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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System45
2 New Media & Society38
3 Telecommunications Policy36
4 Social Media + Society35
5 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics33
6 International Journal of Advertising28
- Computer Assisted Language Learning28
8 Digital Journalism27
9 Language Teaching Research26
- TESOL Quarterly26
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development26
- Journal of Advertising26
13 Journal of Second Language Writing25
- Media Culture & Society25
- Public Relations Review25
- Information Communication & Society25
17 Assessing Writing24
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication24
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research24
- Applied Linguistics24
21 Health Communication23
- Journalism Studies23
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes23
24 Journal of Communication22
- Modern Language Journal22
- Political Communication22
27 RELC Journal21
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture21
- Media and Communication21
- Journalism21
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics21
- Applied Linguistics Review21
33 Public Understanding of Science20
- Communication Research20
- ELT Journal20
- Language Teaching20
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition20
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching20
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders20
- Recall20
42 Profesional de la Informacion19
- Public Opinion Quarterly19
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies19
- English for Specific Purposes19
- Journalism Practice19
47 Language Learning18
- Feminist Media Studies18
- Journal of Health Communication18
- Journal of Pragmatics18
- Linguistics and Education18
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
- International Journal of Press-Politics18
55 Brain and Language17
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching17
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly17
- Language and Education17
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching17
60 Mass Communication and Society16
- Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
- Journal of Memory and Language16
- Games and Culture16
65 Communication & Sport15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journal of Advertising Research15
- International Journal of Multilingualism15
- European Journal of Cultural Studies15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- Communication Theory15
- Human Communication Research15
- Annual Review of Linguistics15
74 Applied Psycholinguistics14
- Communication Methods and Measures14
- Critical Discourse Studies14
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace14
- Discourse Context & Media14
- Information Society14
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology14
- International Journal of Cultural Studies14
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research14
- Psychology of Popular Media14
- Journal of Children and Media14
- International Journal of Bilingualism14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Language Testing14
- Language Assessment Quarterly14
89 Media Psychology13
- Aphasiology13
- Comunicar13
- Discourse Studies13
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media13
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism13
- Lingua13
- Language Awareness13
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience13
- Management Communication Quarterly13
- Personal Relationships13
- International Journal of Business Communication13
- Journal of Communication Disorders13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- International Journal of Cultural Policy13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Poetics13
106 Language & Communication12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Social Semiotics12
- Written Communication12
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer12
- Cultural Studies of Science Education12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Language in Society12
- Discourse & Communication12
- European Journal of Communication12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- Language Culture and Curriculum12
118 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications11
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
- Memory Studies11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
- Natural Language Engineering11
- Theory Culture & Society11
- Media International Australia11
- Research on Language and Social Interaction11
- Asian Journal of Communication11
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research11
- Discourse & Society11
- Foreign Language Annals11
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication11
- Journal of Fluency Disorders11
- Language Sciences11
- World Englishes11
- Language and Cognition11
- Language Policy11
138 Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory10
- Journal of Consumer Culture10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Literacy10
- Science As Culture10
- Mind & Language10
- Television & New Media10
- Communication Monographs10
- International Communication Gazette10
- Journal of Applied Communication Research10
- First Language10
- Linguistic Inquiry10
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice10
- Language and Intercultural Communication10
156 Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- Journal of Sociolinguistics9
- Communication Culture & Critique9
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- Linguistics Vanguard9
- Second Language Research9
- Asian Studies Review9
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Cultural Trends9
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture9
168 Language and Speech8
- Signs and Society8
- International Journal of Mobile Communications8
- Javnost-The Public8
- Gender and Language8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Critical Inquiry8
- South Atlantic Quarterly8
- Space and Culture8
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies8
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication8
- Translation Studies8
- Visual Communication8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
- Translator8
185 African Journalism Studies7
- Interaction Studies7
- Argumentation7
- English Today7
- Postcolonial Studies7
- Quarterly Journal of Speech7
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics7
- Journal of Media Ethics7
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Childrens Literature in Education7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies7
- Critical Arts-South-North Cultural and Media Studies7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- English World-Wide7
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