New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Communication

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising14.895
2 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication12.375
3 Comunicar12.370
4 Telecommunications Policy11.388
5 Digital Journalism10.299
6 International Journal of Advertising9.770
7 Social Media + Society8.412
8 Journal of Communication8.138
9 Political Communication7.990
10 Human Communication Research7.951
11 Public Relations Review7.799
12 Communication Methods and Measures7.750
13 Communication Theory7.429
14 New Media & Society7.239
15 Media Culture & Society6.741
16 Policy and Internet6.571
17 Communication Research5.823
- International Journal of Press-Politics5.823
19 Public Understanding of Science5.650
20 Information Society5.576
21 Media and Communication5.124
22 Journalism Studies5.082
23 Science Communication5.017
24 International Journal of Conflict Management4.804
25 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.793
26 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.743
27 Media Psychology4.740
28 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.625
29 Public Opinion Quarterly4.624
30 Information Communication & Society4.596
31 Journal of Health Communication4.512
32 Profesional de la Informacion4.455
33 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.373
34 Management Communication Quarterly4.372
35 Health Communication4.309
36 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.301
37 Journal of Advertising Research4.292
38 Discourse Context & Media3.901
39 Written Communication3.852
40 Mass Communication and Society3.835
41 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.830
42 Games and Culture3.809
43 Journalism3.668
44 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.582
45 International Journal of Business Communication3.503
46 Journalism Practice3.437
47 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.333
48 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.267
49 Psychology of Popular Media3.263
50 Communication & Sport3.239
51 Discourse & Society3.120
52 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.117
53 Media International Australia3.113
54 Critical Discourse Studies3.021
55 Mobile Media & Communication2.922
56 Personal Relationships2.910
57 Feminist Media Studies2.844
58 Journal of Children and Media2.818
59 Communication Monographs2.817
60 Asian Journal of Communication2.743
61 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.577
62 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.563
63 Chinese Journal of Communication2.535
64 Language & Communication2.524
65 Television & New Media2.511
66 Discourse & Communication2.496
67 Communication Culture & Critique2.271
68 International Communication Gazette2.261
69 Javnost-The Public2.232
70 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.122
71 Signs and Society2.022
72 Journal of African Media Studies2.000
73 Interaction Studies1.986
74 Argumentation1.867
75 Social Semiotics1.863
76 European Journal of Communication1.813
77 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.800
78 Discourse Studies1.629
79 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.582
80 Text & Talk1.579
81 Visual Communication1.542
- African Journalism Studies1.542
83 Narrative Inquiry1.426
84 Journal of Media Ethics1.424
85 Translator1.373
86 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.183
87 Critical Studies in Media Communication1.167
88 Quarterly Journal of Speech1.139
89 International Journal of Mobile Communications1.074
90 Rhetoric Society Quarterly0.883
91 Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap0.368
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