Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 51 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
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,434
6,587
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Child language
Intonation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,025
2,183
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociolinguistics
variation and change
language contact
gender and language
pidgins and creoles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
2,910
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Global Englishes
English Medium Instruction
English as a Lingua Franca
Language Learning Strategies
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,393
7,118
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
colonial and postcolonial literature
modern literature in English
empire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
2,101
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
837
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Phonetics
Phonology
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,373
791
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phonocardiography
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Mobile Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,621
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Old Norse
medieval women
Arthurian literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
900
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
English medieval history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
145
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medieval and Renaissance literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
462
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Historical linguistics
Syntax
Variation and change
Celtic
Slavic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
573
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lexicography
World Englishes
Philippine English
Phraseology
Lexical Bundles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
722
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Phonetics
Phonology
Prosody
Dialects
Pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
395
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Language processing
Syntax-semantics interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
817
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spanish Language
Spanish Language Teaching
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
788
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
263
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Classics
sociolinguistics
ancient history
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
511
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linguistics
syntax
morphology
semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
510
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greek
Latin
Anatolian
Indo-European
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
406
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theatre and Science
Ibsen
modernism and performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
261
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
linguistics
lexicography
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
245
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Italian literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
71
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linguistic Typology
Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics
Uralic syntax
Estonian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
153
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
265
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,402
1,821
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Janet B Pierrehumbert
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,434
6,587
0.203
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,456
8,357
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
A Cruttenden
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,025
2,183
0.218
Child language
Intonation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,526
9,753
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miriam Meyerhoff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,604
2,910
0.338
Sociolinguistics
variation and change
language contact
gender and language
pidgins and creoles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,878
10,029
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heath Rose
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,393
7,118
0.848
Global Englishes
English Medium Instruction
English as a Lingua Franca
Language Learning Strategies
TESOL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,016
10,892
945
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
elleke boehmer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
2,101
0.273
colonial and postcolonial literature
modern literature in English
empire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,692
15,765
1,240
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frans Plank
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
837
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,474
17,770
1,369
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
J Coleman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,373
791
0.181
Phonetics
Phonology
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,769
26,389
1,857
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Springer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,621
0.658
Phonocardiography
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Mobile Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,047
26,405
1,858
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carolyne Larrington
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
900
0.365
Old Norse
medieval women
Arthurian literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,120
27,304
1,919
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kendall Jones
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
145
0.062
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,200
29,989
2,071
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jeremy Lawrance
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
462
0.234
medieval and Renaissance literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,302
33,125
2,254
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Willis
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
573
0.348
Historical linguistics
Syntax
Variation and change
Celtic
Slavic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,929
37,625
2,495
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Danica Salazar
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,261
722
0.573
Lexicography
World Englishes
Philippine English
Phraseology
Lexical Bundles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,180
37,790
2,507
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mary Baltazani
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
395
0.316
Phonetics
Phonology
Prosody
Dialects
Pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,402
38,248
2,536
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
E Matthew Husband
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
817
0.673
Language processing
Syntax-semantics interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,024
39,319
2,598
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Javier Muñoz Basols
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
788
0.693
Spanish Language
Spanish Language Teaching
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,752
39,501
2,611
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
oana uta barbulescu
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
263
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,416
42,236
2,753
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alex Mullen
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
511
0.541
Classics
sociolinguistics
ancient history
archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,566
42,357
2,764
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Víctor Acedo Matellán
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
510
0.544
Linguistics
syntax
morphology
semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,260
42,731
2,791
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philomen Probert
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
406
0.444
Greek
Latin
Anatolian
Indo-European
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,489
45,849
2,936
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kirsten Shepherd Barr
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
261
0.354
Theatre and Science
Ibsen
modernism and performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,522
46,695
2,977
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarah Ogilvie
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
245
0.356
linguistics
lexicography
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
865,072
48,270
3,039
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Claudio Varese
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
71
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,019
49,243
3,089
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anne Tamm
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
153
0.275
Linguistic Typology
Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics
Uralic syntax
Estonian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,327
49,356
3,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hanne Martine Eckhoff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
265
0.480