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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising12.892
2 Telecommunications Policy11.962
3 International Journal of Advertising11.414
4 Pragmatics11.376
5 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.316
6 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication9.919
7 Comunicar9.558
8 System8.704
9 Recall8.240
10 Communication Methods and Measures8.074
11 RELC Journal7.781
12 Public Relations Review7.746
13 Assessing Writing7.733
14 Communication Theory7.584
15 Journal of Communication7.244
16 New Media & Society7.217
17 Human Communication Research6.735
18 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.525
19 Political Communication6.096
20 Language Teaching5.819
21 International Journal of Press-Politics5.682
22 Language Teaching Research5.449
23 Information Communication & Society5.424
24 Policy and Internet5.362
25 Journal of Second Language Writing5.314
26 TESOL Quarterly5.221
27 Science Communication5.205
28 English for Specific Purposes5.204
29 Media Culture & Society5.177
30 Journalism Studies5.170
31 Communication Research5.088
32 Journal of Memory and Language4.996
33 Journal of Health Communication4.932
34 International Journal of Public Opinion Research4.853
35 Media Psychology4.839
36 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.756
37 Public Opinion Quarterly4.751
38 Modern Language Journal4.734
39 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.665
40 Information Society4.598
41 International Journal of Conflict Management4.575
42 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.560
43 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.472
44 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.461
45 Applied Linguistics4.424
46 Health Communication4.421
47 Language Culture and Curriculum4.407
48 Public Understanding of Science4.380
49 Natural Language Engineering4.366
50 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.332
51 Language Learning4.279
52 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.238
53 ELT Journal4.232
54 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.230
55 Applied Linguistics Review4.219
56 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.194
57 Theory Culture & Society4.186
58 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.078
59 Journal of Consumer Culture4.045
60 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.036
61 Brain and Language3.931
62 Mass Communication and Society3.867
63 Metaphor and Symbol3.847
64 Applied Psycholinguistics3.771
65 Journalism Practice3.738
66 Management Communication Quarterly3.719
67 Science As Culture3.686
68 Journal of Phonetics3.648
69 Journal of Communication Disorders3.588
70 Profesional de la Informacion3.571
71 Language Testing3.560
72 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.539
73 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.535
74 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.482
75 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.450
76 Language Awareness3.420
77 Communication Monographs3.366
78 Poetics3.331
79 International Multilingual Research Journal3.313
80 Journalism3.308
81 Linguistics and Education3.306
82 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.273
83 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.231
84 Journal of Advertising Research3.207
85 Written Communication3.133
86 Language and Education3.090
87 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.062
88 Journal of Pragmatics3.033
89 Games and Culture2.989
90 Current Issues in Language Planning2.987
91 Journal of African Media Studies2.957
92 Foreign Language Annals2.915
93 Journal of Fluency Disorders2.890
94 Journal of Language Identity and Education2.886
95 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders2.868
96 Aphasiology2.856
97 Mind & Language2.809
98 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.803
99 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.770
100 Personal Relationships2.747
101 Journal of Business and Technical Communication2.699
102 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.693
103 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.685
104 Cultural Trends2.678
105 Language and Intercultural Communication2.674
106 Journal of Cultural Economy2.673
107 International Journal of Multilingualism2.662
108 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.633
- Second Language Research2.633
110 Topics in Language Disorders2.616
111 International Journal of Bilingualism2.613
112 First Language2.611
113 Discourse & Society2.600
114 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.584
115 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.575
116 Javnost-The Public2.543
117 Language Assessment Quarterly2.531
118 Media International Australia2.526
119 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.469
120 Language Learning and Development2.468
121 Language & Communication2.440
122 Feminist Media Studies2.386
123 Journal of Children and Media2.383
124 Journal of Child Language2.376
125 Asian Journal of Communication2.373
126 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.358
127 Critical Discourse Studies2.351
128 Chinese Journal of Communication2.248
129 Space and Culture2.237
130 Language Policy2.233
131 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.175
132 Cognitive Linguistics2.118
133 Television & New Media2.102
134 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.098
135 Discourse & Communication2.097
136 Interaction Studies2.083
137 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.075
138 Communication Culture & Critique2.070
139 Gender and Language2.046
140 Journal of Semantics2.027
141 Linguistics and Philosophy2.019
142 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.000
143 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.977
144 International Communication Gazette1.972
145 Journal of Language and Politics1.962
146 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.893
147 Linguistics1.879
148 Linguistic Inquiry1.849
149 Lingua1.846
150 Language Sciences1.834
151 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.832
152 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research1.814
153 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.784
154 European Journal of Communication1.779
155 Language Acquisition1.768
156 Literacy1.752
157 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture1.750
158 Intercultural Pragmatics1.727
159 Social Semiotics1.713
160 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.703
161 Memory Studies1.670
162 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.649
163 Text & Talk1.646
164 Language and Speech1.641
165 Language Variation and Change1.602
166 Language and Cognition1.594
167 Linguistic Typology1.587
168 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.567
169 South Atlantic Quarterly1.553
170 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.529
171 Postcolonial Studies1.521
172 Argumentation1.519
173 Journal of English Linguistics1.513
174 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.466
175 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.446
176 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.424
177 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.400
178 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.384
179 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.371
180 Agenda1.367
181 Visual Communication1.366
182 Discourse Studies1.350
183 Language in Society1.347
184 English World-Wide1.345
185 Critical Studies in Media Communication1.308
186 Journal of Material Culture1.301
187 World Englishes1.291
188 Gesture1.284
189 Across Languages and Cultures1.279
190 Translator1.248
191 Atlantis-Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies1.240
192 Journal of Logic Language and Information1.220
193 Studies in Language1.208
194 Linguistic Review1.168
195 Pragmatics and Society1.165
196 Celebrity Studies1.155
197 Cultural Studies1.153
198 Language Matters1.145
199 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.124
200 Translation Studies1.120
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