Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Queensland 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
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,797
11,249
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
language
neuroscience
aphasia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,913
6,005
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Pragmatics
Conversation Analysis
Intercultural Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,304
5,984
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Language Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Aphasia
functional neuroimaging
dopamine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,145
4,908
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
TESOL
Language in Education Planning
World Englishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
3,828
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
classroom second language acquisition
language assessment and testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,493
1,905
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Second language acquisition
Corpus linguistics
EAP
Data-driven learning
Second language writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,638
0.908
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
1,586
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Language neuroscience
Neurological language disorders.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,162
1,483
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Literacies
mobility
capacity building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,106
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Literacies
Social Justice
School Reform
Pedagogy
Curriculum and assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
1,094
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
language learning and teaching
second language acquisition
CALL
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
826
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Phonology
Morphology
Language Diversity
Evolutionary Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
679
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Language in social life
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
linguistic anthropology
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
662
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
626
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Language policy in Asia
ELT
Japanese language teaching
Japanese education system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
584
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Literature
intellectual history
political thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
529
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
second language learning
sociocultural theory
CALL
computer-assisted language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
476
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Applied Linguistics
Intercultural Education
Spanish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
474
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
461
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
childhood
adolescence
trauma
trauma-informed care
narrative health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
448
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
missionary writing and empire
travel writing
mid-20th century magazines
settler colonial / postcolonial theory
colonial and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
436
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japanese literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
355
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Discourse analysis
Intercultural and cross-cultural communication
Intergenerational communication
Social inclusion and community resources
Medical discourse/communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,013
336
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
intercultural communication
language learning and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
276
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,744
1,480
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Allan Luke
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,797
11,249
0.290
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,873
3,649
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen M Wilson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,913
6,005
0.432
language
neuroscience
aphasia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,261
3,674
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Haugh
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,304
5,984
0.581
Pragmatics
Conversation Analysis
Intercultural Communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,925
4,737
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Copland
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,145
4,908
0.603
Language Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Aphasia
functional neuroimaging
dopamine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,134
6,333
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Obaidul Hamid
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,119
3,828
0.748
TESOL
Language in Education Planning
World Englishes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,270
12,625
977
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Noriko Iwashita
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,493
1,905
0.424
classroom second language acquisition
language assessment and testing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,294
14,337
1,101
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Crosthwaite
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,638
0.908
Second language acquisition
Corpus linguistics
EAP
Data-driven learning
Second language writing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,796
14,690
1,134
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felicity Meakins
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
1,586
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,028
15,467
1,205
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Helen J Chenery
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,162
1,483
0.287
Language neuroscience
Neurological language disorders.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,666
18,923
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robyn Henderson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,106
0.535
Literacies
mobility
capacity building
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,358
19,036
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Annette Woods
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
1,094
0.423
Literacies
Social Justice
School Reform
Pedagogy
Curriculum and assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,979
22,207
1,648
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wenying Jiang
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
826
0.496
language learning and teaching
second language acquisition
CALL
Pedagogy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,603
24,282
1,795
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erich Round
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
679
0.649
Phonology
Morphology
Language Diversity
Evolutionary Linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,697
24,533
1,816
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zane Goebel
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
662
0.540
Language in social life
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
linguistic anthropology
social theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,354
25,042
1,855
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Samantha Disbray
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
626
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,813
25,672
1,888
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kayoko Hashimoto
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
584
0.484
Language policy in Asia
ELT
Japanese language teaching
Japanese education system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,338
26,557
1,935
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Heron
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
529
0.566
Literature
intellectual history
political thought
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,198
27,461
1,981
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul J Moore
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
476
0.655
second language learning
sociocultural theory
CALL
computer-assisted language learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,892
27,502
1,983
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adriana Díaz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
474
0.721
Applied Linguistics
Intercultural Education
Spanish
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,564
27,730
1,993
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wei Lin Melody Chang
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
461
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,325
27,983
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kate Cantrell
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
448
0.900
childhood
adolescence
trauma
trauma-informed care
narrative health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,700
28,175
2,019
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anna Johnston
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
436
0.357
missionary writing and empire
travel writing
mid-20th century magazines
settler colonial / postcolonial theory
colonial and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,621
29,615
2,090
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tomoko Aoyama
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
355
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,048
30,010
2,107
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marisa Cordella
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,013
336
0.332
Discourse analysis
Intercultural and cross-cultural communication
Intergenerational communication
Social inclusion and community resources
Medical discourse/communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,876
31,184
2,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Barbara E Hanna
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
799
276
0.345
intercultural communication
language learning and technology