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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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System44
2 Pragmatics43
3 Telecommunications Policy39
4 New Media & Society37
5 Social Media + Society32
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning30
- Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics30
8 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development29
9 International Journal of Advertising26
- Media Culture & Society26
- Journal of Advertising26
- Digital Journalism26
13 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication24
- Language Teaching Research24
- Assessing Writing24
- Public Relations Review24
17 Health Communication23
- Journal of Second Language Writing23
- TESOL Quarterly23
- Information Communication & Society23
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
- Applied Linguistics23
23 Journalism Studies22
- Journal of Communication22
- Applied Linguistics Review22
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes22
27 RELC Journal21
- Political Communication21
29 Public Understanding of Science20
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching20
- Journalism20
- Media and Communication20
- Modern Language Journal20
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20
- Language Teaching20
36 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
- Communication Research19
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders19
- Journalism Practice19
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships19
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition19
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies19
43 Feminist Media Studies18
- Language Learning18
- Profesional de la Informacion18
- Public Opinion Quarterly18
- ELT Journal18
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching18
- Recall18
- English for Specific Purposes18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
52 Journal of Health Communication17
- Brain and Language17
- Journal of Pragmatics17
- International Journal of Press-Politics17
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics17
- Linguistics and Education17
- Language and Education17
59 Mass Communication and Society16
- Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
62 International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly15
- International Journal of Multilingualism15
- Media Psychology15
- Applied Psycholinguistics15
- Communication & Sport15
- Comunicar15
- Human Communication Research15
- Games and Culture15
- Journal of Memory and Language15
- Psychology of Popular Media15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
74 European Journal of Cultural Studies14
- Information Society14
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism14
- Critical Discourse Studies14
- Poetics14
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching14
- Journal of Children and Media14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Communication Theory14
84 Discourse Context & Media13
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology13
- Journal of Advertising Research13
- Aphasiology13
- Communication Methods and Measures13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- Theory Culture & Society13
- Language Assessment Quarterly13
- Language Testing13
- Discourse & Communication13
- Discourse & Society13
- Annual Review of Linguistics13
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- Personal Relationships13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Natural Language Engineering13
101 Discourse Studies12
- International Journal of Cultural Studies12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Cultural Studies of Science Education12
- Written Communication12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- International Journal of Bilingualism12
- International Journal of Cultural Policy12
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience12
- Language in Society12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Media International Australia12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- Memory Studies12
- Lingua12
116 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media11
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer11
- Language & Communication11
- Current Issues in Language Planning11
- Social Semiotics11
- Chinese Journal of Communication11
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities11
- Language Policy11
- European Journal of Communication11
- Foreign Language Annals11
- Journal of Applied Communication Research11
- Journal of Fluency Disorders11
- Research on Language and Social Interaction11
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
- Language Awareness11
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism11
135 Journal of Child Language10
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory10
- Journal of Consumer Culture10
- Journal of Language and Politics10
- Communication Culture & Critique10
- Science As Culture10
- Space and Culture10
- Language and Cognition10
- Language and Intercultural Communication10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Language Sciences10
- Mind & Language10
- Asian Journal of Communication10
- Television & New Media10
- World Englishes10
152 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication9
- Gender and Language9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Linguistic Inquiry9
- First Language9
- International Communication Gazette9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Cultural Trends9
- Communication Monographs9
- Linguistics Vanguard9
- Literacy9
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication9
167 Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Journal of Sociolinguistics8
- Language and Speech8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
- South Atlantic Quarterly8
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies8
- Translation Studies8
- Asian Studies Review8
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies8
- Second Language Research8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Translator8
- Language Variation and Change8
183 Argumentation7
- International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- Javnost-The Public7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Critical Inquiry7
- Signs and Society7
- English Today7
- Topics in Language Disorders7
- Text & Talk7
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory7
- Language Learning and Development7
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies7
- Journal of Media Ethics7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies7
- Quarterly Journal of Speech7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- Visual Communication7
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