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Media and Digital Communication

Media and Digital Communication is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1952. 6.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to digital communication, media studies, and the impact of technology on information dissemination. It includes discussions on social media, television, internet, new media, convergence, and interactive communication. The papers explore the influence of online platforms and information technology on various aspects of communication and media.

  • Digital Communication
  • Media Studies
  • Social Media
  • Television
  • Internet
  • New Media
  • Convergence
  • Information Technology
  • Interactive Communication
  • Online Platforms
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
832
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-9%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Media and Digital Communication research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (858 and 252 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 858 works
  2. 2 Mexico 252 works
  3. 3 Brazil 252 works
  4. 4 Argentina 204 works
  5. 5 Ecuador 152 works
  6. 6 Colombia 121 works
  7. 7 United States 89 works
  8. 8 Peru 87 works
  9. 9 Chile 78 works
  10. 10 Portugal 46 works

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.

Spain: 40.1%Mexico: 11.8%Brazil: 11.8%Argentina: 9.5%6 others listed: 26.8%40%largest
Spain858 · 40.1%Mexico252 · 11.8%Brazil252 · 11.8%Argentina204 · 9.5%6 others listed573 · 26.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Media and Digital Communication research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Media and Digital Communication research, followed by Universidad de Málaga and Universidad de Sevilla.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain 78 works
  2. 2 Universidad de Málaga Spain 51 works
  3. 3 Universidad de Sevilla Spain 46 works
  4. 4 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain 44 works
  5. 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 43 works
  6. 6 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Spain 34 works
  7. 7 Universitat de València Spain 33 works
  8. 8 Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina 31 works
  9. 9 Universidad de Valladolid Spain 30 works
  10. 10 Universidad Internacional De La Rioja Spain 27 works

Where is Media and Digital Communication research done?

The largest centres of Media and Digital Communication research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Loja, Logroño and Málaga.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 196 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 99 works
  3. 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 85 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 56 works
  5. 5 Seville Spain 53 works
  6. 6 Barcelona Spain 53 works
  7. 7 Málaga Spain 51 works
  8. 8 Lima Peru 51 works
  9. 9 Santiago Chile 49 works
  10. 10 Valencia Spain 45 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LojaEC · 27.6 works71×
  2. LogroñoES · 30.6 works55×
  3. MálagaES · 51.1 works52×
  4. CastellonES · 21.5 works48×
  5. ValladolidES · 35.6 works44×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Media and Digital Communication than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Media and Digital Communication?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad Nebrija and Central University of Ecuador 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.

0%10%20%mean 13.28%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: 34, 13.1%Universidad Nebrija: 16, 15.5%Central University of Ecuador: 8, 17.5%Universidad de Sevilla: 46, 12.6%Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: 44, 13.9%Universidad de Málaga: 51, 12.4%University of Alicante: 14, 17.7%University of the Basque Country: 26, 12.6%Universidad de Valladolid: 30, 10.9%University of Castilla-La Mancha: 18, 6.6%Central University o…Universidad NebrijaUniversidade de Sant…Universidad de Sevilla
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Spain 77.813.1%50.7×34 +134.7%
2Universidad Nebrija Spain 76.215.5%167.9×16 +161.3%
3Central University of Ecuador Ecuador 74.417.5%31.2×8 +199.3%
4Universidad de Sevilla Spain 73.712.6%37.3×46 +51.7%
5Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain 70.913.9%72.5×44 -0.8%
6Universidad de Málaga Spain 70.712.4%69.5×51 +17.5%
7University of Alicante Spain 68.817.7%22.8×14 +16.1%
8University of the Basque Country Spain 67.412.6%25.0×26 +38.5%
9Universidad de Valladolid Spain 66.610.9%52.7×30 +63.6%
10University of Castilla-La Mancha Spain 64.16.6%32.7×18 +203.2%

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 Digital Communication research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Media and Digital Communication.

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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.