2026 Manuel Castells: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	95	124	104	58	51	294	102444

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2013 - International Balzan Prize
2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
2004 - Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
1994 - Member of Academia Europaea
1983 - C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems

Overview

Manuel Castells is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Communication, Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Computer Science Applications.

The main topics covered in Manuel Castells's research include:

Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Law, Ethics, and AI Impact
Social Media and Politics
Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
Evaluation of Teaching Practices
E-Learning and Knowledge Management
Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Recent papers published under their name are as follows:

"Credibilidad e implicaciones éticas de las redes sociales para los jóvenes", 2021, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social
"Variability of Higher Education Students' Learning Styles Depending on Gender, Course, Degree and Institutional Context", 2021, Sustainability
"Producción y caracterización de los influencers sénior españoles en Instagram", 2023, Fonseca Journal of Communication
"Recorrido histórico del Grupo Comunicar. Un análisis desde el área de Comunicación", 2022, Revista española de Documentación Científica
"La Educación para el desarrollo en la escuela española: análisis de una experiencia transformadora en educación secundaria obligatoria", 2024, Ciencia e Interculturalidad

Their work has appeared in various academic venues, with publications in:

Revista Latina de Comunicación Social
Sustainability
Fonseca Journal of Communication
Revista española de Documentación Científica
Ciencia e Interculturalidad

Manuel Castells has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Belinda de Frutos Torres
Ana Pastor Rodríguez
Pilar Alonso Martín
María del Carmen Granado Alcón
Rocío Lago Urbano

Throughout their career, Manuel Castells has received various awards, such as:

International Balzan Prize (2013)
Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2011)
Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, American Political Science Association (APSA) (2004)
Member of Academia Europaea (1994)
C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems (1983)

Best Publications

The rise of the network society

Manuel Castells

22295
Citations
The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture

Manuel Castells

9325
Citations
The informational city: Information technology, economic restructuring, and the urban-regional process

Manuel Castells

7606
Citations
The power of identity

Manuel Castells

5360
Citations
Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture

Manuel Castells

3576
Citations
Local y global: la gestión de las ciudades en la era de la información

Jordi Borja i Sebastià;Manuel Castells

3356
Citations
The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society

Manuel Castells

2974
Citations
Mobile Communication and Society: A Global Perspective

Manuel Castells;Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol;Jack Linchuan Qiu;Araba Sey

2567
Citations
Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age

Manuel Castells

2339
Citations
Die Internet-Galaxie

Manuel Castells

1974
Citations
Communication, Power and Counter-power in the Network Society

Manuel Castells

1703
Citations
La Era De La Informacion Economia, Sociedad Y Cultura

Manuel Castells

1432
Citations
End of millennium

Manuel Castells

1408
Citations
The city and the grassroots: A cross-cultural theory of urban social movements

Manuel Castells

1376
Citations
Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society

Manuel Castells

1371
Citations
The Network Society

Manuel Castells

1335
Citations
The Internet Galaxy

Manuel Castells

1260
Citations
The New Public Sphere: Global Civil Society, Communication Networks, and Global Governance

Manuel Castells

1253
Citations
THE INFORMATIONAL CITY

Manuel Castells

1149
Citations
Local and Global: The Management of Cities in the Information Age

Jordi Borja;Manuel Castells

1093
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Carnoy Stanford University

Alain Touraine École Normale Supérieure

Noshir Contractor Northwestern University

Peter R. Monge University of Southern California

Anthony Giddens London School of Economics and Political Science

Sarah Pink Monash University

Mark Graham King's College London

Paulo Freire Federal University of Pernambuco

William H. Dutton University of Oxford

Susan S. Fainstein Harvard University

External Links

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