Albert Weideman

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 968 citations indexed

About

Albert Weideman is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Weideman has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 968 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 46 papers in Language and Linguistics and 14 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Albert Weideman's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (38 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (32 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (21 papers). Albert Weideman is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (38 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (32 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (21 papers). Albert Weideman collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and Mongolia. Albert Weideman's co-authors include Tobie Van Dyk, Frans van der Slik, Christo Van Rensburg, Roy Patterson, M. Rafael Salaberry, Brenda Louw, Bart Deygers and Jonathan H. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language Testing and Language & Communication.

In The Last Decade

Albert Weideman

64 papers receiving 891 citations

Hit Papers

Complex systems and applied linguistics 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Complex systems and applied linguistics
    2009 399 citations Albert Weideman Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Albert Weideman South Africa 14 543 516 261 239 188 70 968
Philip Shaw Sweden 20 530 1.0× 662 1.3× 377 1.4× 205 0.9× 114 0.6× 69 1.0k
Maria Kuteeva Sweden 17 517 1.0× 976 1.9× 192 0.7× 267 1.1× 267 1.4× 47 1.2k
Desmond Allison Singapore 14 466 0.9× 681 1.3× 274 1.0× 307 1.3× 101 0.5× 43 1.1k
Charlene Rivera United States 14 630 1.2× 432 0.8× 300 1.1× 415 1.7× 384 2.0× 35 1.1k
Francisco Gomes de Matos Brazil 12 462 0.9× 320 0.6× 166 0.6× 150 0.6× 193 1.0× 60 821
Esmat Babaii Iran 14 315 0.6× 345 0.7× 176 0.7× 278 1.2× 107 0.6× 61 789
Marianne Nikolov Hungary 16 560 1.0× 464 0.9× 352 1.3× 232 1.0× 210 1.1× 46 868
Anne Lazaraton United States 15 1.1k 2.0× 635 1.2× 439 1.7× 304 1.3× 324 1.7× 27 1.5k
Christine Pearson Casanave Japan 17 580 1.1× 830 1.6× 358 1.4× 503 2.1× 145 0.8× 34 1.4k
Aek Phakiti Australia 17 634 1.2× 432 0.8× 611 2.3× 565 2.4× 92 0.5× 27 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Albert Weideman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Weideman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Weideman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weideman, Albert. (2024). Five generations of applied linguistics: some framework issues. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 31(1). 77–98.
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Weideman, Albert. (2024). A Theory of Applied Linguistics.
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Salaberry, M. Rafael, et al.. (2023). Ethics and Context in Second Language Testing. 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert, et al.. (2017). The initial validation of a test of emergent literacy. Per Linguam. 3 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2017). Does responsibility encompass ethicality and accountability in language assessment?. Language & Communication. 57. 5–13. 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2013). The modal delimitation of the field of linguistics. 49(4). 95–122. 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2013). Applied linguistics beyond postmodernism. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 45(4). 236–255. 4 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert, et al.. (2012). Test and context: The use of the Test of Academic Literacy Levels (TALL) at a tertiary institution in VIÊT NAM. Journal for Language Teaching. 45(2). 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2007). The redefinition of applied linguistics: modernist and postmodernist views. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 25(4). 589–605. 13 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2007). Overlapping and divergent agendas: writing and applied linguistics research. 5 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert, et al.. (2006). Empowerment through language and education : cases and case studies from North America, Europe, Africa and Japan. Peter Lang eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2006). A systematically significant episode in Applied Linguistics. 2006. 231–244. 2 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2006). Assessing academic literacy: A task-based approach. Language Matters. 37(1). 81–101. 16 indexed citations
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Dyk, Tobie Van & Albert Weideman. (2004). Switching constructs: on the selection of an appropriate blueprint for academic literacy assessment. Journal for Language Teaching. 38(1). 67 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2003). Towards accountability : a point of orientation for post-modern applied linguistics in the third millennium : research article. Literator. 24(1). 83–102. 3 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (2003). Justifying course and task design in language teaching. 35(3). 26–48. 10 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert & Christo Van Rensburg. (2002). Language proficiency: Current strategies, future remedies. Journal for Language Teaching. 36(1-2). 33 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert, et al.. (2002). Our ways of learning language. Journal for Language Teaching. 36(3-4). 6 indexed citations
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Weideman, Albert. (1983). The systematic bases for the distinction linguistics/applied linguistics. South African Journal of Linguistics. 1(1). 38–52. 3 indexed citations

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