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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising13.640
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics13.306
3 Comunicar11.380
4 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication11.241
5 Telecommunications Policy11.208
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.037
7 Pragmatics10.764
8 International Journal of Advertising10.211
9 Recall9.862
10 Digital Journalism9.702
11 RELC Journal9.365
12 Assessing Writing9.114
13 Public Relations Review8.969
14 System8.707
15 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8.331
16 Communication Methods and Measures8.324
17 Social Media + Society7.584
18 Political Communication7.562
19 Annual Review of Linguistics7.546
20 Journal of Communication7.502
21 Human Communication Research7.444
22 New Media & Society7.219
23 Communication Theory7.043
24 Policy and Internet6.576
25 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.545
26 Language Teaching6.529
27 International Journal of Press-Politics6.143
28 Media Culture & Society6.120
29 TESOL Quarterly5.943
30 Modern Language Journal5.836
31 Communication Research5.658
32 Language Teaching Research5.566
33 Journal of Second Language Writing5.382
34 Applied Linguistics Review5.343
35 Public Understanding of Science5.306
36 Science Communication5.140
37 English for Specific Purposes5.135
38 Natural Language Engineering5.068
39 Applied Linguistics5.049
40 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.048
41 Journal of Memory and Language4.988
42 ELT Journal4.922
43 Information Communication & Society4.917
44 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.889
45 Media and Communication4.842
46 Journalism Studies4.837
47 Information Society4.818
48 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.690
49 International Journal of Conflict Management4.688
- Language Learning4.688
51 Journal of Health Communication4.687
52 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.674
53 Metaphor and Symbol4.624
54 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.621
55 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.616
56 Media Psychology4.604
57 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.588
58 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.437
59 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.431
60 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.346
61 Health Communication4.305
62 Applied Psycholinguistics4.285
63 Discourse Context & Media4.274
64 Public Opinion Quarterly4.272
65 Brain and Language4.202
66 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.109
67 Journal of Advertising Research4.103
68 Language Testing4.072
69 Profesional de la Informacion4.045
70 Journal of Consumer Culture4.009
71 Language Culture and Curriculum3.983
72 Management Communication Quarterly3.963
73 Science As Culture3.930
74 Linguistics and Education3.895
75 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.880
76 International Multilingual Research Journal3.862
77 Theory Culture & Society3.823
78 Games and Culture3.711
79 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.670
80 Journalism3.668
81 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.635
82 Poetics3.593
83 Journal of Phonetics3.562
84 Written Communication3.555
85 Journalism Practice3.507
86 Mass Communication and Society3.484
87 Mobile Media & Communication3.478
88 Language and Education3.453
89 Communication & Sport3.375
90 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.351
91 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.307
92 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.302
93 International Journal of Business Communication3.290
94 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.273
95 Journal of Communication Disorders3.262
96 Language Assessment Quarterly3.200
97 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.199
98 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.198
99 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.183
100 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.168
101 Language Awareness3.101
102 Psychology of Popular Media3.051
103 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.042
104 Critical Discourse Studies3.020
105 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.003
106 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.977
107 Media International Australia2.973
108 Current Issues in Language Planning2.958
109 Discourse & Society2.938
110 Journal of Pragmatics2.930
111 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.929
112 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.905
113 Language and Intercultural Communication2.903
114 First Language2.872
115 Journal of Cultural Economy2.868
116 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.812
117 Feminist Media Studies2.791
118 Aphasiology2.782
119 Asian Journal of Communication2.774
120 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.763
121 Personal Relationships2.759
122 Mind & Language2.726
123 Communication Monographs2.625
124 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.624
125 Javnost-The Public2.581
126 Journal of Children and Media2.551
127 International Journal of Multilingualism2.525
128 Language & Communication2.494
129 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.492
130 Chinese Journal of Communication2.487
131 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.479
132 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.477
133 Language Policy2.473
134 Topics in Language Disorders2.453
135 Language Sciences2.441
136 Cultural Trends2.429
137 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.369
138 Space and Culture2.353
139 Foreign Language Annals2.350
140 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.341
141 Journal of Semantics2.333
142 Television & New Media2.320
143 International Journal of Bilingualism2.313
144 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.310
145 Journal of Child Language2.309
146 Discourse & Communication2.274
147 Literacy2.273
148 Linguistics and Philosophy2.245
149 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.228
150 Language Acquisition2.215
151 Interaction Studies2.212
152 International Communication Gazette2.200
153 Communication Culture & Critique2.188
154 Second Language Research2.177
155 Linguistic Inquiry2.152
156 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.079
157 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.019
158 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.004
159 African Journalism Studies1.990
160 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.980
161 Lingua1.955
162 Gender and Language1.944
163 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.918
164 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.908
165 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.906
166 World Englishes1.905
167 Journal of African Media Studies1.882
168 Journal of Language and Politics1.871
169 Language Variation and Change1.865
170 Signs and Society1.830
171 Language and Cognition1.816
172 Language Learning and Development1.808
173 Social Semiotics1.804
174 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.756
175 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.748
176 Cognitive Linguistics1.737
177 Intercultural Pragmatics1.732
178 European Journal of Communication1.730
179 English World-Wide1.697
180 Linguistic Typology1.687
181 Memory Studies1.686
182 Argumentation1.653
183 Language and Speech1.640
184 Journal of English Linguistics1.600
185 Text & Talk1.591
186 Postcolonial Studies1.577
187 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.568
188 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.536
189 Linguistics1.520
190 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.500
191 Journal of Material Culture1.485
192 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.477
193 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.469
194 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.456
195 Across Languages and Cultures1.442
196 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.417
197 Translation Studies1.408
198 Discourse Studies1.407
199 Visual Communication1.401
200 Studies in Language1.393
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