Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego 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
The role of culture in human development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Journalism
Political Communication
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
9,460
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
computation
design
entrepreneurialism
Science Technology Studies
feminist studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
5,584
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social studies of technology and design
climate politics
urban inequalities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
1,245
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Marketing
Analytics
Platforms
Advertising
Attention
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,854
1,542
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Communication
regulation
politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
460
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ethnic studies
film and media studies
Chicanx studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
250
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Visual Culture
Education
Disability Studies
Media
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
106
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Film Music
Physiognomic Perception
Body Image Disorders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
97
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
media studies
propaganda
cultural anthropology
Latin American Studies
guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
190
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
contemporary US media industries
historical feminization of labor
creative labor and organizing
production cultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
159
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
augmented reality
virtual reality
holograms
communication
popular music
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
117
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
critical disability studies
special education
comparative and international education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
60
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
communication
environment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
22
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Media and Extremism
Bayesian Econometrics
Synthetic Control
right-wing extremism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
policing
performance
visual culture
ethnography
anthropology of policing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
political economy
music
libraries
information literacy
copyright
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358
152
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,713
12,248
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dan Hallin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,718
9,460
0.354
Journalism
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,328
41,053
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lilly Irani
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,586
5,584
0.583
computation
design
entrepreneurialism
Science Technology Studies
feminist studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,227
92,561
1,193
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christo Sims
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
1,245
0.336
social studies of technology and design
climate politics
urban inequalities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,086
111,344
1,373
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kenneth C Wilbur
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,854
1,542
0.540
Marketing
Analytics
Platforms
Advertising
Attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,171
140,177
1,657
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert B Horwitz
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
460
0.230
Communication
regulation
politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,606
234,302
2,548
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Curtis Marez
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
250
0.372
ethnic studies
film and media studies
Chicanx studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,399
255,303
2,731
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian Goldfarb
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
106
0.214
Visual Culture
Education
Disability Studies
Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,211
278,002
3,148
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Rosar
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
97
0.276
Film Music
Physiognomic Perception
Body Image Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,698
300,622
3,544
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alex (Alexander L) Fattal
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
190
0.795
media studies
propaganda
cultural anthropology
Latin American Studies
guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,967
315,117
3,770
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erin Hill
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
159
0.855
contemporary US media industries
historical feminization of labor
creative labor and organizing
production cultures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,860
332,099
4,042
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Conner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
117
0.842
augmented reality
virtual reality
holograms
communication
popular music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,582,855
349,880
4,295
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nalini Asha Biggs
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
60
0.594
critical disability studies
special education
comparative and international education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,024,528
408,735
4,986
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brie Iatarola
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
22
0.880
communication
environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,041,544
410,974
5,008
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danny Klinenberg
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Social Media and Extremism
Bayesian Econometrics
Synthetic Control
right-wing extremism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,129,163
421,492
5,110
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christina Aushana
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
policing
performance
visual culture
ethnography
anthropology of policing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,641
443,486
5,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yi Hong Audra Sim
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
political economy
music
libraries
information literacy
copyright