| Aspects of the Theory of Syntax N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 50979 | 2014 |
| The minimalist program N Chomsky MIT press, 2014 | 34008* | 2014 |
| Syntactic structures N Chomsky Mouton de Gruyter, 2002 | 33106 | 2002 |
| Lectures on government and binding: The Pisa lectures N Chomsky Walter de Gruyter, 1993 | 30023 | 1993 |
| The sound pattern of English N Chomsky Haper and Row, 1968 | 20693 | 1968 |
| Knowledge of language: Its nature, origin, and use N Chomsky New York, 1986 | 18101 | 1986 |
| Biological foundations of language EH Lenneberg Wiley, 1967 | 16907 | 1967 |
| Manufacturing consent ES Herman, N Chomsky Power and Inequality, 198-206, 2021 | 15799* | 2021 |
| Derivation by phase N Chomsky MIT occasional papers in linguistics 18, 1999 | 13295 | 1999 |
| Language and mind N Chomsky Cambridge University Press, 2006 | 13215 | 2006 |
| Minimalist inquiries: The framework (MITOPL 15) N Chomsky Step by step: Essays on minimalist syntax in honor of Howard Lasnik, 89-155, 2000 | 12654* | 2000 |
| Barriers N Chomsky MIT press, 1986 | 11122* | 1986 |
| A review of BF Skinner’s Verbal Behavior N Chomsky The Language and Thought Series, 48-64, 1980 | 9190 | 1980 |
| Rules and representations N Chomsky Columbia University Press, 1980 | 8718 | 1980 |
| Remarks on nominalization N Chomsky Readings in English transformational grammar/Ginn and Company, 1970 | 8115* | 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 | 7801 | 2002 |
| Reflections on language N Chomsky Temple Smith, 1976 | 7440 | 1976 |
| Three models for the description of language N Chomsky IRE Transactions on information theory 2 (3), 113-124, 1956 | 5185 | 1956 |
| On phases N Chomsky Foundational Issues in Linguistic Theory: Essays in Honor of Jean-Roger …, 2008 | 5098 | 2008 |
| Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding N Chomsky MIT Press google schola 2, 104-131, 1982 | 4697 | 1982 |