Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies is a research topic within Communication. Science Explorer counts 5k research works in it since 1965. 5.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics within media and communication studies, including mediatization, social change, digital age, journalism, social media, and organizational communication. It explores the impact of media on culture, society, and politics, as well as the evolving nature of communication in the digital era.
- Mediatization
- Communication
- Social Change
- Digital Age
- Cultural
- Anthropological
- Journalism
- Social Media
- Organizational Communication
- Public Discourse
- Research works
- 5k fractional, since 1965
- In the world top 10%
- 259 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Media and Communication Studies research?
By volume, Brazil and Argentina publish the most (880 and 54 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 Media and Communication Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Media and Communication Studies research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 35 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 31 works
- 3 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 30 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 27 works
- 5 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 23 works
- 6 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 19 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 19 works
- 8 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 18 works
- 9 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 18 works
- 10 Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil 17 works
Where is Media and Communication Studies research done?
The largest centres of Media and Communication Studies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santa Maria and Porto Alegre.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 152 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 74 works
- 3 Porto Alegre Brazil 44 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 38 works
- 5 Florianópolis Brazil 30 works
- 6 Curitiba Brazil 30 works
- 7 Santa Maria Brazil 29 works
- 8 Buenos Aires Argentina 29 works
- 9 Brasília Brazil 27 works
- 10 Fortaleza Brazil 24 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Santa MariaBR · 29.3 works53×
- Porto AlegreBR · 43.6 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Media and Communication Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Media and Communication Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) 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 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 52.4 | 10.8% | 10.2× | 9 | +213.3% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil | 49.7 | 9.8% | 32.8× | 23 | +32.6% |
| 3 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 47.9 | 3.2% | 31.6× | 30 | +193.2% |
| 4 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 41.6 | 2.7% | 17.9× | 35 | +32.0% |
| 5 | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil | 40.8 | 8.3% | 129.6× | 17 | +45.1% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 40.0 | 3.6% | 37.7× | 31 | +61.2% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil | 39.5 | 5.6% | 57.5× | 27 | +51.5% |
| 8 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 36.8 | 6.1% | 34.1× | 18 | +76.6% |
| 9 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 36.5 | 6.3% | 24.5× | 16 | +57.9% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 34.6 | 2.4% | 21.8× | 19 | +146.6% |
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 Media and Communication Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Media and Communication Studies.
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.