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Charles Forceville

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 4882 4523 198 186 141 13912

Charles Forceville publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Charles Forceville between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Charles Forceville published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2009. 13 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2009. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1994 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Charles Forceville: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 7
2003 2
2004 4
2005 3
2006 7
2007 5
2008 7
2009 16
2010 4
2011 8
2012 2
2013 8
2014 8
2015 4
2016 5
2017 10
2018 4
2019 9
2020 16
2021 4
2022 6
2023 3
2024 6
2025 7
Total 167
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Charles Forceville publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles Forceville sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 141
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Charles Forceville D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles Forceville sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Charles Forceville is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans the fields of Arts and Humanities and Psychology, with a focus on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Language and Linguistics. Their work engages with subjects intersecting visual communication, language, and cognition.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Psychology

Subfields covered in their research include:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Speech and Hearing

Key research topics addressed by Charles Forceville are:

  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
  • Digital Storytelling and Education
  • Comics and Graphic Narratives
  • Subtitles and Audiovisual Media
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Translation Studies and Practices

Their recent academic publications reflect these interests. Notable papers include:

  • "Identifying and Interpreting Visual and Multimodal Metaphor in Commercials and Feature Films," 2024, published in Metaphor and Symbol
  • "Metaphor and metonymy in Chinese and American political cartoons (2018-2019) about the Sino-US trade conflict," 2020, published in Pragmatics & Cognition
  • "Making cross-cultural meaning in five Chinese promotion clips: Metonymies and metaphors," 2020, published in Intercultural Pragmatics
  • "Visual and multimodal interaction of metaphor and metonymy," 2020, published in Cognitive Linguistic Studies
  • "An experimental study on the effect of emotion lines in comics," 2021, published in Semiotica

Charles Forceville frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Visual Communication
  • Leonardo
  • Pragmatics & Cognition
  • Journal of Pragmatics
  • Metaphor and Symbol

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors including:

  • Zahra Kashanizadeh
  • Cun Zhang
  • Yue Guan
  • Amitash Ojha
  • Bipin Indurkhya

Best Publications

  • Pictorial metaphor in advertising

    Charles Forceville

  • [Review of: G. Kress (2010) Multimodality: a social semiotic approach to contemporary communication]

    Charles J. Forceville

  • Non-verbal and multimodal metaphor in a cognitivist framework: agendas for research

    Charles Forceville

  • Metaphor in pictures and multimodal representations

    Charles Forceville

  • The identification of target and source in pictorial metaphors

    Charles Forceville

  • The Routledge Handbook of Multimodal Analysis: Carey Jewitt (Ed.), Routledge, London, 2009, 340 pages, ISBN 13: 978-0-415-43437-9 (hbk)

    Charles J. Forceville

  • Metaphors in editorial cartoons representing the global financial crisis

    Liliana Bounegru;Charles Forceville

  • Pictorial Metaphor in Advertisements

    Charles Forceville

  • Multimodal Metaphor in Ten Dutch TV Commercials

    Charles Forceville

  • Visual representations of the idealized cognitive model of anger in the Asterix album 'La Zizanie'

    Charles Forceville

  • The impact of perceived complexity, deviation and comprehension on the appreciation of visual metaphor in advertising across three European countries

    Margot van Mulken;Rob le Pair;Charles Forceville

  • Educating the eye? Kress and Van Leeuwen’s Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design (1996):

    Charles Forceville

  • Pictorial runes in 'Tintin and the Picaros'

    Charles Forceville

  • Relevance Theory as model for analysing visual and multimodal communication

    Charles Forceville

  • Metonymy in Visual and Audiovisual Discourse

    Charles Forceville

  • The GOOD IS LIGHT and BAD IS DARK metaphor in feature films

    Charles J. Forceville;Thijs Renckens

  • Multimodal Transcription and Text Analysis: A Multimedia Toolkit and Coursebook

    Unknown

  • The role of non-verbal sound and music in multimodal metaphor

    C.J. Forceville

  • Balloonics: the visuals of balloons in comics

    Charles Forceville;Tony Veale;Kurt Feyaerts

  • Addressing an audience: Time, place, and genre in Peter van Straaten’s calendar cartoons

    Charles Forceville

  • Creativity in pictorial and multimodal advertising metaphors

    C. Forceville

  • Pictorial and multimodal metaphor

    Charles Forceville

  • Stylistics and comics

    Charles Forceville;Elisabeth El Refaie;Gert Meesters

  • [Review of: T.D. Royce, W.L. Bowcher (2007) New directions in the analysis of multimodal discourse]

    Unknown

  • Visual and Multimodal Communication: Applying the Relevance Principle

    Charles Forceville

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