New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Communication

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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Telecommunications Policy40
2 New Media & Society34
3 Digital Journalism29
- International Journal of Advertising29
5 Social Media + Society27
6 Public Relations Review26
7 Information Communication & Society25
- Journal of Advertising25
- Health Communication25
10 Media Culture & Society24
11 Media and Communication21
12 Journalism Studies20
- Journal of Communication20
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies20
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships20
16 International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Political Communication19
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication19
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
20 Journalism18
- Public Understanding of Science18
22 Comunicar17
- Journalism Practice17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
26 Journal of Health Communication16
- Discourse Context & Media16
- Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
30 International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Mass Communication and Society15
- Psychology of Popular Media15
- Communication Research15
- Human Communication Research15
- Feminist Media Studies15
36 Games and Culture14
37 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly13
- Media Psychology13
- Communication & Sport13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- Media International Australia13
- Communication Theory13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- Discourse & Society13
46 Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Language & Communication12
- Television & New Media12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Critical Discourse Studies12
55 Personal Relationships11
- Communication Methods and Measures11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Discourse & Communication11
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication11
60 Journal of Advertising Research10
- Asian Journal of Communication10
- Discourse Studies10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Written Communication10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Communication Culture & Critique10
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
- Information Society10
69 Journal of Applied Communication Research9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Social Semiotics9
- African Journalism Studies9
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
74 Javnost-The Public8
- Interaction Studies8
- Argumentation8
- Communication Monographs8
78 Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research7
- Journal of African Media Studies7
- Text & Talk7
- International Communication Gazette7
84 Quarterly Journal of Speech6
- Signs and Society6
- Visual Communication6
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies6
- Translator6
89 Narrative Inquiry5
- Rhetoric Society Quarterly5
- Journal of Media Ethics5
92 Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap4
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