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Linguistics and Language research in United Kingdom

University of Cambridge ranks first in United Kingdom for Linguistics and Language research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by .

United Kingdom's world rank
#2
of 26 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
931
Top-10% rate
29.4%
Ranked institutions
1

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Linguistics and Language in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CambridgeCambridge #1100.022.5%94

Institutions in United Kingdom above the floor of 40 fractional works in Linguistics and Language, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Linguistics and Language researchers in United Kingdom?

Jack Goody, Geoffrey Leech and Brian Street rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Jack Goody#1,614 worldwide overall708 citations · 3 works
  2. 2Geoffrey Leech#1,726 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 8 works
  3. 3Brian Street#2,417 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 6 works
  4. 4Joseph Greenberg#3,322 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 5 works
  5. 5Colin Baker#5,527 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 9 works
  6. 6David Crystal#7,015 worldwide overall765 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Celia Roberts#8,486 worldwide overall569 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Jean‐Marc Dewaele#8,883 worldwide overall1k citations · 12 works
  9. 9Ben Rampton#10,868 worldwide overall738 citations · 24 works
  10. 10Norman Fairclough#11,188 worldwide overall611 citations · 4 works
  11. 11Ruth Wodak#11,692 worldwide overall696 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Günther Kress#14,916 worldwide overall507 citations · 5 works
  13. 13J. Charles Alderson#15,264 worldwide overall600 citations · 3 works
  14. 14Nikolas Coupland#18,081 worldwide overall530 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Janet B. Pierrehumbert#23,995 worldwide overall602 citations · 3 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Linguistics and Language