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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Pragmatics11.561
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics11.409
3 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.574
4 Recall9.000
5 Assessing Writing8.367
6 System8.336
7 RELC Journal8.293
8 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.361
9 Annual Review of Linguistics7.046
10 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.704
11 Language Teaching6.054
12 TESOL Quarterly5.729
13 Language Teaching Research5.614
14 Journal of Second Language Writing5.306
15 Modern Language Journal5.153
16 Journal of Memory and Language4.771
17 Applied Linguistics Review4.768
18 English for Specific Purposes4.761
19 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.727
20 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.687
21 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.664
22 Applied Linguistics4.660
23 Natural Language Engineering4.490
24 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.399
25 Language Learning4.377
26 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.365
27 ELT Journal4.262
28 Brain and Language4.261
29 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.192
30 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.152
31 Metaphor and Symbol4.106
32 Applied Psycholinguistics4.085
33 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.926
34 Language Culture and Curriculum3.825
35 Language Testing3.766
36 Journal of Communication Disorders3.736
37 Journal of Phonetics3.663
38 Linguistics and Education3.536
39 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.491
40 Language Awareness3.479
41 International Multilingual Research Journal3.432
42 Language and Education3.356
43 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.190
44 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.177
45 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.092
46 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.048
47 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.031
48 Journal of Pragmatics2.980
49 Mind & Language2.968
50 Current Issues in Language Planning2.849
51 Language and Intercultural Communication2.847
52 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.846
53 Aphasiology2.790
54 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.782
55 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.776
56 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.747
57 International Journal of Multilingualism2.742
58 Language Assessment Quarterly2.739
59 Language & Communication2.653
60 First Language2.646
61 Foreign Language Annals2.590
62 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.565
63 Language Policy2.459
64 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.440
65 Language Learning and Development2.380
66 International Journal of Bilingualism2.286
67 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.248
68 Journal of Child Language2.242
69 Topics in Language Disorders2.227
70 Cognitive Linguistics2.202
71 Second Language Research2.195
72 Interaction Studies2.174
73 Linguistics and Philosophy2.154
74 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology2.129
75 Language Sciences2.123
76 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.094
77 Journal of Semantics2.082
78 Gender and Language2.069
79 Linguistic Inquiry2.057
80 Language Acquisition2.000
81 Journal of Language and Politics1.893
82 Literacy1.890
83 Lingua1.879
84 Linguistics1.866
85 Intercultural Pragmatics1.831
86 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.818
87 Text & Talk1.816
88 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.806
89 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.803
90 Social Semiotics1.779
91 Language Variation and Change1.688
92 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.684
93 Language and Cognition1.682
94 Language and Speech1.659
95 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.651
96 Linguistic Typology1.640
97 Signs and Society1.638
98 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.612
99 Argumentation1.580
100 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.579
101 World Englishes1.574
102 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.508
103 English World-Wide1.488
104 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.429
105 Across Languages and Cultures1.414
106 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.400
107 Journal of English Linguistics1.380
108 Language in Society1.364
109 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.338
110 Linguistics Vanguard1.328
111 Gesture1.326
112 Language Matters1.321
113 Narrative Inquiry1.316
114 Translation Studies1.294
115 Studies in Language1.292
116 Pragmatics & Cognition1.234
117 Linguistic Review1.222
118 Pragmatics and Society1.201
119 Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series-Themes in Translation Studies1.142
120 Translator1.121
121 Diachronica1.105
122 Phonetica1.103
- Translation and Interpreting Studies1.103
124 Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes1.102
125 Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research1.085
126 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory1.073
127 Glossa-A Journal of General Linguistics1.029
128 Language and Literature1.018
129 American Speech1.000
130 Journal of Linguistics0.963
131 Phonology0.960
132 Revista Signos0.915
133 Langages0.890
134 Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada0.798
135 European Journal of English Studies0.794
136 Australian Journal of Linguistics0.789
137 Journal of French Language Studies0.776
138 Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies0.775
139 Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics0.770
140 Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages0.757
141 Language Problems & Language Planning0.750
142 Review of Cognitive Linguistics0.746
143 Spanish in Context0.722
144 English Today0.713
145 Journal of the International Phonetic Association0.675
146 Nordic Journal of Linguistics0.654
147 International Journal of Lexicography0.652
148 English Language & Linguistics0.648
149 Circulo de Linguistica Aplicada a la Comunicacion0.647
150 Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation0.609
151 Names-A Journal of Onomastics0.608
152 Functions of Language0.575
- Theoretical Linguistics0.575
154 Folia Linguistica0.569
155 Language & History0.542
156 Acta Linguistica Academica0.515
157 Journal of Germanic Linguistics0.493
158 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies0.346
159 International Journal of American Linguistics0.247
160 Historiographia Linguistica0.194
161 Estudios Filologicos0.187
162 RILCE-Revista de Filologia Hispanica0.105
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