New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Literature & Language

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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising14.302
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics13.960
3 Comunicar11.800
4 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication11.646
5 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.405
6 Telecommunications Policy11.210
7 Pragmatics10.875
8 Digital Journalism10.140
9 RELC Journal9.893
10 Recall9.827
11 International Journal of Advertising9.725
12 Assessing Writing9.606
13 System8.876
14 Communication Methods and Measures8.765
15 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching8.690
16 Social Media + Society8.062
17 Journal of Communication7.902
18 Political Communication7.814
19 Public Relations Review7.759
20 Human Communication Research7.720
- Annual Review of Linguistics7.720
22 New Media & Society7.244
23 Communication Theory7.061
24 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.884
25 Language Teaching6.874
26 Policy and Internet6.457
27 Media Culture & Society6.439
28 TESOL Quarterly6.102
29 Communication Research6.031
30 International Journal of Press-Politics5.910
31 Language Teaching Research5.616
32 Applied Linguistics Review5.519
33 English for Specific Purposes5.444
34 Public Understanding of Science5.436
35 Journal of Second Language Writing5.401
36 Natural Language Engineering5.385
37 Science Communication5.230
38 Applied Linguistics5.173
39 Information Society5.168
40 Journal of Memory and Language5.163
41 Modern Language Journal5.154
42 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.133
43 Journalism Studies5.051
44 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools5.039
45 Language Learning4.956
46 Metaphor and Symbol4.953
47 Media and Communication4.891
48 Media Psychology4.884
49 International Journal of Conflict Management4.832
50 Information Communication & Society4.825
51 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.790
52 ELT Journal4.719
53 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.673
54 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.672
55 Journal of Health Communication4.662
56 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.651
57 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.440
58 Applied Psycholinguistics4.429
59 Public Opinion Quarterly4.402
60 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.372
61 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.368
62 Journal of Advertising Research4.363
63 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.355
64 Language Testing4.333
65 Profesional de la Informacion4.282
66 Language Culture and Curriculum4.261
67 Health Communication4.254
68 Journal of Consumer Culture4.209
69 Management Communication Quarterly4.181
70 Discourse Context & Media4.137
71 Research on Language and Social Interaction4.096
72 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.057
73 Linguistics and Education4.042
74 Theory Culture & Society4.017
75 International Multilingual Research Journal3.979
76 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.911
77 Brain and Language3.908
78 Games and Culture3.899
79 Journalism3.868
80 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.799
81 Mass Communication and Society3.710
82 Poetics3.663
83 Written Communication3.645
84 Journal of Communication Disorders3.611
85 Science As Culture3.589
86 Journal of Phonetics3.584
87 Journalism Practice3.560
88 Language and Education3.533
89 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.488
90 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.453
91 International Journal of Business Communication3.427
92 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.356
93 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.314
94 Language Assessment Quarterly3.308
95 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.299
96 Communication & Sport3.288
97 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.280
98 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.251
99 International Journal of Cultural Studies3.207
100 Language Awareness3.188
101 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.145
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.145
103 Psychology of Popular Media3.141
104 Media International Australia3.101
105 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology3.057
106 Discourse & Society3.011
107 Mobile Media & Communication3.006
108 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media3.005
109 Language and Intercultural Communication2.996
110 Journal of Cultural Economy2.976
111 Journal of Pragmatics2.972
112 Critical Discourse Studies2.963
113 Personal Relationships2.940
114 First Language2.884
115 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.881
- Current Issues in Language Planning2.881
- Journal of Language Identity and Education2.881
118 Asian Journal of Communication2.861
119 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.845
120 Communication Monographs2.811
121 Aphasiology2.809
122 Feminist Media Studies2.776
123 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.774
124 Journal of Children and Media2.723
125 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.721
126 Chinese Journal of Communication2.699
127 Mind & Language2.645
128 International Journal of Multilingualism2.624
129 Language Policy2.607
130 Topics in Language Disorders2.566
131 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.556
132 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.555
133 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.553
134 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.483
135 Language Sciences2.476
136 International Journal of Applied Linguistics2.421
137 Language & Communication2.408
138 Literacy2.402
139 Television & New Media2.380
140 Interaction Studies2.365
141 Journal of Semantics2.357
142 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.354
143 Foreign Language Annals2.349
144 International Communication Gazette2.338
- International Journal of Bilingualism2.338
146 Discourse & Communication2.335
147 Journal of Child Language2.327
148 Second Language Research2.293
149 Linguistic Inquiry2.251
150 Space and Culture2.218
151 Language Acquisition2.185
- Communication Culture & Critique2.185
153 Cultural Trends2.178
154 Javnost-The Public2.156
155 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication2.125
156 Linguistics and Philosophy2.097
157 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research2.063
158 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory2.050
159 Gender and Language2.046
160 Language Variation and Change2.041
161 African Journalism Studies2.029
162 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.014
163 Lingua2.010
164 Language and Cognition2.008
165 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.970
166 Journal of African Media Studies1.961
167 Journal of Language and Politics1.941
168 Language Learning and Development1.918
169 Signs and Society1.913
170 World Englishes1.909
171 Cognitive Linguistics1.871
172 English World-Wide1.868
173 Social Semiotics1.850
174 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.838
175 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.833
176 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.790
177 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.778
178 European Journal of Communication1.771
179 Argumentation1.765
180 Memory Studies1.736
181 Postcolonial Studies1.705
182 Language and Speech1.687
183 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.622
184 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.621
185 Linguistics1.618
186 Intercultural Pragmatics1.609
187 Journal of English Linguistics1.607
188 Text & Talk1.599
189 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.574
190 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.551
191 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology1.538
192 Translation Studies1.519
193 Discourse Studies1.503
194 Journal of Material Culture1.495
195 South Atlantic Quarterly1.459
196 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.444
197 Visual Communication1.433
198 Studies in Language1.417
199 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.414
200 Pragmatics & Cognition1.411
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