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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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 Pragmatics43
2 System41
3 Telecommunications Policy40
4 New Media & Society35
5 International Journal of Advertising29
- Computer Assisted Language Learning29
7 Health Communication26
8 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development25
- Public Relations Review25
- Information Communication & Society25
11 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
- Journal of Advertising23
- Media Culture & Society23
14 Studies in Second Language Acquisition22
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies22
- Journalism Studies22
- Language Teaching Research22
- Journal of Second Language Writing22
19 Assessing Writing20
- Journal of Communication20
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships20
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20
- RELC Journal20
24 Journal of Pragmatics19
- TESOL Quarterly19
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture19
- International Journal of Press-Politics19
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication19
- Language Teaching19
- Political Communication19
31 Applied Linguistics Review18
- Journal of Health Communication18
- Applied Linguistics18
- Journalism18
- Journalism Practice18
36 Language Learning17
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes17
- ELT Journal17
- Comunicar17
- Modern Language Journal17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Public Understanding of Science17
- Science Communication17
- English for Specific Purposes17
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools17
46 Brain and Language16
- Policy and Internet16
- Profesional de la Informacion16
- Journal of Memory and Language16
- Recall16
51 Theory Culture & Society15
- Communication Research15
- Feminist Media Studies15
- Mass Communication and Society15
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism15
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching15
57 Communication Theory14
- Aphasiology14
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders14
- International Journal of Multilingualism14
- Cultural Studies of Science Education14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
- Linguistics and Education14
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition14
- European Journal of Communication14
- Human Communication Research14
- International Journal of Conflict Management14
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics14
69 Language and Education13
- European Journal of Cultural Studies13
- Games and Culture13
- Natural Language Engineering13
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly13
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research13
- Journal of Phonetics13
- Poetics13
- Media Psychology13
- Discourse & Society13
- Foreign Language Annals13
- Journal of Communication Disorders13
81 International Journal of Bilingualism12
- Language Testing12
- Applied Psycholinguistics12
- Media International Australia12
- Mind & Language12
- Information Society12
- Journal of Child Language12
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology12
- Language & Communication12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- Language and Intercultural Communication12
- Memory Studies12
- Personal Relationships12
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace12
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
97 International Journal of Applied Linguistics11
- International Journal of Cultural Policy11
- Journal of Consumer Culture11
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
- Cultural Trends11
- Language Culture and Curriculum11
- Lingua11
- Communication Methods and Measures11
- Discourse & Communication11
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology11
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media11
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics11
- Current Issues in Language Planning11
- Language Awareness11
- Television & New Media11
- Critical Discourse Studies11
- Journal of Children and Media11
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications11
- Language in Society11
117 Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies10
- Language Learning and Development10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Communication Culture & Critique10
- Topics in Language Disorders10
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication10
- International Journal of Cultural Studies10
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Science As Culture10
- South Atlantic Quarterly10
- Metaphor and Symbol10
- Communication Monographs10
- Journal of Neurolinguistics10
- Journal of Sociolinguistics10
132 Language Policy9
- Linguistics9
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice9
- Research on Language and Social Interaction9
- Second Language Research9
- Written Communication9
- Javnost-The Public9
- Journal of Advertising Research9
- Identities-Global Studies in Culture and Power9
- International Multilingual Research Journal9
- Language Assessment Quarterly9
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research9
- Asian Journal of Communication9
- Journal of Applied Communication Research9
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication9
147 Cognitive Linguistics8
- Journal of African Media Studies8
- Language Sciences8
- Linguistic Inquiry8
- Literacy8
- World Englishes8
- Critical Studies in Media Communication8
- Discourse Studies8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Language and Cognition8
- First Language8
- Argumentation8
- Gender and Language8
- Space and Culture8
- Text & Talk8
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics8
- Social Semiotics8
- International Communication Gazette8
- Journal of Fluency Disorders8
166 Celebrity Studies7
- Asian Studies Review7
- Linguistics and Philosophy7
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication7
- Poetics Today7
- Postcolonial Studies7
- Pragmatics and Society7
- Interaction Studies7
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer7
- Cultural Studies7
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Language Variation and Change7
- Linguistic Typology7
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research7
- Language and Speech7
182 Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies6
- Journal of Linguistics6
- Journal of Semantics6
- Language Acquisition6
- Folia Linguistica6
- Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation6
- Public Culture6
- Revista Signos6
- Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies6
- Translator6
- Journal of African Cultural Studies6
- Journal of American Folklore6
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory6
- Critical Inquiry6
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture6
- English Language & Linguistics6
- Agenda6
- Gesture6
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies6
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