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Australia Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (1.014.193) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Anna Wierzbicka
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
341
56,930
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Allan Luke
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
217
38,278
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Alastair Pennycook
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
148
49,370
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mark Johnson
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Statistical Models
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
195
26,505
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
NJ Enfield
Language
Culture
Cognition
Interaction
Social Behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
138
15,059
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Alexandra Aikhenvald
Linguistic typology
linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
150
22,401
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Stephen Crain
Linguistics
Child language
Universal Grammar. Logic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
167
18,306
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Phil Benson
Applied Linguistics
Autonomy in learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
107
23,269
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nicholas Evans
Australian languages
Papuan languages
typology
linguistic anthropology
language documentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
139
14,107
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Matthias Schlesewsky
Neurobiology of Language
Neurotypology
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
126
11,823
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Pamela Snow
language
literacy
reading instruction
youth offenders
leaving care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
122
11,042
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Rosalind Smith
Early modern literature
early modern women's writing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
225
12,978
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Stephen M Wilson
language
neuroscience
aphasia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
82
13,638
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
David Copland
Language Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Aphasia
functional neuroimaging
dopamine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
148
7,812
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Michael Haugh
Pragmatics
Conversation Analysis
Intercultural Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
110
10,057
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ina Bornkessel Schlesewsky
neurobiology of language
cognitive neuroscience
neurotypology
psycholinguistics
language processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
107
9,334
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Robert Dale
natural language processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
139
13,933
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Paola Escudero
speech perception
phonetics
language acquisition
word learning
bilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
105
7,754
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Len Unsworth
literacy
English curriculum
children's literature
grammar
visual literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
98
8,925
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ping Yang
Intercultural communication
nonverbal communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
179
7,648
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Brian Paltridge
English for specific purposes
discourse analysis
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
87
13,138
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Steven Bird
Indigenous Languages
Language Revitalisation
Computational Linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
113
25,787
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Helen J Chenery
Language neuroscience
Neurological language disorders.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
93
5,084
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anna Wierzbicka
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
341
56,930
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Allan Luke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
217
38,278
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alastair Pennycook
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
148
49,370
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
195
26,505
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Statistical Models
Machine Learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
NJ Enfield
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
138
15,059
Language
Culture
Cognition
Interaction
Social Behaviour
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexandra Aikhenvald
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
150
22,401
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Crain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
167
18,306
Linguistics
Child language
Universal Grammar. Logic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anne Burns
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
149
23,533
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Phil Benson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
107
23,269
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
139
14,107
Australian languages
Papuan languages
typology
linguistic anthropology
language documentation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthias Schlesewsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
126
11,823
Neurobiology of Language
Neurotypology
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pamela Snow
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
122
11,042
language
literacy
reading instruction
youth offenders
leaving care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rosalind Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
225
12,978
Early modern literature
early modern women's writing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neomy Storch
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
80
15,662
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen M Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
82
13,638
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Copland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
148
7,812
Language Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Aphasia
functional neuroimaging
dopamine
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Haugh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
110
10,057
Pragmatics
Conversation Analysis
Intercultural Communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ina Bornkessel Schlesewsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
107
9,334
neurobiology of language
cognitive neuroscience
neurotypology
psycholinguistics
language processing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Dale
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
139
13,933
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paola Escudero
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
105
7,754
speech perception
phonetics
language acquisition
word learning
bilingualism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Len Unsworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
98
8,925
literacy
English curriculum
children's literature
grammar
visual literacy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ping Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
179
7,648
Intercultural communication
nonverbal communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brian Paltridge
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
87
13,138
English for specific purposes
discourse analysis
research methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven Bird
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
113
25,787
Indigenous Languages
Language Revitalisation
Computational Linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Helen J Chenery
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
93
5,084
Language neuroscience
Neurological language disorders.