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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics13.306
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.037
3 Pragmatics10.764
4 Recall9.862
5 RELC Journal9.365
6 Assessing Writing9.114
7 System8.707
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8.331
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.546
10 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.545
11 Language Teaching6.529
12 TESOL Quarterly5.943
13 Modern Language Journal5.836
14 Language Teaching Research5.566
15 Journal of Second Language Writing5.382
16 Applied Linguistics Review5.343
17 English for Specific Purposes5.135
18 Natural Language Engineering5.068
19 Applied Linguistics5.049
20 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.048
21 Journal of Memory and Language4.988
22 ELT Journal4.922
23 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.889
24 Language Learning4.688
25 Metaphor and Symbol4.624
26 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.621
27 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.616
28 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.431
29 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.346
30 Applied Psycholinguistics4.285
31 Brain and Language4.202
32 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.109
33 Language Testing4.072
34 Language Culture and Curriculum3.983
35 Linguistics and Education3.895
36 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.880
37 International Multilingual Research Journal3.862
38 Journal of Phonetics3.562
39 Language and Education3.453
40 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.351
41 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.307
42 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.302
43 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.273
44 Journal of Communication Disorders3.262
45 Language Assessment Quarterly3.200
46 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.199
47 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.183
48 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.168
49 Language Awareness3.101
50 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.003
51 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.977
52 Current Issues in Language Planning2.958
53 Journal of Pragmatics2.930
54 Language and Intercultural Communication2.903
55 First Language2.872
56 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.812
57 Aphasiology2.782
58 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.763
59 Mind & Language2.726
60 International Journal of Multilingualism2.525
61 Language & Communication2.494
62 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.492
63 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.477
64 Language Policy2.473
65 Topics in Language Disorders2.453
66 Language Sciences2.441
67 Foreign Language Annals2.350
68 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.341
69 Journal of Semantics2.333
70 International Journal of Bilingualism2.313
71 Journal of Child Language2.309
72 Literacy2.273
73 Linguistics and Philosophy2.245
74 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.228
75 Language Acquisition2.215
76 Interaction Studies2.212
77 Second Language Research2.177
78 Linguistic Inquiry2.152
79 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.079
80 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.980
81 Lingua1.955
82 Gender and Language1.944
83 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.918
84 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.906
85 World Englishes1.905
86 Journal of Language and Politics1.871
87 Language Variation and Change1.865
88 Signs and Society1.830
89 Language and Cognition1.816
90 Language Learning and Development1.808
91 Social Semiotics1.804
92 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.748
93 Cognitive Linguistics1.737
94 Intercultural Pragmatics1.732
95 English World-Wide1.697
96 Linguistic Typology1.687
97 Argumentation1.653
98 Language and Speech1.640
99 Journal of English Linguistics1.600
100 Text & Talk1.591
101 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.568
102 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.536
103 Linguistics1.520
104 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.500
105 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.477
106 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.469
107 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.456
108 Across Languages and Cultures1.442
109 Translation Studies1.408
110 Studies in Language1.393
111 Pragmatics & Cognition1.386
112 Narrative Inquiry1.370
113 Linguistics Vanguard1.346
114 Language Matters1.321
115 Gesture1.316
116 Diachronica1.300
117 Pragmatics and Society1.283
118 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.273
119 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.259
120 Language in Society1.246
121 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.239
122 Translator1.231
123 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.224
124 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.185
125 Language and Literature1.176
126 Linguistic Review1.170
127 Phonetica1.094
128 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.020
129 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.000
130 Langages0.949
131 Journal of French Language Studies0.936
132 Journal of Linguistics0.917
133 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.907
134 Revista Signos0.884
135 Language Problems & Language Planning0.874
136 American Speech0.857
137 International Journal of Lexicography0.844
138 English Today0.832
139 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.816
140 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.813
141 Phonology0.795
142 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.793
143 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.718
144 Spanish in Context0.695
145 Functions of Language0.639
146 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.633
147 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.628
148 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.626
149 Acta Linguistica Academica0.623
150 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.613
151 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.608
152 English Language & Linguistics0.590
153 Theoretical Linguistics0.563
154 European Journal of English Studies0.533
155 Folia Linguistica0.516
156 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.514
157 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.385
158 Language & History0.313
159 International Journal of American Linguistics0.258
160 Estudios Filologicos0.195
161 Historiographia Linguistica0.186
162 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.127
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