Communication Theory

Communication Theory is a systematic field of study that examines the principles and processes by which meaning is created, transmitted, received, and interpreted through human symbolic interaction.

28.5K

Publications

2.4M

Citations

40.3K

Authors

6.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Communication

Children

Agenda-setting ResearchAttitude ChangeAudience ReceptionCommunication AccommodationCommunication ModelsCommunication NetworksComputer-mediated CommunicationInformation DiffusionMedia EffectsNarrative Communication

Publications

28.5K

The theory of planned behavior

Icek Ajzen · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 1991 · 84.8K citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +10

A Mathematical Theory of Communication

Claude E. Shannon · Bell System Technical Journal · 1948 · 80.7K citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +11

Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

danah boyd, Nicole B. Ellison · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2007 · 16.1K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Communication, Communication Theory +11

Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm

Robert M. Entman · Journal of Communication · 1993 · 15.5K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Political Science +13

Discourse and Social Change.

Dwight Fee, Norman Fairclough · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1993 · 11.7K citations

Language Studies, Communication, Sociology +14

1–5 of 28.5K

Authors

40.3K

JC
James C. McCroskey
West Virginia University, United States
74 publications · 10K citations
49
h-index
JB
Joseph B. Walther
Michigan State University, United States
38 publications · 15.1K citations
35
h-index
JK
Judee K. Burgoon
University of Arizona, United States
43 publications · 9.2K citations
34
h-index
HG
Howard Giles
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
47 publications · 3.8K citations
31
h-index
RE
Ronald E. Rice
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
44 publications · 6.4K citations
30
h-index

1–5 of 40.3K

Institutions

6.3K

1–8 of 6.3K

Venues

Journal of Communication
738 publications · 95.6K citations
132
h-index
Human Communication Research
426 publications · 50.9K citations
116
h-index
Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 324 publications · 57K citations
116
h-index
Communication Theory
345 publications · 41.4K citations
100
h-index
Computers in Human Behavior
258 publications · 24.2K citations
84
h-index

1–5

See also Communication Theory
Core Models	Transactional Communication Model Organizational Communication Communication Privacy Management
Key Processes	Information Transmission Ritual Theory Feedback Theory Of Mind Impression Management
Communication Contexts	Interpersonal Communication Group Communication Mass Communication Organizational Communication Cross-cultural Communication
Research Methods	Agent-based Modeling Content Analysis Corpus Linguistics Qualitative Research Methods Triangulations Ethnography Of Communication
Practical Applications	Uses And Gratifications Diffusion Of Innovations Model Rhetorical Theory Channel Richness Theory Health Communication