About The 1.8k papers published in Communication Research in the last decades have received a total of 106.1k indexed citations.
Papers published in Communication Research usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (888 papers),
Communication (674 papers) and
Literature and Literary Theory (499 papers) specifically the topics of Media Influence and Health (466 papers), Social Media and Politics (438 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (312 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Communication Research are
Joseph B. Walther ,
Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach ,
William P. Eveland ,
M. Lynne Markus ,
Alan Rubin ,
Annie Lang ,
Patti M. Valkenburg ,
Scott E. Caplan ,
Dhavan V. Shah and
Albert C. L. G. Günther .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Communication Research
Comparison fields: 5 of 220 Sociology and Political Science 57.5k Communication 41.6k Social Psychology 21.4k Literature and Literary Theory 19.1k Gender Studies 9.8k Clinical Psychology 8.1k Education 8.0k Political Science and International Relations 6.5k Marketing 6.5k Applied Psychology 6.3k Information Systems and Management 6.0k Artificial Intelligence 5.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4.6k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4.6k Human-Computer Interaction 4.3k General Health Professions 4.0k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3.7k Strategy and Management 3.4k Cognitive Neuroscience 3.0k Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.9k Information Systems 2.7k Language and Linguistics 2.4k Health 2.3k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.9k Demography 1.8k Philosophy 1.8k Economics and Econometrics 1.7k Safety Research 1.5k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.1k Management Science and Operations Research 1.1k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.0k Cultural Studies 1.0k Media Technology 1.0k Computer Science Applications 849 Physiology 847 Management Information Systems 719 Computer Networks and Communications 709 Epidemiology 634 General Social Sciences 624 Music 593 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 555 Accounting 507 Linguistics and Language 453 General Decision Sciences 424 Psychiatry and Mental health 414 Urban Studies 410 Speech and Hearing 397 Global and Planetary Change 380 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 376 Public Administration 370 Transportation 329 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 298 Law 283 Infectious Diseases 269 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 259 Food Science 249 Plant Science 236 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 230 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 227 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 218 Finance 208 Pharmacy 205 Business and International Management 196 Museology 190 Anthropology 186 Ocean Engineering 181 Pharmacology 172 Signal Processing 159 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 157 History 157 Oncology 153 Geography, Planning and Development 151 Sensory Systems 148 Genetics 147 Health Information Management 139 Library and Information Sciences 122 Modeling and Simulation 121 Automotive Engineering 119 Reproductive Medicine 118 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 115 Building and Construction 113 Molecular Biology 109 Mechanical Engineering 108 Emergency Medical Services 107 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 103 Human Factors and Ergonomics 97 Nutrition and Dietetics 89 Health Informatics 89 Ecology 85 Nature and Landscape Conservation 79 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 74 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 72 Pharmacology 69 History and Philosophy of Science 64 Ecological Modeling 60 Statistics and Probability 59 Control and Systems Engineering 57 Family Practice 56 Atmospheric Science 54 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 53 Development 51 Conservation 49 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 48 Pollution 46 Biomedical Engineering 46 Occupational Therapy 45 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 44 Surgery 43 Agronomy and Crop Science 43 General Psychology 40 Life-span and Life-course Studies 38 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 36 Leadership and Management 36 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 34 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 34 Rehabilitation 33 Emergency Medicine 31 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 29 Obstetrics and Gynecology 28 Behavioral Neuroscience 27 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 27 Computational Theory and Mathematics 26 Civil and Structural Engineering 26 Dermatology 22 Insect Science 21 Water Science and Technology 20 Archeology 19 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 Aerospace Engineering 17 Small Animals 17 Environmental Engineering 17 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 17 Research and Theory 16 Soil Science 15 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 Religious studies 15 Neurology 14 Geriatrics and Gerontology 14 Complementary and alternative medicine 13 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 13 Developmental Biology 12 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 12 Immunology and Allergy 11 Software 11 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 11 Environmental Chemistry 11 Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 General Energy 9 Endocrinology 9 Hematology 9 Neurology 8 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 8 Geology 8 Periodontics 7 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 Virology 7 Paleontology 7 Ophthalmology 7 Materials Chemistry 7 Organic Chemistry 6 General Dentistry 6 Animal Science and Zoology 6 Hepatology 6 Medical Laboratory Technology 5 Architecture 5 Oral Surgery 5 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5 Computational Mechanics 5 Chemical Health and Safety 5 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 Mechanics of Materials 5 General Arts and Humanities 4 Nephrology 4 Oceanography 4 Immunology 3 Applied Mathematics 3 Toxicology 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 Microbiology 3 Mathematical Physics 3 Parasitology 3 Archeology 3 Geophysics 3 Rheumatology 3 Condensed Matter Physics 3 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 Cancer Research 2 Space and Planetary Science 2 Anatomy 2 Radiation 2 Hardware and Architecture 2 Horticulture 2 Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 Orthodontics 1 Electrochemistry 1 Spectroscopy 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Molecular Medicine 1 Biotechnology 1 Biochemistry 1 Genetics 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Computational Mathematics 1 Transplantation 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Forestry 1 Biophysics 1 Geometry and Topology 1 Cell Biology 1 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Physiology 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Aquatic Science 1 Gastroenterology 1 Urology 1
Sociology and Political Science 57.5k Communication 41.6k Social Psychology 21.4k Literature and Literary Theory 19.1k Gender Studies 9.8k Human Communication Research United States
New Media & Society United States
Communication Monographs United States
International Journal of Intercultural Relations United States
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media United States
European Journal of Social Psychology United States
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes United States
Political Psychology United States
British Journal of Social Psychology United Kingdom
Information Communication & Society United States
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