New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

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 Journal of Advertising14.400
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics12.050
3 Telecommunications Policy11.759
4 Pragmatics11.588
5 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication10.980
6 International Journal of Advertising10.789
7 Comunicar10.518
8 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.433
- Digital Journalism10.433
10 Recall9.548
11 Communication Methods and Measures9.156
12 Assessing Writing8.893
13 System8.805
14 RELC Journal8.796
15 Public Relations Review8.504
16 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.592
17 Annual Review of Linguistics7.517
18 Communication Theory7.472
19 Journal of Communication7.401
20 Human Communication Research7.306
21 Social Media + Society7.014
22 New Media & Society6.908
23 Political Communication6.876
24 Language Teaching6.414
25 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.035
26 Policy and Internet5.877
27 International Journal of Press-Politics5.793
28 Media Culture & Society5.727
29 TESOL Quarterly5.616
30 Language Teaching Research5.573
31 Journal of Second Language Writing5.393
32 Communication Research5.251
33 Science Communication5.207
34 Modern Language Journal5.094
35 Public Opinion Quarterly5.018
36 Information Communication & Society5.003
37 English for Specific Purposes4.961
38 Public Understanding of Science4.951
39 International Journal of Conflict Management4.930
40 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.916
41 Journalism Studies4.883
42 Applied Linguistics Review4.865
43 Media Psychology4.827
44 Applied Linguistics4.738
45 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.723
46 Journal of Memory and Language4.720
47 Journal of Health Communication4.704
48 Natural Language Engineering4.697
49 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.694
50 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.668
51 ELT Journal4.582
52 Media and Communication4.513
53 Language Learning4.490
54 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.436
55 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.430
56 Theory Culture & Society4.372
57 International Journal of Public Opinion Research4.357
58 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.328
59 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.310
60 Metaphor and Symbol4.306
61 Health Communication4.304
62 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.274
63 Brain and Language4.246
64 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.214
65 Discourse Context & Media4.205
66 Information Society4.160
67 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.123
68 Applied Psycholinguistics4.122
69 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.048
70 Science As Culture3.930
71 Language Culture and Curriculum3.877
72 Profesional de la Informacion3.770
73 Mass Communication and Society3.763
74 Language Testing3.743
75 Journal of Communication Disorders3.728
76 Journal of Consumer Culture3.716
77 Journal of Advertising Research3.685
78 Management Communication Quarterly3.679
79 Journal of Phonetics3.620
80 International Multilingual Research Journal3.615
81 Linguistics and Education3.572
82 Poetics3.561
83 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.552
84 Journalism Practice3.550
85 International Journal of Business Communication3.478
86 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.460
87 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.417
88 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.391
89 Mobile Media & Communication3.388
90 Journalism3.383
91 Games and Culture3.365
92 Written Communication3.286
93 Language and Education3.273
94 Language Awareness3.268
95 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.185
96 Communication & Sport3.156
97 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.145
98 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.068
99 Journal of Pragmatics3.012
100 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition2.968
101 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.918
102 Psychology of Popular Media2.917
103 Communication Monographs2.909
104 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.907
105 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.901
106 Media International Australia2.891
107 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.877
108 Language and Intercultural Communication2.876
109 Current Issues in Language Planning2.870
110 Mind & Language2.865
111 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.843
112 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.833
113 Discourse & Society2.745
114 Journal of Cultural Economy2.728
115 Critical Discourse Studies2.721
116 Language Assessment Quarterly2.717
117 Personal Relationships2.713
118 First Language2.694
119 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.692
- Aphasiology2.692
121 Cultural Trends2.670
122 Journal of African Media Studies2.655
123 Language & Communication2.643
124 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.618
125 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.615
126 Foreign Language Annals2.597
127 Feminist Media Studies2.595
128 International Journal of Multilingualism2.594
129 Asian Journal of Communication2.587
130 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.565
131 Javnost-The Public2.531
132 Journal of Children and Media2.511
133 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.475
134 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.444
135 Space and Culture2.410
136 African Journalism Studies2.404
137 Television & New Media2.365
138 Cognitive Linguistics2.337
139 Second Language Research2.331
140 Discourse & Communication2.308
141 Communication Culture & Critique2.298
142 Topics in Language Disorders2.291
143 Language Policy2.276
144 Chinese Journal of Communication2.259
145 International Journal of Bilingualism2.250
146 Interaction Studies2.228
147 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.214
148 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.198
149 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.194
150 Language Sciences2.184
151 Journal of Child Language2.183
152 Linguistics and Philosophy2.155
153 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.135
154 Language Learning and Development2.125
155 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.116
156 Gender and Language2.112
157 Linguistic Inquiry2.096
158 Journal of Semantics2.081
159 Language Acquisition2.054
160 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.005
161 Literacy1.994
162 Journal of Language and Politics1.985
163 International Communication Gazette1.944
164 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.920
165 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.916
166 Lingua1.885
167 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.845
168 Social Semiotics1.829
169 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.809
170 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.762
171 Language Variation and Change1.756
172 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.728
173 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.724
174 Signs and Society1.723
175 Memory Studies1.722
176 Linguistics1.714
177 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.705
178 Intercultural Pragmatics1.693
179 World Englishes1.660
180 Linguistic Typology1.644
181 Argumentation1.635
182 Language and Speech1.624
183 Language and Cognition1.594
184 European Journal of Communication1.571
185 South Atlantic Quarterly1.568
186 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.542
187 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.533
188 Text & Talk1.508
189 Postcolonial Studies1.500
190 Discourse Studies1.486
191 Journal of English Linguistics1.468
192 English World-Wide1.460
193 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.455
194 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.432
195 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.409
196 Across Languages and Cultures1.402
197 Critical Studies in Media Communication1.385
198 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.351
199 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.346
200 Journal of Material Culture1.337
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