Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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 :101
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,125
10,494
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Linguistics
Semantics
Philosophy of Lnaugage
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,033
6,075
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Literature science technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,003
7,939
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,880
17,583
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,808
8,078
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
motor control and motor awareness
aging
reading and dyslexia
cultural differences
neurolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,724
4,839
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,579
7,015
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,533
11,364
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Russian Linguistics
Language and Music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
4,485
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
linguistic theory
syntax
syntax-semantics interface
syntactic variation and change
Chinese and East Asian linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,455
6,337
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
8,356
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
English linguistics
cognitive linguistics
learner corpus research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,307
10,539
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Applied Linguistics
Autonomy in learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,269
10,127
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,105
10,284
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,930
10,553
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Phonology
typology
African linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,689
5,075
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
child language development and disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,648
8,408
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Linguistic typology
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,401
8,762
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,332
19,025
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
11,921
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,113
7,809
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
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
21,904
9,031
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
literacy
education
identity
digital literacy
digital media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,846
10,752
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
linguistics
phonetics
speech science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
4,513
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
language teaching
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,830
8,157
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,111
1,258
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Tracey Derwing
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,125
10,494
0.435
applied linguistics
pronunciation
intelligibility
comprehensibility
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,289
13,825
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Gennaro Chierchia
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,033
6,075
0.253
Linguistics
Semantics
Philosophy of Lnaugage
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,348
13,851
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Katherine Hayles
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,003
7,939
0.331
Literature science technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,600
11
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Preslav Nakov
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,880
17,583
0.736
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,724
814
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Kees De Bot
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,808
8,078
0.339
bilingualism
language and aging
psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,882
1,205
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Eraldo Paulesu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,724
4,839
0.204
motor control and motor awareness
aging
reading and dyslexia
cultural differences
neurolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,170
2,720
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Andre Lefevere
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,579
7,015
0.298
translation
literature
literary theory
translation theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,253
1,374
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Anne Burns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,533
11,364
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,278
14,227
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
David Pesetsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
4,485
0.191
Linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Russian Linguistics
Language and Music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,377
14,276
756
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
C T James Huang
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,455
6,337
0.270
linguistic theory
syntax
syntax-semantics interface
syntactic variation and change
Chinese and East Asian linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,661
1,343
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Roy Lyster
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,313
8,356
0.358
Second language education
immersion education
corrective feedback
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,677
14,392
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Stefan Th Gries
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,307
10,539
0.452
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
English linguistics
cognitive linguistics
learner corpus research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,765
1,395
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Phil Benson
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,269
10,127
0.435
Applied Linguistics
Autonomy in learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,094
2,805
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Ema Ushioda
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,105
10,284
0.445
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,448
14,702
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Lourdes Ortega
Georgetown University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,930
10,553
0.460
Second Language Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,911
14,891
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Larry M Hyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,689
5,075
0.224
Phonology
typology
African linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,996
2,895
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Gina Conti Ramsden
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,648
8,408
0.371
child language development and disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,502
1,475
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Alexandra Aikhenvald
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,401
8,762
0.391
Linguistic typology
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,635
9
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Gailute Bernotiene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,332
19,025
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,887
635
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Eneko Agirre
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
11,921
0.537
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,072
311
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Dirk Geeraerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,113
7,809
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,554
1,472
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Patricia A Duff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,904
9,031
0.412
applied linguistics
(second) language education and socialization
language learning
qualitative research methods in applied l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,703
15,654
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Cynthia Lewis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,846
10,752
0.492
literacy
education
identity
digital literacy
digital media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,714
15,656
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Mary E Beckman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
4,513
0.207
linguistics
phonetics
speech science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,740
15,660
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Robert M De Keyser
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,830
8,157
0.374
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
language teaching
psycholinguistics