linguistics and terminology studies
linguistics and terminology studies is a research topic within Language and Linguistics. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 17.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses theoretical and applied studies in terminology and specialized language, including cognitive linguistics, ontologies, corpus linguistics, semantic relations, conceptual variation, lexical semantics, knowledge representation, and multidimensionality. The papers explore the dynamics of terminological variation, the processing of terms in specialized communication, and the representation of multidimensional and multimodal information in specialized domains.
- Terminology
- Specialized Language
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Ontologies
- Corpus Linguistics
- Semantic Relations
- Conceptual Variation
- Lexical Semantics
- Knowledge Representation
- Multidimensionality
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead linguistics and terminology studies research?
By volume, Russia and Spain publish the most (347 and 323 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead linguistics and terminology studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Granada publishes the most linguistics and terminology studies research, followed by Moscow State Institute of International Relations and Vilnius University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de GranadaSpain 25 works
- 2 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 20 works
- 3 Vilnius UniversityLithuania 19 works
- 4 University of AlicanteSpain 17 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 15 works
- 6 University of the Basque CountrySpain 15 works
- 7 Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain 15 works
- 8 University of WarsawPoland 15 works
- 9 Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et MaternellesFrance 15 works
- 10 Uzbek State University of World LanguagesUzbekistan 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in linguistics and terminology studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on linguistics and terminology studies include Geoffrey Leech.
- 1 Geoffrey Leech United Kingdom 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is linguistics and terminology studies research done?
The largest centres of linguistics and terminology studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Madrid (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Timișoara and Vilnius.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TimișoaraRO · 20.9 works18×
- VilniusLT · 35.1 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in linguistics and terminology studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study linguistics and terminology studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Granada, University of Geneva and University of Warsaw 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 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 70.0 | 25.2% | 13.6× | 25 | +55.0% |
| 2 | University of GenevaSwitzerland | 67.6 | 46.8% | 9.3× | 11 | +37.7% |
| 3 | University of WarsawPoland | 61.9 | 22.3% | 8.4× | 15 | +232.1% |
| 4 | Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia | 60.4 | 6.1% | 33.7× | 20 | +232.7% |
| 5 | University of AlicanteSpain | 59.5 | 21.5% | 18.6× | 17 | +45.6% |
| 6 | University of the Basque CountrySpain | 59.4 | 19.4% | 10.1× | 16 | +91.3% |
| 7 | Vilnius UniversityLithuania | 57.0 | 9.9% | 22.6× | 19 | +98.1% |
| 8 | Universidad de AlcaláSpain | 57.0 | 19.8% | 14.2× | 9 | +291.2% |
| 9 | Universitat Pompeu FabraSpain | 53.0 | 16.4% | 27.8× | 15 | +2.1% |
| 10 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 53.0 | 11.3% | 9.4× | 9 | +133.8% |
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 linguistics and terminology studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are linguistics and terminology studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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