About The 1.6k papers published in Language Sciences in the last decades have received a total of 18.1k indexed citations.
Papers published in Language Sciences usually cover
Language and Linguistics (989 papers),
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (599 papers) and
Linguistics and Language (435 papers) specifically the topics of Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (488 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (416 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (387 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Language Sciences are
Edward C. Stewart ,
James W. Ney ,
Nigel Love ,
Michael Tomasello ,
Stephen J. Cowley ,
Sune Vork Steffensen ,
Talbot J. Taylor ,
Elissa L. Newport ,
Alexander V. Kravchenko and
Adam M. Croom .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Language Sciences
Comparison fields: 5 of 171 Language and Linguistics 10.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6.0k Linguistics and Language 4.5k Developmental and Educational Psychology 3.1k Literature and Literary Theory 2.9k Artificial Intelligence 2.5k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.8k Cultural Studies 1.5k Sociology and Political Science 1.3k Social Psychology 1.2k Philosophy 1.1k Communication 1.0k Education 732 Human-Computer Interaction 648 Gender Studies 528 Information Systems 308 General Health Professions 276 Political Science and International Relations 241 Clinical Psychology 207 Geography, Planning and Development 202 Anthropology 165 History and Philosophy of Science 123 Law 106 Demography 98 Astronomy and Astrophysics 96 Automotive Engineering 95 Signal Processing 90 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 74 Safety Research 71 Computational Theory and Mathematics 68 Economics and Econometrics 68 Archeology 67 Molecular Biology 64 Developmental Biology 64 Management Science and Operations Research 59 Marketing 56 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 55 History 53 Plant Science 53 Classics 51 Statistics and Probability 51 Global and Planetary Change 50 Food Science 50 Genetics 49 Ecology 48 General Social Sciences 48 Psychiatry and Mental health 46 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 46 Strategy and Management 44 Information Systems and Management 43 Speech and Hearing 43 Pharmacy 43 Health 42 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 42 Human Factors and Ergonomics 40 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 40 Computer Science Applications 34 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 32 Religious studies 30 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 29 Computer Networks and Communications 28 Occupational Therapy 28 Building and Construction 26 Epidemiology 26 Paleontology 25 Management Information Systems 24 Sensory Systems 23 Applied Psychology 23 Physiology 23 General Decision Sciences 22 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 22 Family Practice 21 Music 21 Mechanical Engineering 21 Museology 21 Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 Management of Technology and Innovation 19 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 Public Administration 18 General Psychology 17 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 16 Archeology 15 Urban Studies 15 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 Control and Systems Engineering 14 Accounting 14 Atmospheric Science 12 General Arts and Humanities 12 Transportation 9 Media Technology 9 Forestry 9 Developmental Neuroscience 9 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 9 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 Biomedical Engineering 8 Conservation 7 Environmental Engineering 6 Emergency Medicine 6 Business and International Management 6 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 Development 6 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 5 Oceanography 5 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 Nutrition and Dietetics 5 Neurology 5 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 Civil and Structural Engineering 4 Neurology 4 Small Animals 4 Geology 4 Space and Planetary Science 4 Geometry and Topology 4 Pollution 4 Ecological Modeling 3 Surgery 3 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 Emergency Medical Services 3 Ocean Engineering 3 Library and Information Sciences 3 Materials Chemistry 3 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 Complementary and alternative medicine 3 Water Science and Technology 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 Rehabilitation 2 Insect Science 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Rheumatology 2 Finance 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 Organic Chemistry 2 Soil Science 2 Anatomy 2 Biophysics 2 Health Informatics 1 Molecular Medicine 1 General Engineering 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Immunology 1 Metals and Alloys 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Software 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 Pharmacology 1 Biomaterials 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Oncology 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Equine 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 General Energy 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Internal Medicine 1 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Periodontics 1
Language and Linguistics 10.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6.0k Linguistics and Language 4.5k Developmental and Educational Psychology 3.1k Literature and Literary Theory 2.9k Language & Communication United States
Journal of Linguistics United Kingdom
Journal of Language and Social Psychology United States
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching United States
American Speech United States
Language in Society United States
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development United Kingdom
International Journal of the Sociology of Language United States
Citations per field, relative to Language Sciences
Citations per year, relative to Language Sciences
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