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University of New South Wales Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Applied linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,049
11,817
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
English language education
curriculum and assessment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
1,488
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
second language acquisition
input processing
comprehension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
1,252
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social semiotics
multimodality
spatial discourse analysis
systemic functional linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,159
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Literacy
reading
writing
family literacy
theology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
614
0.167
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Australian Indigenous Literature
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies
Fictocriticism
Australian Women's Ethnic Minority Litera
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
357
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Australian Literature
Critical Theory
Cultural Studies
Literary Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
338
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
linguistics humour sign language
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
320
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nineteenth-century literature
photography
sound
riots
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
226
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
poetry
poetics
modernism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
69
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
English literature
French literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
59
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Literary Journalism
Historical Fiction
Media Ethics
Professionalism
Digital Disruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
49
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
applied linguistics
sociolinguisitcs
discourse studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
41
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Linguistics
French
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
22
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
modern Chinese literature
comparative literature
cultura lstudies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
20
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
language teacher learning
sociocultural theory
activity theory
educational reform
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
literary studies
Tumblr
fan studies
commonplace books
archives
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
Endangered Languages
Lari Language
Endangered Languages
Reference Grammar of Aheli Dialect (Lari Language)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
australian literature
linguistics
esl
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
2
0.250
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Literary and Cultural Theory and Criticism
Art Criticism
Aesthetics and Politics
Philosophy and Literature
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,525
1,373
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anne Burns
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,049
11,817
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,019
15,431
1,072
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris Davison
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
1,488
0.409
English language education
curriculum and assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,864
17,442
1,199
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James F Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,995
1,252
0.209
second language acquisition
input processing
comprehension
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,629
18,328
1,258
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Louise Ravelli
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,159
0.385
social semiotics
multimodality
spatial discourse analysis
systemic functional linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,107
25,193
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trevor Cairney
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
614
0.167
Literacy
reading
writing
family literacy
theology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,103
29,571
1,891
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anne Brewster
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
357
0.275
Australian Indigenous Literature
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies
Fictocriticism
Australian Women's Ethnic Minority Litera
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,745
29,965
1,911
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elizabeth McMahon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
338
0.534
Australian Literature
Critical Theory
Cultural Studies
Literary Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,210
30,293
1,930
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Debra Aarons
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,238
320
0.258
linguistics humour sign language
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,075,549
32,405
2,016
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Helen Groth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
226
0.424
nineteenth-century literature
photography
sound
riots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,605,030
39,457
2,540
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sean Pryor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
69
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,666,017
40,269
2,592
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Attridge
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
59
0.484
English literature
French literature
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733,722
41,133
2,660
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher Kremmer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
49
0.350
Literary Journalism
Historical Fiction
Media Ethics
Professionalism
Digital Disruption
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,798,755
41,930
2,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neda Chepinchikj
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
41
0.891
applied linguistics
sociolinguisitcs
discourse studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,979,313
44,223
2,918
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hugues Peters
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
22
0.349
Linguistics
French
Second Language Acquisition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,298
44,525
2,941
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yi Zheng
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
20
0.364
modern Chinese literature
comparative literature
cultura lstudies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,105,856
45,753
3,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tram Do Quynh Phan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
language teacher learning
sociocultural theory
activity theory
educational reform
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,233,610
47,143
3,132
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Axel-Nathaniel Rose
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
literary studies
Tumblr
fan studies
commonplace books
archives
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,245,435
47,262
3,142
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muhammed Ourang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
Linguistics
Endangered Languages
Lari Language
Endangered Languages
Reference Grammar of Aheli Dialect (Lari Language)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,713
47,926
3,186
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Fonteyn
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
2
0.250
australian literature
linguistics
esl
environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,326,352
47,998
3,193
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bonaventure Muzigirwa Munganga
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Literary and Cultural Theory and Criticism
Art Criticism
Aesthetics and Politics
Philosophy and Literature