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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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 System46
2 Pragmatics43
3 New Media & Society38
4 Social Media + Society36
- Telecommunications Policy36
6 Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics32
7 Computer Assisted Language Learning27
8 Digital Journalism26
- International Journal of Advertising26
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development26
11 Journal of Advertising25
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication25
- Media Culture & Society25
- Assessing Writing25
- TESOL Quarterly25
16 Public Relations Review24
- Information Communication & Society24
- Language Teaching Research24
19 Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research23
- Applied Linguistics23
- Health Communication23
- Journalism Studies23
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes23
24 Political Communication22
- Journal of Communication22
26 Media and Communication21
- Modern Language Journal21
- Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching21
- Applied Linguistics Review21
- Journal of Second Language Writing21
- Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture21
32 Studies in Second Language Acquisition20
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders20
- Journalism20
- Recall20
- Public Understanding of Science20
- RELC Journal20
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20
- Communication Research20
- ELT Journal20
- Language Teaching20
42 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships19
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools19
- Convergence-The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies19
- English for Specific Purposes19
- Journalism Practice19
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics19
48 Language Learning18
- Profesional de la Informacion18
- Feminist Media Studies18
51 International Journal of Press-Politics17
- Journal of Health Communication17
- Mass Communication and Society17
- Public Opinion Quarterly17
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching17
- Journal of Pragmatics17
- Linguistics and Education17
58 Journal of Memory and Language16
- IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching16
- Policy and Internet16
- Science Communication16
- Comunicar16
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly16
- Language and Education16
65 Psychology of Popular Media15
- Bilingualism-Language and Cognition15
- International Journal of Multilingualism15
- Annual Review of Linguistics15
- Games and Culture15
- Brain and Language15
- Communication & Sport15
- Critical Discourse Studies15
- International Journal of Conflict Management15
- European Journal of Cultural Studies15
75 Journal of Information Technology & Politics14
- Journal of Psycholinguistic Research14
- Applied Psycholinguistics14
- Communication Theory14
- Human Communication Research14
- Journal of Children and Media14
- Journal of Communication Disorders14
- Language Assessment Quarterly14
- Language Testing14
- Theory Culture & Society14
- Media Psychology14
- Communication Methods and Measures14
- Information Society14
- Journal of Advertising Research14
- Journal of Language Identity and Education14
90 Personal Relationships13
- Aphasiology13
- Discourse & Communication13
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media13
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism13
- International Journal of Cultural Studies13
- Poetics13
- Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace13
- Discourse Context & Media13
- Discourse Studies13
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology13
- International Journal of Bilingualism13
- International Journal of Cultural Policy13
- Language Awareness13
- Lingua13
105 Language Cognition and Neuroscience12
- Language in Society12
- Management Communication Quarterly12
- Media International Australia12
- Research on Language and Social Interaction12
- European Journal of Communication12
- Foreign Language Annals12
- International Journal of Business Communication12
- International Journal of Corpus Linguistics12
- Journal of Phonetics12
- Mobile Media & Communication12
- Written Communication12
- Journal of Cultural Economy12
- Cultural Studies of Science Education12
- Memory Studies12
- Natural Language Engineering12
121 Journal of Fluency Disorders11
- Communications-European Journal of Communication Research11
- Discourse & Society11
- Interpreter and Translator Trainer11
- Journal of Language and Politics11
- Language and Cognition11
- Language Culture and Curriculum11
- Language Policy11
- Language Sciences11
- Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications11
- Language & Communication11
- Social Semiotics11
- Digital Scholarship in the Humanities11
- Current Issues in Language Planning11
- Metaphor and Symbol11
136 Mind & Language10
- Television & New Media10
- International Communication Gazette10
- International Multilingual Research Journal10
- Journal of Consumer Culture10
- Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice10
- Language and Intercultural Communication10
- Science As Culture10
- Journal of Language and Social Psychology10
- Chinese Journal of Communication10
- Journal of Child Language10
- Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory10
- Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism10
- Literacy10
- World Englishes10
151 Second Language Research9
- Communication Monographs9
- Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies9
- Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies9
- Cultural Trends9
- Journal of Politeness Research-Language Behaviour Culture9
- First Language9
- Asian Studies Review9
- Linguistic Inquiry9
- South Atlantic Quarterly9
- Journal of Neurolinguistics9
- Journal of Sociolinguistics9
- Communication Culture & Critique9
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication9
- Linguistics Vanguard9
166 Journal of Media Ethics8
- Intercultural Pragmatics8
- Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies8
- English Teaching-Practice and Critique8
- Linguistics8
- Linguistics and Philosophy8
- Space and Culture8
- Target-International Journal of Translation Studies8
- Translation Studies8
- Language and Speech8
- International Journal of Mobile Communications8
- Javnost-The Public8
- Critical Inquiry8
- Gender and Language8
- Language Variation and Change8
- Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication8
- Translator8
183 Quarterly Journal of Speech7
- African Journalism Studies7
- Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics7
- Visual Communication7
- Celebrity Studies7
- Cognitive Linguistics7
- Critical Arts-South-North Cultural and Media Studies7
- English World-Wide7
- Babel-Revue Internationale de la Traduction-International Journal of Translation7
- Rhetoric Society Quarterly7
- Linguistic Typology7
- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory7
- Signs and Society7
- Topics in Language Disorders7
- Interaction Studies7
- Humor-International Journal of Humor Research7
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies7
- Journal of Linguistic Anthropology7
(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)
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