New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising18.289
2 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication16.060
3 Comunicar13.200
4 Telecommunications Policy11.692
5 Communication Theory10.922
6 Communication Methods and Measures10.889
7 International Journal of Advertising10.725
8 Digital Journalism10.170
9 Social Media + Society9.542
10 Public Relations Review9.140
11 Political Communication9.118
12 Journal of Communication9.047
13 New Media & Society7.591
14 Information Society7.381
15 Communication Research7.341
16 Human Communication Research7.023
17 Media Culture & Society6.981
18 Public Understanding of Science6.223
19 Policy and Internet5.652
20 Profesional de la Informacion5.556
21 Journalism Studies5.450
22 Media and Communication5.449
23 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture5.371
24 Journal of Advertising Research5.367
25 International Journal of Press-Politics5.328
26 Science Communication5.260
27 Games and Culture5.000
28 Information Communication & Society4.978
29 Media Psychology4.966
30 Journal of Health Communication4.922
31 Public Opinion Quarterly4.845
32 Journal of Business and Technical Communication4.753
33 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.633
34 International Journal of Conflict Management4.569
35 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.518
36 Management Communication Quarterly4.450
37 Health Communication4.340
38 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.132
39 Discourse Context & Media3.925
40 Critical Discourse Studies3.917
41 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships3.916
42 Written Communication3.813
43 Mass Communication and Society3.806
44 Journal of Children and Media3.805
45 Journalism Practice3.753
46 Communication & Sport3.705
47 Journalism3.698
48 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.626
49 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.590
50 Communication Monographs3.478
51 Personal Relationships3.463
52 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.358
53 Javnost-The Public3.330
54 Psychology of Popular Media3.243
55 International Journal of Business Communication3.197
56 Mobile Media & Communication3.178
57 Feminist Media Studies3.157
58 International Communication Gazette3.111
59 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.098
60 Asian Journal of Communication2.914
61 Language & Communication2.857
62 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.805
63 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.592
64 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.535
65 Discourse & Communication2.450
66 Chinese Journal of Communication2.245
67 Social Semiotics2.188
68 Communication Culture & Critique2.155
69 Media International Australia2.125
70 Translator2.038
71 Discourse Studies2.037
72 Interaction Studies2.021
73 Discourse & Society1.939
74 Television & New Media1.881
75 Journal of Media Ethics1.852
76 Argumentation1.793
77 European Journal of Communication1.742
78 Signs and Society1.648
79 Visual Communication1.640
80 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.618
81 Journal of African Media Studies1.574
82 African Journalism Studies1.568
83 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.526
84 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.506
85 Quarterly Journal of Speech1.456
86 Text & Talk1.404
87 Narrative Inquiry1.197
88 Rhetoric Society Quarterly0.940
89 International Journal of Mobile Communications0.911
90 Critical Studies in Media Communication0.614
91 Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap0.504
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