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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Pragmatics11.376
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.316
3 Recall8.240
4 Language Teaching5.819
5 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.472
6 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.461
7 Language Culture and Curriculum4.407
8 Natural Language Engineering4.366
9 ELT Journal4.232
10 Applied Linguistics Review4.219
11 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.078
12 Metaphor and Symbol3.847
13 Journal of Phonetics3.648
14 Language Testing3.560
15 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.482
16 Language Awareness3.420
17 International Multilingual Research Journal3.313
18 Linguistics and Education3.306
19 Language and Education3.090
20 Journal of Pragmatics3.033
21 Current Issues in Language Planning2.987
22 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.886
23 Language and Intercultural Communication2.674
24 International Journal of Multilingualism2.662
25 International Journal of Bilingualism2.613
26 First Language2.611
27 Language Assessment Quarterly2.531
28 Language Learning and Development2.468
29 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.358
30 Language Policy2.233
31 Cognitive Linguistics2.118
32 Gender and Language2.046
33 Journal of Semantics2.027
34 Linguistics and Philosophy2.019
35 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.000
36 Journal of Language and Politics1.962
37 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.893
38 Linguistics1.879
39 Linguistic Inquiry1.849
40 Lingua1.846
41 Language Sciences1.834
42 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.832
43 Language Acquisition1.768
44 Literacy1.752
45 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture1.750
46 Intercultural Pragmatics1.727
47 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.649
48 Text & Talk1.646
49 Language Variation and Change1.602
50 Language and Cognition1.594
51 Linguistic Typology1.587
52 Argumentation1.519
53 Journal of English Linguistics1.513
54 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.466
55 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.446
56 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.424
57 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.400
58 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.384
59 English World-Wide1.345
60 World Englishes1.291
61 Gesture1.284
62 Across Languages and Cultures1.279
63 Translator1.248
64 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies1.240
65 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.220
66 Studies in Language1.208
67 Linguistic Review1.168
68 Pragmatics and Society1.165
69 Language Matters1.145
70 Translation Studies1.120
71 Diachronica1.089
72 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.075
73 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research1.064
74 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.058
75 Phonetica1.031
76 Pragmatics & Cognition1.000
77 Narrative Inquiry0.987
78 Langue Francaise0.985
79 Langages0.970
80 Language and Literature0.945
81 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.940
82 American Speech0.918
83 Phonology0.917
84 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research0.916
85 Journal of Linguistics0.908
86 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.858
87 European Journal of English Studies0.857
88 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.800
89 Revista Signos0.791
90 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.777
91 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.776
92 English Language & Linguistics0.730
93 Studia Linguistica0.713
94 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.699
95 Journal of French Language Studies0.686
96 Language Problems & Language Planning0.660
97 Rhetoric Review0.649
98 English Today0.644
99 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.640
100 International Journal of Lexicography0.635
- Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.635
102 Spanish in Context0.617
103 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.609
104 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.576
105 Theoretical Linguistics0.565
106 Canadian Journal of Linguistics-Revue Canadienne de Linguistique0.562
107 Functions of Language0.544
108 Folia Linguistica0.539
109 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.536
110 Language & History0.533
111 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.521
- Transactions of the Philological Society0.521
113 Meta0.477
114 Zeitschrift fuer Germanistische Linguistik0.475
115 LiLi-Zeitschrift fuer Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik0.432
116 Neophilologus0.316
117 Studia Neophilologica0.296
118 Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archaologie0.276
119 International Journal of American Linguistics0.248
120 Zeitschrift fuer Slawistik0.186
121 Historiographia Linguistica0.172
122 Anglia-Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie0.167
123 Estudios Filologicos0.145
124 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.130
125 Zeitschrift fuer Romanische Philologie0.129
- Style0.129
127 Revista de Filologia Espanola0.116
128 Journal of English and Germanic Philology0.104
129 German Quarterly0.101
130 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache und Literatur0.096
- Forum Italicum0.096
132 Linguistique0.083
133 Revue Romane0.077
134 Modern Philology0.073
- Iberoromania0.073
136 Translation Review0.070
137 Studies in Philology0.063
138 Forum for Modern Language Studies0.057
139 Archiv fuer das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen0.004
140 Revue des Langues Romanes0.000
- Romance Philology0.000
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