Human Communication Research

1.5k papers and 84.8k indexed citations i.

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The 1.5k papers published in Human Communication Research in the last decades have received a total of 84.8k indexed citations. Papers published in Human Communication Research usually cover Social Psychology (733 papers), Sociology and Political Science (604 papers) and Literature and Literary Theory (327 papers) specifically the topics of Communication in Education and Healthcare (297 papers), Media Influence and Health (250 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (211 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Human Communication Research are Klaus Krippendorff, Joseph B. Walther, Judee K. Burgoon, Charles R. Berger, James C. McCroskey, Lawrence R. Wheeless, Matthew Lombard, Elizabeth M. Perse, Timothy R. Levine and Cheryl Campanella Bracken.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Human Communication Research

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Human Communication Research

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This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Human Communication Research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Human Communication Research with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Human Communication Research more than expected).

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