New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Language & 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics16.161
2 Recall12.854
3 Pragmatics11.099
4 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.319
5 Annual Review of Linguistics7.622
6 Language Teaching7.469
7 Applied Linguistics Review6.345
8 Natural Language Engineering5.523
9 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.367
10 Language Testing5.225
11 Journal of English for Academic Purposes5.120
12 ELT Journal5.032
13 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.997
14 Linguistics and Education4.811
15 International Multilingual Research Journal4.733
16 Language Awareness4.210
17 Language Culture and Curriculum4.206
18 Language and Education4.153
19 Language Assessment Quarterly4.096
20 Metaphor and Symbol3.905
21 Journal of Phonetics3.839
22 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.669
23 International Journal of Applied Linguistics3.348
24 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.131
25 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.125
26 Journal of Pragmatics3.084
27 Language Policy3.000
28 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism2.976
29 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.935
30 Language Sciences2.882
31 Linguistic Inquiry2.800
32 International Journal of Multilingualism2.755
33 Current Issues in Language Planning2.741
34 Language Variation and Change2.653
35 Language and Cognition2.511
36 Literacy2.503
37 Language and Intercultural Communication2.486
38 International Journal of Bilingualism2.476
39 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.468
40 World Englishes2.382
41 Linguistics and Philosophy2.374
42 Gender and Language2.340
43 Lingua2.305
44 First Language2.244
45 Language Acquisition2.022
46 Cognitive Linguistics2.000
- Translation Studies2.000
48 Linguistics1.995
49 Journal of Language and Politics1.982
50 Translator1.887
51 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.884
52 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.850
53 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.848
54 English World-Wide1.836
55 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.827
56 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.823
57 Argumentation1.745
58 Language Learning and Development1.681
59 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.651
60 International Journal of Lexicography1.648
61 Language Matters1.625
62 Journal of Semantics1.607
63 Linguistics Vanguard1.514
64 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.507
65 Linguistic Typology1.495
66 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.494
67 Intercultural Pragmatics1.485
68 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.432
69 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.421
70 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research1.420
71 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.409
72 Pragmatics & Cognition1.391
73 Text & Talk1.315
74 Diachronica1.301
75 Studies in Language1.250
76 Narrative Inquiry1.235
77 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.220
78 Linguistic Review1.157
79 Across Languages and Cultures1.118
80 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.109
81 English Today1.066
82 Pragmatics and Society1.062
83 Journal of English Linguistics1.053
84 Gesture1.049
85 Phonetica1.028
86 Journal of French Language Studies1.000
87 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.968
88 American Speech0.959
89 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.933
90 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.927
91 Langages0.921
92 Theoretical Linguistics0.914
93 Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique0.888
94 Journal of Linguistics0.874
95 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.823
96 Langue Francaise0.809
97 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.805
98 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.777
99 Spanish in Context0.746
100 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.736
101 Revista Signos0.727
102 Language Problems & Language Planning0.687
103 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.686
104 Functions of Language0.674
105 Transactions of the Philological Society0.661
106 Language and Literature0.650
107 Acta Linguistica Academica0.648
108 English Language & Linguistics0.641
109 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.631
110 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.590
111 Phonology0.565
112 Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik0.554
113 Folia Linguistica0.541
114 Rhetoric Review0.533
115 LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik0.530
116 Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie0.517
117 European Journal of English Studies0.492
118 Studia Linguistica0.485
119 Style0.443
120 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.426
121 Meta0.413
122 Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik0.376
123 Neophilologus0.360
124 International Journal of American Linguistics0.353
125 Kritika Kultura0.340
126 Revista de Filologia Espanola0.306
127 Language & History0.292
128 Forum Italicum0.226
129 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.220
130 Studia Neophilologica0.212
131 Historiographia Linguistica0.205
- Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie0.205
133 German Quarterly0.165
134 Forum for Modern Language Studies0.161
135 Estudios Filologicos0.147
- Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie0.147
137 Studies in Philology0.141
138 Linguistique0.137
139 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur0.136
140 Revue Romane0.133
141 Iberoromania0.112
142 European Journal of Scandinavian Studies0.104
143 Translation Review0.096
144 Modern Philology0.090
145 Journal of English and Germanic Philology0.064
146 Revue des Langues Romanes0.042
147 Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen0.013
148 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
- Romance Philology0.000
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