Volodymyr RIZUN

PROFILE and KPI / PARTICIPATION IN EDITING THE JOURNAL

Editor in chief of the journal "Current issues of mass communication"

Affiliation as of 01/24/26

Head of the Department of Social Communications of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (since 2024).

Previous positions:

Director of the Institute of Journalism of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2000-2023).

Head of the Department of Journalism and Editorial and Publishing (1997-2002) (publishing and editing (since 2000). Head of the Department of Mass Communication Theory (2002-2015) (new name - Social Communications).

Honorary titles

Honorary Professor of the Tavria National University named after V. I. Vernadsky, Volyn (Eastern European) National University named after Lesya Ukrainka, Kyiv International University.

Honorary Doctor of the Uzhhorod National University, Ukrainian Academy of Printing, International University of Economics and Humanities named after Academician Stepan Demyanchuk, Kherson State University

Community activities

Head of the Scientific and Methodological Commission on Journalism and Information under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2000-2016). Head of the Subsection on Journalism of the National Commission for Social Sciences and Journalism (since 2016).

Head of the Expert Council on Social Communications of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2007-2014).

Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (since 2000).

Joint activities

Presenter of the National Radio Company of Ukraine (2002-2014)

Awards

Laureate of the Ivan Franko Prize in the field of information activities in the nomination “For the best work in the field of radio broadcasting” (2004).

Awards: Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2002), Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr the Great, 3rd degree (2003, Decree of the Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret), Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2004), Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr the Great, 2nd degree (2005, Decree of the Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret), Third degree distinction of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine for services to the development of the information sphere (2005), Order “For Merit” 3rd degree (Decree of the President of Ukraine dated October 27, 2009).

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
PhD thesis	"Determining the theme of a text: a problem of editorial analysis"
Doctoral dissertation	"Modeling and technology of editorial systems"
General scientific topics	communication studies (mass and social communications), editing, theory of text and work, professional education, research methodology
Current scientific topics	hidden media effects, media influences, media psychology

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)
Assessment of research interest	as of 01/24/26 According to data : 373.1 Research Interest Score, 130 citations, 6 h-index. 93 publications were presented, of which 8.71% were cited; 28.81% were recommended; 37.79% were read in full texts; 24.69% were read otherwise. 122 followers, of which 37 are foreigners. According to data : 3636 citations, h-index 26, i10-index 52 Most cited book "Theory of Mass Communication" (2008) – 752 as of 01/25/26 According to Academia.edu: followers – 196; public views – 6178; links – 2330 According to data : documents – 48; publications indexed in Web of Science – 18; Web of Science Core Collection publications – 15; H-Index – 2 According to data : citations 3; documents 3; h-index - 1 The total number of works of the author cited in Scopus documents is 18
Geography of views	as of 01/25/26 According to Academia.edu : Armenia – 15 Austria – 38 Brazil – 47 Cameroon – 10 Canada – 37 China – 38 Ecuador – 21 Egypt – 10 Finland – 36 France – 33 Georgia – 12 Germany – 145 India – 67 Indonesia – 22 Israel – 14 Italy – 38 Japan – 19 Kazakhstan – 15 Kenya – 26 Lithuania – 10 Malaysia – 22 Mexico – 19 Nigeria – 49 Norway – 12 Pakistan – 36 Poland – 122 Portugal – 17 Romania – 21 Singapore – 25 Slovakia – 38 South Africa – 22 Spain – 11 Switzerland – 10 The Czech Republic – 24 The Netherlands – 55 The Philippines – 29 The Republic of Korea – 13 The Republic of Moldova – 11 The Russian Federation – 134 The United Kingdom – 91 The United Republic of Tanzania – 11 The United States – 379 Turkey – 39 Vietnam – 15 Croatia, Jordan, Serbia, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Uganda, Taiwan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Thailand, Togo, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Territory, Peru, New Zealand, Nepal, Namibia, Malawi, Malta, Macau, Myanmar, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Libya, Latvia, Luxembourg, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, The Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Hungary, Honduras, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Greece, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Estonia, Algeria, Denmark, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Colombia, Belarus, Botswana, Bolivia, Benin, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Australia, Argentina, Albania, The United Arab Emirates – less than 10
PUBLICATIONS
General list
Publications for 2022-2026	as of 01/25/26 WoS: https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1249 https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.959 Scopus: https://doi.org/10.29038/eejpl.2023.10.1.iva https://doi.org/10.1109/ELNANO54667.2022.9927118