New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

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 Journal of Advertising17.217
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics15.890
3 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication15.647
4 Telecommunications Policy12.616
5 Comunicar12.350
6 Recall11.938
7 Pragmatics11.043
8 Assessing Writing10.505
9 Digital Journalism10.311
10 System10.269
11 RELC Journal10.261
12 International Journal of Advertising10.010
13 Computer Assisted Language Learning9.841
14 Communication Methods and Measures9.746
15 Communication Theory9.710
16 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching9.380
17 Social Media + Society9.173
18 Journal of Communication8.763
19 Political Communication8.711
20 Public Relations Review8.376
21 New Media & Society7.713
22 Annual Review of Linguistics7.183
23 Language Teaching7.156
24 Media Culture & Society7.105
25 Journal of Second Language Writing7.061
26 Natural Language Engineering6.947
27 Communication Research6.778
28 Information Society6.776
29 Human Communication Research6.444
30 English for Specific Purposes6.341
31 Applied Linguistics Review6.317
32 TESOL Quarterly6.223
33 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.169
34 Public Understanding of Science6.024
35 Policy and Internet5.612
36 Applied Linguistics5.562
37 Science Communication5.531
38 Language Learning5.502
39 International Journal of Press-Politics5.466
40 Journalism Studies5.297
41 Media Psychology5.293
42 Modern Language Journal5.213
43 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.176
44 Profesional de la Informacion5.171
45 Journal of Memory and Language5.148
46 Media and Communication5.147
47 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.138
48 Journal of Health Communication5.121
49 Language Teaching Research5.087
50 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture5.082
51 Language Testing4.969
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.969
53 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.936
54 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.897
55 Linguistics and Education4.856
56 Public Opinion Quarterly4.828
57 Applied Psycholinguistics4.820
58 Information Communication & Society4.770
59 ELT Journal4.718
60 Journal of Advertising Research4.694
61 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.653
62 International Multilingual Research Journal4.645
63 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.643
64 International Journal of Conflict Management4.493
65 Games and Culture4.410
66 Journal of Business and Technical Communication4.321
67 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.318
68 Health Communication4.240
69 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.205
70 Management Communication Quarterly4.200
71 Journal of Phonetics4.163
72 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4.139
73 Poetics4.126
74 Theory Culture & Society4.112
75 Metaphor and Symbol4.098
76 Language and Education4.084
77 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.069
78 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.005
79 Language Assessment Quarterly3.976
80 Language Awareness3.964
81 Discourse Context & Media3.952
82 Language Culture and Curriculum3.939
83 Mass Communication and Society3.919
84 Critical Discourse Studies3.874
85 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.776
86 Journal of Consumer Culture3.757
87 International Journal of Cultural Studies3.747
88 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.723
89 Written Communication3.711
90 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.703
91 Journalism Practice3.693
92 Communication & Sport3.637
93 Brain and Language3.573
94 Personal Relationships3.544
95 Journalism3.541
- Journal of Children and Media3.541
97 Journal of Communication Disorders3.494
98 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.491
99 Psychology of Popular Media3.470
100 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.318
101 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.268
102 International Journal of Business Communication3.259
103 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.178
104 Language Cognition and Neuroscience3.173
105 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.154
106 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.150
107 Communication Monographs3.063
108 Journal of Pragmatics3.052
109 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.050
110 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.047
111 Feminist Media Studies3.044
112 Language Sciences3.037
113 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.036
114 Mobile Media & Communication3.000
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.000
116 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.978
117 Javnost-The Public2.965
118 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.947
119 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.924
120 Second Language Research2.917
121 International Communication Gazette2.774
122 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.751
123 Current Issues in Language Planning2.745
124 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.738
125 Language Policy2.737
126 Aphasiology2.718
127 Journal of Child Language2.713
128 Discourse & Communication2.708
129 Mind & Language2.701
130 Linguistic Inquiry2.698
131 Asian Journal of Communication2.681
132 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.667
133 International Journal of Multilingualism2.649
134 Chinese Journal of Communication2.607
135 Language Variation and Change2.575
136 Journal of Cultural Economy2.565
137 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.555
138 Language & Communication2.543
139 Science As Culture2.535
140 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.522
141 Language and Intercultural Communication2.506
142 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.477
143 International Journal of Bilingualism2.448
144 World Englishes2.441
145 Language and Cognition2.435
146 Discourse & Society2.420
- Foreign Language Annals2.420
148 Literacy2.393
149 Linguistics and Philosophy2.330
150 Gender and Language2.324
151 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.309
152 Lingua2.264
153 Media International Australia2.216
154 Language Acquisition2.167
155 First Language2.158
156 Television & New Media2.089
157 Communication Culture & Critique2.067
158 Cognitive Linguistics2.043
159 Communication Disorders Quarterly2.023
160 Social Semiotics2.011
161 Cultural Trends2.000
- Topics in Language Disorders2.000
163 Linguistics1.953
164 Language Learning and Development1.946
165 Translation Studies1.943
166 Journal of Language and Politics1.935
167 Discourse Studies1.917
168 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.893
169 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.889
170 Interaction Studies1.872
171 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.854
172 Journal of Media Ethics1.832
173 Language and Speech1.822
174 Translator1.805
175 Memory Studies1.799
176 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.787
177 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.784
178 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.780
179 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.741
180 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.729
181 Signs and Society1.726
182 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.707
183 Space and Culture1.679
184 English World-Wide1.671
185 European Journal of Communication1.666
186 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies1.665
187 Journal of African Media Studies1.615
188 Argumentation1.612
189 Journal of Semantics1.587
190 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.577
191 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.565
192 Language Matters1.560
193 International Journal of Lexicography1.513
194 Linguistics Vanguard1.497
- Visual Communication1.497
196 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.493
197 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.485
198 South Atlantic Quarterly1.461
199 Linguistic Typology1.460
- African Journalism Studies1.460
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