Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Communication and COVID-19 Impact is a research topic within Communication. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1953. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of Covid-19 on media systems, news consumption, and communication. It delves into the consequences of information quality, public perception, and the role of digital media and social networks during the pandemic. Additionally, it addresses the challenges and strategies related to health education in the context of Covid-19.
- Covid-19
- Media System
- News Consumption
- Communication
- Social Networks
- Pandemic
- Information Quality
- Public Perception
- Digital Media
- Health Education
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +233% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Communication and COVID-19 Impact research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (1.3k and 605 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Communication and COVID-19 Impact research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Communication and COVID-19 Impact research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 125 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 72 works
- 3 Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain 71 works
- 4 Universidad de MálagaSpain 66 works
- 5 Universidad de SevillaSpain 55 works
- 6 Universidad Internacional De La RiojaSpain 43 works
- 7 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 42 works
- 8 University of the Basque CountrySpain 40 works
- 9 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 39 works
- 10 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 36 works
Where is Communication and COVID-19 Impact research done?
The largest centres of Communication and COVID-19 Impact research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Loja and Machala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 334 works
- 2 Mexico City Mexico 184 works
- 3 Lima Peru 161 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 114 works
- 5 Buenos Aires Argentina 111 works
- 6 Barcelona Spain 94 works
- 7 Guayaquil Ecuador 84 works
- 8 Quito Ecuador 78 works
- 9 Santiago Chile 75 works
- 10 Seville Spain 70 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LojaEC · 53.7 works76×
- MachalaEC · 26.8 works72×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Communication and COVID-19 Impact than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Communication and COVID-19 Impact?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and University of Beira Interior score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain | 69.9 | 17.5% | 64.7× | 71 | +178.9% |
| 2 | Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain | 69.1 | 26.1% | 34.2× | 23 | +161.7% |
| 3 | University of Beira InteriorPortugal | 68.1 | 47.4% | 23.9× | 11 | +48.4% |
| 4 | Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain | 66.8 | 14.1% | 33.9× | 42 | +207.9% |
| 5 | Universidade da CoruñaSpain | 65.9 | 23.7% | 27.1× | 17 | +252.7% |
| 6 | Universidad de ValladolidSpain | 65.2 | 18.1% | 31.0× | 32 | +188.2% |
| 7 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 64.9 | 14.8% | 13.3× | 30 | +233.7% |
| 8 | Universidad Internacional De La RiojaSpain | 64.4 | 13.1% | 78.4× | 43 | +237.8% |
| 9 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 64.2 | 11.6% | 39.2× | 125 | +91.1% |
| 10 | Universidad de MálagaSpain | 64.1 | 24.2% | 49.5× | 66 | +36.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Communication and COVID-19 Impact research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 233% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Communication and COVID-19 Impact.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.