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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising15.459
2 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics12.788
3 Pragmatics11.601
4 Telecommunications Policy11.373
5 International Journal of Advertising11.313
6 Computer Assisted Language Learning11.089
7 Comunicar10.982
8 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication10.605
9 Digital Journalism10.177
10 RELC Journal9.303
11 Recall9.300
12 Assessing Writing8.953
13 System8.925
14 Public Relations Review8.918
15 Communication Methods and Measures8.076
16 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.979
17 Communication Theory7.846
18 Annual Review of Linguistics7.600
19 Social Media + Society7.339
20 Political Communication7.279
21 Human Communication Research7.234
22 New Media & Society6.995
23 Journal of Communication6.942
24 Language Teaching6.524
25 Policy and Internet6.242
26 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.180
27 International Journal of Press-Politics5.979
28 Media Culture & Society5.964
29 TESOL Quarterly5.714
30 Language Teaching Research5.551
31 Modern Language Journal5.472
32 Communication Research5.254
33 Applied Linguistics Review5.190
34 Science Communication5.120
35 Public Understanding of Science5.065
- English for Specific Purposes5.065
37 Natural Language Engineering5.051
38 Journal of Second Language Writing5.050
39 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development5.024
40 Information Communication & Society4.984
41 International Journal of Public Opinion Research4.952
42 International Journal of Conflict Management4.859
43 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.832
44 Journalism Studies4.817
45 ELT Journal4.815
46 Applied Linguistics4.784
47 Journal of Health Communication4.754
48 Language Learning4.710
49 Metaphor and Symbol4.682
50 Journal of Memory and Language4.650
51 Media and Communication4.633
52 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.625
53 Media Psychology4.571
54 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.546
55 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.522
56 Information Society4.495
57 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.420
58 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.392
59 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.360
60 Health Communication4.296
61 Brain and Language4.258
62 Applied Psycholinguistics4.224
63 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.205
64 Public Opinion Quarterly4.183
65 Discourse Context & Media4.170
66 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.111
67 Science As Culture4.104
68 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.052
69 Journal of Consumer Culture4.019
70 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.954
71 Language Testing3.941
72 Profesional de la Informacion3.903
73 Journal of Advertising Research3.875
74 Language Culture and Curriculum3.814
75 Linguistics and Education3.803
76 Management Communication Quarterly3.799
77 Poetics3.723
78 Theory Culture & Society3.715
79 Journalism Practice3.661
80 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.655
81 International Multilingual Research Journal3.617
82 International Journal of Business Communication3.591
83 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.568
84 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.518
85 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.512
86 Mobile Media & Communication3.508
87 Written Communication3.479
88 Journalism3.473
89 Journal of Phonetics3.457
90 Games and Culture3.440
91 Language and Education3.438
92 Mass Communication and Society3.409
93 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.266
94 Communication & Sport3.243
95 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching3.155
96 Psychology of Popular Media3.127
97 Language Assessment Quarterly3.099
98 Journal of Business and Technical Communication3.082
99 Communication Monographs3.081
100 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.046
101 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.021
102 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.009
103 Language Awareness3.007
104 Current Issues in Language Planning3.006
105 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research3.003
106 Mind & Language2.991
107 Media International Australia2.967
108 Language and Intercultural Communication2.941
- Journal of Communication Disorders2.941
110 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.933
111 Journal of Pragmatics2.915
- Journal of Language Identity and Education2.915
113 Critical Discourse Studies2.903
114 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.899
115 Discourse & Society2.858
116 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.805
117 Journal of Cultural Economy2.796
118 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.795
119 Personal Relationships2.770
120 Aphasiology2.766
121 First Language2.739
122 Feminist Media Studies2.695
123 Cultural Trends2.693
124 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.644
125 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.583
126 International Journal of Multilingualism2.541
127 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.535
128 Asian Journal of Communication2.503
129 Javnost-The Public2.496
130 Journal of Children and Media2.489
131 Language & Communication2.464
132 Second Language Research2.451
133 African Journalism Studies2.430
134 Television & New Media2.387
135 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.374
136 Topics in Language Disorders2.373
137 Space and Culture2.356
138 Chinese Journal of Communication2.340
139 Language Policy2.333
140 Discourse & Communication2.327
141 International Journal of Bilingualism2.292
142 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.288
143 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.283
144 Language Sciences2.266
145 Foreign Language Annals2.248
146 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.229
147 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.228
148 Journal of Semantics2.216
149 Journal of Child Language2.203
150 Language Acquisition2.198
151 Cognitive Linguistics2.196
152 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.186
153 Gender and Language2.181
154 Literacy2.151
155 Linguistic Inquiry2.123
156 Interaction Studies2.118
157 International Communication Gazette2.076
158 Linguistics and Philosophy2.068
159 Communication Culture & Critique2.011
160 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.986
161 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.979
162 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.917
163 Lingua1.912
164 Language Learning and Development1.890
165 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.882
166 Journal of African Media Studies1.855
167 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research1.848
168 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.842
169 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.826
170 Journal of Language and Politics1.825
171 Social Semiotics1.815
172 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.810
173 Language Variation and Change1.800
174 Memory Studies1.787
175 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.776
176 World Englishes1.774
177 Signs and Society1.765
178 South Atlantic Quarterly1.742
179 Intercultural Pragmatics1.721
180 Language and Cognition1.680
181 European Journal of Communication1.671
182 Linguistic Typology1.626
183 Language and Speech1.622
184 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.565
185 Postcolonial Studies1.560
186 Journal of English Linguistics1.557
187 English World-Wide1.551
188 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.545
189 Argumentation1.542
190 Text & Talk1.533
191 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.472
192 Across Languages and Cultures1.469
193 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.462
194 Linguistics1.431
195 Journal of Material Culture1.430
196 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.394
197 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.387
198 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies1.380
199 Discourse Studies1.375
200 Translation Studies1.368
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