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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics14.785
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.679
3 Pragmatics10.875
4 RELC Journal10.353
5 Recall10.131
6 Assessing Writing9.696
7 System8.810
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8.667
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.951
10 Language Teaching6.980
11 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.686
12 TESOL Quarterly6.353
13 Natural Language Engineering5.715
14 Applied Linguistics Review5.641
15 Journal of Second Language Writing5.493
16 Language Teaching Research5.482
17 Modern Language Journal5.404
18 English for Specific Purposes5.385
19 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.276
20 Language Learning5.261
21 Applied Linguistics5.217
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools5.217
23 Metaphor and Symbol5.141
24 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.954
25 Journal of Memory and Language4.942
26 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.819
27 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.531
28 Language Testing4.503
29 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.465
30 Applied Psycholinguistics4.379
31 Language Culture and Curriculum4.353
32 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.301
33 Linguistics and Education4.260
34 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.048
35 ELT Journal4.012
36 International Multilingual Research Journal3.936
37 Journal of Phonetics3.807
38 Brain and Language3.671
39 Journal of Communication Disorders3.651
40 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.623
41 Language and Education3.615
42 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.394
43 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.380
44 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.348
45 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.333
46 Language Awareness3.307
47 Language Assessment Quarterly3.208
48 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.176
49 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.159
50 Aphasiology2.995
51 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.969
52 Journal of Pragmatics2.942
53 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.937
54 First Language2.928
55 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.918
56 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.800
57 Current Issues in Language Planning2.794
58 Language Policy2.786
59 Language and Intercultural Communication2.782
60 Topics in Language Disorders2.708
61 Mind & Language2.668
62 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.664
63 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.591
64 International Journal of Multilingualism2.537
65 Language & Communication2.524
66 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.519
67 Literacy2.482
68 Language Sciences2.451
69 International Journal of Bilingualism2.430
70 Linguistic Inquiry2.365
71 Journal of Child Language2.355
72 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.329
73 Second Language Research2.305
74 Journal of Semantics2.261
75 Linguistics and Philosophy2.238
76 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.216
77 Foreign Language Annals2.210
78 Gender and Language2.198
79 Language Variation and Change2.187
80 Language Acquisition2.116
81 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.080
82 Language and Cognition2.064
83 World Englishes2.059
84 Signs and Society2.022
85 Journal of Language and Politics2.018
86 Lingua2.007
87 Interaction Studies1.986
88 Cognitive Linguistics1.915
89 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.890
90 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.883
91 English World-Wide1.870
92 Argumentation1.867
93 Social Semiotics1.863
94 Language Learning and Development1.823
95 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.782
96 Language and Speech1.731
97 Intercultural Pragmatics1.667
98 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.652
99 Linguistics1.647
100 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.627
101 Translation Studies1.618
102 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.610
103 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.594
104 Text & Talk1.579
105 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.477
106 Linguistics Vanguard1.463
107 Language Matters1.459
108 Narrative Inquiry1.426
109 Across Languages and Cultures1.406
110 Diachronica1.385
111 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.384
112 Translator1.373
113 Language in Society1.372
114 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.369
115 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.292
116 Language and Literature1.259
117 Linguistic Typology1.242
118 Studies in Language1.239
119 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.235
120 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.232
121 Linguistic Review1.230
122 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.154
123 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.152
124 Journal of English Linguistics1.140
125 International Journal of Lexicography1.090
126 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.063
127 Phonetica1.051
128 Pragmatics & Cognition1.040
129 American Speech0.965
130 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.964
131 English Today0.949
132 Journal of Linguistics0.948
133 Pragmatics and Society0.947
134 Journal of French Language Studies0.902
135 Langages0.839
136 Gesture0.829
137 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.826
138 Language Problems & Language Planning0.787
139 Spanish in Context0.785
140 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.770
141 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.768
142 Functions of Language0.698
143 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.692
144 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.676
145 European Journal of English Studies0.659
146 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.653
147 Revista Signos0.646
148 Theoretical Linguistics0.633
149 English Language & Linguistics0.625
150 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.622
151 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.620
152 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.553
153 Folia Linguistica0.545
154 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.528
155 Phonology0.466
156 Acta Linguistica Academica0.422
157 Language & History0.338
158 International Journal of American Linguistics0.288
159 Estudios Filologicos0.236
- RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.236
161 Historiographia Linguistica0.173
162 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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