New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics15.333
2 Recall11.552
3 Pragmatics11.047
4 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.934
5 Language Teaching7.219
6 Annual Review of Linguistics6.841
7 Natural Language Engineering6.773
8 Applied Linguistics Review6.102
9 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.269
10 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.074
11 Linguistics and Education4.988
12 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.898
13 Language Testing4.799
14 International Multilingual Research Journal4.688
15 ELT Journal4.458
16 Language and Education4.261
17 Journal of Phonetics4.134
18 Language Culture and Curriculum4.016
19 Metaphor and Symbol3.988
20 Language Awareness3.850
21 Language Assessment Quarterly3.846
22 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.482
23 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.137
24 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.089
25 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.055
26 Journal of Pragmatics3.004
27 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.930
28 Current Issues in Language Planning2.820
29 Language Sciences2.808
30 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.738
31 Language and Intercultural Communication2.693
32 Language Policy2.691
33 Linguistic Inquiry2.669
34 International Journal of Multilingualism2.630
35 Linguistics and Philosophy2.613
36 Gender and Language2.545
37 Language Variation and Change2.486
38 Literacy2.447
39 International Journal of Bilingualism2.416
40 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.397
41 World Englishes2.379
42 Language and Cognition2.329
43 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.321
44 Language Acquisition2.263
45 Lingua2.248
46 First Language2.085
47 Cognitive Linguistics2.000
48 Language Learning and Development1.979
49 Linguistics1.934
50 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.883
51 Translation Studies1.869
52 Journal of Language and Politics1.861
53 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.806
54 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.770
55 Translator1.742
56 Across Languages and Cultures1.667
57 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.652
58 Language Matters1.646
59 Argumentation1.609
60 English World-Wide1.603
61 Intercultural Pragmatics1.530
62 Journal of Semantics1.492
63 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.488
64 Linguistics Vanguard1.480
65 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.461
66 International Journal of Lexicography1.453
67 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.438
68 Linguistic Typology1.384
69 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.316
70 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.300
71 Text & Talk1.287
72 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research1.286
73 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.277
74 Pragmatics & Cognition1.276
75 Diachronica1.274
76 Language and Literature1.255
77 Narrative Inquiry1.147
78 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.132
79 Studies in Language1.129
80 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.123
81 Journal of English Linguistics1.112
82 Linguistic Review1.111
83 English Today1.055
84 Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique1.047
85 Journal of French Language Studies1.045
86 Review of Cognitive Linguistics1.019
87 Gesture1.000
88 Pragmatics and Society0.988
89 Phonetica0.960
90 Journal of Linguistics0.945
91 Langages0.941
92 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.936
93 American Speech0.880
94 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.854
95 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.841
96 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.828
97 Langue Francaise0.784
98 Theoretical Linguistics0.772
99 Language Problems & Language Planning0.761
100 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.728
101 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.725
102 Spanish in Context0.719
103 European Journal of English Studies0.685
104 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.657
105 Functions of Language0.650
106 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.648
107 Revista Signos0.644
108 Transactions of the Philological Society0.635
109 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.609
110 English Language & Linguistics0.607
111 Acta Linguistica Academica0.575
112 Phonology0.566
113 Folia Linguistica0.547
114 Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik0.545
115 LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik0.509
116 Studia Linguistica0.505
117 Rhetoric Review0.480
118 Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie0.437
119 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.414
120 Meta0.407
121 Style0.362
122 Neophilologus0.336
123 Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik0.321
124 Language & History0.320
125 Kritika Kultura0.283
126 International Journal of American Linguistics0.277
127 Revista de Filologia Espanola0.242
128 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.224
129 Forum Italicum0.217
130 Studia Neophilologica0.209
131 Historiographia Linguistica0.198
132 Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie0.193
133 Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie0.166
134 Translation Review0.159
135 Linguistique0.153
136 Forum for Modern Language Studies0.151
137 Estudios Filologicos0.147
138 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur0.140
- German Quarterly0.140
140 Iberoromania0.121
141 Studies in Philology0.099
142 European Journal of Scandinavian Studies0.096
- Revue Romane0.096
144 Modern Philology0.095
145 Journal of English and Germanic Philology0.055
146 Revue des Langues Romanes0.040
147 Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen0.011
148 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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