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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising17.100
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics15.333
3 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication15.116
4 Telecommunications Policy12.717
5 Comunicar12.088
6 Recall11.552
7 Pragmatics11.047
8 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.934
9 Digital Journalism10.366
10 International Journal of Advertising10.315
11 RELC Journal10.252
12 Assessing Writing10.162
13 System10.030
14 Communication Theory9.433
15 Communication Methods and Measures9.357
16 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching9.043
17 Social Media + Society8.800
18 Journal of Communication8.649
19 Political Communication8.608
20 Public Relations Review8.197
21 New Media & Society7.679
22 Media Culture & Society7.324
23 Language Teaching7.219
24 Journal of Second Language Writing6.990
25 Annual Review of Linguistics6.841
26 Natural Language Engineering6.773
27 Communication Research6.737
28 Human Communication Research6.701
29 Information Society6.515
30 TESOL Quarterly6.209
31 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.152
32 Applied Linguistics Review6.102
33 Public Understanding of Science6.055
34 English for Specific Purposes6.054
35 Policy and Internet5.929
36 Science Communication5.785
37 Applied Linguistics5.602
38 International Journal of Press-Politics5.589
39 Language Learning5.484
40 Language Teaching Research5.442
41 Media Psychology5.436
42 Journalism Studies5.348
43 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.269
44 Modern Language Journal5.227
45 Media and Communication5.131
46 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.074
47 Profesional de la Informacion5.046
48 Applied Psycholinguistics5.030
49 Linguistics and Education4.988
50 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.965
51 Journal of Memory and Language4.956
52 Journal of Health Communication4.954
53 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.951
54 Public Opinion Quarterly4.905
55 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.898
56 Language Testing4.799
57 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.767
58 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.753
59 International Multilingual Research Journal4.688
60 Information Communication & Society4.664
61 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.559
62 Journal of Advertising Research4.516
63 Management Communication Quarterly4.507
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.507
65 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.460
66 ELT Journal4.458
67 International Journal of Conflict Management4.444
68 Games and Culture4.352
69 Health Communication4.284
70 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.261
- Language and Education4.261
72 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.154
73 Journal of Phonetics4.134
74 Journal of Business and Technical Communication4.077
75 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4.067
76 Theory Culture & Society4.049
77 Language Culture and Curriculum4.016
78 Poetics3.996
79 Metaphor and Symbol3.988
80 Discourse Context & Media3.917
81 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.897
82 Mass Communication and Society3.870
83 Journal of Consumer Culture3.865
84 Language Awareness3.850
85 Language Assessment Quarterly3.846
86 Written Communication3.824
87 Journalism3.744
88 Journal of Communication Disorders3.695
89 Journalism Practice3.690
90 Communication & Sport3.668
91 Brain and Language3.657
92 Critical Discourse Studies3.638
93 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.628
94 International Journal of Cultural Studies3.603
95 Personal Relationships3.583
96 Interpreter and Translator Trainer3.482
97 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.451
98 Journal of Children and Media3.422
99 Psychology of Popular Media3.383
100 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.335
101 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.289
102 International Journal of Business Communication3.235
103 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.234
104 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.200
105 Discourse & Society3.149
106 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.137
107 Language Cognition and Neuroscience3.125
108 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.089
109 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism3.055
110 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.019
111 Journal of Neurolinguistics3.012
112 Communication Monographs3.009
113 Journal of Pragmatics3.004
114 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.995
115 Mobile Media & Communication2.978
116 Feminist Media Studies2.961
117 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.930
118 Second Language Research2.872
119 Javnost-The Public2.855
120 Current Issues in Language Planning2.820
121 Aphasiology2.812
122 Language Sciences2.808
123 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.741
124 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.738
125 Mind & Language2.733
126 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.707
127 International Communication Gazette2.698
128 Discourse & Communication2.695
129 Language and Intercultural Communication2.693
130 Language Policy2.691
131 Journal of Child Language2.679
132 Asian Journal of Communication2.674
133 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.672
134 Linguistic Inquiry2.669
135 Language & Communication2.648
136 Science As Culture2.641
137 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.631
138 International Journal of Multilingualism2.630
139 Linguistics and Philosophy2.613
140 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.594
141 Chinese Journal of Communication2.583
142 Journal of Cultural Economy2.575
143 Gender and Language2.545
144 Language Variation and Change2.486
145 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.451
146 Literacy2.447
147 International Journal of Bilingualism2.416
148 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.397
149 Foreign Language Annals2.395
150 World Englishes2.379
151 Language and Cognition2.329
152 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.321
153 Language Acquisition2.263
154 Lingua2.248
155 Media International Australia2.217
156 Communication Culture & Critique2.199
157 Television & New Media2.185
158 Cultural Trends2.156
159 Space and Culture2.118
160 First Language2.085
161 Communication Disorders Quarterly2.035
162 Social Semiotics2.015
163 Cognitive Linguistics2.000
164 Language Learning and Development1.979
165 Linguistics1.934
166 Topics in Language Disorders1.909
167 Language and Speech1.898
168 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.883
169 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies1.871
170 Translation Studies1.869
171 Journal of Language and Politics1.861
172 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.850
173 Interaction Studies1.846
174 Discourse Studies1.839
175 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.833
176 Memory Studies1.823
177 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.806
178 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.797
179 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.770
180 Translator1.742
181 Signs and Society1.723
182 Journal of Media Ethics1.679
183 Across Languages and Cultures1.667
184 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.657
185 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.652
186 Language Matters1.646
187 European Journal of Communication1.639
188 Argumentation1.609
189 English World-Wide1.603
190 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.574
191 Visual Communication1.566
192 Journal of African Media Studies1.551
193 Intercultural Pragmatics1.530
194 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.516
195 Journal of Semantics1.492
196 South Atlantic Quarterly1.488
- Australian Journal of Linguistics1.488
198 Linguistics Vanguard1.480
199 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.461
200 International Journal of Lexicography1.453
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