New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 RELC Journal10.914
5 System10.580
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.319
7 Assessing Writing10.317
8 Journal of Second Language Writing7.902
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.622
10 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.574
11 Language Teaching7.469
12 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.438
13 Applied Linguistics Review6.345
14 TESOL Quarterly6.236
15 English for Specific Purposes6.114
16 Applied Linguistics5.946
17 Language Learning5.571
18 Journal of Memory and Language5.556
19 Natural Language Engineering5.523
20 Modern Language Journal5.509
21 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.367
22 Language Testing5.225
23 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching5.140
24 Journal of English for Academic Purposes5.120
25 Language Teaching Research5.105
26 ELT Journal5.032
27 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools5.005
28 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.997
29 Applied Psycholinguistics4.969
30 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.857
31 Linguistics and Education4.811
32 International Multilingual Research Journal4.733
33 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.528
34 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4.380
35 Language Awareness4.210
36 Language Culture and Curriculum4.206
37 Language and Education4.153
38 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.114
39 Language Assessment Quarterly4.096
40 Brain and Language3.920
41 Metaphor and Symbol3.905
42 Journal of Phonetics3.839
43 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.669
44 Journal of Communication Disorders3.658
45 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.623
46 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.474
47 International Journal of Applied Linguistics3.348
48 Language Cognition and Neuroscience3.266
49 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.237
50 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.212
51 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.161
52 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.131
53 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture3.125
54 Journal of Neurolinguistics3.095
55 Journal of Pragmatics3.084
56 Second Language Research3.008
57 Language Policy3.000
58 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism2.976
59 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.935
60 Language Sciences2.882
61 Linguistic Inquiry2.800
62 International Journal of Multilingualism2.755
63 Aphasiology2.744
64 Current Issues in Language Planning2.741
65 Mind & Language2.733
66 Language & Communication2.695
67 Language Variation and Change2.653
68 Journal of Child Language2.638
- Journal of Fluency Disorders2.638
70 Foreign Language Annals2.574
71 Language and Cognition2.511
72 Literacy2.503
73 Language and Intercultural Communication2.486
74 International Journal of Bilingualism2.476
75 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.468
76 World Englishes2.382
77 Linguistics and Philosophy2.374
78 Gender and Language2.340
79 Lingua2.305
80 First Language2.244
81 Social Semiotics2.186
82 Topics in Language Disorders2.101
83 Communication Disorders Quarterly2.092
84 Language Acquisition2.022
85 Interaction Studies2.011
86 Cognitive Linguistics2.000
- Translation Studies2.000
88 Linguistics1.995
89 Journal of Language and Politics1.982
90 Language and Speech1.901
91 Translator1.887
92 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.884
93 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.879
94 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.851
95 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.850
96 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.848
97 English World-Wide1.836
98 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.827
99 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.823
100 Argumentation1.745
101 Language Learning and Development1.681
102 Signs and Society1.653
103 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.651
104 International Journal of Lexicography1.648
105 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.626
106 Language Matters1.625
107 Journal of Semantics1.607
108 Linguistics Vanguard1.514
109 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.507
110 Linguistic Typology1.495
111 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.494
112 Intercultural Pragmatics1.485
113 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.432
114 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.421
115 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.409
116 Pragmatics & Cognition1.391
117 Language in Society1.373
118 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.365
119 Text & Talk1.315
120 Diachronica1.301
121 Studies in Language1.250
122 Narrative Inquiry1.235
123 Linguistic Review1.157
124 Across Languages and Cultures1.118
125 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.109
126 English Today1.066
127 Pragmatics and Society1.062
128 Journal of English Linguistics1.053
129 Gesture1.049
130 Phonetica1.028
131 Journal of French Language Studies1.000
132 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.968
133 American Speech0.959
134 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.933
135 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.927
136 Langages0.921
137 Theoretical Linguistics0.914
138 Journal of Linguistics0.874
139 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.823
140 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.805
141 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.777
142 Spanish in Context0.746
143 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.736
144 Revista Signos0.727
145 Language Problems & Language Planning0.687
146 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.686
147 Functions of Language0.674
148 Language and Literature0.650
149 Acta Linguistica Academica0.648
150 English Language & Linguistics0.641
151 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.631
152 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.590
153 Phonology0.565
154 Folia Linguistica0.541
155 European Journal of English Studies0.492
156 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.426
157 International Journal of American Linguistics0.353
158 Language & History0.292
159 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.220
160 Historiographia Linguistica0.205
161 Estudios Filologicos0.147
162 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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