Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
Media Effects
Agenda-setting
Agendamelding
Journalism
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,621
8,626
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health communication
media effects
health behavior
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
9,929
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social Media
Internet Studies
Privacy
Disinformation
Far-Right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,086
14,133
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tobacco control
public health
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,299
6,948
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Organization Studies
Organizational Communication
Gender
Identity
Power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,690
2,837
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
crisis and health communication
public relations
social media
corporate social responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,067
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Media Effects
Media Psychology
Communication
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,225
2,202
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
visual communication
health communication
media effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
2,878
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
839
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
147
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theorizing technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
339
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Political Communication
Journalistic norms
Misinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
179
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
political communication
social media
digital advertising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
124
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rhetoric
media studies
political theory
psychoanalysis
critical theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
61
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
political communication
critical media effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
59
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
podcasts
communications
public relations
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
media literacy
queer theory
critical race theory
feminist theory
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Journalism
Political Science
Public Policy
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Critical Theory
Crisis Theory
Political Economy
Discourse Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Media effects
content analysis
sexually explicit media
pornography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
engagement
stakeholder engagement
social media
corporate activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cultural studies
critical theory
media studies
communication
communication studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
media
labor
and gender history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
performance studies
social movements
experimental theatre
critical cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,311
10,270
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donald L Shaw
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,621
8,626
0.282
Media Effects
Agenda-setting
Agendamelding
Journalism
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,870
14,383
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Seth M Noar
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
9,929
0.411
Health communication
media effects
health behavior
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,003
14,440
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alice Marwick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,086
14,133
0.587
Social Media
Internet Studies
Privacy
Disinformation
Far-Right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,924
23,512
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kurt M Ribisl
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,299
6,948
0.426
Tobacco control
public health
technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,938
26,558
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dennis Mumby
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,690
2,837
0.193
Organization Studies
Organizational Communication
Gender
Identity
Power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,381
79,127
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lucinda Austin
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
3,067
0.660
crisis and health communication
public relations
social media
corporate social responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,074
85,183
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francesca Dillman Carpentier
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,225
2,202
0.521
Media Effects
Media Psychology
Communication
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,859
96,662
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allison Lazard
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
2,878
0.808
visual communication
health communication
media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,462
117,138
1,012
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ken Hillis
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
839
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,401
231,245
1,693
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gorham Kindem
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
147
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,707
236,065
1,725
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deb Aikat|Debashis Aikat
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
339
0.506
Theorizing technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,444
319,168
2,029
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carolyn Schmitt
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
179
0.989
Political Communication
Journalistic norms
Misinformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,498,785
338,470
2,104
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bridget Barrett
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
124
0.954
political communication
social media
digital advertising
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,631,598
356,425
2,156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Benjamin Clancy
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
61
0.649
Rhetoric
media studies
political theory
psychoanalysis
critical theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,739,804
371,162
2,213
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hailey Grace Allen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
59
0.843
political communication
critical media effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,900,923
392,708
2,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sydney Nicolla
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,950,854
399,195
2,332
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tegan Rae Bratcher
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
podcasts
communications
public relations
media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,982,023
403,142
2,362
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexis Romero Walker
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
media literacy
queer theory
critical race theory
feminist theory
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,984,955
403,634
2,363
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Deborah L Dwyer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
Journalism
Political Science
Public Policy
Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,105,085
418,373
2,440
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Russo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Critical Theory
Crisis Theory
Political Economy
Discourse Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,131,255
421,595
2,465
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Farnosh Mazandarani
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Media effects
content analysis
sexually explicit media
pornography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,197,755
429,027
2,507
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sl Mahin
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
engagement
stakeholder engagement
social media
corporate activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,238,591
433,335
2,530
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Douglas Spielman
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
cultural studies
critical theory
media studies
communication
communication studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,344,013
443,498
2,572
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Autumn Lorimer Linford
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
media
labor
and gender history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,344,013
443,498
2,572
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Dilliplane
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
performance studies
social movements
experimental theatre
critical cultural studies