Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Northern Arizona University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,668
11,012
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
meta-analysis
research methods
open science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,761
13,169
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
applied linguistics
TESL
reading
content-based instruction
disciplinary writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,898
5,770
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied linguistics
Corpus linguistics
First and second language writing
Corpus linguistics and teacher training
Materials d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,917
4,142
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
language education
language policy
L2 theory
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,980
750
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
corpus linguistics
register variation
register
text linguistics
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
3,315
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Applied Linguistics
corpus linguistics
second language writing
second language acquisiton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
835
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Linguistic Anthropology
Deaf Studies
Disability Studies
History of Native American Women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
342
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
linguistic anthropology
qualitative research
dr/pt communication
phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
602
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
American Literature
Popular Culture
Horror
Childhood Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
379
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spanish as a heritage language
teacher education
second language writing
foreign language pedagogy
language assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
363
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Instructional Design
Higher Education
Learning and Design
Arthurian Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
198
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
U.S. Latino/a and Latin American literature and cultural studies
gender studies
film studies
urban studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
167
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
information technology
literature
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
115
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Reading
Morphology
Vocabulary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
324
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
American Indian literature
Indigenous literature & film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
211
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Applied Linguistics
Meta-analysis
Research synthesis
Second Language Acquisition
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
242
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Asian literature
American literature
postmodernism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
52
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Second language reading
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
TESOL
Research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
145
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
57
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Literacy Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Caribbean & Jamaican Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
56
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
corpus linguistics
conversation
pragmatics
vocabulary
methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Applied Linguistics
Social Psychology
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Corpus linguistics
teaching and learning vocabulary
lexico-grammatical development in L1 and L2 writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
13
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,532
2,154
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,318
30,853
0.379
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,729
10,016
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Grabe
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,668
11,012
0.359
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,224
16,169
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luke Plonsky
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,761
13,169
0.605
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
meta-analysis
research methods
open science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,492
27,863
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fredricka L Stoller
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,898
5,770
0.415
applied linguistics
TESL
reading
content-based instruction
disciplinary writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,539
32,912
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Randi Reppen
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,917
4,142
0.348
Applied linguistics
Corpus linguistics
First and second language writing
Corpus linguistics and teacher training
Materials d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,202
88,000
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mary Mcgroarty
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,980
750
0.188
language education
language policy
L2 theory
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,756
90,717
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jesse Egbert
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
3,315
0.869
corpus linguistics
register variation
register
text linguistics
statistical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,213
197,523
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William J Crawford
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
835
0.791
Applied Linguistics
corpus linguistics
second language writing
second language acquisiton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,075
202,944
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leila Monaghan
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
994
342
0.344
Linguistic Anthropology
Deaf Studies
Disability Studies
History of Native American Women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,200
223,459
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christine Kirby
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
602
0.773
linguistic anthropology
qualitative research
dr/pt communication
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,371
233,045
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen J Renner
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
379
0.551
American Literature
Popular Culture
Horror
Childhood Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,321
233,283
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yuly Asencion Delaney
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
363
0.529
Spanish as a heritage language
teacher education
second language writing
foreign language pedagogy
language assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,662
246,868
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John J Doherty
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
198
0.350
Instructional Design
Higher Education
Learning and Design
Arthurian Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,331
251,673
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juanita Heredia
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
167
0.318
U.S. Latino/a and Latin American literature and cultural studies
gender studies
film studies
urban studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,236
256,587
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert S Friedman
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
115
0.236
information technology
literature
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,245
264,211
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vedran Dronjic
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
324
0.743
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Reading
Morphology
Vocabulary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,657
266,183
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeff Berglund
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
211
0.499
American Indian literature
Indigenous literature & film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,208,102
298,512
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuhang Hu
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
242
0.988
Applied Linguistics
Meta-analysis
Research synthesis
Second Language Acquisition
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264,021
306,182
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Rothfork
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
52
0.242
Asian literature
American literature
postmodernism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,863
327,759
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jihye Shin
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
145
0.986
Second language reading
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
TESOL
Research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,467,102
333,685
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Angela Hansen
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
57
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,663,636
360,220
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clement Lambert
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
56
0.691
Literacy Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Caribbean & Jamaican Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980,443
402,660
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth Hanks
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
corpus linguistics
conversation
pragmatics
vocabulary
methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,007,431
406,115
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yongzhi Miao|Vito Miao
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Applied Linguistics
Social Psychology
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,106,179
418,234
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brock J Wojtalewicz
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
13
0.765
Corpus linguistics
teaching and learning vocabulary
lexico-grammatical development in L1 and L2 writing