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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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System43
- Pragmatics43
3 Telecommunications Policy39
4 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics35
5 New Media & Society34
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning30
7 Digital Journalism29
- Social Media + Society29
- International Journal of Advertising29
10 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development28
11 Information Communication & Society25
- Media Culture & Society25
13 Journal of Advertising24
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research24
- Public Relations Review24
- Language Teaching Research24
17 Health Communication23
- Assessing Writing23
19 Media and Communication22
- Journal of Communication22
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication22
- RELC Journal22
- TESOL Quarterly22
24 Applied Linguistics Review21
- Journalism Studies21
26 Modern Language Journal20
- Political Communication20
- Applied Linguistics20
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes20
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture20
31 Language Teaching19
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies19
- International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Journalism19
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships19
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools19
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology19
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition19
- Journal of Second Language Writing19
- Public Understanding of Science19
- Comunicar19
42 Journal of Pragmatics18
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching18
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders18
- Journalism Practice18
- Language Learning18
- Communication Research18
48 Recall17
- Feminist Media Studies17
- Mass Communication and Society17
- Policy and Internet17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching17
54 Language and Education16
- ELT Journal16
- Annual Review of Linguistics16
- English for Specific Purposes16
- Human Communication Research16
- Psychology of Popular Media16
- Public Opinion Quarterly16
- Brain and Language16
62 Linguistics and Education15
- Journal of Communication Disorders15
- Journal of Memory and Language15
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly15
- Journal of Health Communication15
- Science Communication15
70 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Cultural Studies of Science Education14
- Discourse & Society14
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching14
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics14
- Media International Australia14
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition14
- Theory Culture & Society14
- Games and Culture14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace14
- Media Psychology14
- Applied Psycholinguistics14
84 Metaphor and Symbol13
- Natural Language Engineering13
- European Journal of Cultural Studies13
- European Journal of Communication13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- Communication Theory13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Journal of Cultural Economy13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Critical Discourse Studies13
- Discourse Context & Media13
- Information Society13
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology13
- Aphasiology13
- Communication & Sport13
99 Memory Studies12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Discourse & Communication12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- Journal of Children and Media12
- Language Cognition and Neuroscience12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Personal Relationships12
- Television & New Media12
- Poetics12
- Language and Intercultural Communication12
- Language Testing12
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media12
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
114 Lingua11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- International Journal of Cultural Studies11
- Journal of Consumer Culture11
- Foreign Language Annals11
- Language in Society11
- Language Culture and Curriculum11
- Language Policy11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology11
- Social Semiotics11
- Chinese Journal of Communication11
- Communication Methods and Measures11
- Written Communication11
128 Language Awareness10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Linguistics Vanguard10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Journal of Language and Politics10
- Mind & Language10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research10
- Language and Cognition10
- Language Assessment Quarterly10
- Science As Culture10
- Space and Culture10
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities10
- Discourse Studies10
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication10
- Journal of Advertising Research10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
- Language & Communication10
146 Postcolonial Studies9
- Literacy9
- Gender and Language9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- Intercultural Pragmatics9
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer9
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory9
- Journal of Applied Communication Research9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- Journal of Fluency Disorders9
- World Englishes9
- Asian Journal of Communication9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Language Sciences9
- Linguistic Inquiry9
- South Atlantic Quarterly9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Cultural Trends9
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture9
- First Language9
- Journal of Child Language9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- Communication Culture & Critique9
169 Language Acquisition8
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication8
- Asian Studies Review8
- Celebrity Studies8
- Critical Inquiry8
- Cultural Studies8
- International Communication Gazette8
- Second Language Research8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Communication Monographs8
- Text & Talk8
- Argumentation8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Topics in Language Disorders8
183 Translation and Interpreting Studies7
- Translator7
- Language Matters7
- Language Variation and Change7
- Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation7
- Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies7
- English Today7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- Visual Communication7
- Translation Studies7
- Language Learning and Development7
- Linguistics7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Linguistic Typology7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
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