Second language Research 31k citations
1.1k papers · indexed · active since 1968
Impact in EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Second Language Acquisition and Learning Language Development and Disorders Papers in i EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning 539 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation 348 Linguistics and Language Analysis 31 Second Language Acquisition and Learning 318 Language Development and Disorders 204 Reading and Literacy Development 30 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Second language Research
Comparison fields: 5 of 130 Language and Linguistics 20k Developmental and Educational Psychology 16.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 7k Linguistics and Language 1.6k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4k Literature and Literary Theory 628 Artificial Intelligence 648 Human-Computer Interaction 125 Education 466 Communication 99 Cultural Studies 110 Information Systems 242 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 70 Philosophy 114 Management Science and Operations Research 87 Social Psychology 115 Statistics and Probability 63 Gender Studies 42 General Decision Sciences 10 Computer Science Applications 17 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 7 General Social Sciences 9 General Arts and Humanities 4 Safety Research 27 Computational Theory and Mathematics 34 Psychiatry and Mental health 32 Classics 11 Applied Psychology 9 Clinical Psychology 35 History and Philosophy of Science 17 Sociology and Political Science 77 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 26 General Psychology 2 Demography 11 Developmental Biology 2 Human Factors and Ergonomics 4 Neurology 7 Information Systems and Management 8 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 General Health Professions 18 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Occupational Therapy 5 Marketing 7 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 8 Music 4 Signal Processing 5 Management of Technology and Innovation 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 Physiology 13 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 Anatomy 1 Health Information Management 4 Anthropology 6 Complementary and alternative medicine 4 Speech and Hearing 2 Religious studies 4 Law 6 Political Science and International Relations 14 General Materials Science 1 History 7 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 Media Technology 3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 Library and Information Sciences 1 Rehabilitation 2 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 Geography, Planning and Development 2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 Forestry 1 Applied Mathematics 4 Physiology 1 Ecology 5 Strategy and Management 4 Health 2 Neurology 3 Architecture 1 Sensory Systems 1 Software 1 Insect Science 2 Museology 1 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 Agronomy and Crop Science 2 Computer Networks and Communications 4 Finance 2 Archeology 2 Environmental Engineering 2 Accounting 2 Transportation 1 Emergency Medical Services 1 Public Administration 1 Biotechnology 1 Surgery 6 Urban Studies 1 Pharmacology 2 Building and Construction 2 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 Water Science and Technology 2 Environmental Chemistry 1 Biomedical Engineering 4 Economics and Econometrics 3 Automotive Engineering 1 Genetics 3 Paleontology 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Plant Science 4 Global and Planetary Change 2 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 Analytical Chemistry 1 Management Information Systems 1 Computational Mechanics 2 Pollution 1 Civil and Structural Engineering 2 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 Mechanical Engineering 3 Polymers and Plastics 1 Control and Systems Engineering 2 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 Aerospace Engineering 2 Rheumatology 1 Atmospheric Science 1 Soil Science 1 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Food Science 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Molecular Biology 2 Epidemiology 1
Language and Linguistics 20k Developmental and Educational Psychology 16.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 7k Linguistics and Language 1.6k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4k Language and Linguistics Compass United States
International Journal of Bilingualism United States
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching China
Journal of Linguistics United Kingdom
Mind & Language United States
Linguistic Inquiry United States
Natural Language & Linguistic Theory United States
First Language United States
Annals of Dyslexia United States
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Language and Linguistics Compass · 1× This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Second language Research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Second language Research with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Second language Research more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers published in Second language Research. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Second language Research.
About Second language Research The 1.1k papers published in Second language Research in the last decades have received a total of 31k indexed citations . Papers published in Second language Research usually cover Language and Linguistics (735 papers), Developmental and Educational Psychology (490 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (215 papers), Cognitive Neuroscience (186 papers) and Linguistics and Language (15 papers) specifically the topics of EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (539 papers), Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (348 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (318 papers), Language Development and Disorders (204 papers), Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (183 papers), Phonetics and Phonology Research (182 papers), Linguistics and Language Analysis (31 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (30 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Second language Research are Lydia White , Donna Lardiere , Bonnie D. Schwartz , Antonella Sorace , Rex A. Sprouse , Holger Hopp , Roger Hawkins , Jason Rothman , Silvina Montrul and Harald Clahsen .
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