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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Journal of Advertising13.903
2 Telecommunications Policy12.059
3 Pragmatics11.561
4 International Journal of Advertising11.516
5 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics11.409
6 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication11.072
7 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.574
8 Digital Journalism10.426
9 Comunicar10.136
10 Communication Methods and Measures9.169
11 Recall9.000
12 Public Relations Review8.456
13 Assessing Writing8.367
14 System8.336
15 RELC Journal8.293
16 Communication Theory8.096
17 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching7.361
18 Journal of Communication7.209
19 New Media & Society7.128
20 Annual Review of Linguistics7.046
21 Social Media + Society6.844
22 Human Communication Research6.774
23 Studies in Second Language Acquisition6.704
24 Political Communication6.697
25 Language Teaching6.054
26 Policy and Internet5.914
27 TESOL Quarterly5.729
28 International Journal of Press-Politics5.684
29 Language Teaching Research5.614
30 Media Culture & Society5.356
31 Information Communication & Society5.343
32 Journal of Second Language Writing5.306
33 Science Communication5.173
34 Modern Language Journal5.153
35 Public Opinion Quarterly5.098
36 Media Psychology5.059
37 Journalism Studies5.038
38 Communication Research5.022
39 Public Understanding of Science4.886
40 Journal of Health Communication4.817
41 Journal of Memory and Language4.771
42 Applied Linguistics Review4.768
43 Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies4.767
44 English for Specific Purposes4.761
45 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4.727
46 Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools4.687
47 Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture4.673
48 International Journal of Corpus Linguistics4.664
49 Applied Linguistics4.660
50 International Journal of Conflict Management4.640
51 Information Society4.549
52 Natural Language Engineering4.490
53 Health Communication4.475
54 Media and Communication4.431
55 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology4.399
56 Language Learning4.377
57 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.365
58 Theory Culture & Society4.332
59 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships4.283
60 ELT Journal4.262
61 Brain and Language4.261
62 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace4.251
63 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.192
64 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research4.152
65 International Journal of Public Opinion Research4.129
66 Metaphor and Symbol4.106
67 Applied Psycholinguistics4.085
68 Journal of Consumer Culture4.053
69 Discourse Context & Media4.033
70 Mass Communication and Society3.929
71 Research on Language and Social Interaction3.926
72 International Journal of Business Communication3.912
73 Science As Culture3.846
74 Language Culture and Curriculum3.825
75 Language Testing3.766
76 Journal of Communication Disorders3.736
77 Journal of Phonetics3.663
78 Mobile Media & Communication3.637
79 Profesional de la Informacion3.635
80 Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications3.561
81 Poetics3.558
82 Journal of Information Technology & Politics3.557
83 Management Communication Quarterly3.556
84 Linguistics and Education3.536
85 Journal of Advertising Research3.521
86 Journalism Practice3.511
87 Journal of Language and Social Psychology3.491
88 Language Awareness3.479
89 International Multilingual Research Journal3.432
90 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.420
91 Journalism3.366
92 Language and Education3.356
93 Written Communication3.351
94 Games and Culture3.241
95 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.190
96 Bilingualism-Language and Cognition3.177
97 Communication Monographs3.117
98 Journal of Fluency Disorders3.092
99 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders3.048
100 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.031
101 Communication & Sport3.028
102 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media2.995
103 Journal of Pragmatics2.980
104 Mind & Language2.968
105 Personal Relationships2.911
106 Psychology of Popular Media2.861
107 Current Issues in Language Planning2.849
108 Language and Intercultural Communication2.847
109 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research2.846
110 Media International Australia2.808
111 Journal of Applied Communication Research2.807
112 Aphasiology2.790
113 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology2.782
114 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.776
115 Journal of Business and Technical Communication2.756
116 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.747
117 International Journal of Multilingualism2.742
118 Language Assessment Quarterly2.739
119 Discourse & Society2.701
120 Journal of Cultural Economy2.694
121 Critical Discourse Studies2.663
122 Language & Communication2.653
123 Cultural Trends2.647
124 First Language2.646
125 Journal of African Media Studies2.632
126 Space and Culture2.626
127 International Journal of Cultural Studies2.617
128 Foreign Language Annals2.590
129 Language Cognition and Neuroscience2.565
130 Feminist Media Studies2.548
131 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2.543
132 Javnost-The Public2.492
133 Asian Journal of Communication2.471
134 Language Policy2.459
135 Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism2.440
136 Journal of Children and Media2.398
137 Language Learning and Development2.380
138 African Journalism Studies2.317
139 Chinese Journal of Communication2.298
140 International Journal of Bilingualism2.286
141 Television & New Media2.275
142 Interpreter and Translator Trainer2.248
143 Journal of Child Language2.242
144 Topics in Language Disorders2.227
145 Cognitive Linguistics2.202
146 Second Language Research2.195
147 Communication Culture & Critique2.189
148 European Journal of Cultural Studies2.185
149 Interaction Studies2.174
150 Discourse & Communication2.159
151 Linguistics and Philosophy2.154
152 International Journal of Cultural Policy2.140
153 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology2.129
154 Language Sciences2.123
155 Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies2.109
156 Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture2.094
157 Journal of Semantics2.082
158 Gender and Language2.069
159 Linguistic Inquiry2.057
160 Language Acquisition2.000
161 Communications-European Journal of Communication Research1.966
162 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication1.904
163 Journal of Language and Politics1.893
164 Literacy1.890
165 Lingua1.879
166 Linguistics1.866
167 International Communication Gazette1.839
168 Intercultural Pragmatics1.831
169 Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power1.820
170 Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics1.818
171 Text & Talk1.816
172 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.806
173 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication1.803
174 Social Semiotics1.779
175 Language Variation and Change1.688
176 Journal of Sociolinguistics1.684
- Memory Studies1.684
178 Language and Cognition1.682
179 Language and Speech1.659
180 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.651
181 Linguistic Typology1.640
182 Signs and Society1.638
183 Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory1.612
184 Argumentation1.580
185 Journal of Quantitative Linguistics1.579
186 World Englishes1.574
187 South Atlantic Quarterly1.564
188 Digital Scholarship in the Humanities1.508
189 European Journal of Communication1.507
190 Discourse Studies1.493
191 Postcolonial Studies1.492
192 English World-Wide1.488
193 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies1.483
194 Target-International Journal of Translation Studies1.429
195 Critical Studies in Media Communication1.419
196 Across Languages and Cultures1.414
197 Communication Disorders Quarterly1.400
198 Journal of English Linguistics1.380
199 Language in Society1.364
200 Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice1.338
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