Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Film/ Motion pictures
Broadcasting
Media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
181
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social media
politics
youth participation
digital rights
digital culture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
138
0.789
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
African Literature
African-American Literature
Cultural Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pragmatics
Discourse analysis
Contrastive Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Intercultural Communication
Cultural Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Film Production
Film Business
Creative Economies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Media and Communication
Genre Studies
Film Studies
Nollywood
Politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Hyginus Ekwuazi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
511
181
0.354
Nwachukwu Egbunike
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
138
0.789
Social media
politics
youth participation
digital rights
digital culture
Chike Mgbeadichie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
29
0.853
African Literature
African-American Literature
Cultural Studies
David Olorunsogo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Pragmatics
Discourse analysis
Contrastive Linguistics
Jemimah Ogechi Ekechi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Intercultural Communication
Cultural Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Folakemi Ogungbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Film Production
Film Business
Creative Economies
Lakinbofa Goodluck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Media and Communication
Genre Studies
Film Studies
Nollywood
Politics