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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics16.129
2 Recall12.714
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.948
4 Annual Review of Linguistics7.927
5 Language Teaching7.284
6 Applied Linguistics Review6.344
7 Natural Language Engineering5.553
8 ELT Journal5.211
9 Language Testing5.090
10 Journal of English for Academic Purposes5.085
11 Linguistics and Education4.791
12 International Multilingual Research Journal4.667
13 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.574
14 Language Awareness4.446
15 Language Assessment Quarterly4.390
16 Language Culture and Curriculum4.277
17 Journal of Phonetics4.275
18 Language and Education4.274
19 Metaphor and Symbol4.036
20 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.654
21 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics3.623
22 International Journal of Applied Linguistics3.463
23 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.250
24 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.175
25 Journal of Pragmatics3.121
26 Language Policy3.090
27 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.065
28 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.970
29 Language Sciences2.941
30 International Journal of Multilingualism2.854
31 Current Issues in Language Planning2.841
32 Linguistic Inquiry2.838
33 Literacy2.647
34 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.590
35 Language and Cognition2.562
36 International Journal of Bilingualism2.520
37 Language and Intercultural Communication2.477
38 Language Variation and Change2.465
39 Linguistics and Philosophy2.373
40 World Englishes2.317
41 First Language2.279
42 Lingua2.277
43 Journal of Language and Politics2.101
44 Cognitive Linguistics2.097
45 Gender and Language2.096
46 Translator2.038
47 Language Acquisition1.947
48 English World-Wide1.932
49 Translation Studies1.925
50 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.923
51 Linguistics1.919
52 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.877
53 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.810
54 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.793
- Argumentation1.793
56 International Journal of Lexicography1.746
57 Journal of Semantics1.710
58 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.705
59 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.644
60 Linguistics Vanguard1.612
61 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.515
62 Language Matters1.512
63 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.509
64 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.506
65 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.500
66 Pragmatics & Cognition1.477
67 Intercultural Pragmatics1.476
68 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.444
69 Language Learning and Development1.440
70 Text & Talk1.404
71 Linguistic Typology1.380
72 Studies in Language1.364
73 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.248
74 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research1.239
75 Narrative Inquiry1.197
76 Across Languages and Cultures1.194
77 English Today1.182
78 Pragmatics1.167
79 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.136
80 Diachronica1.115
81 Journal of English Linguistics1.082
82 Phonetica1.073
83 Gesture1.062
84 Pragmatics and Society1.029
85 Review of Cognitive Linguistics1.027
86 American Speech0.990
87 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.985
88 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.957
89 Theoretical Linguistics0.930
90 Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique0.928
91 Linguistic Review0.927
92 Langages0.882
93 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.875
- Langue Francaise0.875
95 Journal of Linguistics0.867
96 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.783
97 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.763
98 Revista Signos0.750
99 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.734
100 Spanish in Context0.719
101 Functions of Language0.697
102 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.693
103 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.685
104 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.676
105 English Language & Linguistics0.665
106 Phonology0.662
107 Acta Linguistica Academica0.660
108 Language and Literature0.657
109 Journal of French Language Studies0.649
110 Transactions of the Philological Society0.641
111 Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik0.634
112 Language Problems & Language Planning0.573
113 Folia Linguistica0.567
114 Rhetoric Review0.510
- Studia Linguistica0.510
116 European Journal of English Studies0.500
117 LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik0.497
118 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.465
119 Style0.453
120 Meta0.446
121 Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie0.430
122 Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik0.406
123 Neophilologus0.343
124 Kritika Kultura0.340
125 International Journal of American Linguistics0.323
126 Revista de Filologia Espanola0.250
127 Historiographia Linguistica0.247
128 Language & History0.243
129 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.234
130 Forum Italicum0.224
131 Studia Neophilologica0.216
132 Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie0.209
133 Forum for Modern Language Studies0.181
134 Estudios Filologicos0.167
- German Quarterly0.167
136 Linguistique0.157
137 Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie0.145
138 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur0.141
139 Iberoromania0.138
140 Studies in Philology0.135
141 Revue Romane0.133
- Translation Review0.133
143 European Journal of Scandinavian Studies0.113
144 Modern Philology0.097
145 Journal of English and Germanic Philology0.060
146 Revue des Langues Romanes0.046
147 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.023
148 Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen0.013
149 Romance Philology0.000
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