Alan R. Thomas

669 total citations
33 papers, 229 citations indexed

About

Alan R. Thomas is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan R. Thomas has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 229 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Language and Linguistics, 12 papers in Linguistics and Language and 7 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Alan R. Thomas's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (12 papers), Lexicography and Language Studies (10 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (7 papers). Alan R. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (12 papers), Lexicography and Language Studies (10 papers) and Linguistics and language evolution (7 papers). Alan R. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alan R. Thomas's co-authors include David Thorne, Nikolas Coupland, Glanville Price, Joan M. Fayer, Alan Davies, Jeffrey L. Kallen, Laurie Bauer, John Holm, G. W. Turner and Ossi Ihalainen and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, The Modern Language Review and International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

In The Last Decade

Alan R. Thomas

30 papers receiving 167 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan R. Thomas United Kingdom 9 136 130 39 23 17 33 229
Philip Baldi United States 8 136 1.0× 211 1.6× 61 1.6× 38 1.7× 6 0.4× 32 312
Caroline Macafee United Kingdom 8 105 0.8× 90 0.7× 32 0.8× 7 0.3× 7 0.4× 17 223
H. W. Fowler 6 53 0.4× 100 0.8× 27 0.7× 18 0.8× 5 0.3× 11 217
Loreto Todd United Kingdom 8 170 1.3× 166 1.3× 29 0.7× 21 0.9× 3 0.2× 34 275
Thomas Pyles 8 183 1.3× 254 2.0× 64 1.6× 35 1.5× 11 0.6× 24 406
Patrick Heinrich Germany 9 137 1.0× 110 0.8× 21 0.5× 9 0.4× 7 0.4× 47 225
Lynda Mugglestone United States 6 106 0.8× 139 1.1× 23 0.6× 7 0.3× 11 0.6× 33 204
Mohamed Benrabah France 8 109 0.8× 72 0.6× 30 0.8× 9 0.4× 3 0.2× 13 180
Vivian Salmon United Kingdom 9 66 0.5× 139 1.1× 34 0.9× 24 1.0× 2 0.1× 38 271
Jonathan Hope United Kingdom 8 52 0.4× 85 0.7× 17 0.4× 49 2.1× 15 0.9× 17 244

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan R. Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan R. Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Alan R., et al.. (2013). The Thesaurus. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R., et al.. (2004). The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 5 indexed citations
3.
Thomas, Alan R., et al.. (2000). The Welsh dialect survey. University of Wales Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R., et al.. (2000). Introduction. 2(3-4). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1998). Bibliographical Classification: The Ideas and Achievements of Henry E. Bliss. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 25(1). 51–102. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1998). Addenda to “Bibliographical Classification: The Ideas and Achievements of Henry E. Bliss”. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 26(2). 73–75. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1997). The Work-Wide Web: A Cataloging Career for Every Librarian?. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 24(1-2). 5–22. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1997). Issues and methods in dialectology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1995). Adult Education Research in Canada: A Personal Perspective. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 103–112. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R. & David Thorne. (1995). A Comprehensive Welsh Grammar. Modern Language Journal. 79(3). 455–455. 35 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1995). Blissful Beliefs:. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 19(3-4). 17–22. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1995). Bliss Classification Update. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 19(3-4). 105–117. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1993). Bliss Bibliographic Classification 2nd Edition. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 15(4). 3–17. 6 indexed citations
14.
Coupland, Nikolas & Alan R. Thomas. (1990). English in Wales : diversity, conflict, and change. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1988). Methods in dialectology : proceedings of the sixth international conference held at the University College of North Wales, 3rd-7th August 1987. 10 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1987). Academic Adult Education. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 51–58. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1987). A spoken standard for Welsh: description and pedagogy. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 1987(66). 99–114. 3 indexed citations
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Davies, Alan, et al.. (1980). The Welsh Language, Studies in Its Syntax and Semantics. Modern Language Journal. 64(2). 267–267. 9 indexed citations
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Price, Glanville, et al.. (1979). The Welsh Language. Studies in Its Syntax and Semantics. The Modern Language Review. 74(2). 402–402. 23 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alan R.. (1977). Derivational Complexity in Varieties of Contemporary Spoken Welsh. WORD. 28(1-2). 166–186. 2 indexed citations

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