Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Applied linguistics
Academic discourse
EAP
discourse analysis
English for Specific
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,813
44,212
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
vocabulary
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
SLA
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,765
21,093
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Conversation Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,923
13,808
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
SLA
writing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,337
10,832
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,674
24,027
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,861
15,388
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,775
10,788
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,002
7,538
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,826
21,659
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,028
8,322
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Forensic Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,171
5,370
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,345
9,860
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,416
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
10,817
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
child language development and disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,140
8,827
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Corpus linguistics
Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies
Discourse analysis
Language and Gender
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,129
12,641
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
morphology
typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
7,012
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pragmatics
History of English
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,093
9,910
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
developmental linguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,512
6,985
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
language evolution
cultural evolution
linguistics
cognitive science
evolutionary linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,451
6,649
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
discourse
language technology
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,688
3,494
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
pragmatics
semantics
linguistics
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,677
4,687
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,425
7,775
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
language disorders
autism
eye tracking
language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,141
7,995
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jim Coleman
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,663
42,817
0.206
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,542
292
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ken Hyland
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,813
44,212
0.471
Applied linguistics
Academic discourse
EAP
discourse analysis
English for Specific
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,914
1,044
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Norbert Schmitt
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,765
21,093
0.471
vocabulary
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
SLA
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,329
1,256
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Drew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,923
13,808
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,368
1,528
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vivian Cook
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,337
10,832
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,901
1,579
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,674
24,027
0.693
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,404
1,721
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony McEnery|Anthony McEnery, Anthony Mark McEnery
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,861
15,388
0.468
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,491
1,731
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan Bassnett
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,775
10,788
0.329
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,262
1,803
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janet B Pierrehumbert
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,002
7,538
0.236
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,431
1,821
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Li Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,826
21,659
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,605
2,077
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Barton
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,028
8,322
0.287
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,210
2,548
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Malcolm Coulthard
Aston University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,171
5,370
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,717
2,687
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew H Davis
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,345
9,860
0.405
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,175
2,724
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andre Lefevere
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,109
7,416
0.308
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,878
2,791
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ema Ushioda
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,732
10,817
0.456
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,033
2,897
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gina Conti Ramsden
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,140
8,827
0.381
child language development and disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,159
3,089
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Baker
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,129
12,641
0.571
Corpus linguistics
Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies
Discourse analysis
Language and Gender
Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,462
3,110
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Greville Corbett
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
7,012
0.319
Linguistics
morphology
typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,139
3,767
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Culpeper
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,093
9,910
0.519
Pragmatics
History of English
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,002
3,927
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Antonella Sorace
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,512
6,985
0.377
developmental linguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,810
4,553
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Simon Kirby
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,451
6,649
0.404
language evolution
cultural evolution
linguistics
cognitive science
evolutionary linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,299
4,834
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bonnie Webber
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,688
3,494
0.223
discourse
language technology
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,348
4,841
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
robyn carston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,677
4,687
0.299
pragmatics
semantics
linguistics
cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,587
4,942
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Angela Creese
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,425
7,775
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,023
5,058
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Courtenay Norbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,141
7,995
0.528
language disorders
autism
eye tracking
language