| Aspects of the Theory of Syntax N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 49588 | 2014 |
| The minimalist program N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 33136 | 2014 |
| Syntactic structures N Chomsky Mouton de Gruyter, 2002 | 32111 | 2002 |
| Lectures on government and binding: The Pisa lectures N Chomsky Walter de Gruyter, 1993 | 29465 | 1993 |
| The sound pattern of English. N Chomsky, M Halle | 20123 | 1968 |
| Knowledge of language: Its nature, origin, and use N Chomsky | 17435 | 1986 |
| The biological foundations of language EH Lenneberg Hospital Practice 2 (12), 59-67, 1967 | 16460 | 1967 |
| Manufacturing consent ES Herman, N Chomsky Power and Inequality, 198-206, 2021 | 15189* | 2021 |
| Derivation by phase N Chomsky, M Kenstowicz An Annotated Syntax Reader 482, 1999 | 12894 | 1999 |
| Language and mind N Chomsky Cambridge University Press, 2006 | 12844 | 2006 |
| Minimalist inquiries: The framework (MITOPL 15) N Chomsky Step by step: Essays on minimalist syntax in honor of Howard Lasnik, 89-155, 2000 | 12296* | 2000 |
| Barriers N Chomsky MIT Press (MA), 1986 | 10972* | 1986 |
| A review of BF Skinner’s Verbal Behavior N Chomsky The Language and Thought Series, 48-64, 1980 | 10579* | 1980 |
| Rules and representations N Chomsky Behavioral and brain sciences 3 (1), 1-15, 1980 | 8549 | 1980 |
| Remarks on nominalization N Chomsky, RA Jacobs, PS Rosenbaum 1970 184, 221, 1970 | 7897* | 1970 |
| 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 | 7559 | 2002 |
| Reflections on language N Chomsky Temple Smith, 1976 | 7304 | 1976 |
| Three models for the description of language N Chomsky IRE Transactions on information theory 2 (3), 113-124, 1956 | 4990 | 1956 |
| On phases N Chomsky | 4904 | 2008 |
| Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding N Chomsky MIT press, 1982 | 4516 | 1982 |
