| 1990 | - | Natural language and natural selection - Pinker,Bloom | :: | 168 |
| 2001 | - | Evolution of universal grammar - Nowak,Komarova,Niyogi | :: | 90 |
| 1965 | - | Aspects of the theory of syntax - Chomsky | :: | 88 |
| 1976 | - | The selfish gene - Dawkins | :: | 54 |
| 1896 | - | A new factor in evolution - Baldwin | :: | 37 |
| 1987 | - | How learning can guide evolution - Hinton,Nowlan | :: | 31 |
| 2002 | - | How children learn the meanings of words - Bloom | :: | 27 |
| 2003 | - | Grammatical Assimilation - Briscoe | :: | 10 |
| 1998 | - | A Functionalist Approach to Grammar and its Evolution - Bybee | :: | 5 |
| 2003 | - | Niche construction: The neglected process in evolution - Odling-Smee,Laland,Feldman | :: | 5 |
| 2003 | - | Evolution and learning: The Baldwin effect reconsidered - Weber,Depew | :: | 2 |
| 2003 | - | On the different origin of symbols and grammar - Tomasello | :: | 1 |
| 2004 | - | Is coevolution of language and language genes possible - Chater,Christiansen,Reali | :: | 1 |