The Metrics & Media Lab is a research group founded and co-directed by Manuel Goyanes and Márton Demeter. The group is composed of 10 core members affiliated fundamentally with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the National University of Public Service, and is supported by a network of more than fifteen international collaborators based in universities and research centers across different regions of the world.

The group’s research agenda combines empirical studies on journalism and communication with advanced scientometric and meta-research approaches. Its work focuses on understanding how academic knowledge is produced, structured, and disseminated, with particular attention to geographic, institutional, and gender inequalities in social science publishing. Through the use of quantitative methods, network analysis, and large-scale data, the group examines patterns of visibility, influence, and power within scholarly communication, while also contributing to substantive debates on media systems, journalism, and democratic processes.

Since 2025, all research activities carried out under the Metrics & Media Lab have been formally incorporated into the MITCOM Research Group at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, which is currently directed by Manuel Goyanes.