Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and HumanitiesSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United States 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
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,525
42,192
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,680
44,845
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Trust
Research Methods
Ecommerce
IT Outsourcing
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,479
30,884
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,197
15,407
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
second language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,780
17,843
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genre Analysis
EAP
Discourse studies
Academic writing ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,152
17,346
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Literacy
Education
Reading
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,883
12,321
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Computational Neuroscience
Neurolinguistics
Neuroinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,878
7,304
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,211
15,852
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
19,506
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
digital literature
Shakespeare
Thomas Morel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,216
8,504
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Linguistic Theory
Cognitive Science
Syntax
Semantics
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,901
6,977
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Linguistics
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,807
12,342
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Semantics
Pragmatics
Computational Pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,014
29,944
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
American Literature
African American Literature
Narrative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,726
12,599
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
translation theory
translation history
translation practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,973
15,271
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Linguistics
Phonology
Morphology
Arabic
Semitic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,773
6,358
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,597
8,848
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
Syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,295
6,009
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
BioNLP
Biomedical Informatics
Medical AI
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,130
29,077
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,494
14,447
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Language acquisition
play
spatial learning
media
early education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,729
19,285
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
computer-mediated communication
computer-mediated discourse
gender and CMC
multimodal CMC
telepresence robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,029
11,148
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292
125
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,553
689
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Paul Gee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,525
42,192
0.294
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,199
1,990
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dan Jurafsky
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,680
44,845
0.530
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,383
2,095
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gefen
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,479
30,884
0.374
Trust
Research Methods
Ecommerce
IT Outsourcing
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,508
2,151
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,687
3,166
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernard Comrie
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,197
15,407
0.240
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,145
3,891
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susan Gass
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,780
17,843
0.314
second language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,578
4,090
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Swales
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,152
17,346
0.315
Genre Analysis
EAP
Discourse studies
Academic writing ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,637
4,127
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
P David Pearson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,883
12,321
0.224
Literacy
Education
Reading
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,638
4,128
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Arbib
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,878
7,304
0.133
Computational Neuroscience
Neurolinguistics
Neuroinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,072
4,332
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Schmidt
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,211
15,852
0.298
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,430
4,508
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Susan Goldin Meadow
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,907
19,506
0.376
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,589
5,044
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Freeman
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,216
8,504
0.176
digital literature
Shakespeare
Thomas Morel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,291
5,841
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ivan Sag
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,901
6,977
0.159
Linguistic Theory
Cognitive Science
Syntax
Semantics
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,327
5,858
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marti A Hearst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,807
12,342
0.282
Computational Linguistics
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,198
6,271
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christopher Potts
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,014
29,944
0.713
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Semantics
Pragmatics
Computational Pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,358
6,332
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
D Quentin Miller
Suffolk University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,726
12,599
0.302
American Literature
African American Literature
Narrative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,737
6,500
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lawrence Venuti
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,973
15,271
0.373
translation theory
translation history
translation practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,844
6,543
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,773
6,358
0.156
Linguistics
Phonology
Morphology
Arabic
Semitic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,941
6,592
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul Hopper
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,597
8,848
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,119
6,678
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joan Bresnan
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,295
6,009
0.149
Cognitive Science
Linguistics
Syntax
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,215
6,733
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zhiyong Lu
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,130
29,077
0.725
BioNLP
Biomedical Informatics
Medical AI
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,580
6,894
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bo Pang
Google Inc.
California, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,494
14,447
0.366
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,036
7,098
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,729
19,285
0.498
Language acquisition
play
spatial learning
media
early education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,474
7,304
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Susan C Herring
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,029
11,148
0.293
computer-mediated communication
computer-mediated discourse
gender and CMC
multimodal CMC
telepresence robotics