New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Linguistics

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
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning28
4 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development25
5 Language Teaching Research24
6 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
7 Studies in Second Language Acquisition22
8 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology21
- RELC Journal21
- Assessing Writing21
11 Language Teaching20
- TESOL Quarterly20
- Journal of Second Language Writing20
14 Applied Linguistics Review19
- Journal of Pragmatics19
- Applied Linguistics19
17 Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
19 Language Learning17
- Modern Language Journal17
- English for Specific Purposes17
- Recall17
23 Brain and Language16
- ELT Journal16
25 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching15
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders15
- Journal of Language Identity and Education15
29 Journal of Memory and Language14
- Linguistics and Education14
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
34 Language and Intercultural Communication13
- Aphasiology13
- Language and Education13
- Applied Psycholinguistics13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
40 Language Testing12
- Mind & Language12
- Foreign Language Annals12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Language & Communication12
- Natural Language Engineering12
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics12
- International Journal of Bilingualism12
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching12
49 Language in Society11
- Lingua11
- Current Issues in Language Planning11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11
- Journal of Child Language11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
56 Language Awareness10
- Language Culture and Curriculum10
- Language Policy10
- Topics in Language Disorders10
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology10
- Journal of Neurolinguistics10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Metaphor and Symbol10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
65 Language Learning and Development9
- Language Assessment Quarterly9
- Journal of Sociolinguistics9
68 Language and Cognition8
- Language Sciences8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Linguistics8
- Argumentation8
- Literacy8
- Cognitive Linguistics8
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice8
- First Language8
- Second Language Research8
- Gender and Language8
- Interaction Studies8
- Text & Talk8
- World Englishes8
- Journal of Fluency Disorders8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Social Semiotics8
- International Multilingual Research Journal8
86 Language and Speech7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer7
- Language Variation and Change7
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique7
- Intercultural Pragmatics7
96 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation6
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory6
- English Language & Linguistics6
- Revista Signos6
- Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies6
- Translation Studies6
- Journal of Semantics6
- Language Acquisition6
- Language and Literature6
- Linguistic Typology6
- English World-Wide6
- Folia Linguistica6
- Gesture6
- Translator6
- Journal of English Linguistics6
- Journal of Linguistics6
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture6
113 Narrative Inquiry5
- Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion5
- Pragmatics & Cognition5
- English Today5
- Review of Cognitive Linguistics5
- Studies in Language5
- Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research5
- Journal of Quantitative Linguistics5
- Language Matters5
- Language Problems & Language Planning5
- Across Languages and Cultures5
- American Speech5
- Linguistic Review5
- Communication Disorders Quarterly5
- Phonetica5
- Diachronica5
- Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada5
- Translation and Interpreting Studies5
131 Phonology4
- International Journal of Lexicography4
- Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages4
- Langages4
- Australian Journal of Linguistics4
- Names-A Journal of Onomastics4
- Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes4
- Nordic Journal of Linguistics4
- Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics4
- European Journal of English Studies4
- Spanish in Context4
- Journal of French Language Studies4
- Journal of the International Phonetic Association4
144 International Journal of American Linguistics3
- Journal of Germanic Linguistics3
- Functions of Language3
- Theoretical Linguistics3
148 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies2
- Estudios Filologicos2
- Historiographia Linguistica2
- Language & History2
- RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica2
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