About The 1.0k papers published in Social Semiotics in the last decades have received a total of 10.6k indexed citations.
Papers published in Social Semiotics usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (319 papers),
Literature and Literary Theory (266 papers) and
Language and Linguistics (157 papers) specifically the topics of Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (177 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (113 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (92 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Semiotics are
Nick Couldry ,
Michał Krzyżanowski ,
Michele Zappavigna ,
Samantha Murray ,
Songjing Chen ,
Adam Jaworski ,
Kay L. O’Halloran ,
Jo Littler ,
Gina Neff and
Elizabeth Wissinger .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Semiotics
Comparison fields: 5 of 168 Sociology and Political Science 3.7k Literature and Literary Theory 2.1k Language and Linguistics 1.7k Communication 1.6k Gender Studies 1.5k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.1k Linguistics and Language 1.0k Social Psychology 910 Political Science and International Relations 821 Urban Studies 686 Human-Computer Interaction 672 Philosophy 636 Education 561 Cultural Studies 534 Clinical Psychology 499 Artificial Intelligence 439 Information Systems 402 General Health Professions 377 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 331 Pharmacy 311 Marketing 298 Demography 280 Anthropology 274 Economics and Econometrics 270 Geography, Planning and Development 263 Music 227 Museology 221 Speech and Hearing 207 Developmental and Educational Psychology 193 Law 192 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 177 Food Science 164 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 150 Cognitive Neuroscience 149 History 142 Strategy and Management 136 Health 130 Management Information Systems 115 Safety Research 113 Archeology 106 Psychiatry and Mental health 92 Finance 90 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 88 Surgery 67 Management of Technology and Innovation 64 Public Administration 62 Computer Science Applications 61 Information Systems and Management 60 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 53 Computer Networks and Communications 52 Conservation 51 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 48 General Social Sciences 46 Building and Construction 45 Transportation 41 Genetics 41 Global and Planetary Change 37 Applied Psychology 37 Epidemiology 37 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 34 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 33 Plant Science 32 Nature and Landscape Conservation 32 Physiology 29 Mechanical Engineering 29 Management Science and Operations Research 28 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 27 Human Factors and Ergonomics 27 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 24 Space and Planetary Science 24 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 23 Religious studies 23 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 22 Accounting 22 History and Philosophy of Science 20 Infectious Diseases 19 Media Technology 18 Ecology 18 Sensory Systems 17 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 Automotive Engineering 17 Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 Signal Processing 16 Molecular Biology 16 Development 14 Health Information Management 14 Business and International Management 14 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 14 Ocean Engineering 13 Aerospace Engineering 13 Control and Systems Engineering 12 Biomedical Engineering 12 General Arts and Humanities 11 Oncology 10 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 10 Atmospheric Science 9 Reproductive Medicine 9 Geology 8 Occupational Therapy 8 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 Pharmacology 7 Archeology 7 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 Rehabilitation 7 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 Emergency Medical Services 6 Life-span and Life-course Studies 6 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 Family Practice 5 Insect Science 5 Pharmacology 5 Paleontology 5 Complementary and alternative medicine 4 Nutrition and Dietetics 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 Health Informatics 4 General Psychology 4 Pollution 4 Library and Information Sciences 4 Cancer Research 4 Urology 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 Developmental Biology 3 Cell Biology 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Dermatology 3 Statistics and Probability 3 Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 Materials Chemistry 2 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 Research and Theory 2 Civil and Structural Engineering 2 Small Animals 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Ecological Modeling 2 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 General Energy 2 Classics 2 Internal Medicine 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Genetics 1 Environmental Engineering 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Toxicology 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Organic Chemistry 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 General Dentistry 1 Hematology 1 Architecture 1 Periodontics 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Transplantation 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Oceanography 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 General Decision Sciences 1 Water Science and Technology 1
Sociology and Political Science 3.7k Literature and Literary Theory 2.1k Language and Linguistics 1.7k Communication 1.6k Gender Studies 1.5k Critical Discourse Studies United Kingdom
Journal of Language and Politics United Kingdom
Human Studies United States
Philosophy and Rhetoric United States
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour United States
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology United States
Anthropology & Education Quarterly United States
Symbolic Interaction United States
Journal of Intercultural Studies Australia
Citations per field, relative to Social Semiotics
Citations per year, relative to Social Semiotics
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