Media, Journalism, and Communication History
Media, Journalism, and Communication History is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 9.5k research works in it since 1950. 13.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of media and propaganda in the history of Spain and Portugal, covering topics such as censorship, public service broadcasting, and the use of television, radio, and press for political purposes. It delves into the influence of media on society during periods like the Franco regime and examines the evolution of media formats over time.
- Propaganda
- Television
- Press
- History
- Spain
- Portugal
- Radio
- Censorship
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Franco Regime
- Research works
- 9.5k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Media, Journalism, and Communication History research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (869 and 119 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Spain 869 works
- 2 Mexico 119 works
- 3 France 80 works
- 4 United States 75 works
- 5 Argentina 68 works
- 6 Portugal 37 works
- 7 Brazil 33 works
- 8 Colombia 26 works
- 9 Chile 24 works
- 10 United Kingdom 23 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Media, Journalism, and Communication History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most Media, Journalism, and Communication History research, followed by Universidad de Sevilla and Universidad de Málaga.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 89 works
- 2 Universidad de SevillaSpain 41 works
- 3 Universidad de MálagaSpain 36 works
- 4 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 33 works
- 5 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 30 works
- 6 Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain 28 works
- 7 University of the Basque CountrySpain 28 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26 works
- 9 Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain 24 works
- 10 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Media, Journalism, and Communication History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Media, Journalism, and Communication History include Walter Benjamín.
- 1 Walter Benjamín France 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Media, Journalism, and Communication History research done?
The largest centres of Media, Journalism, and Communication History research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico) and Seville (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Logroño, Málaga and Valladolid.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 224 works
- 2 Barcelona Spain 69 works
- 3 Mexico City Mexico 53 works
- 4 Seville Spain 49 works
- 5 Valencia Spain 39 works
- 6 Málaga Spain 37 works
- 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 34 works
- 8 Valladolid Spain 29 works
- 9 Leioa Spain 28 works
- 10 Zaragoza Spain 25 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LogroñoES · 23.5 works66×
- MálagaES · 36.9 works59×
- ValladolidES · 28.7 works56×
- LeioaES · 28.2 works41×
- SalamancaES · 21.8 works38×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Media, Journalism, and Communication History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Media, Journalism, and Communication History?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Sevilla, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidade de Vigo 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 de SevillaSpain | 54.0 | 28.9% | 52.4× | 41 | +110.6% |
| 2 | Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaSpain | 45.0 | 28.5% | 38.4× | 24 | -22.3% |
| 3 | Universidade de VigoSpain | 44.2 | 32.5% | 37.8× | 13 | -11.9% |
| 4 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 43.3 | 21.0% | 79.9× | 89 | +13.3% |
| 5 | Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain | 41.9 | 27.5% | 49.5× | 12 | +25.8% |
| 6 | University of the Basque CountrySpain | 40.8 | 22.4% | 43.3× | 28 | +66.9% |
| 7 | Universidad de AlcaláSpain | 40.4 | 24.1% | 46.9× | 13 | +114.2% |
| 8 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 39.4 | 13.7% | 40.2× | 33 | +94.1% |
| 9 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 39.3 | 23.2% | 24.1× | 19 | +47.6% |
| 10 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 38.7 | 20.9% | 39.0× | 30 | +46.6% |
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, Journalism, and Communication History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Media, Journalism, and Communication History.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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