Abstract
This article maps scholarly productivity in organizational communication across the 1980s by identifying the most prolific authors and institutions in core communication journals and comparing publication patterns with peer perception rankings. Using bibliometric coding of fourteen association journals from 1979 to 1989, the study calculates faculty and alumni output, tracks institutional mobility, and examines correlations between publication frequency and reputational standing. Results reveal a small cluster of departments and graduate programs generating the majority of organizational communication research, with Purdue University emerging as a consistent leader among both faculty and alumni cohorts. Discrepancies between publication counts and perception polls highlight potential biases in reputation formation. By integrating publication analysis, bibliometrics, institutional ranking, and peer perception studies, this article contributes empirical benchmarks for evaluating communication scholarship and informs administrators seeking to strengthen research visibility in organizational communication programs today.
Recommended Citation
Beck, Christina S.
(1992)
"Organizational Communication Journal Articles: An Analysis of the Most Frequent Individual and Institutional Producers,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 80, Article 9.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol80/iss1/9
