Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
82,859
27,050
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,318
9,433
0.301
* 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
22,458
12,384
0.551
* 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
14,152
4,843
0.342
* 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
12,156
3,667
0.302
* 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
4,017
612
0.152
* 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
4,011
3,242
0.808
* 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
1,088
772
0.710
* 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
1,011
272
0.269
* 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
794
515
0.649
* 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
709
319
0.450
* 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
696
306
0.440
* 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
576
167
0.290
* 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
532
143
0.269
* 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
496
98
0.198
* 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
452
293
0.648
* 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
432
200
0.463
* 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
260
251
0.965
* 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
40
0.186
* 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
159
153
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
40
0.299
* 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
83
50
0.602
* 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
36
36
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
34
34
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
18
11
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,492
2,131
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas Biber
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,859
27,050
0.326
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,505
9,928
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Grabe
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,318
9,433
0.301
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,232
15,787
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luke Plonsky
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,458
12,384
0.551
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
meta-analysis
research methods
open science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,997
27,709
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
14,152
4,843
0.342
applied linguistics
TESL
reading
content-based instruction
disciplinary writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,818
32,706
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Randi Reppen
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,156
3,667
0.302
Applied linguistics
Corpus linguistics
First and second language writing
Corpus linguistics and teacher training
Materials d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,218
88,405
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mary Mcgroarty
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,017
612
0.152
language education
language policy
L2 theory
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,517
88,490
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jesse Egbert
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,011
3,242
0.808
corpus linguistics
register variation
register
text linguistics
statistical methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,340
195,882
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William J Crawford
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
772
0.710
Applied Linguistics
corpus linguistics
second language writing
second language acquisiton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,965
202,462
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leila Monaghan
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
272
0.269
Linguistic Anthropology
Deaf Studies
Disability Studies
History of Native American Women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,847
222,627
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christine Kirby
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
515
0.649
linguistic anthropology
qualitative research
dr/pt communication
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,857
231,291
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen J Renner
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
319
0.450
American Literature
Popular Culture
Horror
Childhood Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,248
232,678
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
696
306
0.440
Spanish as a heritage language
teacher education
second language writing
foreign language pedagogy
language assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,151
246,025
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
576
167
0.290
Instructional Design
Higher Education
Learning and Design
Arthurian Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,652
251,293
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juanita Heredia
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
143
0.269
U.S. Latino/a and Latin American literature and cultural studies
gender studies
film studies
urban studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,163
256,229
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
496
98
0.198
information technology
literature
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,792
262,632
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vedran Dronjic
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
293
0.648
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Reading
Morphology
Vocabulary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,580
265,717
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeff Berglund
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
200
0.463
American Indian literature
Indigenous literature & film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,198,039
296,691
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuhang Hu
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
251
0.965
Applied Linguistics
Meta-analysis
Research synthesis
Second Language Acquisition
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,280,646
308,026
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Rothfork
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
40
0.186
Asian literature
American literature
postmodernism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408,944
325,397
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jihye Shin
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
153
0.962
Second language reading
Psycholinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
TESOL
Research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483,997
335,465
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Angela Hansen
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
40
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,674,296
361,214
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clement Lambert
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
50
0.602
Literacy Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Caribbean & Jamaican Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,936,959
396,155
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth Hanks
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
corpus linguistics
conversation
pragmatics
vocabulary
methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,953,878
398,418
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
34
34
1.000
Applied Linguistics
Social Psychology
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,106,484
417,157
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brock J Wojtalewicz
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
Corpus linguistics
teaching and learning vocabulary
lexico-grammatical development in L1 and L2 writing