Current status of Chinese communication research: Trends and development in research topics and citations [中華傳播研究的現況：誰做甚麽和引用誰]

This study examines Chinese communication research and publication,including the content and citation of communication journals to explicate the current outlook of the Chinese communication community. We use content analysis and citation analysis to study Chinese communication-related journals from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas. For the content analysis, the data comprise articles in 11 journals published between 2006 and 2011. The relevant variables include author, institution, year of publication, number of page, language, number of citation, research area, method, media studied, and region. For the citation analysis, the data consist of articles from four journals published between 2009 and 2011. The variables include cited author, year of publication, document type, journal area, language, and self- citation. We compare the development of communication scholarship in different Chinese regions. We discuss some issues such as the collaboration between scholars, the growth of local academic manpower, and academic integration between regions.