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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising13.354
2 Telecommunications Policy11.937
3 International Journal of Advertising11.935
4 Pragmatics11.431
5 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.916
6 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication10.577
7 Comunicar10.000
8 Recall8.800
9 Communication Methods and Measures8.708
10 System8.498
11 RELC Journal8.153
12 Public Relations Review8.010
13 Communication Theory7.901
14 Assessing Writing7.890
15 Journal of Communication7.377
16 New Media & Society7.064
17 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.827
18 Human Communication Research6.616
19 Political Communication6.458
20 Language Teaching5.768
21 Policy and Internet5.667
22 Language Teaching Research5.583
23 International Journal of Press-Politics5.545
24 TESOL Quarterly5.394
25 Information Communication & Society5.366
26 Media Culture & Society5.348
27 Communication Research5.230
28 Journal of Health Communication5.171
29 English for Specific Purposes5.109
30 Journalism Studies5.082
31 Science Communication4.988
32 Modern Language Journal4.983
33 Media Psychology4.940
34 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.918
35 Journal of Second Language Writing4.904
36 Journal of Memory and Language4.843
37 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.842
38 Information Society4.833
39 Public Opinion Quarterly4.815
40 International Journal of Conflict Management4.731
41 Public Understanding of Science4.629
42 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.562
43 Language Learning4.523
44 Applied Linguistics Review4.500
45 Applied Linguistics4.461
46 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.453
47 Health Communication4.411
48 Natural Language Engineering4.393
49 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.366
50 Theory Culture & Society4.365
51 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.334
52 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.330
53 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.315
54 ELT Journal4.296
55 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.266
56 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.132
57 Language Culture and Curriculum4.124
58 Brain and Language4.122
59 Journal of Consumer Culture4.098
60 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.086
61 Metaphor and Symbol4.048
62 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.000
63 Applied Psycholinguistics3.985
64 Mass Communication and Society3.979
65 International Journal of Public Opinion Research3.968
66 Journal of Phonetics3.773
67 Journal of Communication Disorders3.759
68 Journalism Practice3.738
69 Language Testing3.723
70 Profesional de la Informacion3.670
71 Science As Culture3.655
72 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.639
73 Management Communication Quarterly3.555
74 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.545
- Cultural Studies of Science Education3.545
76 Poetics3.477
77 Communication Monographs3.469
78 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.457
79 Linguistics and Education3.387
80 Journalism3.386
- Journal of Advertising Research3.386
82 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.380
83 Written Communication3.354
84 Language Awareness3.350
85 International Multilingual Research Journal3.189
86 Language and Education3.147
87 Games and Culture3.040
88 Journal of Pragmatics3.027
89 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.020
90 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.003
91 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.969
92 Language and Intercultural Communication2.898
93 Mind & Language2.876
94 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.874
95 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.867
96 Aphasiology2.812
97 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.802
98 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.796
99 Topics in Language Disorders2.795
100 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.792
101 Current Issues in Language Planning2.789
102 Personal Relationships2.744
103 Journal of Business and Technical Communication2.727
104 Language Assessment Quarterly2.716
105 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.697
106 International Journal of Multilingualism2.690
107 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.669
108 First Language2.612
109 Discourse & Society2.607
- Language & Communication2.607
111 Journal of Cultural Economy2.599
112 Media International Australia2.596
113 Cultural Trends2.589
114 Journal of African Media Studies2.575
115 Javnost-The Public2.560
116 Foreign Language Annals2.556
117 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.513
118 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.477
119 Feminist Media Studies2.468
120 Critical Discourse Studies2.459
121 International Journal of Bilingualism2.456
122 Space and Culture2.448
123 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.439
124 Language Learning and Development2.373
125 Language Policy2.365
126 Journal of Children and Media2.353
127 Second Language Research2.349
128 Asian Journal of Communication2.340
129 Chinese Journal of Communication2.299
130 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.243
131 Journal of Child Language2.205
132 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.184
133 Communication Culture & Critique2.158
134 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.153
135 Cognitive Linguistics2.151
136 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology2.128
137 Television & New Media2.124
138 Interaction Studies2.120
139 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.113
140 Gender and Language2.108
141 Linguistics and Philosophy2.056
142 Discourse & Communication2.054
143 Linguistic Inquiry1.968
144 Journal of Language and Politics1.964
- International Communication Gazette1.964
146 Journal of Semantics1.959
147 Language Acquisition1.936
148 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research1.927
149 Lingua1.882
150 Language Sciences1.876
151 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.848
152 Literacy1.823
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.823
154 Linguistics1.798
155 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.787
156 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.780
157 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture1.776
158 Text & Talk1.764
159 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.748
160 Intercultural Pragmatics1.728
161 Language and Cognition1.684
162 Social Semiotics1.675
163 Linguistic Typology1.670
164 South Atlantic Quarterly1.634
165 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.610
- Language Variation and Change1.610
167 European Journal of Communication1.608
168 Language and Speech1.600
169 Memory Studies1.572
170 Argumentation1.555
171 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.550
172 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.537
173 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.512
174 Postcolonial Studies1.504
175 World Englishes1.503
176 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.491
177 Agenda1.467
178 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.437
179 English World-Wide1.429
180 Discourse Studies1.413
181 Across Languages and Cultures1.395
182 Language in Society1.394
183 Critical Studies in Media Communication1.377
184 Journal of English Linguistics1.375
185 Gesture1.370
186 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.337
187 Visual Communication1.322
188 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.311
189 Journal of Material Culture1.267
190 Narrative Inquiry1.263
191 Studies in Language1.254
192 Translation Studies1.246
193 Language Matters1.228
194 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.204
195 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.188
- Linguistic Review1.188
197 Pragmatics and Society1.185
198 Celebrity Studies1.143
199 Diachronica1.137
200 Pragmatics & Cognition1.130
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