Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 823 Scientists Citation in Germany 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
linguistics
statistics
morphology
cognitive models of language processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,864
22,752
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,446
6,762
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,255
5,575
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paralinguistics
Prosody
Affective Computing
Phonetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,545
5,327
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sociolinguistics
Media linguistics
Discourse analysis
Computer-mediated communication
German
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,792
5,055
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Language Technology
Applied Ontology
Multimodality
Semiotics
Spatial Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,398
5,266
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
computational linguistics
natural language processing
language technology
information retrieval
ontology engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,983
2,886
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
language technology
natural language processing
computational linguistics
information retrieval
cognitive computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,764
6,804
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,060
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
English language
Linguistics
English Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Linguistic theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
3,515
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lingüística
Dialectology
Dialectología
Sociolinguistics
Sociolingüística
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,851
3,810
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Creole languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
3,775
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cognitive linguistics
usage-based linguistics
linguistic typology
grammaticalization
construction grammar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,185
4,034
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Construction Grammar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,914
3,696
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
2,958
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Teoria literaria
Walter Benjamin
F. Schlegel
representações da violência nas artes visuais e performance
teor testemunhal
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,173
3,167
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
4,986
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
linguistics
syntax
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,543
1,947
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,101
3,140
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Statistics
Digital Hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,677
2,302
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Prosody
Laboratory Phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
2,449
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
linguistics
English language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,517
2,088
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
linguistics
English language
English linguistics
corpus linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
2,200
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sociolinguistics
Language Typology
Language Contact
Varieties of English
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,951
2,601
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
language/communication in education
health & technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,872
2,369
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,794
267
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Harald Baayen
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,864
22,752
0.351
linguistics
statistics
morphology
cognitive models of language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,513
1,285
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Manfred Krifka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,446
6,762
0.266
semantics
pragmatics
syntax
Oceanic languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,137
2,025
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Artemis Alexiadou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,255
5,575
0.305
Linguistics
Syntax
Morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,779
2,355
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anton Batliner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,545
5,327
0.322
Paralinguistics
Prosody
Affective Computing
Phonetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,346
3,005
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jannis Androutsopoulos
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,792
5,055
0.367
Sociolinguistics
Media linguistics
Discourse analysis
Computer-mediated communication
German
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,926
3,115
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Bateman
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,398
5,266
0.393
Language Technology
Applied Ontology
Multimodality
Semiotics
Spatial Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,367
3,573
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Udo Hahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,983
2,886
0.241
computational linguistics
natural language processing
language technology
information retrieval
ontology engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,273
3,660
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Biemann
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,764
6,804
0.578
language technology
natural language processing
computational linguistics
information retrieval
cognitive computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,801
3,683
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Strube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,703
4,060
0.347
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,255
3,706
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hans-Jörg Schmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
3,515
0.302
English language
Linguistics
English Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Linguistic theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,684
4,006
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco Moreno Fernández
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,851
3,810
0.351
Lingüística
Dialectology
Dialectología
Sociolinguistics
Sociolingüística
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,643
4,215
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingo Plag
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
3,775
0.364
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Creole languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,679
4,300
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Holger Diessel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,185
4,034
0.396
cognitive linguistics
usage-based linguistics
linguistic typology
grammaticalization
construction grammar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,738
4,436
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anatol Stefanowitsch
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,914
3,696
0.373
Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Construction Grammar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,239
4,789
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nikolaus P Himmelmann
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
2,958
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,175
4,818
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Márcio Seligmann-Silva
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,173
3,167
0.345
Teoria literaria
Walter Benjamin
F. Schlegel
representações da violência nas artes visuais e performance
teor testemunhal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,097
5,052
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thuan Tran
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
4,986
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,545
5,189
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gereon Müller
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,543
1,947
0.228
linguistics
syntax
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,714
5,459
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Ramscar
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,101
3,140
0.388
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,545
5,748
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan Evert|Stefan Evert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,677
2,302
0.300
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Statistics
Digital Hermeneutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,704
5,809
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martine Grice
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
2,449
0.321
Prosody
Laboratory Phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,663
5,891
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bernd Kortmann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,517
2,088
0.278
linguistics
English language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,964
5,943
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Mair
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
2,200
0.295
linguistics
English language
English linguistics
corpus linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,572
6,381
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Raymond Hickey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,951
2,601
0.374
Sociolinguistics
Language Typology
Language Contact
Varieties of English
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,417
6,450
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ute Ritterfeld
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,872
2,369
0.345
language/communication in education
health & technology