Subject Rankings

Netherlands Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Oct 19, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (0) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Patti M Valkenburg
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
185
50,303
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Van Dijk J
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
122
37,085
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mark Deuze
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
110
59,624
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tilo Hartmann
Communication Science
Media Psychology
Virtual Reality
Video Games
Wellbeing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
100
14,395
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Elly Konijn
Media Psychology
Media Effects
Information Processing
Emotions and Media
Games
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
109
8,472
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Eva A Van Reijmersdal
Advertising
product placement
brand placement
advergames
children & adolescents
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
71
10,066
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Moniek Buijzen
Digital media and well-being
strategic communication
social marketing
social networks
young consumers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
96
9,895
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Charles Forceville
Pictorial/Visual & Multimodal Metaphor/Communication & Cognition
Audiovisual Rhetoric & Narration
Relevance Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
82
12,557
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Peter Neijens
Media and Communication Effects
Media and Advertising
Public Opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
86
9,192
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Jos Van Berkum
communication
cognition
emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
57
10,341
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Jaap Kamps
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Humanities
New Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
163
8,435
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Thomas Poell
platforms
cultural production
activism
journalism
political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
56
14,277
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Marcel Broersma
Journalism Studies
Media Studies
Media History
Communication
Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
69
7,643
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Piet Kommers
Vocational Training
Web Communities
Media Learning
Construals for Learning
Project-Based Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
148
10,450
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Jan Kleinnijenhuis
political communication
corporate communication
content analysis
panel surveys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
66
5,512
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Iina Hellsten
communication networks
hypes
metaphors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
58
3,856
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Hans Hoeken
Communication and Persuasion
Argumentation
Narratives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
72
5,567
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sanne Kruikemeier
Online Communication
Privacy
Data-driven
Political Communication
Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
59
6,080
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Richard Rogers
new media
internet studies
digital methods
media studies
issue mapping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
69
8,250
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Geert Lovink
media theory
internet criticism
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
86
6,373
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Jeroen Jansz
video games
computer games
motivation
emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
56
7,099
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Christian Burgers
strategic communication
irony
metaphor
political satire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
54
3,944
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Eugene Loos
access to
reliable digital information
for all generations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
61
2,940
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patti M Valkenburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
104
185
50,303
Media effects
Communication theory
Social media
Adolescents
Person-specific media effects
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Van Dijk J
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
122
37,085
Digital media
Network Society
Digital Divide
Internet democracy
eGovernment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Deuze
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
110
59,624
journalism
media theory
mass communication theory
media studies
media work
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Elsaesser
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
201
17,225
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tilo Hartmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
100
14,395
Communication Science
Media Psychology
Virtual Reality
Video Games
Wellbeing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elly Konijn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
109
8,472
Media Psychology
Media Effects
Information Processing
Emotions and Media
Games
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eva A Van Reijmersdal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
71
10,066
Advertising
product placement
brand placement
advergames
children & adolescents
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Moniek Buijzen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
96
9,895
Digital media and well-being
strategic communication
social marketing
social networks
young consumers
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Forceville
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
82
12,557
Pictorial/Visual & Multimodal Metaphor/Communication & Cognition
Audiovisual Rhetoric & Narration
Relevance Theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Neijens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
86
9,192
Media and Communication Effects
Media and Advertising
Public Opinion
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jos Van Berkum
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
57
10,341
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaap Kamps
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
163
8,435
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Humanities
New Media
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Poell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
56
14,277
platforms
cultural production
activism
journalism
political economy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gert Jan De Bruijn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
63
8,750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marcel Broersma
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
69
7,643
Journalism Studies
Media Studies
Media History
Communication
Journalism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Piet Kommers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
148
10,450
Vocational Training
Web Communities
Media Learning
Construals for Learning
Project-Based Learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jan Kleinnijenhuis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
66
5,512
political communication
corporate communication
content analysis
panel surveys
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Iina Hellsten
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
58
3,856
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hans Hoeken
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
72
5,567
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sanne Kruikemeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
59
6,080
Online Communication
Privacy
Data-driven
Political Communication
Journalism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard Rogers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
69
8,250
new media
internet studies
digital methods
media studies
issue mapping
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geert Lovink
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
86
6,373
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeroen Jansz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
56
7,099
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Burgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
54
3,944
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eugene Loos
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
61
2,940
access to
reliable digital information
for all generations