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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026
See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,630
World Rank
2,129
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | corpus linguistics | English grammar | registe
Linguistics | corpus linguistics | English grammar | registe
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Total89,785
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Last 5 Years33,137
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Last 5 Years / Total0.369
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,965
World Rank
10,298
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total33,225
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Last 5 Years11,382
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Last 5 Years / Total0.343
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,929
World Rank
14,453
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
applied linguistics | second language acquisition | meta-analysis | research methods | open scienc
applied linguistics | second language acquisition | meta-analysis | research methods | open scienc
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Total26,101
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Last 5 Years15,869
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Last 5 Years / Total0.608
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,345
World Rank
28,380
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
applied linguistics | TESL | reading | content-based instruction | disciplinary writin
applied linguistics | TESL | reading | content-based instruction | disciplinary writin
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Total15,127
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Last 5 Years5,965
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Last 5 Years / Total0.394
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,068
World Rank
32,907
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | Corpus linguistics | First and second language writing | Corpus linguistics and teacher training | Materials
Applied linguistics | Corpus linguistics | First and second language writing | Corpus linguistics and teacher training | Materials
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Total13,220
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Last 5 Years4,554
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,532
World Rank
79,513
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
corpus linguistics | register variation | register | text linguistics | statistical method
corpus linguistics | register variation | register | text linguistics | statistical method
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Total5,111
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Last 5 Years4,283
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Last 5 Years / Total0.838
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,427
World Rank
91,632
Country Rank
104
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language education | language policy | L2 theory | assessmen
language education | language policy | L2 theory | assessmen
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Total4,266
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Last 5 Years716
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Last 5 Years / Total0.168
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,158
World Rank
195,868
Country Rank
222
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | corpus linguistics | second language writing | second language acquisito
Applied Linguistics | corpus linguistics | second language writing | second language acquisito
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Total1,231
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Last 5 Years917
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Last 5 Years / Total0.745
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,591
World Rank
210,850
Country Rank
241
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistic Anthropology | Deaf Studies | Disability Studies | History of Native American Wome
Linguistic Anthropology | Deaf Studies | Disability Studies | History of Native American Wome
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Total1,039
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Last 5 Years323
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Last 5 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,775
World Rank
225,850
Country Rank
256
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistic anthropology | qualitative research | dr/pt communication | phenomenolog
linguistic anthropology | qualitative research | dr/pt communication | phenomenolog
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Total865
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Last 5 Years582
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Last 5 Years / Total0.673
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,485
World Rank
235,666
Country Rank
274
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
American Literature | Popular Culture | Horror | Childhood Studie
American Literature | Popular Culture | Horror | Childhood Studie
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Total762
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Last 5 Years385
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Last 5 Years / Total0.505
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,977
World Rank
235,766
Country Rank
275
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Spanish as a heritage language | teacher education | second language writing | foreign language pedagogy | language assessmen
Spanish as a heritage language | teacher education | second language writing | foreign language pedagogy | language assessmen
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Total761
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Last 5 Years366
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Last 5 Years / Total0.481
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,429
World Rank
253,659
Country Rank
293
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Instructional Design | Higher Education | Learning and Design | Arthurian Literatur
Instructional Design | Higher Education | Learning and Design | Arthurian Literatur
Citation Metrics
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Total604
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Last 5 Years204
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Last 5 Years / Total0.338
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,243
World Rank
258,777
Country Rank
300
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
U.S. Latino/a and Latin American literature and cultural studies | gender studies | film studies | urban studie
U.S. Latino/a and Latin American literature and cultural studies | gender studies | film studies | urban studie
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Total564
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Last 5 Years189
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Last 5 Years / Total0.335
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,162
World Rank
261,982
Country Rank
312
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
information technology | literature | socio-technical system
information technology | literature | socio-technical system
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Total541
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Last 5 Years129
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Last 5 Years / Total0.238
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,101
World Rank
269,015
Country Rank
319
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
American Indian literature | Indigenous literature & fil
American Indian literature | Indigenous literature & fil
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Total491
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Last 5 Years272
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Last 5 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,452
World Rank
271,282
Country Rank
323
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Psycholinguistics | Second Language Acquisition | Reading | Morphology | Vocabular
Psycholinguistics | Second Language Acquisition | Reading | Morphology | Vocabular
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Total476
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Last 5 Years326
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Last 5 Years / Total0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,843
World Rank
290,344
Country Rank
351
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | Meta-analysis | Research synthesis | Second Language Acquisition | Research Method
Applied Linguistics | Meta-analysis | Research synthesis | Second Language Acquisition | Research Method
Citation Metrics
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Total362
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Last 5 Years344
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Last 5 Years / Total0.950
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,423,801
World Rank
327,413
Country Rank
399
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total210
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Last 5 Years42
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Last 5 Years / Total0.200
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,614
World Rank
332,608
Country Rank
405
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Second language reading | Psycholinguistics | Second Language Acquisition | TESOL | Research method
Second language reading | Psycholinguistics | Second Language Acquisition | TESOL | Research method
Citation Metrics
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Total194
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Last 5 Years189
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Last 5 Years / Total0.974
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,645,332
World Rank
355,213
Country Rank
431
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total139
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Last 5 Years46
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Last 5 Years / Total0.331
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,811,979
World Rank
375,333
Country Rank
457
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literacy Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Caribbean & Jamaican Educatio
Literacy Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Caribbean & Jamaican Educatio
Citation Metrics
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Total100
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Last 5 Years59
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Last 5 Years / Total0.590
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,819,102
World Rank
376,201
Country Rank
459
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
L2 Speech | SLA | Assessment | Intercultural Communicatio
L2 Speech | SLA | Assessment | Intercultural Communicatio
Citation Metrics
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Total98
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Last 5 Years97
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Last 5 Years / Total0.990
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,876,294
World Rank
382,988
Country Rank
474
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
corpus linguistics | conversation | pragmatics | vocabulary | method
corpus linguistics | conversation | pragmatics | vocabulary | method
Citation Metrics
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Total87
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Last 5 Years83
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Last 5 Years / Total0.954
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,374,771
World Rank
437,691
Country Rank
531
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Corpus linguistics | teaching and learning vocabulary | lexico-grammatical development in L1 and L2 writin
Corpus linguistics | teaching and learning vocabulary | lexico-grammatical development in L1 and L2 writin
Citation Metrics
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Total19
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Last 5 Years13
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Last 5 Years / Total0.684
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