New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Linguistics

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics15.890
2 Recall11.938
3 Pragmatics11.043
4 Assessing Writing10.505
5 System10.269
6 RELC Journal10.261
7 Computer Assisted Language Learning9.841
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching9.380
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.183
10 Language Teaching7.156
11 Journal of Second Language Writing7.061
12 Natural Language Engineering6.947
13 English for Specific Purposes6.341
14 Applied Linguistics Review6.317
15 TESOL Quarterly6.223
16 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.169
17 Applied Linguistics5.562
18 Language Learning5.502
19 Modern Language Journal5.213
20 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.176
21 Journal of Memory and Language5.148
22 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.138
23 Language Teaching Research5.087
24 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.969
- Language Testing4.969
26 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.936
27 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.897
28 Linguistics and Education4.856
29 Applied Psycholinguistics4.820
30 ELT Journal4.718
31 International Multilingual Research Journal4.645
32 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.643
33 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.318
34 Journal of Phonetics4.163
35 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4.139
36 Metaphor and Symbol4.098
37 Language and Education4.084
38 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.069
39 Language Assessment Quarterly3.976
40 Language Awareness3.964
41 Language Culture and Curriculum3.939
42 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.723
43 Brain and Language3.573
44 Journal of Communication Disorders3.494
45 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.491
46 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.318
47 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.178
48 Language Cognition and Neuroscience3.173
49 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.154
50 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.150
51 Journal of Pragmatics3.052
52 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.050
53 Language Sciences3.037
54 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.036
55 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.000
56 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.978
57 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.947
58 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.924
59 Second Language Research2.917
60 Current Issues in Language Planning2.745
61 Language Policy2.737
62 Aphasiology2.718
63 Journal of Child Language2.713
64 Mind & Language2.701
65 Linguistic Inquiry2.698
66 International Journal of Multilingualism2.649
67 Language Variation and Change2.575
68 Language & Communication2.543
69 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.522
70 Language and Intercultural Communication2.506
71 International Journal of Bilingualism2.448
72 World Englishes2.441
73 Language and Cognition2.435
74 Foreign Language Annals2.420
75 Literacy2.393
76 Linguistics and Philosophy2.330
77 Gender and Language2.324
78 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.309
79 Lingua2.264
80 Language Acquisition2.167
81 First Language2.158
82 Cognitive Linguistics2.043
83 Communication Disorders Quarterly2.023
84 Social Semiotics2.011
85 Topics in Language Disorders2.000
86 Linguistics1.953
87 Language Learning and Development1.946
88 Translation Studies1.943
89 Journal of Language and Politics1.935
90 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.893
91 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.889
92 Interaction Studies1.872
93 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.854
94 Language and Speech1.822
95 Translator1.805
96 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.787
97 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.784
98 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.780
99 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.729
100 Signs and Society1.726
101 English World-Wide1.671
102 Argumentation1.612
103 Journal of Semantics1.587
104 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.565
105 Language Matters1.560
106 International Journal of Lexicography1.513
107 Linguistics Vanguard1.497
108 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.493
109 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.485
110 Linguistic Typology1.460
111 Intercultural Pragmatics1.447
112 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.386
113 Pragmatics & Cognition1.345
114 Language in Society1.339
115 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.333
116 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.316
117 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.305
118 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.281
119 Diachronica1.274
120 Text & Talk1.236
121 Narrative Inquiry1.191
122 Studies in Language1.170
123 English Today1.140
124 Across Languages and Cultures1.130
125 Journal of English Linguistics1.115
126 Linguistic Review1.107
127 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.101
128 Gesture1.026
129 Journal of French Language Studies1.025
130 Pragmatics and Society1.016
131 Phonetica1.009
132 Langages0.956
133 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.932
134 American Speech0.897
135 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.876
136 Journal of Linguistics0.866
137 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.863
138 Theoretical Linguistics0.825
139 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.805
140 Language and Literature0.796
141 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.757
142 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.729
143 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.714
144 Spanish in Context0.711
145 Revista Signos0.682
146 Language Problems & Language Planning0.680
147 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.647
148 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.643
149 Functions of Language0.615
150 Acta Linguistica Academica0.606
151 English Language & Linguistics0.604
152 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.593
153 Folia Linguistica0.538
154 Phonology0.507
155 European Journal of English Studies0.458
156 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.424
157 International Journal of American Linguistics0.299
158 Language & History0.292
159 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.228
160 Historiographia Linguistica0.193
161 Estudios Filologicos0.147
162 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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