Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
American University 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 :1
Second Language Acquisition
TESOL
Research Methods
Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,472
3,466
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,903
3,389
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Arabic Applied Linguistics
Arabic Lingusitics
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
Arabic Discourse Analysis
Arabic Socioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
805
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
TEFL
EAP/ESP
CALL
Testing Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,014
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Language Planning
Assessment
Affect in ESL
Teacher Professional Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
710
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Language and Identity
Global English
Pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
719
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
assessment literacy
language testing and assessment
teacher beliefs and student and teacher motivation
teacher professional d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
297
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Beliefs about language learning
Second Language Writing
WAC/WID
Socio-political factors in SLA
Writing Centers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
365
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Qur'an Translation
Qur'an
Qur'anic Linguistics
Islamic Text Translation
Applied Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
504
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ELT
TESL
Applied Linguistics
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
873
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
296
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
598
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Gender and women's Stidies
Arab Women
Feminist Theory
Postcolonial and Transnational Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
187
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
276
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Applied Linguistics
Multimodality and Multiliteracies
Digital Storytelling
Identity Negotiation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
221
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
language policy
psycholinguistics
Arabic acquisition
language and identity
global English
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
200
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
303
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Arabic Literature
Philology
Sufism
Islamic studies
Koranic studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
166
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Arabic Literature
Comparative Literature
Cultural History
Middle East Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
138
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Language teaching
Intercultural communication
Teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
255
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Postcolonial
media representations
postmodern
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
158
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
American Literature
Gender Studies
Pragmatics
Teaching Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
154
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Linguistics
FL teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
116
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gender
Genocide
Women's movement
Literature
Feminist Criticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
94
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
TESOL
English Language and Literature Teaching
Higher Education
Second Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
141
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,628
45,362
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Younghee Sheen
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,472
3,466
0.409
Second Language Acquisition
TESOL
Research Methods
Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,541
159
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Mccarthy|McCarthy PM, PM McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,903
3,389
0.491
ESL
Discourse
Text
linguistics computer science
psychology cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,153
269
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mahmoud Al Batal
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
805
0.340
Arabic Applied Linguistics
Arabic Lingusitics
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
Arabic Discourse Analysis
Arabic Socioli
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,021
301
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nahla Nola Bacha
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,014
0.482
TEFL
EAP/ESP
CALL
Testing Bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,160
323
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kassim Shaaban
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
710
0.358
Language Planning
Assessment
Affect in ESL
Teacher Professional Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,110
922
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ahmad Al-Issa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
719
0.477
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Language and Identity
Global English
Pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,732
3,063
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deena Boraie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
297
0.285
assessment literacy
language testing and assessment
teacher beliefs and student and teacher motivation
teacher professional d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,091
558
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rula L Diab|Rula Diab
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
976
365
0.374
Beliefs about language learning
Second Language Writing
WAC/WID
Socio-political factors in SLA
Writing Centers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,928
1,340
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmed Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
504
0.572
Qur'an Translation
Qur'an
Qur'anic Linguistics
Islamic Text Translation
Applied Translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,135
1,266
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
873
0.998
ELT
TESL
Applied Linguistics
Educational Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,344
1,382
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maher Bahloul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
296
0.354
Theoretical
Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,946
318
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mohammad Awad Alafnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
598
0.919
Critical Genre Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Business Communication
CMC
Mass/Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,904
1,737
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nawar Al-Hassan Golley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
501
187
0.373
Gender and women's Stidies
Arab Women
Feminist Theory
Postcolonial and Transnational Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,627
403
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulas Kayapinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
276
0.657
English Teaching
Language Testing
Teacher Development
Reflection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,250
268,836
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Polina Vinogradova
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
221
0.564
Applied Linguistics
Multimodality and Multiliteracies
Digital Storytelling
Identity Negotiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,733
1,981
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fatima Badry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
200
0.525
language policy
psycholinguistics
Arabic acquisition
language and identity
global English
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,097,207
483
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marina Jovic|Марина Јовић, Marina Jović
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
303
0.993
Pragmatics
Historical Linguistics
Large Language Models
Communication
ESL studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,616
1,069
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bilal Orfali
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
166
0.601
Arabic Literature
Philology
Sufism
Islamic studies
Koranic studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,789
1,073
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sonja Mejcher-Atassi
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
138
0.507
Arabic Literature
Comparative Literature
Cultural History
Middle East Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,157,647
292,556
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tabitha Kidwell
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
255
0.970
Language teaching
Intercultural communication
Teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,182,722
2,323
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hania Am Nashef هانياالناشف
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
158
0.637
Postcolonial
media representations
postmodern
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,452
609
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nazife Aydinoglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
154
0.700
American Literature
Gender Studies
Pragmatics
Teaching Languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,694
547
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tamara Oshchepkova / Ощепкова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
116
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,535
77
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Choman Hardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
94
0.511
Gender
Genocide
Women's movement
Literature
Feminist Criticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,607
35,321
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eunice M Aclan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
141
0.825
TESOL
English Language and Literature Teaching
Higher Education
Second Language Acquisition