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Rhetoric and Communication Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Madhavi Reddi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
Jaleigh Q. Pier
Cornell University
3
Bayleigh Elaine Bond
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4
Luke Capizzo
Michigan State University
5
Matthew Groh
Arizona State University
6
Hervé Saint-Louis
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
7
Amy Marvin
Gettysburg College
8
Phaedra C. Pezzullo
University of Colorado Boulder
9
Jaron Harambam
Erasmus University Rotterdam
10
Gino Canella
Emerson College

Rising Stars Papers

1
Deep learning-aided decision support for diagnosis of skin disease across skin tones
Nature Medicine|2024
135 cit.
2
Human detection of political speech deepfakes across transcripts, audio, and video
Nature Communications|2024
59 cit.
3
On Environmental Communication as a Care Discipline
Environmental Communication|2024
56 cit.
4
Deepfake Detection in Super-Recognizers and Police Officers
IEEE Security & Privacy|2024
14 cit.
5
Responsibility, sustainability, or environmental justice? Strategic communication and evolving expectations for stewardship and citizenship
Public Relations Inquiry|2024
11 cit.
6
Articulating a Loss and Damage Fund: How the Global South is Rethinking Agency and Justice in an Age of Climate Disasters
Environmental Communication|2024
8 cit.
7
The MNO (Pro)social License to Operate: Globalized Public Relations in Bangladesh, Botswana, Indonesia, and Kenya
Journal of Public Relations Research|2025
7 cit.
8
Toward a tent-driven model of organizations: Stakeholders, permeability, and multiple identities in public relations theory
Public Relations Review|2024
6 cit.
9
Characterizing Photorealism and Artifacts in Diffusion Model-Generated Images
Unknown Journal|2025
6 cit.
10
Diagnosing shared crises as acute intractability: Organizing crises and intractable issues in public relations theory
Public Relations Review|2024
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Hilton R. Simmet
Harvard University
2
Matthew Bruce Ingram
Dakota State University
3
W. Michele Simmons
Miami University
4
Chana Teeger
University of Johannesburg
5
Nneka Logan
Virginia Tech
6
Ronny Scholz
University of Warwick
7
Stephanie F. Reid
University of Cincinnati
8
Mark Boukes
University of Amsterdam
9
Christian von Sikorski
University of Koblenz and Landau
10
Curtis J. Sullivan
North Dakota State University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Interviews in the social sciences
Nature Reviews Methods Primers|2022
457 cit.
2
Analyzing picturebooks: semiotic, literary, and artistic frameworks
Visual Communication|2022
37 cit.
3
Reducing Political Dehumanization by Pairing Facts With Personal Experiences
Political Psychology|2023
32 cit.
4
Fighting lies with facts or humor: Comparing the effectiveness of satirical and regular fact-checks in response to misinformation and disinformation
Communication Monographs|2022
27 cit.
5
Critical humanism for public relations: Harnessing the synergy of gender, race and sexuality research
Public Relations Review|2022
22 cit.
6
Analyzing Sensationalism in News on Twitter ( <i>X</i> ): Clickbait Journalism by Legacy vs. Online-Native Outlets and the Consequences for User Engagement
Digital Journalism|2024
20 cit.
7
Navigating Artificial Intelligence, Public Relations and Race
Journal of Public Relations Research|2024
16 cit.
8
Combatting Climate Disinformation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Correction Placement and Type
Environmental Communication|2024
13 cit.
9
Satirizing the Clothing Industry on <i>YouTube</i> : How Political Satire and User Comments Jointly Shape Behavioral Intentions
Media Psychology|2022
11 cit.
10
The “Humoralist” as Journalistic Jammer: <i>Zondag met Lubach</i> and the Discursive Construction of Investigative Comedy
Journalism Studies|2022
11 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
John R. Hayes
Pacific University Oregon
2
Hayden White
Logan Hospital
3
Mary Douglas
Oldham Council
4
Gerald M. Kosicki
The Ohio State University
5
Rachel Goldman
New York Hospital Queens
6
Fredric Jameson
Duke University
7
Maureen Taylor
University of Technology Sydney
8
Elizabeth Suhay
American University
9
Greg Urban
The University of Texas at Austin
10
Wytske Versteeg
University of Amsterdam

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion|1967
5.8k cit.
2
A Cognitive Process Theory of Writing
College Composition and Communication|1981
3.5k cit.
3
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo.
Man|1967
2.8k cit.
4
How Institutions Think.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1988
2.7k cit.
5
The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act
The Bulletin of the Midwest Modern Language Association|1982
2.5k cit.
6
Risk and Blame: Essays in Cultural Theory
British Journal of Sociology|1994
2.2k cit.
7
The Value of Narrativity in the Representation of Reality
Critical Inquiry|1980
2.1k cit.
8
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1996
2k cit.
9
The Political Unconscious. Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act.
History and Theory|1982
2k cit.
10
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Review of Religious Research|1969
2k cit.

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