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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising17.738
2 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication16.706
3 Comunicar12.838
4 Telecommunications Policy11.979
5 Communication Methods and Measures10.686
6 International Journal of Advertising10.382
7 Digital Journalism10.311
8 Communication Theory10.184
9 Social Media + Society9.719
10 Political Communication9.257
11 Journal of Communication8.892
12 Public Relations Review8.587
13 New Media & Society7.617
14 Media Culture & Society7.303
15 Communication Research7.290
16 Information Society7.051
17 Human Communication Research6.594
18 Public Understanding of Science6.064
19 Policy and Internet5.618
20 Science Communication5.451
21 Journalism Studies5.414
22 Media and Communication5.381
23 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture5.320
24 Profesional de la Informacion5.277
25 International Journal of Press-Politics5.237
26 Journal of Advertising Research5.090
27 Media Psychology4.994
28 Information Communication & Society4.925
29 Journal of Health Communication4.868
30 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.857
31 Games and Culture4.672
32 Public Opinion Quarterly4.523
33 International Journal of Conflict Management4.522
34 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.407
35 Health Communication4.353
36 Management Communication Quarterly4.203
37 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.049
38 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies3.988
39 Mass Communication and Society3.953
40 Critical Discourse Studies3.884
41 Written Communication3.859
42 Discourse Context & Media3.845
43 Journal of Children and Media3.827
44 Journalism Practice3.796
45 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.788
46 Personal Relationships3.681
47 Psychology of Popular Media3.615
48 Journalism3.614
49 Communication & Sport3.586
50 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.435
51 Communication Monographs3.257
52 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.237
53 International Journal of Business Communication3.196
- Javnost-The Public3.196
55 Feminist Media Studies3.182
56 Mobile Media & Communication3.078
57 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.044
58 International Communication Gazette3.034
59 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.906
60 Discourse & Communication2.734
61 Language & Communication2.695
62 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.552
63 Chinese Journal of Communication2.443
64 Media International Australia2.189
65 Social Semiotics2.186
66 Communication Culture & Critique2.156
67 Interaction Studies2.011
68 Discourse Studies2.003
69 Journal of Media Ethics1.962
70 Television & New Media1.931
71 Discourse & Society1.908
72 Translator1.887
73 Argumentation1.745
74 European Journal of Communication1.676
75 Signs and Society1.653
76 Visual Communication1.628
77 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.615
78 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.567
79 African Journalism Studies1.526
80 Quarterly Journal of Speech1.523
81 Journal of African Media Studies1.456
82 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.432
83 Text & Talk1.315
84 Narrative Inquiry1.235
85 Rhetoric Society Quarterly0.906
86 International Journal of Mobile Communications0.893
87 Critical Studies in Media Communication0.623
88 Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap0.512
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