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
Media
marketing communications
political economy
communications policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
951
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
media and communications
new media
creative industries
copyright
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
459
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
digital media
migration
fortress Europe
refugees
tech for good
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
292
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
PR
Public Relations
Strategy
Research
Issues Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
179
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social media
digital culture
social theory
communications
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
182
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social media
modern China
sustainable development
and health communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Esports
competitive gaming
games studies
ethnography
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
digital media
digital feminism
affect theory
media studies
postcolonial theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Journalism
digital media
interactive television
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
Jonathan Hardy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
951
0.580
Media
marketing communications
political economy
communications policy
Zhen Troy Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
459
0.977
media and communications
new media
creative industries
copyright
cultural studies
Sara Marino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
292
0.851
digital media
migration
fortress Europe
refugees
tech for good
António Marques Mendes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
179
0.544
PR
Public Relations
Strategy
Research
Issues Management
Zoetanya Sujon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
182
0.641
social media
digital culture
social theory
communications
media
Shuhan Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
social media
modern China
sustainable development
and health communication
David Cumming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
Esports
competitive gaming
games studies
ethnography
media studies
Maitrayee Basu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
digital media
digital feminism
affect theory
media studies
postcolonial theory
Russell Merryman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
Journalism
digital media
interactive television
social media