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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
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
intercultural communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,821
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,200
2,976
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bilingualism
multilingualism
second language acquisition
language contact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
2,942
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
2,380
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
linguistics
bilingualism
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
2,299
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
(New) Media Discourse
Business Communication
Language and Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,722
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Classics
Greek
Latin
Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
1,541
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Applied Linguistics
Bilingualism
Language Testing
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,396
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
976
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Phonetics
speech prosody
Hong Kong English
pronunciation
atypical speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
689
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
583
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
505
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Children's Literature
Childhood Studies
Critical Theory
Gender Studies
Queer Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
467
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Shakespeare
Drama
Theatre History
Manuscripts
Gender Study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
361
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
360
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
323
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
276
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
psychology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
232
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Victorian literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
199
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Linguistic Landscapes
Digital Media
Code-Switching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
189
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
185
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
176
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Italian literature and culture
post-Unification history
Italian intellectual history
multilingualism in Italian literature an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
168
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
French and Francophone literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
164
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
US Literature and Cutlure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
138
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,954
6,422
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rodney Jones
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,821
0.389
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
intercultural communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,065
13,487
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suzanne Graham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,200
2,976
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,318
13,643
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeanine Treffers-Daller
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,146
2,942
0.572
Bilingualism
multilingualism
second language acquisition
language contact
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,607
16,585
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Parvaneh Tavakoli
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,743
2,380
0.636
Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
TESOL
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,566
17,084
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ludovica Serratrice
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
2,299
0.487
linguistics
bilingualism
language acquisition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,037
21,746
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sylvia Jaworska
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,722
0.888
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
(New) Media Discourse
Business Communication
Language and Gender
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,323
23,624
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eleanor Dickey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,505
1,541
0.440
Classics
Greek
Latin
Language
Linguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,037
25,342
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Helmut Daller
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,396
0.501
Applied Linguistics
Bilingualism
Language Testing
Second Language Acquisition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,266
31,874
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicola Wilson
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
976
0.849
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,125
38,116
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jane Setter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
689
0.388
Phonetics
speech prosody
Hong Kong English
pronunciation
atypical speech
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,563
40,779
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hilary Footitt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
583
0.573
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,979
43,028
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Melani Schroeter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
505
0.593
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,234
44,436
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karin Lesnik Oberstein
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
467
0.285
Children's Literature
Childhood Studies
Critical Theory
Gender Studies
Queer Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,357
49,809
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Grace Ioppolo
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
361
0.259
Shakespeare
Drama
Theatre History
Manuscripts
Gender Study
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,285
49,898
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tony Capstick
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
360
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,645
52,302
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Federico Faloppa
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
323
0.673
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,927
55,722
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Brauner
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
276
0.364
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,586
59,546
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Debra Page
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
232
0.434
Linguistics
psychology
education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,133,525
62,709
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gail Marshall
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
199
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157,957
63,763
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christiana Themistocleous
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
189
0.673
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Linguistic Landscapes
Digital Media
Code-Switching
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167,470
64,221
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Mangham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
456
185
0.406
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,175
65,177
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mary Morrissey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
176
0.378
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,212,326
66,169
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniela La Penna
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
168
0.646
Italian literature and culture
post-Unification history
Italian intellectual history
multilingualism in Italian literature an
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,364
66,661
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julia Waters
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
164
0.872
French and Francophone literature
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303,058
69,903
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Stoneley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
138
0.296
US Literature and Cutlure