Visual Communication

9.2k citations
578 papers · indexed · active since 1950

Visual Communication

470 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Peers

Visual Communication
Comparison fields: 5 of 163
  • Literature and Literary Theory 2.8k
  • Communication 1.4k
  • Human-Computer Interaction 925
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 725
  • Language and Linguistics 1.4k
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Fields of papers published in Visual Communication

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About Visual Communication

The 578 papers published in Visual Communication in the last decades have received a total of 9.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Visual Communication usually cover Visual Arts and Performing Arts (96 papers), Literature and Literary Theory (165 papers) and Communication (77 papers) specifically the topics of Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (105 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (85 papers), Digital Storytelling and Education (52 papers), Visual Culture and Art Theory (51 papers), Literacy, Media, and Education (50 papers), Media Studies and Communication (47 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (43 papers) and Digital Communication and Language (34 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Visual Communication are Rick Iedema, Elisabeth El Refaie, Radan Martinec, Theo van Leeuwen, José van Dijck, Jay L. Lemke, Kay L. O’Halloran, Günther Kress, Michele Zappavigna and Daniel Meadows.

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