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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising14.895
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics14.785
3 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication12.375
4 Comunicar12.370
5 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.679
6 Telecommunications Policy11.388
7 Pragmatics10.875
8 RELC Journal10.353
9 Digital Journalism10.299
10 Recall10.131
11 International Journal of Advertising9.770
12 Assessing Writing9.696
13 System8.810
14 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8.667
15 Social Media + Society8.412
16 Journal of Communication8.138
17 Political Communication7.990
18 Human Communication Research7.951
- Annual Review of Linguistics7.951
20 Public Relations Review7.799
21 Communication Methods and Measures7.750
22 Communication Theory7.429
23 New Media & Society7.239
24 Language Teaching6.980
25 Media Culture & Society6.741
26 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.686
27 Policy and Internet6.571
28 TESOL Quarterly6.353
29 International Journal of Press-Politics5.823
- Communication Research5.823
31 Natural Language Engineering5.715
32 Public Understanding of Science5.650
33 Applied Linguistics Review5.641
34 Information Society5.576
35 Journal of Second Language Writing5.493
36 Language Teaching Research5.482
37 Modern Language Journal5.404
38 English for Specific Purposes5.385
39 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.276
40 Language Learning5.261
41 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools5.217
- Applied Linguistics5.217
43 Metaphor and Symbol5.141
44 Media and Communication5.124
45 Journalism Studies5.082
46 Science Communication5.017
47 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.954
48 Journal of Memory and Language4.942
49 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.819
50 International Journal of Conflict Management4.804
51 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.793
52 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.743
53 Media Psychology4.740
54 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.625
55 Public Opinion Quarterly4.624
56 Information Communication & Society4.596
57 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.531
58 Journal of Health Communication4.512
59 Language Testing4.503
60 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.465
61 Profesional de la Informacion4.455
62 Applied Psycholinguistics4.379
63 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.373
64 Management Communication Quarterly4.372
65 Language Culture and Curriculum4.353
66 Health Communication4.309
67 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.301
68 Journal of Advertising Research4.292
69 Linguistics and Education4.260
70 Journal of Consumer Culture4.250
71 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.048
72 Theory Culture & Society4.044
73 Cultural Studies of Science Education4.027
74 ELT Journal4.012
75 International Multilingual Research Journal3.936
76 Discourse Context & Media3.901
77 Written Communication3.852
78 Mass Communication and Society3.835
79 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.830
80 Games and Culture3.809
81 Journal of Phonetics3.807
82 Science As Culture3.768
83 Brain and Language3.671
84 Journalism3.668
85 Poetics3.659
86 Journal of Communication Disorders3.651
87 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.623
88 Language and Education3.615
89 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.582
90 International Journal of Business Communication3.503
91 Journalism Practice3.437
92 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.394
93 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.380
94 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.348
95 International Journal of Cultural Studies3.336
96 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.333
97 Language Awareness3.307
98 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.267
99 Psychology of Popular Media3.263
100 Communication & Sport3.239
101 Language Assessment Quarterly3.208
102 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.176
103 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.159
104 Discourse & Society3.120
105 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.117
106 Media International Australia3.113
107 Journal of Cultural Economy3.045
108 Critical Discourse Studies3.021
109 Aphasiology2.995
110 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.969
111 Journal of Pragmatics2.942
112 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.937
113 First Language2.928
114 Mobile Media & Communication2.922
115 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.918
116 Personal Relationships2.910
117 Feminist Media Studies2.844
118 Journal of Children and Media2.818
119 Communication Monographs2.817
120 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.800
121 Current Issues in Language Planning2.794
122 Language Policy2.786
123 Language and Intercultural Communication2.782
124 Asian Journal of Communication2.743
125 Topics in Language Disorders2.708
126 Mind & Language2.668
127 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.664
128 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.591
129 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.577
130 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.563
131 International Journal of Multilingualism2.537
132 Chinese Journal of Communication2.535
133 Language & Communication2.524
134 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.519
135 Television & New Media2.511
136 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.506
137 Discourse & Communication2.496
138 Literacy2.482
139 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.457
140 Language Sciences2.451
141 International Journal of Bilingualism2.430
142 Linguistic Inquiry2.365
143 Journal of Child Language2.355
144 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.329
145 Second Language Research2.305
146 Communication Culture & Critique2.271
147 International Communication Gazette2.261
- Journal of Semantics2.261
149 Linguistics and Philosophy2.238
150 Javnost-The Public2.232
151 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.216
152 Foreign Language Annals2.210
153 Gender and Language2.198
154 Language Variation and Change2.187
155 Space and Culture2.143
156 Cultural Trends2.125
157 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.122
158 Language Acquisition2.116
159 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.080
160 Language and Cognition2.064
161 World Englishes2.059
162 Signs and Society2.022
163 Journal of Language and Politics2.018
164 Lingua2.007
165 Journal of African Media Studies2.000
166 Interaction Studies1.986
167 Cognitive Linguistics1.915
168 Postcolonial Studies1.897
169 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.890
170 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.883
171 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies1.879
172 English World-Wide1.870
173 Argumentation1.867
174 Social Semiotics1.863
175 Language Learning and Development1.823
176 European Journal of Communication1.813
177 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.800
178 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.782
179 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.754
180 Language and Speech1.731
181 Intercultural Pragmatics1.667
182 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.652
183 Linguistics1.647
184 Discourse Studies1.629
185 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.627
186 Translation Studies1.618
187 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.610
188 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.594
189 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.582
190 Text & Talk1.579
191 South Atlantic Quarterly1.571
192 Memory Studies1.568
193 Visual Communication1.542
- African Journalism Studies1.542
195 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.477
196 Cultural Studies1.469
197 Linguistics Vanguard1.463
198 Language Matters1.459
199 Narrative Inquiry1.426
200 Journal of Media Ethics1.424
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