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World 45,019 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings - 2025

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,041
World Rank
United States
1,843
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Natural Language Processing | Speech Recognition | Computational Linguistics | Linguistics | Computational Social Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    125
  • Last 6 Years
    92
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.736
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Rankings

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4,653
World Rank
United States
2,123
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language creation and development | using gesture to communicate | think | and lear

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    121
  • Last 6 Years
    72
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.595
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,267
World Rank
New Zealand
8
Country Rank
University of Auckland Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
second language acquisition | task-based language teachin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    117
  • Last 6 Years
    79
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.675
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Rankings

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5,427
World Rank
United Kingdom
464
Country Rank
University of East Anglia Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | Academic discourse | EAP | discourse analysis | English for Specifi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    116
  • Last 6 Years
    91
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.784
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Rankings

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5,889
World Rank
United States
2,684
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Politics | Law | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    114
  • Last 6 Years
    65
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,319
World Rank
United States
3,766
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | literacy | learning | and video game

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    104
  • Last 6 Years
    66
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.635
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,647
World Rank
Germany
394
Country Rank
Universität Tubingen Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | statistics | morphology | cognitive models of language processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 6 Years
    62
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.602
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Rankings

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8,826
World Rank
United Kingdom
779
Country Rank
Birkbeck University of London Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | second language acquisition | multilingualism | emotion | personalit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 6 Years
    86
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.835
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Rankings

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9,129
World Rank
United States
4,123
Country Rank
University of Southern California Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Neuroscience | Neurolinguistics | Neuroinformatic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    102
  • Last 6 Years
    40
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.392
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Rankings

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9,257
World Rank
United States
4,165
Country Rank
University of Delaware Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language acquisition | play | spatial learning | media | early educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,675
World Rank
United States
4,773
Country Rank
Washington University Saint Louis Logo
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language | reading | spellin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    98
  • Last 6 Years
    38
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.388
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Rankings

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10,736
World Rank
Indonesia
4
Country Rank
Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Humaniora | Pendidikan | English | Social Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    97
  • Last 6 Years
    78
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.804
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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11,653
World Rank
United States
5,177
Country Rank
Northern Arizona University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | corpus linguistics | English grammar | registe

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 6 Years
    66
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.695
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Rankings

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11,863
World Rank
United States
5,274
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literacy | Education | Reading | Teacher Educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 6 Years
    49
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.516
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Rankings

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11,921
World Rank
United States
5,308
Country Rank
Oregon State University Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
mass spectrometry | pharmacognosy | botanical dietary supplements | natural products | cancer chemopreventio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 6 Years
    44
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.463
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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13,252
World Rank
Australia
575
Country Rank
Australian National University Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Semantics | Anthropology | Cognitive Science | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    92
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.522
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,210
World Rank
Netherlands
414
Country Rank
Tilburg University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
sociolinguistics | discourse analysis | literacy | linguistic anthropology | social theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    90
  • Last 6 Years
    58
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.644
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,431
World Rank
United Kingdom
1,261
Country Rank
Open University UK Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    90
  • Last 6 Years
    45
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,585
World Rank
Netherlands
476
Country Rank
Maastricht University Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literature studies | Media theor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.545
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,677
World Rank
United States
6,902
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistic typology | Caucasian languages | Papuan languages | historical linguistics | language documentatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    88
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.489
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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15,855
World Rank
Qatar
8
Country Rank
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Large Language Models | Fact-checking | Fake New

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 6 Years
    73
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.839
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Rankings

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16,237
World Rank
United States
7,134
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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16,351
World Rank
United States
7,192
Country Rank
Suffolk University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
American Literature | African American Literature | Narrativ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 6 Years
    42
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.483
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Rankings

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16,676
World Rank
Hong Kong
188
Country Rank
Chinese University of Hong Kong Logo
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
literacy development across cultures | dyslexia | dysgraphi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    86
  • Last 6 Years
    60
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.698
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Rankings

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16,955
World Rank
New Zealand
43
Country Rank
Victoria University of Wellington Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | Gender and discourse.

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    86
  • Last 6 Years
    47
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.547
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