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Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. 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 H4-Index
1 System44
2 Pragmatics43
3 Telecommunications Policy38
4 New Media & Society35
5 International Journal of Advertising29
- Computer Assisted Language Learning29
7 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development27
8 Information Communication & Society25
9 Language Teaching Research24
- Media Culture & Society24
- Public Relations Review24
- Journal of Advertising24
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research24
14 Health Communication23
- Assessing Writing23
16 Journal of Second Language Writing22
17 RELC Journal21
- Applied Linguistics21
- TESOL Quarterly21
- Journal of Communication21
21 Political Communication20
- Journalism20
- Journalism Studies20
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition20
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication20
26 Public Understanding of Science19
- Journal of Pragmatics19
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology19
- Language Teaching19
- Modern Language Journal19
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships19
32 Journal of English for Academic Purposes18
- Communication Research18
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies18
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools18
- Comunicar18
37 Recall17
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders17
- ELT Journal17
- Profesional de la Informacion17
- Journal of Memory and Language17
- Language Learning17
43 Mass Communication and Society16
- Science Communication16
- English for Specific Purposes16
- Feminist Media Studies16
- Brain and Language16
- Human Communication Research16
- Journal of Health Communication16
50 Language and Education15
- Linguistics and Education15
- Public Opinion Quarterly15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly15
57 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Media International Australia14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Discourse & Society14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
- Theory Culture & Society14
- Games and Culture14
- Media Psychology14
- Applied Psycholinguistics14
- European Journal of Communication14
68 Communication Theory13
- Information Society13
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching13
- Metaphor and Symbol13
- European Journal of Cultural Studies13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- Personal Relationships13
- Aphasiology13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
77 Language Testing12
- Journal of Phonetics12
- Television & New Media12
- Current Issues in Language Planning12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Language and Intercultural Communication12
- Poetics12
- Natural Language Engineering12
85 Lingua11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- International Journal of Cultural Studies11
- Journal of Consumer Culture11
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication11
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media11
- Language in Society11
- Language Culture and Curriculum11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Management Communication Quarterly11
- Written Communication11
- Foreign Language Annals11
97 Language Awareness10
- Language Policy10
- Mind & Language10
- Social Semiotics10
- Asian Journal of Communication10
- Journal of Advertising Research10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Journal of Fluency Disorders10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
- Space and Culture10
- Language Assessment Quarterly10
- Journal of Language and Politics10
- Research on Language and Social Interaction10
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research10
- Discourse Studies10
- Journal of Applied Communication Research10
- Science As Culture10
- Language & Communication10
115 Language Sciences9
- First Language9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- South Atlantic Quarterly9
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory9
- Cultural Trends9
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
- World Englishes9
127 Language Learning and Development8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Asian Studies Review8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture8
- Postcolonial Studies8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Argumentation8
- Critical Inquiry8
- Second Language Research8
- Cultural Studies8
- Topics in Language Disorders8
- Language Acquisition8
- Communication Monographs8
- Interaction Studies8
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication8
143 Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Interventions-International Journal of Postcolonial Studies7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies7
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
- Visual Communication7
- Language and Speech7
- Translation Studies7
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory7
- Language Matters7
- Language Variation and Change7
- Linguistics7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Critical Studies in Media Communication7
- International Journal of Mobile Communications7
- Javnost-The Public7
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies7
- Translator7
162 Language and Literature6
- English World-Wide6
- Linguistic Typology6
- Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation6
- Childrens Literature in Education6
- Critical Arts-South-North Cultural and Media Studies6
- Pragmatics & Cognition6
- Studies in Language6
- English Today6
- Folia Linguistica6
- Across Languages and Cultures6
- Gesture6
- Journal of American Folklore6
- Journal of English Linguistics6
- Quarterly Journal of Speech6
- Journal of Semantics6
- Diachronica6
179 Langue Francaise5
- Linguistic Review5
- American Literature5
- Journal of French Language Studies5
- Journal of Material Culture5
- Langages5
- Canadian Modern Language Review-Revue Canadienne des Langues Vivantes5
- Communication Disorders Quarterly5
- Phonetica5
- Poetics Today5
- Revista Espanola de Linguistica Aplicada5
- Revista Signos5
- RIDE-The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance5
- Syntax-A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research5
- Narrative Inquiry5
- English Language & Linguistics5
- Language Problems & Language Planning5
- French Cultural Studies5
- Agenda5
- American Speech5
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies5
- Australian Journal of Linguistics5
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