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Australia 598 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 598 scientist , 156 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,101
World Rank
Australia
612
Country Rank
Australian National University Logo
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Anna Wierzbicka
Australian National University Canberra, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Semantics | Anthropology | Cognitive Science | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    93
  • Last 5 Years
    49
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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Rankings

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16,662
World Rank
Australia
738
Country Rank
Queensland University of Technology Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Allan Luke
Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
literacy | educational policy | sociology of education | applied linguistics | curriculu

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    89
  • Last 5 Years
    41
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.461
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,601
World Rank
Australia
945
Country Rank
University of Technology Sydney Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Alastair Pennycook
University of Technology Sydney Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
critical applied linguistics | global spread of English | metrolingual practices | language & popular culture | semiotic assemblage

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    66
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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36,587
World Rank
Australia
1,798
Country Rank
Macquarie University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Mark Johnson
Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Processing | Statistical Models | Machine Learnin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    70
  • Last 5 Years
    41
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.586
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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49,373
World Rank
Australia
2,435
Country Rank
University of New South Wales Logo
168
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Anne Burns
University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    63
  • Last 5 Years
    49
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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49,381
World Rank
Australia
2,436
Country Rank
University of Sydney Logo
212
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
NJ Enfield
University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language | Culture | Cognition | Interaction | Social Behaviou

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    63
  • Last 5 Years
    49
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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52,157
World Rank
Australia
2,569
Country Rank
James Cook University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Alexandra Aikhenvald
James Cook University Townsville, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistic typology | linguistic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    62
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.694
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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53,369
World Rank
Australia
2,651
Country Rank
Macquarie University Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Stephen Crain
Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Child language | Universal Grammar. Logi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    62
  • Last 5 Years
    29
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.468
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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58,068
World Rank
Australia
2,876
Country Rank
Australian National University Logo
161
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Nicholas Evans
Australian National University Canberra, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Australian languages | Papuan languages | typology | linguistic anthropology | language documentatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    60
  • Last 5 Years
    35
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.583
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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59,535
World Rank
Australia
2,953
Country Rank
Macquarie University Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Phil Benson
Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | Autonomy in learnin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    59
  • Last 5 Years
    46
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.780
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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69,569
World Rank
Australia
3,465
Country Rank
University of South Australia Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Matthias Schlesewsky
University of South Australia Adelaide, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Neurobiology of Language | Neurotypology | Psycholinguistics | Cognitive Neuroscience | Linguistic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    56
  • Last 5 Years
    38
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.679
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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72,270
World Rank
Australia
3,592
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
304
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Stephen M Wilson
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language | neuroscience | aphasi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.782
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Rankings

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72,947
World Rank
Australia
3,634
Country Rank
La Trobe University Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Pamela Snow
La Trobe University Melbourne, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language | literacy | reading instruction | youth offenders | leaving car

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 5 Years
    38
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.691
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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73,692
World Rank
Australia
3,685
Country Rank
Western Sydney University Logo
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Michael Singh
Western Sydney University Penrith, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
languages education | research education | school structure

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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75,626
World Rank
Australia
3,765
Country Rank
University of Melbourne Logo
296
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Neomy Storch
University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
second language writin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    54
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.833
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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76,241
World Rank
Australia
3,806
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
320
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
David Copland
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language Neuroscience | Psycholinguistics | Aphasia | functional neuroimaging | dopamin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    54
  • Last 5 Years
    40
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.741
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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79,321
World Rank
Australia
3,944
Country Rank
Western Sydney University Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Ping Yang
Western Sydney University Penrith, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Intercultural communication | nonverbal communicatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.849
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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82,550
World Rank
Australia
4,083
Country Rank
University of Newcastle Logo
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Rosalind Smith
University of Newcastle Callaghan, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Early modern literature | early modern women's writin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.453
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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83,481
World Rank
Australia
4,126
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
346
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Michael Haugh
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Pragmatics | Conversation Analysis | Intercultural Communicatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    44
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.846
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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89,184
World Rank
Australia
4,400
Country Rank
University of South Australia Logo
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Ina Bornkessel Schlesewsky
University of South Australia Adelaide, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
neurobiology of language | cognitive neuroscience | neurotypology | psycholinguistics | language processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    51
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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89,847
World Rank
Australia
4,440
Country Rank
Western Sydney University Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Paola Escudero
Western Sydney University Penrith, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
speech perception | phonetics | language acquisition | word learning | bilingualis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    51
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.647
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Rankings

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91,088
World Rank
Australia
4,480
Country Rank
Macquarie University Logo
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Robert Dale
Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
natural language processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    51
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.510
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Rankings

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104,307
World Rank
Australia
5,131
Country Rank
Australian Catholic University Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Len Unsworth
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
literacy | English curriculum | children's literature | grammar | visual literac

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    48
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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Rankings

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107,523
World Rank
Australia
5,265
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
433
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Obaidul Hamid
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language policy and planning | language testing and world Englishe

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    47
  • Last 5 Years
    40
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.851
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Rankings

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114,906
World Rank
Australia
5,620
Country Rank
University of Sydney Logo
421
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Brian Paltridge
University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
English for specific purposes | discourse analysis | research method

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    46
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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