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North AmericaSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 6.719 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 6.719 scientists
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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313
World Rank
United States
132
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
George Lakoff
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Politics | Law | Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    284,144
  • Last 6 Years
    68,954
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.243
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Rankings

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1,590
World Rank
United States
696
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
James Paul Gee
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | literacy | learning | and video game

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    148,437
  • Last 6 Years
    38,125
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.257
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Rankings

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3,901
World Rank
United States
1,834
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
94
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Dan Jurafsky
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Natural Language Processing | Speech Recognition | Computational Linguistics | Linguistics | Computational Social Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,205
  • Last 6 Years
    47,324
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.508
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Rankings

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4,489
World Rank
United States
2,119
Country Rank
Drexel University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
David Gefen
Drexel University Philadelphia, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Trust | Research Methods | Ecommerce | IT Outsourcing | Sociolinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,769
  • Last 6 Years
    28,679
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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4,545
World Rank
United States
2,146
Country Rank
Northern Arizona University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | corpus linguistics | English grammar | registe

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,138
  • Last 6 Years
    29,006
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.341
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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6,958
World Rank
United States
3,276
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,054
  • Last 6 Years
    13,936
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.211
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Rankings

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8,329
World Rank
United States
3,941
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Susan Gass
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
second language acquisitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,174
  • Last 6 Years
    16,329
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.276
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Rankings

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8,910
World Rank
United States
4,218
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
John Swales
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Genre Analysis | EAP | Discourse studies | Academic writing ..

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,739
  • Last 6 Years
    15,731
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.277
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Rankings

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8,916
World Rank
United States
4,222
Country Rank
University of Southern California Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Michael Arbib
University of Southern California Los Angeles, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Neuroscience | Neurolinguistics | Neuroinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,701
  • Last 6 Years
    6,848
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.121
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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9,002
World Rank
United States
4,265
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
P David Pearson
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literacy | Education | Reading | Teacher Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,356
  • Last 6 Years
    11,074
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.197
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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9,261
World Rank
United States
4,385
Country Rank
University of Hawaii System Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Richard Schmidt
University of Hawaii System Honolulu, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
applied linguistics | second language acquisition | sociolinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,357
  • Last 6 Years
    14,388
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.260
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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9,633
World Rank
United States
4,548
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,049
  • Last 6 Years
    18,244
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,149
World Rank
United States
5,258
Country Rank
University of Detroit Mercy Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
John Freeman
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
digital literature | Shakespeare | Thomas More

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,069
  • Last 6 Years
    7,572
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.154
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,408
World Rank
United States
5,371
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
247
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Christopher Potts
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Computational Linguistics | Semantics | Pragmatics | Computational Pragmatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,376
  • Last 6 Years
    33,100
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.684
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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11,760
World Rank
United States
5,551
Country Rank
National Institutes of Health Logo
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Zhiyong Lu
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
BioNLP | Biomedical Informatics | Medical AI | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,424
  • Last 6 Years
    32,668
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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12,565
World Rank
United States
5,911
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Marti A Hearst
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Information Visualization | Human-Computer Interaction | Information Retrieval | Natural Languag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,574
  • Last 6 Years
    12,159
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.267
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,068
World Rank
United States
6,140
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
275
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Ivan Sag
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistic Theory | Cognitive Science | Syntax | Semantics | Psycholinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,566
  • Last 6 Years
    6,046
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.136
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Rankings

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13,429
World Rank
Canada
525
Country Rank
University of British Columbia Logo
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Bonny Norton
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language and Identity | Critical Literacy | International Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,796
  • Last 6 Years
    17,018
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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13,858
World Rank
United States
6,496
Country Rank
Temple University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Lawrence Venuti
Temple University Philadelphia, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
translation theory | translation history | translation practic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,928
  • Last 6 Years
    14,147
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.330
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Rankings

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14,129
World Rank
United States
6,628
Country Rank
Suffolk University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
D Quentin Miller
Suffolk University Boston, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
American Literature | African American Literature | Narrativ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,440
  • Last 6 Years
    11,136
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.262
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Rankings

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14,261
World Rank
United States
6,685
Country Rank
University of Massachusetts Amherst Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
John Mccarthy
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Phonology | Morphology | Arabic | Semiti

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,168
  • Last 6 Years
    6,106
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.145
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Rankings

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14,542
World Rank
United States
6,801
Country Rank
Carnegie Mellon University Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Paul Hopper
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,719
  • Last 6 Years
    7,921
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.190
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,696
World Rank
United States
6,876
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
295
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Joan Bresnan
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Cognitive Science | Linguistics | Synta

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,438
  • Last 6 Years
    5,318
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.128
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Rankings

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14,909
World Rank
United States
6,983
Country Rank
Google Inc. Logo
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Bo Pang
Google Inc. California, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Natural Language Processing | Computational Linguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,064
  • Last 6 Years
    12,539
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.305
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,167
World Rank
United States
7,103
Country Rank
University of Delaware Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
University of Delaware Newark, United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language acquisition | play | spatial learning | media | early educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,665
  • Last 6 Years
    18,504
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.455
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