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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics12.788
2 Pragmatics11.601
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.089
4 RELC Journal9.303
5 Recall9.300
6 Assessing Writing8.953
7 System8.925
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.979
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.600
10 Language Teaching6.524
11 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.180
12 TESOL Quarterly5.714
13 Language Teaching Research5.551
14 Modern Language Journal5.472
15 Applied Linguistics Review5.190
16 English for Specific Purposes5.065
17 Natural Language Engineering5.051
18 Journal of Second Language Writing5.050
19 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.024
20 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.832
21 ELT Journal4.815
22 Applied Linguistics4.784
23 Language Learning4.710
24 Metaphor and Symbol4.682
25 Journal of Memory and Language4.650
26 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.625
27 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.420
28 Brain and Language4.258
29 Applied Psycholinguistics4.224
30 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.205
31 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.111
32 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.052
33 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.954
34 Language Testing3.941
35 Language Culture and Curriculum3.814
36 Linguistics and Education3.803
37 International Multilingual Research Journal3.617
38 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.512
39 Journal of Phonetics3.457
40 Language and Education3.438
41 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.266
42 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.155
43 Language Assessment Quarterly3.099
44 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.046
45 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.021
46 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.009
47 Language Awareness3.007
48 Current Issues in Language Planning3.006
49 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.003
50 Mind & Language2.991
51 Language and Intercultural Communication2.941
- Journal of Communication Disorders2.941
53 Journal of Pragmatics2.915
- Journal of Language Identity and Education2.915
55 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.899
56 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.795
57 Aphasiology2.766
58 First Language2.739
59 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.644
60 International Journal of Multilingualism2.541
61 Language & Communication2.464
62 Second Language Research2.451
63 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.374
64 Topics in Language Disorders2.373
65 Language Policy2.333
66 International Journal of Bilingualism2.292
67 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.283
68 Language Sciences2.266
69 Foreign Language Annals2.248
70 Journal of Semantics2.216
71 Journal of Child Language2.203
72 Language Acquisition2.198
73 Cognitive Linguistics2.196
74 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.186
75 Gender and Language2.181
76 Literacy2.151
77 Linguistic Inquiry2.123
78 Interaction Studies2.118
79 Linguistics and Philosophy2.068
80 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.986
81 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.979
82 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.917
83 Lingua1.912
84 Language Learning and Development1.890
85 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.882
86 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.842
87 Journal of Language and Politics1.825
88 Social Semiotics1.815
89 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.810
90 Language Variation and Change1.800
91 World Englishes1.774
92 Signs and Society1.765
93 Intercultural Pragmatics1.721
94 Language and Cognition1.680
95 Linguistic Typology1.626
96 Language and Speech1.622
97 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.565
98 Journal of English Linguistics1.557
99 English World-Wide1.551
100 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.545
101 Argumentation1.542
102 Text & Talk1.533
103 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.472
104 Across Languages and Cultures1.469
105 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.462
106 Linguistics1.431
107 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.394
108 Translation Studies1.368
109 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.335
110 Narrative Inquiry1.333
111 Linguistics Vanguard1.318
112 Studies in Language1.311
113 Gesture1.287
114 Pragmatics & Cognition1.284
115 Language in Society1.263
116 Pragmatics and Society1.250
117 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.239
118 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.208
119 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.196
120 Translator1.188
121 Language Matters1.179
122 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.171
123 Translation and Interpreting Studies1.167
124 Phonetica1.165
125 Linguistic Review1.156
126 Language and Literature1.130
127 Diachronica1.127
128 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.012
129 Journal of Linguistics1.005
130 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.964
131 Langages0.926
132 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.868
133 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.858
134 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.848
135 International Journal of Lexicography0.841
136 Journal of French Language Studies0.827
137 American Speech0.813
138 Language Problems & Language Planning0.794
- English Today0.794
140 Phonology0.789
141 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.773
142 Revista Signos0.769
143 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.742
144 Spanish in Context0.725
145 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.698
146 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.657
147 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.646
148 Acta Linguistica Academica0.618
149 Functions of Language0.617
150 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.598
151 Theoretical Linguistics0.573
152 Folia Linguistica0.560
153 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.548
154 English Language & Linguistics0.529
155 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.522
156 European Journal of English Studies0.467
157 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.385
158 Language & History0.292
159 International Journal of American Linguistics0.267
160 Estudios Filologicos0.187
161 Historiographia Linguistica0.186
162 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.133
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