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World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

Total 45.829 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Preslav Nakov
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
71
0.877
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Paul Kiparsky
phonology
morphology
syntax
metrics
historical linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
40
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Alastair Pennycook
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
64
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Zhiyong Lu
BioNLP
Biomedical Informatics
Medical AI
Artificial Intelligence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
63
0.797
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Dominique Maingueneau
discourse analysis
pragmatics
linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
58
0.734
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Ward Wheeler
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
43
0.544
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Gina Conti Ramsden
child language development and disorders
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
49
0.628
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Douglas Fisher
Literacy
leadership
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
45
0.577
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Marti A Hearst
Computational Linguistics
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
43
0.551
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Larry M Hyman
Phonology
typology
African linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
35
0.449
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Владимир Ильич Карасик Vladimir I. Karasik
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Theory
Cultural Anthropology
Philological Hermeneutics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
50
0.649
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Matthew H Davis
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
50
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Norbert Schmitt
vocabulary
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
SLA
assessment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
64
0.865
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Jasone Cenoz
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
53
0.716
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Stefan Th Gries
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
English linguistics
cognitive linguistics
learner corpus research
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
56
0.767
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
John Flowerdew
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
52
0.712
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Luigi Rizzi
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Donna Alvermann
adolescent literacy
critical media literacy
popular culture
social media
reading comprehension
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
33
0.452
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Thomas G Bever
Cognitive Science
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Aesthetics
Cognitive Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
24
0.329
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
59
0.819
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Marco Baroni
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
AI
Cognitive Science
Language Emergence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
53
0.736
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Tanmoy Bhattacharya
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
49
0.681
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Susan C Herring
computer-mediated communication
computer-mediated discourse
gender and CMC
multimodal CMC
telepresence robotics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
49
0.681
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Walter Daelemans
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Martha Stone Palmer
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Preslav Nakov
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
71
0.877
Computational Linguistics
NLP
Large Language Models
Fact-checking
Fake News
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Paul Kiparsky
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
40
0.500
phonology
morphology
syntax
metrics
historical linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alastair Pennycook
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
64
0.810
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Zhiyong Lu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
63
0.797
BioNLP
Biomedical Informatics
Medical AI
Artificial Intelligence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Dominique Maingueneau
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
58
0.734
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ward Wheeler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
43
0.544
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gina Conti Ramsden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
49
0.628
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Douglas Fisher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
45
0.577
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Marti A Hearst
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
43
0.551
Computational Linguistics
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Larry M Hyman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
35
0.449
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Владимир Ильич Карасик Vladimir I. Karasik
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
50
0.649
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Theory
Cultural Anthropology
Philological Hermeneutics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Matthew H Davis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
50
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Norbert Schmitt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
64
0.865
vocabulary
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
SLA
assessment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jasone Cenoz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
53
0.716
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Stefan Th Gries
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
56
0.767
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
English linguistics
cognitive linguistics
learner corpus research
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
John Flowerdew
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
52
0.712
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Luigi Rizzi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
45
0.616
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Donna Alvermann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
33
0.452
adolescent literacy
critical media literacy
popular culture
social media
reading comprehension
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Thomas G Bever
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
24
0.329
Cognitive Science
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Aesthetics
Cognitive Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Lawrence Jun Zhang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
59
0.819
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Marco Baroni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
53
0.736
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
AI
Cognitive Science
Language Emergence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tanmoy Bhattacharya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
49
0.681
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Susan C Herring
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
49
0.681
computer-mediated communication
computer-mediated discourse
gender and CMC
multimodal CMC
telepresence robotics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Walter Daelemans
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Martha Stone Palmer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
44
0.611
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing