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Discourse and Communication
H-index 4

Discourse and Communication

1750-4813

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/dcm

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1131 8 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 14
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.886
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Discourse & Communication?

The main research concerns discussed in Discourse & Communication are Media studies, Discourse analysis, Critical discourse analysis, Linguistics and Public relations. Topics in Media studies explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Social science, Social media, Art history and Politics. Discourse & Communication focuses on Discourse analysis but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Identity (social science) and Epistemology.

The concepts on Critical discourse analysis presented in Discourse & Communication can also apply to other research fields, including Gender studies and China. Many of the studies tackled connect Public relations with a similar field of study like Context (language use).

  • Media studies (36.18%)
  • Discourse analysis (17.59%)
  • Critical discourse analysis (12.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Legitimation in discourse and communication (432 citations)
  • The linguistics of self-branding and micro-celebrity in Twitter: The role of hashtags: (245 citations)
  • Interdiscursivity in professional communication (184 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Discourse & Communication:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Public relations, Media studies, Discourse analysis, Critical discourse analysis and Context (language use). The published articles hold forums on Media studies that merge themes from other disciplines such as Identity (social science), Social science, Ideology and Refugee. The most cited publications with studies in Critical discourse analysis featured incorporate elements of Literature, Linguistics, Intertextuality and Newspaper.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Discourse & Communication (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Theo van Leeuwen (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chit Cheung Matthew Sung (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yves Laberge (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephanie Schnurr (4 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Discourse & Communication (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lancaster University (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sydney (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Technology, Sydney (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • (Mis)communication through stickers in online group discussions: A multiple-case study:

    Ying Tang;Khe Foon Hew;Susan C. Herring;Qian Chen

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Appealing to the senses: Approaching, sensing, and interacting at the market’s stall

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Functionalization and informalization in the design of an online fashion shop

    Theo van Leeuwen;Morten Boeriis;Julia Rytter Dakwar

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Special issue: The human touch – Analyzing online and offline shopping

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Conversation analysis and conversational technologies: Finding the common ground between academia and industry

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • The voice of the work to be made: Abductive communication and creativity

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Persuasive attack on President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Special issue of <i>Discourse &amp; Communication</i> on news today: Introduction

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Special Issue: The human touch - Analysing online and offline shopping: Editorial

    Gitte Rasmussen;Theo van Leeuwen

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • How US judges manage a dilemma narrating their careers

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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