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Language

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Published by: LSA Publications

https://www.linguisticsociety.org/lsa-publications/language

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 323 29 57 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 78
Documents by Best Scientists*: 118
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.025
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Language?

Language mainly tackles studies in Linguistics, Literature, Grammar, Cognitive science and Phonology. Syntax, Language acquisition, Verb, Generative grammar and Noun are Linguistics topics of special interest in it.

  • Linguistics (46.28%)
  • Literature (5.61%)
  • Grammar (4.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • WordNet : an electronic lexical database (10564 citations)
  • A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation (9086 citations)
  • A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (4765 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Language:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Linguistics, Grammar, Syntax, Language acquisition and Phonology. Generative grammar, Semantics, Verb, Theoretical linguistics and Noun are among the areas of Linguistics tackled in the most cited articles. The published papers link adjacent topics like Language acquisition with Second-language acquisition.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Linguistics
  • World War II
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Language are Linguistics, Cognitive psychology, Language acquisition, Developmental psychology and Pedagogy. Grammar, Syntax, Narrative and Neuroscience of multilingualism are all aspects of Linguistics research featured in the journal. More specifically, the research on Developmental psychology in Language is related to Language development.

The journal explores research in Pedagogy and the adjacent study of Knowledge base.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Autism, constructionism, and nativism (5 citations)
  • Accounting for lexical tones when modeling phonological distance (3 citations)
  • The development of English as a heritage language: The role of chronological age and age of onset of bilingualism: (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Language (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roland G. Kent (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan S. Kaye (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert A. Hall (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward J. Vajda (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Herbert Penzl (68 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Language (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of the Basque Country (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tel Aviv University (23 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 71.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 69.05% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Language Research

There are ample career opportunities in the vast field of language research. This field, with its various sub-disciplines such as Linguistics, Literature, Grammar, Cognitive Science, and Phonology, offers exciting research and professional options. As a language researcher or a scholar, you could dive into intriguing topics such as Syntax, Language acquisition, Generative grammar, and many more. One of the particularly demanding and fulfilling careers in this field is being a Substance Abuse Counselor with a specialty in utilizing linguistic methods for treatment. This profession involves applying the nuances of language and communication skills to help individuals overcome substance addiction. Suppose you're interested in combining your passion for language studies with a desire to make substantial societal impact. In that case, you might consider becoming a Substance Abuse Counselor. Different states in the U.S have their specific prerequisites and licensure procedure for becoming a licensed Substance Abuse Counselor. For instance, those based in Nevada can refer to How to become a licensed substance abuse counselor in Nevada to gain detailed insight into the qualification requirements, credentialing process, and continual education needs. Diversifying your career by integrating language studies with health counseling can be a rewarding journey. It opens up a unique path where you can utilize your linguistic expertise to engage with, understand, and influence human behavior positively.

Top Publications

  • How diverse is child language acquisition research?

    Unknown

    (2022)
    326 Citations
  • Toward racial justice in linguistics: Interdisciplinary insights into theorizing race in the discipline and diversifying the profession

    Unknown

    (2020)
    211 Citations
  • Against stored abstractions: A radical exemplar model of language acquisition:

    Ben Ambridge

    (2020)
    193 Citations
  • The regularity of regular sound change

    William Labov

    (2020)
    138 Citations
  • Dependency locality as an explanatory principle for word order

    Richard Futrell;Roger P. Levy;Edward Gibson

    (2020)
    74 Citations
  • Revisiting phonetic integration in bilingual borrowing

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Abstractions made of exemplars or ‘You’re all right, and I’ve changed my mind’: Response to commentators:

    Ben Ambridge

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Attracting Black Students to Linguistics Through a Black-Centered Introduction to Linguistics Course

    Kendra Calhoun;Anne H.Charity Hudley;Mary Bucholtz;Jazmine Exford

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • A recent northern origin for the Uto-Aztecan family

    (2023)
    27 Citations
  • Sentence planning and production in Murrinhpatha, an Australian 'free word order' language

    (2022)
    16 Citations

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