Linguistic research and analysis
Linguistic research and analysis is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 11.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to language discourse and communication studies, including discourse analysis, language variation, text linguistics, sociolinguistics, communication practices, phraseology, multimodality, standardization of language, cultural semiotics, and digital communication.
- Discourse Analysis
- Language Variation
- Text Linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Communication Practices
- Phraseology
- Multimodality
- Standardization of Language
- Cultural Semiotics
- Digital Communication
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Linguistic research and analysis research?
By volume, Germany and Poland publish the most (2k and 298 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 2k works
- 2 Poland 298 works
- 3 Russia 254 works
- 4 Austria 208 works
- 5 Switzerland 201 works
- 6 United States 180 works
- 7 Ukraine 98 works
- 8 Italy 89 works
- 9 France 83 works
- 10 United Kingdom 74 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Linguistic research and analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Vienna publishes the most Linguistic research and analysis research, followed by University of Münster and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Vienna Austria 46 works
- 2 University of Münster Germany 45 works
- 3 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany 38 works
- 4 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland 37 works
- 5 University of Cologne Germany 33 works
- 6 University of Zurich Switzerland 33 works
- 7 Ruhr University Bochum Germany 33 works
- 8 Universität Hamburg Germany 32 works
- 9 Leibniz Institute for the German Language Germany 32 works
- 10 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Linguistic research and analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Linguistic research and analysis include C. Schmitt, Noam Chomsky and Niklas Luhmann.
- 1 C. Schmitt 6.8k citations
- 2 Noam Chomsky 3.7k citations
- 3 Niklas Luhmann 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Linguistic research and analysis research done?
The largest centres of Linguistic research and analysis research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Moscow (Russia) and Munich (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Passau.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PassauDE · 25.5 works83×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Linguistic research and analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Linguistic research and analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, Universität Innsbruck and Leipzig University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Vienna Austria | 68.0 | 13.7% | 22.9× | 46 | +84.4% |
| 2 | Universität Innsbruck Austria | 66.9 | 9.0% | 24.5× | 29 | +199.1% |
| 3 | Leipzig University Germany | 64.7 | 19.7% | 24.6× | 28 | +113.4% |
| 4 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Germany | 63.7 | 11.0% | 12.4× | 24 | +213.8% |
| 5 | University of Münster Germany | 63.6 | 17.2% | 31.1× | 45 | +43.2% |
| 6 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany | 62.4 | 9.8% | 30.6× | 38 | +84.5% |
| 7 | University of Cologne Germany | 61.5 | 12.4% | 24.7× | 33 | +84.9% |
| 8 | University of Zurich Switzerland | 61.4 | 12.9% | 15.0× | 33 | +20.5% |
| 9 | Moscow State Institute of International Relations Russia | 61.4 | 11.4% | 40.2× | 29 | +1150.0% |
| 10 | University of Duisburg-Essen Germany | 60.4 | 12.6% | 20.2× | 26 | +126.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Linguistic research and analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Linguistic research and analysis.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.