New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics12.050
2 Pragmatics11.588
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.433
4 Recall9.548
5 Assessing Writing8.893
6 System8.805
7 RELC Journal8.796
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.592
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.517
10 Language Teaching6.414
11 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.035
12 TESOL Quarterly5.616
13 Language Teaching Research5.573
14 Journal of Second Language Writing5.393
15 Modern Language Journal5.094
16 English for Specific Purposes4.961
17 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.916
18 Applied Linguistics Review4.865
19 Applied Linguistics4.738
20 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.723
21 Journal of Memory and Language4.720
22 Natural Language Engineering4.697
23 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.694
24 ELT Journal4.582
25 Language Learning4.490
26 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.430
27 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.328
28 Metaphor and Symbol4.306
29 Brain and Language4.246
30 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.214
31 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.123
32 Applied Psycholinguistics4.122
33 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.048
34 Language Culture and Curriculum3.877
35 Language Testing3.743
36 Journal of Communication Disorders3.728
37 Journal of Phonetics3.620
38 International Multilingual Research Journal3.615
39 Linguistics and Education3.572
40 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.552
41 Language and Education3.273
42 Language Awareness3.268
43 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.185
44 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.068
45 Journal of Pragmatics3.012
46 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition2.968
47 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.918
48 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.907
49 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.901
50 Language and Intercultural Communication2.876
51 Current Issues in Language Planning2.870
52 Mind & Language2.865
53 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.843
54 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.833
55 Language Assessment Quarterly2.717
56 First Language2.694
57 Aphasiology2.692
58 Language & Communication2.643
59 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.615
60 Foreign Language Annals2.597
61 International Journal of Multilingualism2.594
62 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.565
63 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.475
64 Cognitive Linguistics2.337
65 Second Language Research2.331
66 Topics in Language Disorders2.291
67 Language Policy2.276
68 International Journal of Bilingualism2.250
69 Interaction Studies2.228
70 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.198
71 Language Sciences2.184
72 Journal of Child Language2.183
73 Linguistics and Philosophy2.155
74 Language Learning and Development2.125
75 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.116
76 Gender and Language2.112
77 Linguistic Inquiry2.096
78 Journal of Semantics2.081
79 Language Acquisition2.054
80 Literacy1.994
81 Journal of Language and Politics1.985
82 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.916
83 Lingua1.885
84 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.845
85 Social Semiotics1.829
86 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.809
87 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.762
88 Language Variation and Change1.756
89 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.728
90 Signs and Society1.723
91 Linguistics1.714
92 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.705
93 Intercultural Pragmatics1.693
94 World Englishes1.660
95 Linguistic Typology1.644
96 Argumentation1.635
97 Language and Speech1.624
98 Language and Cognition1.594
99 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.542
100 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.533
101 Text & Talk1.508
102 Journal of English Linguistics1.468
103 English World-Wide1.460
104 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.455
105 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.409
106 Across Languages and Cultures1.402
107 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.346
108 Translation Studies1.331
109 Pragmatics & Cognition1.312
110 Language Matters1.306
111 Narrative Inquiry1.297
112 Linguistics Vanguard1.290
113 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.288
114 Studies in Language1.286
115 Gesture1.250
116 Language in Society1.236
117 Pragmatics and Society1.214
118 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.179
119 Diachronica1.178
120 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.172
121 Language and Literature1.148
122 Translator1.137
123 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.134
124 Phonetica1.125
125 Linguistic Review1.115
126 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.112
127 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.091
128 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.048
129 Journal of Linguistics0.979
130 Langages0.922
131 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.919
132 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.841
133 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.829
134 International Journal of Lexicography0.789
- Journal of French Language Studies0.789
136 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.787
137 European Journal of English Studies0.783
138 American Speech0.777
139 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.759
140 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.752
141 Language Problems & Language Planning0.745
142 Phonology0.729
143 Revista Signos0.728
144 English Today0.707
145 Spanish in Context0.706
146 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.678
147 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.676
148 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.670
149 English Language & Linguistics0.667
150 Functions of Language0.588
151 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.581
152 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.559
153 Folia Linguistica0.549
- Theoretical Linguistics0.549
155 Acta Linguistica Academica0.534
156 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.522
157 Language & History0.478
158 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.346
159 International Journal of American Linguistics0.253
160 Estudios Filologicos0.187
161 Historiographia Linguistica0.183
162 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.113
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