New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Linguistics

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal Papers
1 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research1397
2 System1061
3 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development982
4 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology888
5 International Journal of Applied Linguistics761
6 Journal of Pragmatics760
7 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders697
8 Language Teaching Research665
9 International Journal of Multilingualism535
10 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities520
11 TESOL Quarterly463
12 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition448
13 Journal of English for Academic Purposes437
14 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching431
15 International Journal of Bilingualism394
16 Language in Society392
17 Aphasiology391
18 Lingua390
19 Applied Linguistics382
20 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research378
21 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice375
22 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics374
23 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools365
24 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology363
25 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics357
26 Linguistics Vanguard353
27 Brain and Language351
28 Linguistics and Education340
29 Applied Linguistics Review334
30 Modern Language Journal327
31 Assessing Writing315
32 Language Cognition and Neuroscience308
33 Computer Assisted Language Learning307
34 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion306
35 Journal of Second Language Writing300
36 Journal of Language Identity and Education296
- Language and Education296
38 Journal of Child Language295
39 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching292
40 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism291
- Language Learning291
42 Language and Cognition290
43 Studies in Second Language Acquisition282
44 Journal of Memory and Language280
- Language & Communication280
46 Journal of Language and Politics277
47 Folia Linguistica275
48 Journal of Communication Disorders271
- Social Semiotics271
50 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies263
51 Language and Intercultural Communication258
52 Foreign Language Annals257
53 English Language & Linguistics254
54 ELT Journal251
55 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation245
- RELC Journal245
57 Pragmatics and Society239
58 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics234
59 Journal of Sociolinguistics233
60 English for Specific Purposes221
61 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica218
62 Applied Psycholinguistics216
63 World Englishes208
- Language Teaching208
65 Mind & Language207
66 Language Sciences205
67 Journal of Phonetics204
68 Current Issues in Language Planning201
69 Linguistics198
70 Language and Speech194
71 Journal of Linguistics188
72 Journal of Fluency Disorders184
73 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism183
74 English Today181
75 Journal of Neurolinguistics180
76 First Language179
77 Language Testing177
78 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory170
79 Intercultural Pragmatics168
80 Linguistic Inquiry167
- Literacy167
82 Language Awareness166
83 English Teaching-Practice and Critique163
84 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology162
85 Language Policy155
86 Journal of Language and Social Psychology151
87 Review of Cognitive Linguistics149
88 Text & Talk146
89 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching144
- Pragmatics144
91 Argumentation140
92 Language Culture and Curriculum137
93 Langages136
94 Second Language Research135
95 Translation Studies134
- Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics134
97 International Journal of American Linguistics133
98 Revista Signos132
99 Translator131
100 Interpreter and Translator Trainer130
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication130
102 Journal of the International Phonetic Association128
103 Names-A Journal of Onomastics127
104 International Journal of Lexicography126
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies126
106 Language Assessment Quarterly123
107 European Journal of English Studies120
108 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory117
109 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics114
- Spanish in Context114
111 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada112
112 Journal of French Language Studies111
113 Phonetica109
114 Acta Linguistica Academica106
115 Signs and Society105
116 Diachronica104
- Gender and Language104
118 Across Languages and Cultures103
119 Linguistics and Philosophy102
- Language and Literature102
- Estudios Filologicos102
122 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages101
123 Linguistic Typology100
124 Studies in Language99
125 Recall98
126 American Speech97
- Journal of English Linguistics97
128 Language Problems & Language Planning96
- Topics in Language Disorders96
- Linguistic Review96
131 Language Acquisition95
132 Interaction Studies94
- Nordic Journal of Linguistics94
134 Cognitive Linguistics93
- Historiographia Linguistica93
- International Multilingual Research Journal93
137 Language Learning and Development91
138 Functions of Language89
139 Australian Journal of Linguistics88
- Pragmatics & Cognition88
141 Translation and Interpreting Studies87
142 Natural Language Engineering85
- Research on Language and Social Interaction85
144 Metaphor and Symbol84
145 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics83
146 Language Matters82
- Annual Review of Linguistics82
148 Gesture81
- Communication Disorders Quarterly81
150 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture80
151 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes79
152 Phonology74
153 English World-Wide73
154 Theoretical Linguistics71
- Journal of Germanic Linguistics71
- Language Variation and Change71
- Narrative Inquiry71
158 Language & History70
159 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research66
160 Journal of Semantics62
161 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies57
162 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies44
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