Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Tennessee Knoxville 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
Interactivity
digital communication
student success
advertising
health communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
2,524
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Communication
signal evolution
avian systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
6,040
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
sharenting
online privacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,332
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
public relations
crisis communication
health communication
government public relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
2,419
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Public Relations
Strategic Communication
Nonprofit Communication
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
2,218
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
mass media in transition/eastern europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
397
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sports
gender
sexuality
journalism
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
717
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Journalism Studies
Media Sociology
Local Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
1,428
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Advertising
Creative
Strategy
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
442
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
television news
political communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
141
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
journalism
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
240
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
relational groups
family farms
intragroup conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
169
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Media Psychology Psychophysiology Risky Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social media
digital advertising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Geography
Memorial Landscapes
Social Justice
Qualitative GIS
and Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
journalism
media
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,719
40,681
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sally J Mcmillan
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
2,524
0.261
Interactivity
digital communication
student success
advertising
health communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,602
43,021
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elizabeth Derryberry
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,148
6,040
0.660
Communication
signal evolution
avian systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,383
71,541
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mariea Hoy
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,169
2,332
0.451
sharenting
online privacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,447
77,488
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elizabeth Johnson Avery
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,680
2,419
0.517
public relations
crisis communication
health communication
government public relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,143
114,829
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Moonhee Cho
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
2,218
0.812
Public Relations
Strategic Communication
Nonprofit Communication
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,378
157,582
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Gross
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
397
0.242
mass media in transition/eastern europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,893
160,361
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erin Whiteside
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
717
0.452
Sports
gender
sexuality
journalism
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,307
159,930
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joy Jenkins
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
1,428
0.895
Journalism Studies
Media Sociology
Local Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,334
232,597
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robyn Blakeman
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
442
0.642
Advertising
Creative
Strategy
Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,814
246,100
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark D Harmon
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
568
141
0.248
television news
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934,355
257,076
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Geidner
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
240
0.500
journalism
new media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287,231
309,503
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emily Paskewitz
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
169
0.841
relational groups
family farms
intragroup conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,789,798
377,562
1,080
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christina J Najera
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
Media Psychology Psychophysiology Risky Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,032
379,413
1,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jie Chen
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Social media
digital advertising
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,162
412,776
1,218
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Janna Caspersen
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
Human Geography
Memorial Landscapes
Social Justice
Qualitative GIS
and Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,358,879
444,755
1,352
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Melanie Faizer
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
journalism
media
entrepreneurship