Linguistics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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	H4-Index
1	System	43
-	Pragmatics	43
3	Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics	35
4	Computer Assisted Language Learning	30
5	Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	28
6	Language Teaching Research	24
-	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research	24
8	Assessing Writing	23
9	TESOL Quarterly	22
-	RELC Journal	22
11	Applied Linguistics Review	21
12	Modern Language Journal	20
-	Journal of English for Academic Purposes	20
-	Applied Linguistics	20
15	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	19
-	Language Teaching	19
-	American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	19
-	Studies in Second Language Acquisition	19
-	Journal of Second Language Writing	19
20	Language Learning	18
-	Journal of Pragmatics	18
-	Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	18
-	International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders	18
24	Recall	17
-	Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching	17
26	Brain and Language	16
-	English for Specific Purposes	16
-	Language and Education	16
-	Annual Review of Linguistics	16
-	ELT Journal	16
31	Journal of Memory and Language	15
-	Linguistics and Education	15
-	International Journal of Applied Linguistics	15
-	Journal of Communication Disorders	15
35	International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism	14
-	Applied Psycholinguistics	14
-	Bilingualism-Language and Cognition	14
-	International Journal of Multilingualism	14
-	IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching	14
-	Journal of Language Identity and Education	14
41	Aphasiology	13
-	Metaphor and Symbol	13
-	Natural Language Engineering	13
-	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology	13
-	International Journal of Bilingualism	13
-	Journal of Phonetics	13
-	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research	13
48	Language and Intercultural Communication	12
-	Current Issues in Language Planning	12
-	Language Cognition and Neuroscience	12

-	Language Testing	12
52	International Journal of Corpus Linguistics	11
-	Journal of Language and Social Psychology	11
-	Language Culture and Curriculum	11
-	Language in Society	11
-	Language Policy	11
-	Lingua	11
-	Foreign Language Annals	11
-	Social Semiotics	11
60	Language and Cognition	10
-	Language Awareness	10
-	Language & Communication	10
-	Digital Scholarship in the Humanities	10
-	Research on Language and Social Interaction	10
-	Language Assessment Quarterly	10
-	Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism	10
-	Linguistics Vanguard	10
-	Mind & Language	10
-	International Multilingual Research Journal	10
-	Journal of Language and Politics	10
-	Journal of Sociolinguistics	10
72	Linguistic Inquiry	9
-	Interpreter and Translator Trainer	9
-	Journal of Child Language	9
-	World Englishes	9
-	Journal of Fluency Disorders	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Language Sciences	9
-	Literacy	9
-	Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory	9
-	Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice	9
-	First Language	9
-	Gender and Language	9
-	Intercultural Pragmatics	9
-	Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture	9
86	Argumentation	8
-	English Teaching-Practice and Critique	8
-	Language Acquisition	8
-	Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics	8
-	Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication	8
-	Second Language Research	8
-	Text & Talk	8
-	Topics in Language Disorders	8
94	Language and Speech	7
-	Language Matters	7
-	Language Variation and Change	7
-	Linguistics	7
-	Linguistics and Philosophy	7
-	Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation	7
-	Linguistic Typology	7
-	Cognitive Linguistics	7
-	Signs and Society	7
-	Translation Studies	7
-	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology	7
-	Language Learning and Development	7
-	Natural Language & Linguistic Theory	7
-	English Today	7
-	Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics	7
-	Target-International Journal of Translation Studies	7
-	Translation and Interpreting Studies	7
-	Translator	7
112	English World-Wide	6
-	Folia Linguistica	6
-	Studies in Language	6
-	Journal of Semantics	6
-	Language and Literature	6
-	Across Languages and Cultures	6
-	Diachronica	6
119	Langages	5
-	American Speech	5
-	Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion	5
-	Phonetica	5
-	Pragmatics and Society	5
-	Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada	5
-	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	5
-	Interaction Studies	5
-	International Journal of Lexicography	5
-	Journal of Quantitative Linguistics	5
-	Linguistic Review	5
-	Australian Journal of Linguistics	5
-	Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes	5
-	Communication Disorders Quarterly	5
-	Narrative Inquiry	5
-	English Language & Linguistics	5
-	Review of Cognitive Linguistics	5
-	Spanish in Context	5
-	Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research	5
-	Journal of English Linguistics	5
-	Journal of French Language Studies	5
-	Journal of Linguistics	5
141	Language Problems & Language Planning	4
-	Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies	4
-	Nordic Journal of Linguistics	4
-	Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics	4
-	European Journal of English Studies	4
-	Functions of Language	4
-	RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica	4
-	Gesture	4
-	International Journal of American Linguistics	4
-	Theoretical Linguistics	4
-	Journal of Germanic Linguistics	4
-	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	4
-	Pragmatics & Cognition	4
-	Revista Signos	4
-	Journal of the International Phonetic Association	4
156	Acta Linguistica Academica	3
-	Names-A Journal of Onomastics	3
-	Phonology	3
159	Language & History	2
-	Historiographia Linguistica	2
-	Estudios Filologicos	2
162	Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies	0