Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Estonia Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature in Estonia Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
2,559
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
598
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
811
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Linguistics
Linguistic typology
Lexical semantics
Color perception and categorization
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
441
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Language Acquisition
Youth language
Bilingualism
Morphosyntactic variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
342
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
359
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
general linguistics
verbs
semantics
grammaticalisation
cognitive linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
120
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
psycholinguistics
morphology
quantitative methods
lexical processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
394
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
text-discourse-genre analysis
language proficiency
word-formation
legal language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
86
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Linguistics
Speech acoustics
Speech perception
Speech emotions
Applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
103
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
283
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
linguistics
phonetics
prosody
Finno-Ugric languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
144
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
linguistics
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
178
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
sociolinguistics
language policy
language-in-education police
discourse studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
132
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
linguistics
culture and language dynamics
cultural data analytics
digital humanities
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
232
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
sociolinguistics
applied linguistic
second language learning and language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
69
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
74
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
127
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
computational linguistics
natural language
type theory
logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
58
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
comparative literature
cultural memory studies
trauma studies
cultural analysis
critical theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
100
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
literary studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
84
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
historical sociolinguistics
cultural evolution
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
124
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Baltic German literature and cultural history
sociolinguistics
language didactics
multilingualism
translation studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
104
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cognitive linguistics
demonstratives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
107
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecocriticism
contemporary Anglophone literature
feminism
ecofeminism
gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
85
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,055
70
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mihhail Lotman
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
2,559
0.266
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,874
334
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Igor Pilshchikov
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
598
0.437
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,289
335
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anastassia Zabrodskaja
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
811
0.598
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,212
445
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mari Uusküla
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
711
441
0.620
Linguistics
Linguistic typology
Lexical semantics
Color perception and categorization
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,404
479
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Virve Vihman
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
342
0.565
Language Acquisition
Youth language
Bilingualism
Morphosyntactic variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,578
481
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Langemets, Margit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
359
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,466
533
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ilona Tragel
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
120
0.246
general linguistics
verbs
semantics
grammaticalisation
cognitive linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,503
562
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kaidi Lõo
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
394
0.849
psycholinguistics
morphology
quantitative methods
lexical processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,741
572
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Krista Kerge
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
86
0.190
text-discourse-genre analysis
language proficiency
word-formation
legal language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,405
623
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hille Pajupuu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
103
0.259
Linguistics
Speech acoustics
Speech perception
Speech emotions
Applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,482
641
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Merilyn Meristo
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
283
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,634
666
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tuuli Tuisk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
144
0.396
linguistics
phonetics
prosody
Finno-Ugric languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,579
767
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joshua Wilbur
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
178
0.603
linguistics
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,538
770
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kadri Koreinik
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
132
0.451
sociolinguistics
language policy
language-in-education police
discourse studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,257
840
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andres Karjus
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
232
0.913
linguistics
culture and language dynamics
cultural data analytics
digital humanities
AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272,644
948
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristiina Praakli
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
69
0.345
sociolinguistics
applied linguistic
second language learning and language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,852
952
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Piret Viires
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
74
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,150
988
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miina Norvik
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
127
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,920
1,002
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Erkki Luuk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
58
0.331
computational linguistics
natural language
type theory
logic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,350,944
1,030
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eneken Laanes
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
100
0.602
comparative literature
cultural memory studies
trauma studies
cultural analysis
critical theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,274
1,038
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Liina Lukas
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
84
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427,934
1,114
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peeter Tinits
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
124
0.899
historical sociolinguistics
cultural evolution
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447,411
1,138
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maris Saagpakk
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
104
0.788
Baltic German literature and cultural history
sociolinguistics
language didactics
multilingualism
translation studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469,817
1,160
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria Reile
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
107
0.856
Cognitive linguistics
demonstratives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,017
1,193
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julia Kuznetski|Julia Tofantšuk
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
85
0.720
ecocriticism
contemporary Anglophone literature
feminism
ecofeminism
gender studies