Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 797 Scientists Citation in Canada Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,654
15,966
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
language learning
intercultural communication
motivation
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,158
9,108
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,026
9,384
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,124
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
applied linguistics
(second) language education and socialization
language learning
qualitative research methods in applied l
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,659
8,019
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
second language acquisition
linguistics
bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,166
3,484
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Reflective Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,549
9,394
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
child bilingualism
child language disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,600
6,041
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Language Variation and Change
Comparative Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
5,219
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
critical applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,736
5,783
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bilingualism
cognitive development
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
5,974
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied Linguistics
TESOL
Cognitive Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,740
5,306
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Discourse analysis
Computational linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Sentiment analysis
Social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,856
4,699
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Fairness
Sentiment Analysis
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,708
6,732
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Literacy
information literacy
information retrieval
systematic reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,995
4,812
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
English historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
3,106
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
psycholinguistics
reading
eye movements
linguistics
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
6,336
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Language Assessment
Teaching English as a Second Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,282
3,906
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linguistic anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,994
4,617
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Second Language Acquisition
Pronunciation
Psycholinguistics
Comprehensibility
Accent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
4,842
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
language
reading
bilingualism
social language use
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,758
4,417
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cognition
psycholinguistics
comprehension
inference
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,420
1,726
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
applied linguistics
data-driven learning
vocabulary acquisition
corpus linguistics
language_learning_and_technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,337
3,017
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Literacy education
cross-national
assessment
writing
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,145
974
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Second language acquisition
Visual cues in task interaction
Collaboration in L2 writing
L2 writing development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,132
3,768
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,233
521
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bonny Norton
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,654
15,966
0.374
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,996
1,249
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kim Noels
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,158
9,108
0.362
language learning
intercultural communication
motivation
identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,236
1,255
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tracey Derwing
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,026
9,384
0.375
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,886
1,338
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roy Lyster
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,124
0.295
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,812
1,485
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patricia A Duff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,659
8,019
0.354
applied linguistics
(second) language education and socialization
language learning
qualitative research methods in applied l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,904
1,538
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lydia White
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,166
3,484
0.157
second language acquisition
linguistics
bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,025
1,738
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas SC Farrell
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,549
9,394
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,408
2,336
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johanne Paradis
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,600
6,041
0.364
child bilingualism
child language disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,208
2,527
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sali A Tagliamonte
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,764
5,219
0.331
Language Variation and Change
Comparative Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,532
3,052
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ryuko Kubota
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,736
5,783
0.421
critical applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,074
3,273
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gigi Luk
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
5,974
0.462
Bilingualism
cognitive development
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,393
3,334
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Boers
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,740
5,306
0.416
Applied Linguistics
TESOL
Cognitive Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,261
3,635
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maite Taboada
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,856
4,699
0.396
Discourse analysis
Computational linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Sentiment analysis
Social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,563
3,692
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Svetlana Kiritchenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,708
6,732
0.575
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Fairness
Sentiment Analysis
Medical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,111
4,006
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anne Wade
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,995
4,812
0.438
Literacy
information literacy
information retrieval
systematic reviews
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,213
4,062
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laurel Brinton
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
3,106
0.286
English historical linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,509
4,083
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Victor Kuperman
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
6,336
0.584
psycholinguistics
reading
eye movements
linguistics
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,407
4,385
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Liying Cheng
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,282
3,906
0.380
Language Assessment
Teaching English as a Second Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,602
4,523
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jack Sidnell
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,994
4,617
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,820
4,528
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pavel Trofimovich
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
4,842
0.485
Second Language Acquisition
Pronunciation
Psycholinguistics
Comprehensibility
Accent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,387
4,628
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Debra Titone
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,758
4,417
0.453
language
reading
bilingualism
social language use
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,670
4,800
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Murray Singer
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,420
1,726
0.183
cognition
psycholinguistics
comprehension
inference
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,744
4,855
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tom Cobb
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,337
3,017
0.323
applied linguistics
data-driven learning
vocabulary acquisition
corpus linguistics
language_learning_and_technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,350
4,967
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert J Tierney
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,145
974
0.107
Literacy education
cross-national
assessment
writing
equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,515
4,973
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kim Mcdonough
Concordia University Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,132
3,768
0.413
Second language acquisition
Visual cues in task interaction
Collaboration in L2 writing
L2 writing development