New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Pragmatics43
2 System40
- Telecommunications Policy40
4 New Media & Society36
5 International Journal of Advertising30
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning28
7 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development25
- Health Communication25
- Public Relations Review25
10 Information Communication & Society24
- Language Teaching Research24
12 Journal of Advertising23
- Media Culture & Society23
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
15 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies22
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition22
17 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology21
- RELC Journal21
- Assessing Writing21
- Journal of Communication21
21 Language Teaching20
- Journal of Second Language Writing20
- Journalism Studies20
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships20
- TESOL Quarterly20
26 Journal of Pragmatics19
- Applied Linguistics Review19
- Applied Linguistics19
- Journalism19
- Political Communication19
- International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication19
33 Journalism Practice18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture18
- Journal of Health Communication18
38 Comunicar17
- Recall17
- English for Specific Purposes17
- Modern Language Journal17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Public Understanding of Science17
- Language Learning17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
46 Science Communication16
- ELT Journal16
- Theory Culture & Society16
- Brain and Language16
- Policy and Internet16
51 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching15
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- Journal of Language Identity and Education15
- Communication Research15
- Feminist Media Studies15
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders15
- Mass Communication and Society15
58 Linguistics and Education14
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition14
- Human Communication Research14
- International Journal of Conflict Management14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Communication Theory14
- Journal of Memory and Language14
67 Language and Education13
- Games and Culture13
- Poetics13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- Discourse & Society13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Media Psychology13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Language and Intercultural Communication13
- Cultural Studies of Science Education13
- Aphasiology13
- Applied Psycholinguistics13
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
81 European Journal of Cultural Studies12
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics12
- International Journal of Bilingualism12
- Memory Studies12
- Critical Discourse Studies12
- Foreign Language Annals12
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Personal Relationships12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- Language Testing12
- Natural Language Engineering12
- Information Society12
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Language & Communication12
- Media International Australia12
- Mind & Language12
100 International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Journal of Consumer Culture11
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Language in Society11
- Television & New Media11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Current Issues in Language Planning11
- Lingua11
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication11
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11
- Journal of Child Language11
113 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
- Cultural Trends10
- Communication Monographs10
- Language Awareness10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Science As Culture10
- South Atlantic Quarterly10
- Metaphor and Symbol10
- Journal of Applied Communication Research10
- Journal of Neurolinguistics10
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology10
- Communication Methods and Measures10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Language Policy10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Discourse & Communication10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Topics in Language Disorders10
131 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
- Space and Culture9
- Asian Journal of Communication9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Journal of Sociolinguistics9
- Language Assessment Quarterly9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- International Journal of Cultural Studies9
- Communication Culture & Critique9
- Language Learning and Development9
- Discourse Studies9
- Javnost-The Public9
- Journal of Advertising Research9
- Written Communication9
145 Cognitive Linguistics8
- Text & Talk8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Journal of Fluency Disorders8
- Social Semiotics8
- Language and Cognition8
- First Language8
- Argumentation8
- Gender and Language8
- International Multilingual Research Journal8
- Language Sciences8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Linguistics8
- Literacy8
- World Englishes8
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice8
- Interaction Studies8
- Second Language Research8
163 Asian Studies Review7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Journal of African Media Studies7
- Language Variation and Change7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
- International Communication Gazette7
- International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- Language and Speech7
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Intercultural Pragmatics7
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer7
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory7
- Cultural Studies7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- Public Culture7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
- Postcolonial Studies7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
183 Journal of Linguistics6
- Journal of Semantics6
- Language Acquisition6
- Language and Literature6
- Folia Linguistica6
- Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation6
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies6
- Journal of English Linguistics6
- Linguistic Typology6
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory6
- Translation Studies6
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research6
- Visual Communication6
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture6
- English Language & Linguistics6
- English World-Wide6
- Agenda6
- Gesture6
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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