| Aspects of the Theory of Syntax N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 36446 | 2014 |
| The minimalist program N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 26794* | 2014 |
| Lectures on government and binding: The Pisa lectures N Chomsky Walter de Gruyter, 1993 | 23970 | 1993 |
| Syntactic structures N Chomsky, DW Lightfoot Walter de Gruyter, 2002 | 23081 | 2002 |
| The sound pattern of English. N Chomsky, M Halle | 16058 | 1968 |
| Knowledge of language: Its nature, origin, and use N Chomsky Greenwood Publishing Group, 1986 | 13805 | 1986 |
| The biological foundations of language EH Lenneberg Hospital Practice 2 (12), 59-67, 1967 | 12015 | 1967 |
| Manufacturing consent: The political economy of the mass media ES Herman, N Chomsky Random House, 2010 | 10426* | 2010 |
| Derivation by phase N Chomsky MIT occasional papers in linguistics 18, 1999 | 10229 | 1999 |
| Minimalist inquiries: The framework (MITOPL 15) N Chomsky Step by step: Essays on minimalist syntax in honor of Howard Lasnik, 89-155, 2000 | 9723* | 2000 |
| Language and mind N Chomsky Cambridge University Press, 2006 | 9335 | 2006 |
| Barriers N Chomsky MIT press, 1986 | 9128* | 1986 |
| Chomsky, N. 1959. A review of BF Skinner’s Verbal behavior. Language, 35 (1), 26–58. N Chomsky Language 35 (1), 26-58, 1959 | 6851 | 1959 |
| Rules and representations N Chomsky Behavioral and brain sciences 3 (1), 1-15, 1980 | 6822 | 1980 |
| Remarks on nominalization N Chomsky Linguistics Club, Indiana University, 1968 | 6244* | 1968 |
| Reflections on language NA Chomsky | 5767 | 1976 |
| The faculty of language: what is it, who has it, and how did it evolve? MD Hauser, N Chomsky, WT Fitch science 298 (5598), 1569-1579, 2002 | 5629 | 2002 |
| Three models for the description of language N Chomsky IRE Transactions on information theory 2 (3), 113-124, 1956 | 3637 | 1956 |
| On phases N Chomsky Current Studies in Linguistics Series 45, 133, 2008 | 3618 | 2008 |
| Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding N Chomsky MIT press, 1982 | 3600 | 1982 |
