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 :51
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,979
11,585
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
computational biology
bioinformatics
machine learning
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,638
7,351
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,317
11,195
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,228
5,820
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,876
22,287
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Language
reading
spelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,169
7,260
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Text linguisticscognitive
Linguisticscultural
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,139
10,692
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,035
10,268
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,970
14,670
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,643
13,960
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,547
7,188
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,520
8,288
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Computational Linguistics
Evolutionary Computation
Artificial Life
Philosophy
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,503
10,283
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Language Development and Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
7,606
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,106
14,340
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,682
20,612
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,933
10,479
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Language testing
curriculum development
evaluation
research methods
and connected speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,466
9,895
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,462
12,346
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,663
8,045
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Phonology-syntax interface
prosody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
5,346
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,466
6,094
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
comparative syntax
generative grammar
typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,199
6,670
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
linguistic anthropology
pragmatics
phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,002
7,572
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,707
11,549
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,859
100
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Batia Laufer
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,979
11,585
0.341
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,097
8,496
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
William H Majoros
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,638
7,351
0.219
computational biology
bioinformatics
machine learning
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,363
8,620
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Martha Stone Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,317
11,195
0.336
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,446
8,650
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Samuel Jay Keyser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,228
5,820
0.175
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,736
1,658
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,876
22,287
0.678
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,373
9,078
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Rebecca Treiman
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,169
7,260
0.226
Language
reading
spelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,403
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Валентина Авраамовна Маслова Valentina A. Maslova|Valentina A. Maslova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,139
10,692
0.333
Text linguisticscognitive
Linguisticscultural
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,527
1,726
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Susan Bassnett
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,035
10,268
0.321
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,588
1,731
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Tony McEnery|Anthony McEnery, Anthony Mark McEnery
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,970
14,670
0.459
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,912
336
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Daniel Cassany
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,643
13,960
0.441
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,990
1,773
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Janet B Pierrehumbert
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,547
7,188
0.228
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,022
9,341
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Alec Marantz
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,520
8,288
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,039
9,351
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Peter Turney
Ronin Institute
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,503
10,283
0.326
Computational Linguistics
Evolutionary Computation
Artificial Life
Philosophy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,044
9,353
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Laurence Leonard
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,500
7,606
0.241
Language Development and Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,469
9,549
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Tanmoy Bhattacharya
Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,106
14,340
0.461
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,901
1,855
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Li Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,682
20,612
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,678
10,059
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
William Grabe
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,933
10,479
0.350
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,283
10,342
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
James Dean Brown
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,466
9,895
0.336
Language testing
curriculum development
evaluation
research methods
and connected speech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,291
73
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Lawrence Jun Zhang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,462
12,346
0.419
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,266
2,044
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
David Barton
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,663
8,045
0.281
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,276
10,785
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Elisabeth Selkirk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
5,346
0.187
Phonology-syntax interface
prosody
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,511
10,886
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Ward Wheeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,466
6,094
0.214
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,855
931
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Guglielmo Cinque
Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
Venezia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,199
6,670
0.237
comparative syntax
generative grammar
typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,133
11,155
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Alessandro Duranti
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,002
7,572
0.270
linguistic anthropology
pragmatics
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,512
221
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Catherine Mcbride
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,707
11,549
0.417
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia