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World 45,016 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 45.016 scientist , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,693
World Rank
United States
1,659
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Dan Jurafsky
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Natural Language Processing | Speech Recognition | Computational Linguistics | Linguistics | Computational Social Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    129
  • Last 5 Years
    95
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.736
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,930
World Rank
United States
2,244
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Susan Goldin Meadow
University of Chicago Chicago, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language creation and development | using gesture to communicate | think | and lear

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    120
  • Last 5 Years
    74
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.617
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,205
World Rank
United Kingdom
445
Country Rank
University of East Anglia Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Ken Hyland
University of East Anglia Norwich, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | Academic discourse | EAP | discourse analysis | English for Specifi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    118
  • Last 5 Years
    92
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.780
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,440
World Rank
New Zealand
9
Country Rank
University of Auckland Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Rod Ellis
University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
second language acquisition | task-based language teachin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    117
  • Last 5 Years
    81
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.692
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Rankings

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5,896
World Rank
United States
2,672
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
George Lakoff
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Politics | Law | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    115
  • Last 5 Years
    65
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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8,192
World Rank
United Kingdom
725
Country Rank
Birkbeck University of London Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Birkbeck University of London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | second language acquisition | multilingualism | emotion | personalit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    105
  • Last 5 Years
    85
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.810
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,289
World Rank
United States
3,737
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
James Paul Gee
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | literacy | learning | and video game

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    105
  • Last 5 Years
    67
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.638
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,879
World Rank
United States
3,983
Country Rank
University of Delaware Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
University of Delaware Newark, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language acquisition | play | spatial learning | media | early educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 5 Years
    71
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,942
World Rank
Germany
406
Country Rank
Universität Tubingen Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Harald Baayen
Universität Tubingen Tübingen, Germany
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | statistics | morphology | cognitive models of language processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.602
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,199
World Rank
United States
4,563
Country Rank
University of Southern California Logo
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Michael Arbib
University of Southern California Los Angeles, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Neuroscience | Neurolinguistics | Neuroinformatic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    100
  • Last 5 Years
    40
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.400
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Rankings

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10,732
World Rank
United States
4,762
Country Rank
Northern Arizona University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | corpus linguistics | English grammar | registe

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    98
  • Last 5 Years
    69
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.704
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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11,008
World Rank
United States
4,887
Country Rank
Washington University Saint Louis Logo
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Rebecca Treiman
Washington University Saint Louis St. Louis, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language | reading | spellin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    98
  • Last 5 Years
    39
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.398
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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11,344
World Rank
United States
5,020
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
123
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
P David Pearson
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literacy | Education | Reading | Teacher Educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    97
  • Last 5 Years
    50
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.515
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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11,951
World Rank
Indonesia
5
Country Rank
Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Asbah Ambalawi|ASBAH M.Hum
Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram Mataram, Indonesia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Humaniora | Pendidikan | English | Social Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 5 Years
    77
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.811
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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12,284
World Rank
United States
5,446
Country Rank
Oregon State University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Richard B Van Breemen
Oregon State University Corvallis, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
mass spectrometry | pharmacognosy | botanical dietary supplements | natural products | cancer chemopreventio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.474
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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13,221
World Rank
Australia
582
Country Rank
Australian National University Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
    48
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,291
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,240
Country Rank
Open University UK Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Jim Coleman
Open University UK Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.495
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,645
World Rank
Netherlands
430
Country Rank
Tilburg University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Jan Blommaert
Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
sociolinguistics | discourse analysis | literacy | linguistic anthropology | social theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    90
  • Last 5 Years
    59
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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Rankings

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15,685
World Rank
Qatar
7
Country Rank
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Preslav Nakov
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Large Language Models | Fact-checking | Fake New

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.852
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Rankings

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15,834
World Rank
Hong Kong
176
Country Rank
Chinese University of Hong Kong Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Catherine Mcbride
Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
literacy development across cultures | dyslexia | dysgraphi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.705
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Rankings

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16,125
World Rank
United States
7,061
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Susan Gass
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
second language acquisitio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 5 Years
    47
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.534
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Rankings

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16,184
World Rank
United States
7,093
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Bernard Comrie
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistic typology | Caucasian languages | Papuan languages | historical linguistics | language documentatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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16,220
World Rank
Australia
738
Country Rank
Queensland University of Technology Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
    88
  • Last 5 Years
    40
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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16,740
World Rank
Netherlands
508
Country Rank
Maastricht University Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literature studies | Media theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 5 Years
    48
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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16,821
World Rank
United States
7,341
Country Rank
Suffolk University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
D Quentin Miller
Suffolk University Boston, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
American Literature | African American Literature | Narrativ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 5 Years
    44
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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