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Public Relations and Crisis Communication

Public Relations and Crisis Communication is a research topic within Communication. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 26.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on crisis communication, particularly the use of social media, in managing and responding to various crises such as natural disasters, organizational crises, and public health emergencies. It explores the role of public relations, stakeholder engagement, and dialogic communication in shaping effective crisis management strategies. The papers also delve into the impact of social media on organizational reputation, community engagement, and emergency response.

  • Crisis Communication
  • Social Media
  • Public Relations
  • Disaster Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Emergency Response
  • Organizational Reputation
  • Dialogic Communication
  • Risk Communication
  • Community Engagement
Research works
20k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
26.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+39%
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Which countries lead Public Relations and Crisis Communication research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 458 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 458 works
  3. 3 Germany 365 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 343 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 230 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 209 works
  7. 7 India 183 works
  8. 8 Australia 130 works
  9. 9 Spain 99 works
  10. 10 Malaysia 88 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.

United States: 33.3%China: 14.5%Germany: 11.6%Türkiye: 10.9%6 others listed: 29.7%33%largest
United States1,051 · 33.3%China458 · 14.5%Germany365 · 11.6%Türkiye343 · 10.9%6 others listed939 · 29.7%

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

Which institutions lead Public Relations and Crisis Communication research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Alabama publishes the most Public Relations and Crisis Communication research, followed by Aarhus University and University of Amsterdam.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of AlabamaUnited States 18 works
  2. 2 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 17 works
  3. 3 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 17 works
  4. 4 University of ViennaAustria 16 works
  5. 5 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 16 works
  6. 6 Lund UniversitySweden 16 works
  7. 7 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 14 works
  8. 8 University of GeorgiaUnited States 14 works
  9. 9 University of MünsterGermany 14 works
  10. 10 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 14 works

Where is Public Relations and Crisis Communication research done?

The largest centres of Public Relations and Crisis Communication research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye) and London (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 94 works
  2. 2 Istanbul Türkiye 80 works
  3. 3 Ankara Türkiye 51 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 48 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 46 works
  6. 6 Jakarta Indonesia 42 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 34 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 34 works
  9. 9 New York United States 33 works
  10. 10 Hong Kong China 32 works
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Where is the best place to study Public Relations and Crisis Communication?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, University of Alabama and Lund University 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%25%50%75%mean 50.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Vienna: 16, 54.1%University of Alabama: 18, 54.2%Lund University: 16, 50.7%University of Amsterdam: 16, 37.1%University of Jyväskylä: 9, 55.4%University of Maryland, College Park: 16, 54.3%The University of Texas at Austin: 14, 60.1%University of Zurich: 13, 45.4%Clemson University: 9, 59.2%Tampere University: 11, 30.3%University of AlabamaUniversity of ViennaLund UniversityUniversity of Amster…
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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
1 University of ViennaAustria 78.654.1%6.8×16 +284.5%
2 University of AlabamaUnited States 76.354.2%13.7×18 +31.4%
3 Lund UniversitySweden 68.950.7%5.5×16 +142.8%
4 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 64.137.1%6.4×16 +104.5%
5 University of JyväskyläFinland 62.955.4%9.6×9 +82.2%
6 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 60.054.3%6.0×16 -32.6%
7 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 59.160.1%3.5×14 +85.5%
8 University of ZurichSwitzerland 58.045.4%5.0×13 +93.8%
9 Clemson UniversityUnited States 58.059.2%5.8×9 +180.7%
10 Tampere UniversityFinland 56.730.3%7.5×11 +345.9%

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 Public Relations and Crisis Communication research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Public Relations and Crisis Communication.

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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.