About The 866 papers published in Communication Theory in the last decades have received a total of 45.7k indexed citations.
Papers published in Communication Theory usually cover
Communication (340 papers),
Sociology and Political Science (329 papers) and
Literature and Literary Theory (173 papers) specifically the topics of Social Media and Politics (186 papers), Media Studies and Communication (183 papers) and Rhetoric and Communication Studies (149 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Communication Theory are
Michael D. Slater ,
Robert T. Craig ,
Jürgen Habermas ,
Emily Moyer‐Gusé ,
Rajiv N. Rimal ,
Thomas Hanitzsch ,
Maria Knight Lapinski ,
Mohan J. Dutta ,
Robin L. Nabi and
John C. Meyer .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Communication Theory
Comparison fields: 5 of 201 Sociology and Political Science 20.8k Communication 15.0k Literature and Literary Theory 9.3k Social Psychology 7.9k Gender Studies 5.3k Education 3.2k Philosophy 2.9k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.7k Clinical Psychology 2.6k Political Science and International Relations 2.6k Applied Psychology 2.4k Human-Computer Interaction 2.3k General Health Professions 2.3k Artificial Intelligence 2.2k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.1k Marketing 1.9k Language and Linguistics 1.7k Strategy and Management 1.3k Information Systems and Management 1.2k Information Systems 1.2k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.1k Demography 1.0k Health 1.0k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1.0k Cultural Studies 911 Safety Research 834 Economics and Econometrics 821 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 779 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 709 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 680 Public Administration 553 Museology 500 Urban Studies 479 Epidemiology 474 Management Science and Operations Research 435 Management of Technology and Innovation 426 Computer Networks and Communications 422 Physiology 419 Anthropology 366 Linguistics and Language 336 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 323 Computer Science Applications 321 Speech and Hearing 319 Media Technology 306 Psychiatry and Mental health 295 Geography, Planning and Development 257 General Social Sciences 252 Management Information Systems 250 Law 240 Music 238 History 218 Infectious Diseases 204 Global and Planetary Change 200 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 197 Health Information Management 186 Accounting 168 Genetics 165 Transportation 129 Human Factors and Ergonomics 126 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 126 Food Science 124 Reproductive Medicine 118 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 117 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 112 Pharmacy 110 Plant Science 106 Mechanical Engineering 103 Finance 101 Business and International Management 98 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 94 Development 93 Automotive Engineering 93 Oncology 90 History and Philosophy of Science 86 General Decision Sciences 86 Emergency Medical Services 81 Building and Construction 76 Ocean Engineering 71 Nutrition and Dietetics 70 Sensory Systems 66 Ecology 66 Archeology 65 Modeling and Simulation 63 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 62 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 55 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 52 Signal Processing 51 Conservation 50 Religious studies 47 Nature and Landscape Conservation 44 Library and Information Sciences 41 Pharmacology 40 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 39 Family Practice 39 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 Pharmacology 38 Surgery 38 Pollution 36 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 35 Molecular Biology 33 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 33 Rehabilitation 33 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 Control and Systems Engineering 32 Obstetrics and Gynecology 31 Ecological Modeling 30 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 30 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 30 Biomedical Engineering 28 Computational Theory and Mathematics 25 Health Informatics 25 Occupational Therapy 24 Emergency Medicine 23 Statistics and Probability 23 Insect Science 22 Atmospheric Science 21 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 Agronomy and Crop Science 19 Geriatrics and Gerontology 18 Geology 18 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 17 General Psychology 17 Complementary and alternative medicine 17 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 17 Dermatology 16 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 Research and Theory 16 Civil and Structural Engineering 15 Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 Space and Planetary Science 12 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 Hematology 10 Environmental Chemistry 9 General Arts and Humanities 9 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 9 Small Animals 9 Periodontics 9 Environmental Engineering 9 Life-span and Life-course Studies 9 Hepatology 8 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 7 Virology 7 Aerospace Engineering 6 Neurology 6 Architecture 6 Soil Science 6 Nephrology 5 Endocrinology 5 Applied Mathematics 5 Water Science and Technology 5 Leadership and Management 5 Developmental Biology 5 Behavioral Neuroscience 4 Transplantation 4 Classics 4 Software 3 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 Rheumatology 3 Ophthalmology 3 Genetics 3 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3 Parasitology 3 Materials Chemistry 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Internal Medicine 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 General Dentistry 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Immunology 2 Immunology and Allergy 2 Organic Chemistry 2 General Energy 2 Mechanics of Materials 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Medical Laboratory Technology 2 Microbiology 2 Medical Terminology 2 Paleontology 2 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Oral Surgery 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Forestry 1 Cancer Research 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 Toxicology 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Neurology 1 Aquatic Science 1 Oceanography 1 Radiation 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Biophysics 1
Sociology and Political Science 20.8k Communication 15.0k Literature and Literary Theory 9.3k Social Psychology 7.9k Gender Studies 5.3k Discourse & Society United Kingdom
Annals of the International Communication Association United States
Communication Quarterly United States
Communication Monographs United States
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication United States
Human Communication Research United States
Journal of Applied Communication Research United States
Mass Communication & Society United States
Journal of Language and Social Psychology United States
Communication Studies United States
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