Subject Rankings
Hong Kong Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Subject Rankings 2025
AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Nov 21, 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 (873.864) 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
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
234
28,256
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:2
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
144
20,802
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:3
Second language writing
second language teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
99
13,386
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:4
English for academic purposes
English for specific purposes
second language writing
language policy
applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
121
14,855
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:5
computational linguistics
corpus linguistics
Chinese linguistics
lexical semantics
ontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
255
12,113
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:6
Language education
language policy
learning
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
95
17,169
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:7
Bi-/Multilingualism
code-switching & translanguaging
Cantonese & Chinese literacy
English in HK & China
Cantonese as additio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
68
5,983
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:8
Corpus Linguistics
Conversational Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Lexical Semantics
Pragmatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
82
5,866
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:9
Language Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
62
7,995
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:10
Cantonese and Sinitic languages
language typology
language contact
bilingual development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
68
5,695
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:11
English for specific purposes
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
52
4,307
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:12
Second Language Acquisition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
78
4,553
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:13
Knowledge graphs
Retrieval-augmented generation
Graph neural networks
Text-to-SQL
LLMs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
47
3,890
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:14
Applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
43
3,520
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:15
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
Pragmatics
Lexical Semantics
Professional Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
3,873
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:16
Syntax
Semantics
Computational Linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
64
2,789
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:17
Intercultural Communication
Sociolinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
2,591
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:18
Linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
55
3,879
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:19
Bilingual development
second language acquisition
Cantonese grammar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
5,313
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:20
Computational linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
56
3,072
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:21
Experimental linguistics
Lexical tone
Chinese characters
Chinese linguistics
Brain and language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,084
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:22
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Computer-aided Translation
Technology-enhanced Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
53
2,251
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:23
multimodality
discourse analysis
language education
metaphor and metonymy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
39
1,849
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:24
translation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
39
2,672
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:25
English medium instruction
English for Specific Purposes
English for Academic Purposes
Discourse Analysis
Health communicati
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
3,620
Catherine Mcbride
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
234
28,256
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
John Flowerdew
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
144
20,802
Applied linguistics
Discourse Analysis
Academic Discourse
English for Specific Purposes
Icy Lee
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
99
13,386
Second language writing
second language teacher education
Guangwei Hu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
121
14,855
English for academic purposes
English for specific purposes
second language writing
language policy
applied linguistics
Chu-Ren Huang 黄居仁|黄 居仁
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
255
12,113
computational linguistics
corpus linguistics
Chinese linguistics
lexical semantics
ontology
Amy Bm Tsui
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
95
17,169
Language education
language policy
learning
teacher education
David CS Li Alias
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
68
5,983
Bi-/Multilingualism
code-switching & translanguaging
Cantonese & Chinese literacy
English in HK & China
Cantonese as additio
Winnie Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
82
5,866
Corpus Linguistics
Conversational Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Lexical Semantics
Pragmatics
Lindsay Miller
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
62
7,995
Stephen Matthews
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
68
5,695
Cantonese and Sinitic languages
language typology
language contact
bilingual development
Stephen Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
52
4,307
English for specific purposes
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
Alessandro Benati
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
78
4,553
Second Language Acquisition
Xiao Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
47
3,890
Knowledge graphs
Retrieval-augmented generation
Graph neural networks
Text-to-SQL
LLMs
Paul Stapleton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
43
3,520
Martin Warren
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
44
3,873
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Linguistics
Pragmatics
Lexical Semantics
Professional Communication
Haihua Pan|H H Pan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
64
2,789
Syntax
Semantics
Computational Linguistics
Hans Ladegaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
44
2,591
Intercultural Communication
Sociolinguistics
Louise Cummings
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
55
3,879
Virginia Yip
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
44
5,313
Bilingual development
second language acquisition
Cantonese grammar
Chunyu Kit
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
56
3,072
Computational linguistics
Gang Peng (彭刚)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,084
Experimental linguistics
Lexical tone
Chinese characters
Chinese linguistics
Brain and language
Billy Tm Wong
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
53
2,251
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Computer-aided Translation
Technology-enhanced Education
William Dezheng Feng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
39
1,849
multimodality
discourse analysis
language education
metaphor and metonymy
Nam Fung Chang
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
39
2,672
Jack Pun
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
43
3,620
English medium instruction
English for Specific Purposes
English for Academic Purposes
Discourse Analysis
Health communicati