New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Recall12.854
2 Pragmatics11.099
3 RELC Journal10.914
4 System10.580
5 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.319
6 Assessing Writing10.317
7 Journal of Second Language Writing7.902
8 Language Teaching7.469
9 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.438
10 TESOL Quarterly6.236
11 English for Specific Purposes6.114
12 Applied Linguistics5.946
13 Language Learning5.571
14 Journal of Memory and Language5.556
15 Natural Language Engineering5.523
16 Modern Language Journal5.509
17 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics5.367
18 Language Testing5.225
19 Journal of English for Academic Purposes5.120
20 Language Teaching Research5.105
21 ELT Journal5.032
22 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools5.005
23 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.997
24 Applied Psycholinguistics4.969
25 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.857
26 Linguistics and Education4.811
27 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.528
28 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching4.380
29 Language Awareness4.210
30 Language Culture and Curriculum4.206
31 Language and Education4.153
32 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.114
33 Language Assessment Quarterly4.096
34 Brain and Language3.920
35 Metaphor and Symbol3.905
36 Journal of Phonetics3.839
37 Journal of Communication Disorders3.658
38 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.623
39 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.474
40 International Journal of Applied Linguistics3.348
41 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.237
42 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.161
43 Journal of Neurolinguistics3.095
44 Journal of Pragmatics3.084
45 Second Language Research3.008
46 Language Policy3.000
47 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism2.976
48 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.935
49 Language Sciences2.882
50 Linguistic Inquiry2.800
51 International Journal of Multilingualism2.755
52 Aphasiology2.744
53 Current Issues in Language Planning2.741
54 Mind & Language2.733
55 Language & Communication2.695
56 Language Variation and Change2.653
57 Journal of Child Language2.638
- Journal of Fluency Disorders2.638
59 Foreign Language Annals2.574
60 Language and Intercultural Communication2.486
61 International Journal of Bilingualism2.476
62 World Englishes2.382
63 Linguistics and Philosophy2.374
64 Lingua2.305
65 First Language2.244
66 Social Semiotics2.186
67 Topics in Language Disorders2.101
68 Communication Disorders Quarterly2.092
69 Language Acquisition2.022
70 Interaction Studies2.011
71 Cognitive Linguistics2.000
- Translation Studies2.000
73 Linguistics1.995
74 Journal of Language and Politics1.982
75 Language and Speech1.901
76 Translator1.887
77 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.884
78 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.851
79 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.850
80 English World-Wide1.836
81 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.827
82 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.823
83 Argumentation1.745
84 Language Learning and Development1.681
85 Australian Journal of Linguistics1.651
86 International Journal of Lexicography1.648
87 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.626
88 Language Matters1.625
89 Journal of Semantics1.607
90 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.507
91 Linguistic Typology1.495
92 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.494
93 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.432
94 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.409
95 Pragmatics & Cognition1.391
96 Language in Society1.373
97 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.365
98 Diachronica1.301
99 Studies in Language1.250
100 Narrative Inquiry1.235
101 Linguistic Review1.157
102 English Today1.066
103 Journal of English Linguistics1.053
104 Gesture1.049
105 Phonetica1.028
106 Journal of French Language Studies1.000
107 American Speech0.959
108 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.927
109 Langages0.921
110 Theoretical Linguistics0.914
111 Journal of Linguistics0.874
112 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.823
113 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.777
114 Spanish in Context0.746
115 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.736
116 Revista Signos0.727
117 Language Problems & Language Planning0.687
118 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.686
119 Functions of Language0.674
120 Language and Literature0.650
121 English Language & Linguistics0.641
122 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.590
123 Phonology0.565
124 Folia Linguistica0.541
125 European Journal of English Studies0.492
126 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.426
127 International Journal of American Linguistics0.353
128 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.220
129 Historiographia Linguistica0.205
130 Estudios Filologicos0.147
131 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.000
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