Subject Rankings

VU University of Amsterdam 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
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 :2
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 :3
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 :4
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 :5
Irene Costera Meijer
Journalism
audience research
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
49
4,842
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Peter Kerkhof
Social media
Online consumer behavior
Webcare
Social Media Self-control Failure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
47
5,618
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Camiel J Beukeboom
Language use
negation
language abstraction
social media
mood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
34
3,966
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Jaap W Ouwerkerk
Schadenfreude
Emotions
Ostracism
Social Media
Social Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
31
8,584
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Philipp K Masur
digital communication
privacy
self-disclosure
social norms
media literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
37
2,806
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ivar Vermeulen
Communication
persuasion
misinformation
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
39
4,688
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Martin Tanis
Social Media
Health Communication
Computer Mediated Communication
Online Support
Organizational Commitment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
4,743
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Dirk Oegema
communication
elections
mass media
news
attitudes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
28
4,307
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Anita Van Hoof
journalism
news effects
election studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,537
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Giulia Ranzini
Social Media
Corporate Communication
Online Identities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,669
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Andreu Casas
Political Communication
Public Policy
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,759
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Katalin Bálint,
Media Psychology
Communication Science
Social Cognition
Emotion
Narrative Experiences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
632
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Miguel Barreda-Ángeles
media psychology
immersive media
VR
psychophysiology
user experience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
1,033
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Luuk Lagerwerf
Language and communication
advertising research
journalism studies
multimodal communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
751
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Jens De Bruijn
Integrated modeling
Agent-based adaptation modeling
Hydrology
Floods
Droughts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
636
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Coen Wirtz
Intergroup relations and communication
Morality and Social Media
Polarization
Emotions and social behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
117
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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: 2
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: 3
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: 4
Christian Burgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
54
3,944
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Irene Costera Meijer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
49
4,842
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Kerkhof
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
47
5,618
Social media
Online consumer behavior
Webcare
Social Media Self-control Failure
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Camiel J Beukeboom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
34
3,966
Language use
negation
language abstraction
social media
mood
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jaap W Ouwerkerk
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
31
8,584
Schadenfreude
Emotions
Ostracism
Social Media
Social Identity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philipp K Masur
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
37
2,806
digital communication
privacy
self-disclosure
social norms
media literacy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ivar Vermeulen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
39
4,688
Communication
persuasion
misinformation
research methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Tanis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
29
4,743
Social Media
Health Communication
Computer Mediated Communication
Online Support
Organizational Commitment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dirk Oegema
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
28
4,307
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anita Van Hoof
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,537
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giulia Ranzini
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,669
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreu Casas
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,759
Political Communication
Public Policy
Computational Social Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katalin Bálint,
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
20
632
Media Psychology
Communication Science
Social Cognition
Emotion
Narrative Experiences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Miguel Barreda-Ángeles
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
22
1,033
media psychology
immersive media
VR
psychophysiology
user experience
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luuk Lagerwerf
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
15
751
Language and communication
advertising research
journalism studies
multimodal communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jens De Bruijn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
11
636
Integrated modeling
Agent-based adaptation modeling
Hydrology
Floods
Droughts
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anouk Den Hamer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
4
4
373
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Coen Wirtz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
3
3
117
Intergroup relations and communication
Morality and Social Media
Polarization
Emotions and social behavior