Abdullah Alamer

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Abdullah Alamer is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdullah Alamer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Social Psychology, 15 papers in Language and Linguistics and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Abdullah Alamer's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (15 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (14 papers) and Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (8 papers). Abdullah Alamer is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (15 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (14 papers) and Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (8 papers). Abdullah Alamer collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Australia and United States. Abdullah Alamer's co-authors include Joseph F. Hair, Jihyun Lee, Fakieh Alrabai, Majid Elahi Shirvan, Herbert W. Marsh, Richard L. Sparks, Lucas M. Jeno, Kaiqi Shao, Mark Feng Teng and Florian Schuberth and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Frontiers in Psychology and Materials.

In The Last Decade

Abdullah Alamer

41 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-S... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2022 2021 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in second language and education research: Guidelines using an applied example
    2022 934 citations Joseph F. Hair, Abdullah Alamer Research Methods in Applied Linguistics profile →
  2. Grit and language learning: construct validation of L2-Grit scale and its relation to later vocabulary knowledge
    2021 126 citations Abdullah Alamer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abdullah Alamer Saudi Arabia 19 662 347 311 305 272 45 2.0k
Rong Chen China 20 165 0.2× 343 1.0× 33 0.1× 145 0.5× 376 1.4× 121 1.7k
Donald R. Bacon United States 21 404 0.6× 391 1.1× 272 0.9× 15 0.0× 820 3.0× 68 2.8k
Muhammad Asif Qureshi Pakistan 22 124 0.2× 403 1.2× 126 0.4× 30 0.1× 274 1.0× 42 2.2k
Debby Cotton United Kingdom 28 148 0.2× 385 1.1× 154 0.5× 27 0.1× 1.5k 5.5× 57 3.1k
Susan Rose United States 19 109 0.2× 1.2k 3.5× 193 0.6× 77 0.3× 264 1.0× 84 2.3k
Yves Van Vaerenbergh Belgium 24 350 0.5× 1.1k 3.1× 30 0.1× 81 0.3× 39 0.1× 48 2.6k
Rui Yao United States 20 211 0.3× 223 0.6× 77 0.2× 17 0.1× 133 0.5× 69 2.2k
İ̇smail Şahi̇n Türkiye 22 146 0.2× 564 1.6× 220 0.7× 14 0.0× 1.1k 4.2× 68 2.1k
Ruth Rettie United Kingdom 24 238 0.4× 1.1k 3.1× 75 0.2× 24 0.1× 92 0.3× 55 2.3k

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All Works

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Alamer, Abdullah, et al.. (2025). The negative effects of external rewards on young language students’ performance, withdrawing, and psychological factors: An experimental study. Learning and Motivation. 91. 102156–102156. 1 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah, et al.. (2025). Reducing language anxiety by increasing language achievement: A new experimental study. Language Teaching Research. 5 indexed citations
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Alotaibi, Ghazi, et al.. (2025). Definition, Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Management of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: The Saudi Myeloma Working Group Guidelines. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 25(12). 851–862.e2.
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Alamer, Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Minimal residual disease testing for classical Hodgkin lymphoma: A comprehensive review. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 204. 104503–104503. 3 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Autonomous single language interest predicts vocabulary achievement: the latent growth curve model approach. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 64(1). 405–422. 2 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah, Florian Schuberth, & Jörg Henseler. (2024). When and how to use confirmatory composite analysis (CCA) in second language research. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 46(2). 597–616. 11 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah, Suhad Sonbul, & Dina Abdel Salam El‐Dakhs. (2024). Revisiting the validity of the vocabulary learning strategies questionnaire using the confirmatory composite analysis (CCA): Setting new directions for the field. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 35(1). 193–217. 6 indexed citations
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Shirvan, Majid Elahi, et al.. (2024). A Multilevel Meta-analysis of Language Mindsets and Language Learning Outcomes in Second Language Acquisition Research. Educational Psychology Review. 36(1). 13 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah & Fakieh Alrabai. (2024). The second language trait emotional intelligence (L2-TEI) scale and its relation to language engagement. Acta Psychologica. 250. 104511–104511. 8 indexed citations
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Chaudhri, Naeem, Ayman Saad, Abdullah Alamer, et al.. (2023). The Outcome of Tisagenlecleucel (Tisa-Cel) Vs Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) CD-19 CAR-T Cell Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory NHL, Real World Data, Single Institution Experience. Blood. 142(Supplement 1). 6936–6936. 1 indexed citations
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Sayed, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Biochemical Analysis of Ferritin and D-dimer in COVID-19 Survivors and Non-survivors. Cureus. 15(9). e45389–e45389. 2 indexed citations
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Hair, Joseph F. & Abdullah Alamer. (2022). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in second language and education research: Guidelines using an applied example. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 1(3). 100027–100027. 934 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shao, Kaiqi, Majid Elahi Shirvan, & Abdullah Alamer. (2022). How Accurate Is Your Correlation? Different Methods Derive Different Results and Different Interpretations. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 901412–901412. 27 indexed citations
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Alrabai, Fakieh & Abdullah Alamer. (2022). The role of learner character strengths and classroom emotions in L2 resilience. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 956216–956216. 23 indexed citations
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Shalabi, Faisal I., et al.. (2021). Influence of Lime and Volcanic Ash on the Properties of Dune Sand as Sustainable Construction Materials. Materials. 14(3). 645–645. 11 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah & Jihyun Lee. (2021). Language achievement predicts anxiety and not the other way around: A cross-lagged panel analysis approach. Language Teaching Research. 28(4). 1572–1593. 49 indexed citations
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Alamer, Abdullah. (2021). Construct Validation of Self-Determination Theory in Second Language Scale: The Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 732016–732016. 36 indexed citations

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