Question 1

Which countries lead Language and Linguistics research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Language and Linguistics. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (14k and 8k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Language and Linguistics research?

Accepted Answer

University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) ranks first in Language and Linguistics on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Leibniz Association and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Language and Linguistics?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Language and Linguistics, Lawrence Jun Zhang, Michael Tomasello and Rod Ellis have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Language and Linguistics research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Language and Linguistics research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Medan (Indonesia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Postojna, Ljubljana and Baden bei Wien.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Language and Linguistics?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Cambridge, University College London and Universitat Pompeu Fabra score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Language and Linguistics research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Umberto Eco and Semiotics, Subtitles and Audiovisual Media and Linguistics and Cultural Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Language and Linguistics?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Language and Linguistics is "WordNet" (George Armitage Miller, 1995), with 14,290 citations. Next come "One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?" (9,387) and "The Psychophysics Toolbox." (9,189).