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New Zealand 64 Scientists H-Index Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
science communication
visitor studies
informal science education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
21
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
media
sport
gender
national identity
race
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
media sociology
political communication
financialization
elites
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Media
Communication
Gender
Public Relations
Activism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Public relations
leadership
action learning
action research
innovation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Crisis Management
Crisis Communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Aging
Family
Communication
Health
Gerontology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Indigenous Media
Postcolonial Media
Cultural Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Media freedom
comparative international journalism
media law and ethics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Communications & Networking
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
News Media and Foreign Policy
Media and Disaster Policy
Science Fiction and Society
Rational Choice Models
Media Freedom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
11
0.579
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Indigenous knowledge and science
education
film and media studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Alternative Media
Representations of Marginalized Groups
Media Studies
Journalism
Identity Representations in media
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
political communication
environmental communication
journalism
democracy and public sphere
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
11
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
communication public relations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
communication management
e-learning
organisational communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
communication
education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
journalism
communication ethics
corpus-assisted discourse analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Multi-Media Signal Processing
Broadcasting
Communication Networks
Image and Video Coding
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
7
0.438
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Stardom
Celebrity
New work forms
Visual semiotics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
public relations
reputation
risk communication
crisis communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
media
cultural studies
organization studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
5
0.385
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
dialogue
communication
public relations
social media
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Media economics
business models
paywalls
digital income
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Stephen Croucher
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
Nancy Longnecker
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
21
0.636
science communication
visitor studies
informal science education
Toni Bruce
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
media
sport
gender
national identity
race
Aeron Davis
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
media sociology
political communication
financialization
elites
C Kay Weaver
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
Media
Communication
Gender
Public Relations
Activism
David McKie
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
Public relations
leadership
action learning
action research
innovation
Daniel Laufer
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Crisis Management
Crisis Communication
Craig Fowler
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
Aging
Family
Communication
Health
Gerontology
Jo Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
Indigenous Media
Postcolonial Media
Cultural Studies
David Robie
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
Media freedom
comparative international journalism
media law and ethics
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Xiang Gui
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Communications & Networking
Douglas A. Van Belle
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
11
0.579
News Media and Foreign Policy
Media and Disaster Policy
Science Fiction and Society
Rational Choice Models
Media Freedom
Ocean Mercier
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Indigenous knowledge and science
education
film and media studies
Linda Jean Kenix
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Alternative Media
Representations of Marginalized Groups
Media Studies
Journalism
Identity Representations in media
Geoffrey Craig
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
11
0.647
political communication
environmental communication
journalism
democracy and public sphere
Margalit Toledano
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
communication public relations
Gary Mersham
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
communication management
e-learning
organisational communication
Frank Sligo
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
communication
education
Donald Matheson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
journalism
communication ethics
corpus-assisted discourse analysis
Amal Punchihewa
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
7
0.438
Multi-Media Signal Processing
Broadcasting
Communication Networks
Image and Video Coding
Barry J King
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
Stardom
Celebrity
New work forms
Visual semiotics
Chris Galloway
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
public relations
reputation
risk communication
crisis communication
Nick Perry
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
5
0.385
media
cultural studies
organization studies
Petra Theunissen
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
dialogue
communication
public relations
social media
Merja Myllylahti
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Media economics
business models
paywalls
digital income