Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 34 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
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Communication Networks
Applied Probability
Stochastic Networks
Machine Learning
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,398
7,693
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
media
politics
economics
communication
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,542
4,596
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,097
4,707
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
advertising
advertising literacy
persuasion knowledge
globalization
consumer culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,649
3,661
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
media
children
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
1,886
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,809
2,770
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mass Communication
Media Effects
Stereotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
2,688
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
argumentation
controversies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,055
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Argumentation
Discourse Pragmatics
Conversational Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
823
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
journalism
media policy
political communication
media sociology
platforms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,913
3,017
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
social marketing
campaigns
message processing
persuasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,280
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
media history
journalism
history of communication studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,034
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
attitudes
stereotyping and prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,141
1,228
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,877
2,364
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Media Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,174
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Media Psychology
media effects
online privacy
online communication
computer mediated communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
1,775
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Institutional theory
professions
healthcare settings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
1,103
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Media Studies
Latino Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
848
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Health Communication
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,437
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
media psychology
(in)attention
advertising avoidance
media multitasking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
1,267
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social Media
Chatbot
Science Communication
Health Communication
Brand Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,324
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Communication
ethnicity & race
feminist media studies
Latina/o studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
714
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Media Audiences
Internet Use
Audience Behavior
Audience Measurement
Media Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,134
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
communication
rhetoric
photography
visual rhetoric
U.S. history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
388
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,666
5,532
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marshall Scott Poole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,445
9,458
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
R Srikant|Rayadurgam Srikant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,398
7,693
0.237
Communication Networks
Applied Probability
Stochastic Networks
Machine Learning
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,353
13,321
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert W Mcchesney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,542
4,596
0.180
media
politics
economics
communication
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,832
23,861
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Tewksbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,097
4,707
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,930
41,521
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michelle R Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,649
3,661
0.379
advertising
advertising literacy
persuasion knowledge
globalization
consumer culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,328
48,416
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barbara Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
1,886
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,054
50,919
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leanne K Knobloch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,809
2,770
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,343
54,906
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Travis L Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,191
2,688
0.374
Mass Communication
Media Effects
Stereotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,270
61,510
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sally Jackson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,318
1,055
0.167
argumentation
controversies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,320
70,435
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Jacobs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
823
0.153
Argumentation
Discourse Pragmatics
Conversational Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,887
75,720
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nikki Usher|Nik Usher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,913
3,017
0.614
journalism
media policy
political communication
media sociology
platforms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,908
80,184
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian L Quick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,280
0.499
social marketing
campaigns
message processing
persuasion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,005
84,547
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Nerone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
1,034
0.242
media history
journalism
history of communication studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,676
86,542
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Vargas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,141
1,228
0.297
attitudes
stereotyping and prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,852
90,906
794
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephanie Craft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,877
2,364
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,894
101,000
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kevin Wise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,174
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,742
104,671
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mike Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
1,775
0.556
Media Psychology
media effects
online privacy
online communication
computer mediated communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,806
107,146
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John C Lammers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
1,103
0.358
Institutional theory
professions
healthcare settings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,687
109,985
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Angharad Valdivia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,973
848
0.285
Media Studies
Latino Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,921
127,118
1,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cabral A Bigman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,437
0.601
Health Communication
Health Disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,959
146,135
1,229
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brittany Duff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,908
1,267
0.664
media psychology
(in)attention
advertising avoidance
media multitasking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,262
148,400
1,241
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Leona Yi Fan Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,324
0.712
Social Media
Chatbot
Science Communication
Health Communication
Brand Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,734
150,118
1,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
İsabel Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
714
0.392
Communication
ethnicity & race
feminist media studies
Latina/o studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,698
151,695
1,262
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harsh Taneja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,134
0.634
Media Audiences
Internet Use
Audience Behavior
Audience Measurement
Media Industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,985
152,018
1,263
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cara Finnegan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
388
0.217
communication
rhetoric
photography
visual rhetoric
U.S. history