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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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System46
2 Pragmatics43
3 Telecommunications Policy38
4 New Media & Society37
5 Social Media + Society34
6 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics31
7 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development28
8 Computer Assisted Language Learning27
9 International Journal of Advertising26
- Digital Journalism26
11 Media Culture & Society25
- Journal of Advertising25
13 Language Teaching Research24
- Assessing Writing24
- TESOL Quarterly24
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication24
- Public Relations Review24
- Information Communication & Society24
19 Journal of Second Language Writing23
- Health Communication23
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
- Applied Linguistics23
23 Journalism Studies22
- Journal of Communication22
25 Journal of English for Academic Purposes21
- RELC Journal21
- Applied Linguistics Review21
- Media and Communication21
- Political Communication21
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching21
31 Public Understanding of Science20
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture20
- Language Teaching20
- Modern Language Journal20
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20
- Journalism20
37 Communication Research19
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships19
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition19
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies19
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders19
- Journalism Practice19
- Recall19
44 ELT Journal18
- Language Learning18
- Profesional de la Informacion18
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching18
- Feminist Media Studies18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
- English for Specific Purposes18
51 International Journal of Applied Linguistics17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Brain and Language17
- Journal of Health Communication17
- Linguistics and Education17
- Journal of Pragmatics17
57 Mass Communication and Society16
- Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
- Language and Education16
- International Journal of Press-Politics16
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching16
63 Games and Culture15
- Media Psychology15
- Communication & Sport15
- Comunicar15
- Critical Discourse Studies15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly15
- European Journal of Cultural Studies15
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- International Journal of Multilingualism15
- Psychology of Popular Media15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- Communication Theory15
- Journal of Memory and Language15
77 Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Applied Psycholinguistics14
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace14
- Information Society14
- Journal of Advertising Research14
- Annual Review of Linguistics14
- Personal Relationships14
- Human Communication Research14
- Journal of Children and Media14
- Theory Culture & Society14
- Poetics14
- Language Testing14
89 Journal of Phonetics13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Aphasiology13
- Communication Methods and Measures13
- Discourse Context & Media13
- Discourse Studies13
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology13
- Memory Studies13
- Natural Language Engineering13
- International Journal of Cultural Studies13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- International Journal of Business Communication13
- Journal of Communication Disorders13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- Language Assessment Quarterly13
104 Cultural Studies of Science Education12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- International Journal of Cultural Policy12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Written Communication12
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media12
- Language Awareness12
- Lingua12
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer12
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience12
- Language in Society12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Media International Australia12
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research12
- Discourse & Communication12
- Discourse & Society12
120 Current Issues in Language Planning11
- Language & Communication11
- Social Semiotics11
- Chinese Journal of Communication11
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities11
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology11
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Research on Language and Social Interaction11
- European Journal of Communication11
- Foreign Language Annals11
- Journal of Fluency Disorders11
- Language and Cognition11
- Language Culture and Curriculum11
- Language Policy11
- Language Sciences11
138 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory10
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication10
- Journal of Child Language10
- World Englishes10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Journal of Consumer Culture10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Mind & Language10
- Asian Journal of Communication10
- Television & New Media10
- Journal of Applied Communication Research10
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication10
- Language and Intercultural Communication10
- Science As Culture10
152 First Language9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- Linguistics Vanguard9
- Literacy9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Cultural Trends9
- Asian Studies Review9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- Communication Monographs9
- International Communication Gazette9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Linguistic Inquiry9
- South Atlantic Quarterly9
165 Critical Inquiry8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Journal of Sociolinguistics8
- Language and Speech8
- Communication Culture & Critique8
- International Journal of Mobile Communications8
- Javnost-The Public8
- Translator8
- Language Acquisition8
- Language Variation and Change8
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication8
- Gender and Language8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies8
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies8
- Second Language Research8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Translation Studies8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
- Space and Culture8
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies8
188 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- Argumentation7
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies7
- African Journalism Studies7
- Signs and Society7
- Topics in Language Disorders7
- Interaction Studies7
- Translation and Interpreting Studies7
- English Today7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Critical Arts-South-North Cultural and Media Studies7
- Quarterly Journal of Speech7
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