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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Pragmatics43
2 System42
3 Telecommunications Policy40
4 New Media & Society34
5 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics30
6 International Journal of Advertising29
- Digital Journalism29
8 Computer Assisted Language Learning27
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development27
- Social Media + Society27
11 Public Relations Review26
12 Health Communication25
- Journal of Advertising25
- Information Communication & Society25
15 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research24
- Language Teaching Research24
- Media Culture & Society24
18 RELC Journal23
19 Assessing Writing22
20 Media and Communication21
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology21
- TESOL Quarterly21
- Journal of Second Language Writing21
24 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships20
- Language Teaching20
- Applied Linguistics Review20
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies20
- Journalism Studies20
- Journal of Communication20
30 Journal of Pragmatics19
- Political Communication19
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition19
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
- Applied Linguistics19
- International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication19
37 Journalism18
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Public Understanding of Science18
40 Brain and Language17
- Comunicar17
- Journalism Practice17
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools17
- Modern Language Journal17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching17
- Language Learning17
- Recall17
50 Discourse Context & Media16
- ELT Journal16
- Science Communication16
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching16
- Journal of Health Communication16
- Policy and Internet16
- Theory Culture & Society16
57 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- Psychology of Popular Media15
- Communication Research15
- Feminist Media Studies15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journal of Memory and Language15
- Language and Education15
- Linguistics and Education15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- English for Specific Purposes15
- Human Communication Research15
- Mass Communication and Society15
69 International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
- Annual Review of Linguistics14
- Games and Culture14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders14
75 European Journal of Cultural Studies13
- Applied Psycholinguistics13
- Communication & Sport13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- Media International Australia13
- Memory Studies13
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Cultural Studies of Science Education13
- Journal of Cultural Economy13
- Communication Theory13
- Discourse & Society13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Foreign Language Annals13
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly13
- Media Psychology13
- Poetics13
- Language and Intercultural Communication13
95 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics12
- Aphasiology12
- Television & New Media12
- Critical Discourse Studies12
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Mind & Language12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Journal of Phonetics12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Language & Communication12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Language Testing12
111 Communication Methods and Measures11
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience11
- Personal Relationships11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
- Natural Language Engineering11
- Lingua11
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Discourse & Communication11
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11
123 International Journal of Cultural Studies10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies10
- Journal of Consumer Culture10
- Cultural Trends10
- Journal of Language and Politics10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Communication Culture & Critique10
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities10
- Discourse Studies10
- Information Society10
- Language in Society10
- Language Awareness10
- Asian Journal of Communication10
- Written Communication10
- Journal of Advertising Research10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
- Science As Culture10
- South Atlantic Quarterly10
- Language Assessment Quarterly10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Language Policy10
148 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- African Journalism Studies9
- Journal of Applied Communication Research9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Journal of Fluency Disorders9
- Literacy9
- Cognitive Linguistics9
- Social Semiotics9
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- World Englishes9
- Space and Culture9
- Language Sciences9
161 Argumentation8
- Gender and Language8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer8
- Second Language Research8
- Interaction Studies8
- Postcolonial Studies8
- Linguistics Vanguard8
- First Language8
- Asian Studies Review8
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Communication Monographs8
- Topics in Language Disorders8
- Javnost-The Public8
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice8
- Language and Cognition8
- Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
183 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Journal of Linguistics7
- International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
- Language Acquisition7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- Public Culture7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Critical Inquiry7
- Journal of African Media Studies7
- Cultural Studies7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- International Communication Gazette7
- Language and Speech7
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