New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Linguistics

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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Pragmatics11.431
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.916
3 Recall8.800
4 System8.498
5 RELC Journal8.153
6 Assessing Writing7.890
7 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.827
8 Language Teaching5.768
9 Language Teaching Research5.583
10 TESOL Quarterly5.394
11 English for Specific Purposes5.109
12 Modern Language Journal4.983
13 Journal of Second Language Writing4.904
14 Journal of Memory and Language4.843
15 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.842
16 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.562
17 Language Learning4.523
18 Applied Linguistics Review4.500
19 Applied Linguistics4.461
20 Natural Language Engineering4.393
21 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.366
22 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.330
23 ELT Journal4.296
24 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.266
25 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.132
26 Language Culture and Curriculum4.124
27 Brain and Language4.122
28 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.086
29 Metaphor and Symbol4.048
30 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.000
31 Applied Psycholinguistics3.985
32 Journal of Phonetics3.773
33 Journal of Communication Disorders3.759
34 Language Testing3.723
35 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.545
36 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.457
37 Linguistics and Education3.387
38 Language Awareness3.350
39 International Multilingual Research Journal3.189
40 Language and Education3.147
41 Journal of Pragmatics3.027
42 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.020
43 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.003
44 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.969
45 Language and Intercultural Communication2.898
46 Mind & Language2.876
47 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.874
48 Aphasiology2.812
49 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.802
50 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.796
51 Topics in Language Disorders2.795
52 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.792
53 Current Issues in Language Planning2.789
54 Language Assessment Quarterly2.716
55 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.697
56 International Journal of Multilingualism2.690
57 First Language2.612
58 Language & Communication2.607
59 Foreign Language Annals2.556
60 International Journal of Bilingualism2.456
61 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.439
62 Language Learning and Development2.373
63 Language Policy2.365
64 Second Language Research2.349
65 Journal of Child Language2.205
66 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.184
67 Cognitive Linguistics2.151
68 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology2.128
69 Interaction Studies2.120
70 Gender and Language2.108
71 Linguistics and Philosophy2.056
72 Linguistic Inquiry1.968
73 Journal of Language and Politics1.964
74 Journal of Semantics1.959
75 Language Acquisition1.936
76 Lingua1.882
77 Language Sciences1.876
78 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.848
79 Literacy1.823
80 Linguistics1.798
81 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.780
82 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture1.776
83 Text & Talk1.764
84 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.748
85 Intercultural Pragmatics1.728
86 Language and Cognition1.684
87 Social Semiotics1.675
88 Linguistic Typology1.670
89 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.610
- Language Variation and Change1.610
91 Language and Speech1.600
92 Argumentation1.555
93 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.550
94 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.537
95 World Englishes1.503
96 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.491
97 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.437
98 English World-Wide1.429
99 Across Languages and Cultures1.395
100 Language in Society1.394
101 Journal of English Linguistics1.375
102 Gesture1.370
103 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.337
104 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.311
105 Narrative Inquiry1.263
106 Studies in Language1.254
107 Translation Studies1.246
108 Language Matters1.228
109 Linguistic Review1.188
110 Pragmatics and Society1.185
111 Diachronica1.137
112 Pragmatics & Cognition1.130
113 Translator1.116
114 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.081
115 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.045
116 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.035
117 Language and Literature1.018
118 Phonetica0.990
119 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research0.988
120 American Speech0.955
121 Journal of Linguistics0.938
122 Phonology0.917
123 Langages0.868
124 Revista Signos0.850
125 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.830
126 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.819
127 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.797
128 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.767
129 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.762
130 Journal of French Language Studies0.760
131 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.739
132 English Today0.720
133 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.717
134 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.705
135 European Journal of English Studies0.693
136 Language Problems & Language Planning0.686
137 English Language & Linguistics0.668
138 Spanish in Context0.667
139 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.645
140 International Journal of Lexicography0.625
141 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.592
142 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.583
143 Functions of Language0.582
144 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.571
145 Folia Linguistica0.556
146 Language & History0.533
147 Theoretical Linguistics0.507
148 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.269
149 International Journal of American Linguistics0.250
150 Historiographia Linguistica0.183
151 Estudios Filologicos0.155
152 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.105
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