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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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Pragmatics11.365
2 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.027
3 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics8.724
4 System8.180
5 Recall7.895
6 RELC Journal7.421
7 Assessing Writing7.105
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching6.890
9 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.156
10 Language Teaching Research5.830
11 Annual Review of Linguistics5.621
12 Language Teaching5.540
13 Journal of Second Language Writing5.156
14 TESOL Quarterly5.050
15 Modern Language Journal4.788
16 English for Specific Purposes4.748
17 Journal of Memory and Language4.583
18 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.359
19 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.342
20 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.306
21 Applied Linguistics4.163
22 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.135
23 ELT Journal4.074
24 Applied Linguistics Review3.981
25 Language Learning3.937
26 Language Culture and Curriculum3.893
27 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research3.891
28 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.883
29 Journal of English for Academic Purposes3.876
30 Natural Language Engineering3.806
31 Brain and Language3.677
32 Metaphor and Symbol3.518
33 Journal of Communication Disorders3.506
34 Journal of Phonetics3.430
35 Applied Psycholinguistics3.426
36 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.377
37 Language Testing3.329
38 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.186
39 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.178
40 Linguistics and Education3.138
41 Language Awareness3.086
42 Foreign Language Annals2.993
43 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition2.896
44 Journal of Pragmatics2.891
45 Language and Education2.819
46 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.816
47 International Multilingual Research Journal2.776
48 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.709
49 Aphasiology2.702
50 Mind & Language2.665
51 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.655
52 International Journal of Bilingualism2.622
53 Second Language Research2.606
54 Current Issues in Language Planning2.580
55 First Language2.568
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.568
57 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.506
58 Language and Intercultural Communication2.463
59 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.443
60 International Journal of Multilingualism2.413
61 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.395
62 Topics in Language Disorders2.366
63 Language & Communication2.333
64 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.320
65 Language Assessment Quarterly2.306
66 Journal of Child Language2.301
67 Language Learning and Development2.207
68 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.177
69 Journal of Semantics2.169
70 Language Policy2.159
71 Linguistics and Philosophy2.055
72 Gender and Language1.985
73 Cognitive Linguistics1.890
74 Interaction Studies1.869
75 Language Sciences1.856
76 Journal of Language and Politics1.801
77 Social Semiotics1.797
78 Interpreter and Translator Trainer1.793
79 Language and Speech1.786
80 Linguistic Inquiry1.731
81 Lingua1.720
82 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.701
83 Language Acquisition1.687
84 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.657
85 Linguistics1.642
86 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.621
87 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture1.607
88 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.573
- Intercultural Pragmatics1.573
90 Argumentation1.550
91 Literacy1.457
92 Text & Talk1.439
93 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.438
94 Journal of English Linguistics1.430
95 Language and Cognition1.412
96 Linguistic Typology1.376
97 Language Variation and Change1.370
98 Across Languages and Cultures1.345
99 Linguistics Vanguard1.329
100 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.321
101 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.306
102 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.265
103 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.259
104 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.253
105 Signs and Society1.250
106 Language in Society1.238
107 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.215
108 English World-Wide1.200
109 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.198
110 World Englishes1.158
111 Gesture1.150
112 Language and Literature1.118
113 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies1.080
114 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.067
115 Studies in Language1.057
116 Linguistic Review1.041
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.041
118 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.027
119 Pragmatics and Society1.016
- Translation Studies1.016
121 Translator1.008
122 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.002
123 Phonetica0.958
124 American Speech0.956
125 Language Matters0.951
126 Diachronica0.950
127 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research0.930
128 Langages0.917
129 Narrative Inquiry0.899
130 European Journal of English Studies0.871
131 Phonology0.861
132 Translation and Interpreting Studies0.837
133 Journal of Linguistics0.820
134 Pragmatics & Cognition0.818
135 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.815
136 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.754
137 Revista Signos0.719
138 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.708
139 Spanish in Context0.697
140 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.662
141 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.660
142 English Language & Linguistics0.648
143 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.604
144 Journal of French Language Studies0.602
145 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.571
146 International Journal of Lexicography0.565
147 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.550
148 Language Problems & Language Planning0.539
149 Functions of Language0.538
150 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.533
151 English Today0.530
152 Theoretical Linguistics0.529
153 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.500
154 Acta Linguistica Academica0.495
155 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.479
156 Language & History0.460
157 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.438
158 Folia Linguistica0.418
159 International Journal of American Linguistics0.215
160 Historiographia Linguistica0.154
161 Estudios Filologicos0.118
162 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.106
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