0.330
Communication
Workplace Ageism
Intergenerational Interaction
Global Leadership
Thailand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,208
108,623
1,526
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim Groeling
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,016
1,012
0.336
Political Communication
New Media
Media Bias
Collective Action Online
History of News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,722
116,567
1,599
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Casey Reas
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
692
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,110
138,851
1,813
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kimberley Gomez
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
718
0.347
Digital Media Literacies
STEM
Literacy
Learning Environments
Computational Thinking and Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,536
162,568
2,053
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Constance Bainbridge
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,305
0.828
Communication
self-talk
music psychology
consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,788
175,748
2,188
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francis Steen
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
540
0.396
Cognition
Multimodal communication
Consciousness
Simulations
Play
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,004
238,860
2,923
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Victoria Vesna
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
639
136
0.213
art and science
nanotech. biotech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,972
263,099
3,409
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Georgia Kernell
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
157
0.349
political parties
elections
political communication
methods
Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,633
265,360
3,461
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Giancarlo Cornejo
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
263
0.605
Queer Theory
Transgender Studies
Feminist Theory
Film and Media Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,266
278,704
3,739
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alice Mira Chung
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
132
0.373
Human-Computer Interaction
Computing Education
Informal Learning
New Media Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,233,151
302,337
4,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Loeb
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
193
0.804
Mediated Communication
Political Communication
Language and Social Interaction
Sociology of Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624,902
356,051
5,037
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kenneth R. Roth
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
57
0.594
Media representations
race
access
organizational change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,724,876
369,512
5,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jasmine Nadua Trice
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
43
0.581
film studies
media studies
cultural studies
audiences and reception
production cultures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746,615
372,443
5,205
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaofeng Lin
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Statistics
machine learning
computer vision
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,054,381
411,894
5,564
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shih-Chan Dai
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
15
0.600
political communication
digital politics
social movement
gender/sexuality politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,726
434,891
5,814
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Refik Anadol
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Media Arts
Neuroscience
Architecture
Machine Intelligence
GAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,395,849
446,498
5,921
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric A Pitz
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Cinema and Media Studies
Gender/Sexuality Studies
Comedy
Classical Hollywood
Film Studies