Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Oxford 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
United Kingdom
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
journalism
political communication
misinformation
platforms
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,231
18,466
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Richard Fletcher
Journalism
political communication
audience research
comparative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,636
13,195
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United Kingdom
Nic Newman
media
digital media
journalism
social media
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,096
9,499
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Anne Schulz
Political Communication
Media Perceptions
News Consumption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
7,783
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
Rebecca K Barnes
Communication in Primary Health Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,201
2,524
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
J Scott Brennen|J. Scott Babwah Brennne
science communication
scientific misinformation
science and technology studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
3,585
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United Kingdom
James Painter
Climate change
media
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
1,933
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
Julie Posetti
journalism innovation
source protection
social media
newsroom transformation
journalism safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
2,541
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
Felix M Simon
Journalism
AI
Political Communication
News Media
Mis- and Disinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
2,331
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,807
United Kingdom
3,042
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,231
18,466
0.831
journalism
political communication
misinformation
platforms
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,454
United Kingdom
5,253
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Fletcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,636
13,195
0.902
Journalism
political communication
audience research
comparative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,367
United Kingdom
6,645
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nic Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,096
9,499
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,710
United Kingdom
9,352
859
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anne Schulz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,728
7,783
0.892
Political Communication
Media Perceptions
News Consumption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,723
United Kingdom
17,924
1,373
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rebecca K Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,201
2,524
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,272
United Kingdom
19,759
1,487
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
J Scott Brennen|J. Scott Babwah Brennne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
3,585
0.972
science communication
scientific misinformation
science and technology studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,240
United Kingdom
20,953
1,554
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Painter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
1,933
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,988
United Kingdom
23,985
1,716
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julie Posetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,787
2,541
0.912
journalism innovation
source protection
social media
newsroom transformation
journalism safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,642
United Kingdom
26,603
1,876
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Felix M Simon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
2,331
0.988
Journalism
AI
Political Communication
News Media
Mis- and Disinformation