Communication: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Telecommunications Policy	39
2	New Media & Society	33
3	Social Media + Society	30
4	Digital Journalism	29
5	International Journal of Advertising	27
6	Health Communication	26
7	Information Communication & Society	24
-	Journal of Advertising	24
9	Public Relations Review	23
10	Journalism Studies	21
-	Journal of Communication	21
-	Media Culture & Society	21
13	Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies	20
-	Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture	20
-	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships	20
16	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
17	Journal of Health Communication	18
-	Political Communication	18
-	Journalism Practice	18
-	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	18
-	Media and Communication	18
-	Public Understanding of Science	18
23	Comunicar	17
-	Journalism	17
25	Psychology of Popular Media	16
-	Profesional de la Informacion	16
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	16
28	Communication Research	15
-	Discourse Context & Media	15
-	Science Communication	15
-	Policy and Internet	15
32	Human Communication Research	14
-	Feminist Media Studies	14
34	European Journal of Communication	13
-	International Journal of Conflict Management	13
-	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	13
-	Mass Communication and Society	13
-	Communication Theory	13
-	Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace	13
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	13
41	Communication & Sport	12
-	Games and Culture	12
-	Media Psychology	12
-	Discourse & Society	12
-	International Journal of Business Communication	12
-	Management Communication Quarterly	12
-	Media International Australia	12
48	Television & New Media	11
-	Communication Methods and Measures	11
-	Javnost-The Public	11

-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Language & Communication	11
-	Journal of Children and Media	11
-	Mobile Media & Communication	11
55	Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications	10
-	Personal Relationships	10
-	Critical Discourse Studies	10
-	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication	10
-	Information Society	10
-	Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
62	Asian Journal of Communication	9
-	Journal of Advertising Research	9
-	Journal of Applied Communication Research	9
-	Written Communication	9
-	Chinese Journal of Communication	9
-	Communication Culture & Critique	9
-	Communication Monographs	9
-	Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies	9
-	Discourse & Communication	9
71	Social Semiotics	8
-	African Journalism Studies	8
-	Discourse Studies	8
-	Journal of Business and Technical Communication	8
-	Communications-European Journal of Communication Research	8
76	Visual Communication	7
-	Text & Talk	7
-	Argumentation	7
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	7
-	Journal of African Media Studies	7
81	Critical Studies in Media Communication	6
-	Quarterly Journal of Speech	6
-	International Communication Gazette	6
-	International Journal of Mobile Communications	6
-	Journal of Media Ethics	6
86	Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies	5
-	Interaction Studies	5
-	Rhetoric Society Quarterly	5
-	Translator	5
90	Signs and Society	4
-	Narrative Inquiry	4
92	Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap	2