Question 1

Which countries lead Communication research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, Germany and Spain rank highest in Communication. By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (9.4k and 5k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Communication research?

Accepted Answer

University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) ranks first in Communication on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Vienna and University of Oxford.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Communication?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Communication, Claes H. de Vreese, Rens Vliegenthart and Homero Gil de Zúñiga have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Communication research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Communication research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Madrid (Spain), Beijing (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Villanueva de la Cañada and Kokand.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Communication?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Stanford University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Communication research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Communication Studies and Media, Cultural Studies and Postmodernism and Public Relations and Crisis Communication.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Communication?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Communication is "Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology" (Fred D. Davis, 1989), with 67,727 citations. Next come "User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models" (25,784) and "Culture and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation" (21,129).

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