Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition is a research topic within Artificial Intelligence. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 6.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the compilation, annotation, and analysis of spoken language corpora in Italian and Portuguese, with a particular emphasis on prosody, pragmatics, and information structure. It also delves into linguistic annotation, language teaching, and cross-linguistic analysis.
- Spoken Language
- Corpora
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Prosody
- Pragmatics
- Information Structure
- Linguistic Annotation
- Language Teaching
- Cross-linguistic Analysis
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 944 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition research?
By volume, Italy and Brazil publish the most (901 and 367 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Italy 901 works
- 2 Brazil 367 works
- 3 France 208 works
- 4 Spain 196 works
- 5 United States 170 works
- 6 Poland 87 works
- 7 United Kingdom 61 works
- 8 Germany 56 works
- 9 Portugal 38 works
- 10 Canada 36 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 Studies and Language Acquisition research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Milan publishes the most Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition research, followed by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and University of Florence.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of MilanItaly 76 works
- 2 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 76 works
- 3 University of FlorenceItaly 48 works
- 4 University of BolognaItaly 46 works
- 5 University of TurinItaly 42 works
- 6 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 37 works
- 7 University of PaduaItaly 31 works
- 8 University for Foreigners of SienaItaly 29 works
- 9 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 27 works
- 10 Roma Tre UniversityItaly 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition include A. De Angelis.
- 1 A. De Angelis Italy 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition research done?
The largest centres of Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition research in 2022–2025 are Rome (Italy), Milan (Italy), Venice (Italy) and Florence (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice, Siena and Perugia.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- VeniceIT · 78.8 works90×
- SienaIT · 45.6 works76×
- PerugiaIT · 22.7 works35×
- FlorenceIT · 66.7 works30×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition?
Among universities, judged by research, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, University of Catania and University of Siena 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 | Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly | 71.6 | 5.2% | 120.2× | 76 | +208.0% |
| 2 | University of CataniaItaly | 68.7 | 13.3% | 17.4× | 14 | +157.5% |
| 3 | University of SienaItaly | 67.2 | 11.1% | 33.1× | 17 | +155.6% |
| 4 | University of BolognaItaly | 65.1 | 6.4% | 21.8× | 46 | +71.5% |
| 5 | University of TurinItaly | 65.1 | 5.5% | 33.3× | 42 | +95.6% |
| 6 | University of MilanItaly | 64.2 | 5.7% | 45.4× | 76 | -2.4% |
| 7 | University of PaduaItaly | 64.2 | 5.2% | 15.1× | 31 | +131.9% |
| 8 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 63.7 | 19.2% | 8.3× | 11 | +49.6% |
| 9 | University of FlorenceItaly | 61.4 | 4.8% | 35.5× | 48 | +63.4% |
| 10 | University of MessinaItaly | 58.5 | 6.3% | 17.1× | 11 | +314.1% |
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 Studies and Language Acquisition research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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