Top 100 most-cited scientists in Communication & Textual Studies

2025 single-year list · 100 authors, ranked by c-score excluding self-citations · all 1,435 in Communication & Textual Studies

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#	Author	Country	Subfield rank	c-score	Cites 2025	h	hm	Self-cit.	Papers	Active
1 #101 overall	Hayes, Andrew F. Haskayne School of Business	CAN	Communication & Media Studies #1 · top <0.01%	4.573	9,272	21	15.2	0.1%	81	1949–2025
2 #163 overall	Hyland, Ken University of East Anglia	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #1 · top <0.01%	4.470	2,833	28	26.0	3.2%	211	1984–2026
3 #314 overall	Dewaele, Jean Marc University College London	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #2 · top <0.01%	4.323	3,493	32	20.8	10.9%	258	1994–2026
4 #485 overall	Dörnyei, Zoltán University of Nottingham	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #3 · top 0.01%	4.218	2,268	26	19.9	0.4%	90	1990–2022
5 #510 overall	Dijk van, Teun A. Centre of Discourse Studies	ESP	Languages & Linguistics #4 · top 0.02%	4.204	1,757	20	19.0	0.1%	146	1969–2026
6 #518 overall	Wei, Li UCL Institute of Education	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #5 · top 0.02%	4.200	2,708	23	15.9	3.7%	143	2007–2026
7 #625 overall	MacIntyre, Peter Daniel Cape Breton University	CAN	Languages & Linguistics #6 · top 0.02%	4.159	2,637	29	18.0	8.2%	146	1989–2026
8 #713 overall	Derakhshan, Ali Golestan University	IRN	Languages & Linguistics #7 · top 0.03%	4.127	3,041	30	19.9	15.9%	182	2011–2026
9 #920 overall	Sundar, S. Shyam Sungkyunkwan University	KOR	Human Factors #2 · top 0.01%	4.067	2,717	25	16.9	3.7%	232	1991–2026
10 #1,004 overall	Valkenburg, Patti M. Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #2 · top 0.01%	4.043	3,010	29	15.7	2.4%	193	1992–2026
11 #1,005 overall	Suresh Canagarajah, A. A. Pennsylvania State University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #8 · top 0.03%	4.042	1,275	19	17.5	2.0%	191	1993–2026
12 #1,038 overall	Ellis, Rod Curtin University	AUS	Languages & Linguistics #9 · top 0.03%	4.035	1,450	19	16.9	1.8%	225	1980–2026
13 #1,127 overall	Timothy Coombs, W. Centre for Crisis and Risk Communications	CAN	Communication & Media Studies #3 · top 0.02%	4.016	1,474	19	16.9	1.3%	119	1988–2025
14 #1,368 overall	Livingstone, Sonia M. London School of Economics and Political Science	GBR	Communication & Media Studies #4 · top 0.02%	3.975	1,770	22	14.0	2.6%	224	1986–2026
15 #1,421 overall	Pennycook, Alastair University of Technology Sydney	AUS	Languages & Linguistics #10 · top 0.04%	3.966	1,273	18	14.8	1.7%	121	1985–2026
16 #1,458 overall	Hargittai, Eszter Universität Zürich	CHE	Communication & Media Studies #5 · top 0.03%	3.960	1,751	22	15.5	1.1%	124	1999–2026
17 #1,560 overall	García, Ofelia The Graduate Center	USA	Languages & Linguistics #11 · top 0.04%	3.943	2,338	21	13.2	1.8%	172	1985–2026
18 #1,665 overall	van Dijck, José F.T.M. Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #6 · top 0.04%	3.926	1,555	16	11.6	0.8%	80	1995–2025
19 #1,748 overall	Wodak, Ruth Universität Wien	AUT	Languages & Linguistics #12 · top 0.05%	3.913	1,551	18	12.6	0.8%	200	1980–2026
20 #1,977 overall	Wang, Yongliang North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power	CHN	Languages & Linguistics #13 · top 0.05%	3.879	2,209	30	16.4	9.6%	65	2017–2026
21 #1,980 overall	Entman, Robert M. The George Washington University	USA	Communication & Media Studies #7 · top 0.04%	3.878	1,639	11	8.8	0.1%	38	1980–2019
22 #2,037 overall	Plonsky, Luke D. Northern Arizona University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #14 · top 0.05%	3.872	1,664	20	16.5	5.7%	113	2004–2026
23 #2,049 overall	de Vreese, Claes Holger Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #8 · top 0.05%	3.870	2,701	24	12.7	6.8%	369	1999–2026
24 #2,103 overall	Blommaert, Jan Tilburg University	NLD	Languages & Linguistics #15 · top 0.06%	3.865	1,161	15	12.8	0.2%	128	1990–2026
25 #2,161 overall	Biber, Douglas Northern Arizona University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #16 · top 0.06%	3.858	1,306	19	14.0	3.3%	160	1981–2026
26 #2,163 overall	Teng, Mark Feng Macao Polytechnic University	MAC	Languages & Linguistics #17 · top 0.07%	3.858	1,085	17	14.9	19.3%	163	2016–2026
27 #2,263 overall	Marwick, Alice E. Data and Society Research Institute	USA	Communication & Media Studies #9 · top 0.05%	3.848	1,379	15	13.0	0.7%	45	2006–2026
28 #2,321 overall	Cenoz, Jasone Universidad del Pais Vasco	ESP	Languages & Linguistics #18 · top 0.07%	3.841	1,186	21	15.3	2.1%	116	1992–2026
29 #2,456 overall	Matthes, Jörg Universität Wien	AUT	Communication & Media Studies #10 · top 0.06%	3.829	2,133	23	14.6	7.5%	277	2006–2026
30 #2,554 overall	Scheufele, Dietram A. University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	Communication & Media Studies #11 · top 0.07%	3.818	1,948	20	13.1	6.2%	223	1999–2026
31 #2,604 overall	Schegloff, Emanuel Abraham University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Languages & Linguistics #19 · top 0.07%	3.813	948	14	13.5	0.1%	55	1973–2025
32 #2,685 overall	Tandoc, Edson C. Nanyang Technological University	SGP	Communication & Media Studies #12 · top 0.07%	3.805	1,594	20	13.4	5.5%	178	2009–2026
33 #2,783 overall	Boyd, Danah Michele Cornell University	USA	Communication & Media Studies #13 · top 0.08%	3.795	2,209	16	9.6	0.2%	82	2001–2026
34 #2,817 overall	Fairclough, Norman L. Lancaster University	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #20 · top 0.08%	3.791	920	16	13.1	0.0%	54	1971–2023
35 #2,859 overall	Levinson, Stephen C. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	NLD	Experimental Psychology #46 · top 0.12%	3.787	1,379	19	12.7	6.5%	150	1979–2026
36 #2,879 overall	Webb, Stuart Alexander Western University	CAN	Languages & Linguistics #21 · top 0.08%	3.784	1,161	20	15.3	7.4%	107	2005–2026
37 #2,902 overall	Burgoon, Judee K. The University of Arizona	USA	Communication & Media Studies #14 · top 0.09%	3.782	1,426	19	11.6	2.6%	264	1974–2025
38 #2,955 overall	Mercer, Sarah Universität Graz	AUT	Languages & Linguistics #22 · top 0.08%	3.778	1,358	20	13.8	5.6%	129	2003–2026
39 #3,057 overall	Gorter, Durk Universidad del Pais Vasco	ESP	Languages & Linguistics #23 · top 0.09%	3.769	1,184	22	14.8	1.9%	98	1984–2026
40 #3,065 overall	Schmitt, Norbert University of Nottingham	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #24 · top 0.09%	3.768	1,206	19	13.7	1.1%	73	1995–2026
41 #3,116 overall	Flores, Nelson University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education	USA	Languages & Linguistics #25 · top 0.10%	3.765	1,563	17	11.8	1.7%	69	2011–2025
42 #3,249 overall	Gillespie, Tarleton Microsoft Research Cambridge	GBR	Communication & Media Studies #15 · top 0.09%	3.756	1,191	11	9.6	0.3%	36	2003–2026
43 #3,373 overall	Kubota, Ryuko The University of British Columbia	CAN	Languages & Linguistics #27 · top 0.10%	3.747	815	16	13.6	3.5%	109	1997–2025
44 #3,719 overall	Mondada, Lorenza Universität Basel	CHE	Languages & Linguistics #28 · top 0.11%	3.720	904	13	12.7	7.3%	171	2001–2026
45 #3,732 overall	Stivers, Tanya University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Languages & Linguistics #29 · top 0.11%	3.720	974	16	12.7	5.3%	76	1998–2026
46 #3,819 overall	Norton, Bonny The University of British Columbia	CAN	Languages & Linguistics #30 · top 0.12%	3.714	1,409	14	11.6	1.8%	112	1989–2026
47 #3,857 overall	Li, Chengchen Shanghai Jiao Tong University	CHN	Languages & Linguistics #31 · top 0.12%	3.712	1,098	19	11.0	9.5%	37	2018–2026
48 #3,858 overall	Hameleers, Michael Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #16 · top 0.10%	3.712	1,082	17	12.1	8.9%	117	2016–2026
49 #4,013 overall	Duffy, Brooke Erin Cornell University	USA	Communication & Media Studies #17 · top 0.10%	3.702	960	17	11.1	0.4%	35	2013–2026
50 #4,031 overall	Gil de Zúñiga, Homero Universidad Diego Portales	CHL	Communication & Media Studies #18 · top 0.11%	3.700	1,495	20	13.9	5.6%	173	2005–2026
51 #4,101 overall	Bennett, W. Lance University of Washington	USA	Communication & Media Studies #19 · top 0.12%	3.696	1,283	15	10.4	1.2%	93	1975–2025
52 #4,199 overall	Lee, Ju Seong The Education University of Hong Kong	HKG	Languages & Linguistics #32 · top 0.12%	3.689	856	18	13.5	6.2%	55	2016–2026
53 #4,296 overall	Rose, Heath University of Oxford	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #33 · top 0.13%	3.684	1,414	20	12.9	7.6%	95	2012–2026
54 #4,402 overall	Men, Linjuan Rita University of Florida	USA	Communication & Media Studies #20 · top 0.12%	3.678	1,073	18	13.8	3.3%	83	2011–2026
55 #4,414 overall	Lee, Icy National Institute of Education	SGP	Languages & Linguistics #34 · top 0.13%	3.676	897	16	13.4	5.8%	120	1996–2026
56 #4,438 overall	Ellis, Nick C. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Languages & Linguistics #35 · top 0.13%	3.675	1,011	17	12.6	3.1%	144	1977–2026
57 #4,673 overall	Walther, Joseph B. Nanyang Technological University	SGP	Communication & Media Studies #21 · top 0.13%	3.661	959	15	11.2	2.4%	127	1988–2026
58 #4,695 overall	Goodwin, Charles University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Languages & Linguistics #36 · top 0.14%	3.659	816	12	10.8	0.5%	48	1980–2023
59 #4,702 overall	Abidin, Crystal Curtin University	AUS	Communication & Media Studies #22 · top 0.13%	3.659	887	14	10.1	7.1%	74	2012–2026
60 #4,762 overall	Pavlenko, Aneta Drexel University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #37 · top 0.14%	3.655	696	14	13.0	0.3%	78	2001–2024
61 #4,789 overall	Zhang, Lawrence Jun University of Auckland	NZL	Languages & Linguistics #38 · top 0.15%	3.654	2,045	22	14.9	14.9%	268	2000–2026
62 #4,837 overall	Ortega, Lourdes Georgetown University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #39 · top 0.15%	3.651	990	15	11.9	2.6%	81	1997–2026
63 #4,842 overall	Braidotti, Rosi Universiteit Utrecht	NLD	Gender Studies #5 · top 0.19%	3.651	692	13	12.0	1.4%	142	1986–2026
64 #4,956 overall	Carlson, Matt University of Minnesota Twin Cities	USA	Communication & Media Studies #23 · top 0.14%	3.645	637	15	12.7	1.4%	65	2006–2026
65 #5,033 overall	Kramsch, Claire J. University of California, Berkeley	USA	Languages & Linguistics #40 · top 0.15%	3.641	785	13	13.0	0.8%	125	1979–2026
66 #5,056 overall	Boulianne, Shelley Mount Royal University	CAN	Communication & Media Studies #24 · top 0.15%	3.640	844	16	12.1	5.5%	66	2008–2026
67 #5,067 overall	Culpeper, Jonathan Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #41 · top 0.16%	3.639	768	14	11.2	4.6%	99	1996–2026
68 #5,259 overall	Couldry, Nick London School of Economics and Political Science	GBR	Communication & Media Studies #25 · top 0.15%	3.629	934	12	11.0	0.6%	153	1996–2026
69 #5,346 overall	Storch, Neomy University of Melbourne	AUS	Languages & Linguistics #42 · top 0.16%	3.625	781	14	12.0	3.8%	88	1996–2026
70 #5,558 overall	Borg, Simon Arts and Sports	NOR	Languages & Linguistics #43 · top 0.17%	3.616	645	13	12.0	0.6%	51	1994–2026
71 #5,664 overall	Lai, Chun The University of Hong Kong	HKG	Languages & Linguistics #44 · top 0.17%	3.611	1,161	17	12.5	7.3%	108	2005–2026
72 #5,668 overall	Tracy, Sarah J. Arizona State University	USA	Business & Management #168 · top 0.24%	3.611	1,137	9	6.9	1.6%	83	1998–2026
73 #6,067 overall	Larsen-Freeman, Diane E. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Languages & Linguistics #45 · top 0.17%	3.592	752	15	11.7	4.8%	78	1976–2026
74 #6,101 overall	Fuchs, Christian Paderborn University	DEU	Communication & Media Studies #27 · top 0.16%	3.591	673	12	10.5	2.8%	160	2006–2026
75 #6,239 overall	Hu, Guangwei The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	HKG	Languages & Linguistics #46 · top 0.18%	3.584	979	16	11.5	14.7%	194	2002–2026
76 #6,320 overall	de Costa, Peter I. Michigan State University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #47 · top 0.18%	3.581	1,034	17	11.5	11.1%	165	2010–2026
77 #6,331 overall	Lu, Xiaofei Pennsylvania State University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #48 · top 0.19%	3.581	838	14	10.9	11.1%	119	2005–2026
78 #6,431 overall	Gries, Stefan Th University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Languages & Linguistics #49 · top 0.19%	3.576	729	13	11.5	9.8%	150	1999–2026
79 #6,695 overall	Gibbs, Raymond W. Independent Cognitive Scientist		Experimental Psychology #113 · top 0.30%	3.566	682	12	10.2	0.6%	188	1979–2026
80 #6,959 overall	Swain, Merrill University of Toronto	CAN	Languages & Linguistics #50 · top 0.19%	3.555	1,011	14	9.1	0.8%	82	1974–2019
81 #7,035 overall	Haspelmath, Martin Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie	DEU	Languages & Linguistics #51 · top 0.20%	3.553	581	13	11.8	6.4%	121	1989–2026
82 #7,038 overall	Rosa, Jonathan Daniel Stanford University	USA	Languages & Linguistics #52 · top 0.20%	3.553	1,386	13	8.6	0.8%	32	2014–2024
83 #7,136 overall	Gao, Xuesong(Andy) UNSW Sydney	AUS	Languages & Linguistics #53 · top 0.20%	3.548	1,171	16	11.5	7.6%	226	2003–2026
84 #7,202 overall	Van Leeuwen, Theo Jacob Syddansk Universitet	DNK	Languages & Linguistics #54 · top 0.21%	3.546	712	12	10.1	1.5%	105	1992–2026
85 #7,215 overall	Macaro, Ernesto University of Oxford	GBR	Languages & Linguistics #55 · top 0.21%	3.545	872	15	11.1	3.9%	90	1995–2025
86 #7,233 overall	Lewis, Seth C. University of Oregon	USA	Communication & Media Studies #28 · top 0.17%	3.545	1,159	19	11.6	4.7%	95	2006–2026
87 #7,284 overall	Dutta-Bergman, Mohan Jyoti Massey University Auckland	NZL	Communication & Media Studies #29 · top 0.18%	3.543	780	12	10.6	21.2%	295	1990–2026
88 #7,346 overall	Stroud, Natalie Jomini Moody College of Communication	USA	Communication & Media Studies #30 · top 0.18%	3.541	999	15	9.8	4.5%	79	2005–2026
89 #7,662 overall	Nabi, Robin L. University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Communication & Media Studies #31 · top 0.19%	3.529	770	14	10.9	3.1%	88	1998–2026
90 #7,709 overall	Biocca, Frank A. Ying Wu College of Computing	USA	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing #418 · top 0.08%	3.527	1,162	17	9.5	0.8%	108	1988–2022
91 #8,069 overall	Waisbord, Silvio R. The George Washington University	USA	Communication & Media Studies #32 · top 0.19%	3.513	607	12	10.5	1.6%	136	1991–2025
92 #8,243 overall	Jeon, Jaeho Indiana University Bloomington	USA	Languages & Linguistics #56 · top 0.22%	3.508	880	12	7.8	3.1%	25	2022–2026
93 #8,250 overall	Horwitz, Elaine Kolker The University of Texas at Austin	USA	Languages & Linguistics #57 · top 0.22%	3.508	787	11	9.5	0.3%	20	1982–2019
94 #8,272 overall	Crawford, Kate University of Southern California	USA	Communication & Media Studies #33 · top 0.20%	3.507	1,572	16	9.8	0.4%	63	2003–2026
95 #8,304 overall	Helberger, Natali Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #34 · top 0.21%	3.506	1,372	20	9.9	7.9%	94	2008–2026
96 #8,434 overall	Araujo, Theo B. Universiteit van Amsterdam	NLD	Communication & Media Studies #35 · top 0.21%	3.501	1,085	15	7.7	7.6%	79	2011–2026
97 #8,460 overall	Lin, Angel Mei Yi The Education University of Hong Kong	HKG	Languages & Linguistics #58 · top 0.22%	3.500	724	15	11.2	7.9%	143	1996–2026
98 #8,558 overall	Kormos, Judit Univerza v Ljubljani	SVN	Languages & Linguistics #59 · top 0.23%	3.497	750	16	10.8	2.9%	88	1998–2026
99 #8,559 overall	Bucholtz, Mary University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Languages & Linguistics #60 · top 0.23%	3.497	740	13	9.7	1.5%	77	1999–2026
100 #8,594 overall	Metzger, Miriam J. University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Communication & Media Studies #36 · top 0.22%	3.496	1,450	15	9.6	1.0%	69	1998–2026

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