Media Studies and Communication
Media Studies and Communication is a research topic within Communication. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concepts of media framing, agenda setting, and mediatization within the field of communication research. It delves into the influence of news media on public perceptions, the role of journalism culture, and the analysis of content in mass communication. The cluster also examines the impact of digital journalism and cultural production on shaping news narratives and political communication.
- Media Framing
- Agenda Setting
- Journalism Culture
- Mass Communication
- Mediatization
- News Media
- Content Analysis
- Political Communication
- Digital Journalism
- Cultural Production
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Media Studies and Communication research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (1.5k and 704 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 Germany 704 works
- 3 United Kingdom 449 works
- 4 Türkiye 350 works
- 5 China 332 works
- 6 Australia 283 works
- 7 Indonesia 223 works
- 8 Spain 187 works
- 9 Nigeria 172 works
- 10 Brazil 171 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Media Studies and Communication research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Vienna publishes the most Media Studies and Communication research, followed by University of Amsterdam and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Vienna Austria 38 works
- 2 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 37 works
- 3 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany 32 works
- 4 University of Zurich Switzerland 29 works
- 5 University of Münster Germany 28 works
- 6 The University of Sydney Australia 28 works
- 7 The University of Texas at Austin United States 28 works
- 8 University of Johannesburg South Africa 27 works
- 9 Aarhus University Denmark 27 works
- 10 Freie Universität Berlin Germany 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Media Studies and Communication?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Media Studies and Communication include Robert M. Entman.
- 1 Robert M. Entman 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Media Studies and Communication research done?
The largest centres of Media Studies and Communication research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Istanbul (Türkiye), Beijing (China) and Berlin (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Roskilde.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RoskildeDK · 26.0 works23×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Media Studies and Communication than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Media Studies and Communication?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, University of Vienna and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 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 | University of Amsterdam Netherlands | 86.1 | 54.6% | 10.3× | 37 | +96.9% |
| 2 | University of Vienna Austria | 84.3 | 43.8% | 11.2× | 38 | +165.8% |
| 3 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany | 73.0 | 24.1% | 15.3× | 32 | +272.7% |
| 4 | University of Groningen Netherlands | 67.8 | 51.6% | 5.3× | 18 | +184.2% |
| 5 | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University Norway | 67.5 | 39.1% | 22.0× | 14 | +131.2% |
| 6 | University of Bergen Norway | 67.4 | 41.9% | 8.5× | 16 | +153.2% |
| 7 | Vrije Universiteit Brussel Belgium | 67.0 | 42.1% | 8.8× | 16 | +123.8% |
| 8 | Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong | 66.2 | 41.1% | 11.6× | 15 | +46.5% |
| 9 | Freie Universität Berlin Germany | 65.8 | 30.3% | 9.9× | 26 | +75.1% |
| 10 | Leipzig University Germany | 64.0 | 32.8% | 11.6× | 22 | +58.2% |
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 Studies and Communication research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Media Studies and Communication.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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