The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Jan 30, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (873.690) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Journalism Studies
Media Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
52
8,315
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
media
sport
spociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
46
6,032
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
health communication
cancer communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
51
3,623
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
interpersonal communication
emotional support
supportive communication
cognitive appraisal
emotion regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
39
3,650
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
organizational and culture change
innovation
happiness and well-being
business of journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
43
2,439
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Interpersonal communication
Family Communication
Relationship Models
Relationship Schemas
career readiness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
36
5,255
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Health Communication
Interpreting Studies
Culture and Health
Health Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
3,818
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public Relations
Health Inequalities
Gender Representations
Latinos
Health and the Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,067
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Media
Neoliberalism
Television
Feminism
Precarity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
3,958
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Journalism Studies
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,577
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Media
anti-racism
post-racial
black feminists
education freedom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
2,213
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Journalism
news archiving
social media
serious games
information foraging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,068
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
New Media
Popular Music
Poetry
Creative Writing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,171
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emerging media studies
mobile communication
digital education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,128
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
648
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cultural studies
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
1,532
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Audience Studies
Marketing
Social Media
Youth Studies
Digital Media and Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
476
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Communication Interventions
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Telehealth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
699
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
journalism history
journalism & democracy
civil rights history
media discourse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
111
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cinema studies
Italian studies
fascism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
69
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Media Studies
Critical Infrastructure Studies
China Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
environmental communication
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
18
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Journalism studies
Participatory Journalism
Social Network Analysis
Gatekeeping Theory
Graph Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
29
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Digital technologies
social media
online communities
psychological sense of community
online identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
20
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Communication
Rhetoric
Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Matt Carlson
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
52
8,315
Journalism Studies
Media Studies
Mary Jo Kane
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
46
6,032
media
sport
spociology
Rebekah Nagler
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
51
3,623
health communication
cancer communication
Susanne M Jones
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
39
3,650
interpersonal communication
emotional support
supportive communication
cognitive appraisal
emotion regulation
Valérie Bélair-Gagnon
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
43
2,439
organizational and culture change
innovation
happiness and well-being
business of journalism
Ascan Koerner
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
36
5,255
Interpersonal communication
Family Communication
Relationship Models
Relationship Schemas
career readiness
Elaine Hsieh
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
36
3,818
Health Communication
Interpreting Studies
Culture and Health
Health Policy
María E Len-Ríos
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,067
Public Relations
Health Inequalities
Gender Representations
Latinos
Health and the Media
Laurie Ouellette
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
32
3,958
Media
Neoliberalism
Television
Feminism
Precarity
Benjamin Toff
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,577
Journalism Studies
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Catherine Squires
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
24
2,213
Media
anti-racism
post-racial
black feminists
education freedom
Kathleen A Hansen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,068
Journalism
news archiving
social media
serious games
information foraging
Thomas Swiss
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,171
New Media
Popular Music
Poetry
Creative Writing
Colin Agur
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,128
Emerging media studies
mobile communication
digital education
Sherri Jean Katz
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
14
648
Gil Rodman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
15
1,532
Cultural studies
media studies
Shayla Thiel-Stern
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
476
Audience Studies
Marketing
Social Media
Youth Studies
Digital Media and Culture
Jessica Simacek
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
9
699
Communication Interventions
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Telehealth
Sid Bedingfield
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
6
4
111
journalism history
journalism & democracy
civil rights history
media discourse
Siobhan S Craig
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
5
3
69
cinema studies
Italian studies
fascism
Kevin Ziyu Liu
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Media Studies
Critical Infrastructure Studies
China Studies
Catherine J. Bruns
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
3
0
18
environmental communication
media studies
Thomas Ernste
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
2
2
29
Journalism studies
Participatory Journalism
Social Network Analysis
Gatekeeping Theory
Graph Theory
Natalie Olsen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
2
1
20
Digital technologies
social media
online communities
psychological sense of community
online identity
Christian D. Angelich
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Environmental Communication
Rhetoric
Finance