Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,476
17,827
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Applied Linguistics
Japanese Language Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
2,031
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Forensic linguistics
crisis negotiation
invetigative interviewing
interrogation
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
800
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
linguistic landscape
intercultural language education
bilingual/CLIL education
language teacher professional development
sho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
536
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Linguistics
Gender
Sexuality
Ecolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
580
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Academic Literacy
Action Research
Teacher Education
TESOL
Second Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
680
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Latin American literary and cultural studies
Central American literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
194
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
language education
healthcare communication
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
220
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
TESOL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
221
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Literature
poetry
linguistics
transnational literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
94
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
young adult literature
diversity
children's fiction
youth studies
publishing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
123
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
linguistics
language pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
39
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
literacy across the curriculum
phonemic awareness
children's literature
eco-pedagogies for sustainable futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Second language learning and teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
8
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teacher Talk
Classroom interactions
Professional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
science fiction
Australian literature
film
space
defence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Australian Literature
Learning design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
language pedagogy
cultural anthropology
colonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Literature
South Asian Australian fiction
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Language practices and translanguaging
curriculum and pedagogy
language acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,830
388
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alastair Pennycook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,476
17,827
0.346
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,371
11,385
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emi Otsuji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
2,031
0.502
Sociolinguistics
Multilingualism
Applied Linguistics
Japanese Language Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,808
17,078
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Royce Terry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
800
0.348
Forensic linguistics
crisis negotiation
invetigative interviewing
interrogation
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,976
23,290
611
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lesley Harbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
536
0.405
linguistic landscape
intercultural language education
bilingual/CLIL education
language teacher professional development
sho
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,023
24,828
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roslyn Appleby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
580
0.505
Applied Linguistics
Gender
Sexuality
Ecolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,593
26,011
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emily Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
680
0.667
Academic Literacy
Action Research
Teacher Education
TESOL
Second Language Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,200
27,079
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Browitt Jeff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
909
194
0.213
Latin American literary and cultural studies
Central American literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,472
30,047
804
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Caroline Havery Formerly San Miguel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
220
0.347
language education
healthcare communication
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,272
30,204
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ross Forman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
221
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,415,787
36,677
997
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam Aitken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
94
0.599
Literature
poetry
linguistics
transnational literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,535
37,734
1,031
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emily Booth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
123
0.946
young adult literature
diversity
children's fiction
youth studies
publishing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554,284
38,513
1,065
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Tutton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
39
0.345
linguistics
language pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,949,608
43,708
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katherine Bates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
literacy across the curriculum
phonemic awareness
children's literature
eco-pedagogies for sustainable futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,983,291
44,153
1,297
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eduardo Constanzo Inzunza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
8
0.258
Second language learning and teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,062,178
45,198
1,335
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohammed Judaya M Alanazi|Mohammed Alanazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Teacher Talk
Classroom interactions
Professional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,075,129
45,344
1,342
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claire Corbett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
science fiction
Australian literature
film
space
defence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,115,282
45,827
1,359
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shaun Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Australian Literature
Learning design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,153,911
46,273
1,379
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deborah Nixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
language pedagogy
cultural anthropology
colonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,292,919
47,676
1,417
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sharon Rundle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
Literature
South Asian Australian fiction
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,293,204
47,679
1,418
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
Language practices and translanguaging
curriculum and pedagogy
language acquisition