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.
Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Second Language Acquisition
This map shows the geographic impact of Alex Housen's 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 Alex Housen with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alex Housen more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alex Housen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alex Housen. The network helps show where Alex Housen may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Housen
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Housen.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Housen based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Housen. Alex Housen is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Pierrard, Michel & Alex Housen. (2013). Complexité linguistique et instruction grammaticale en français L2. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 285–303.1 indexed citations
Housen, Alex, et al.. (2009). The use of verb morphology of advanced L2 learners and native speakers of French. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 41–62.3 indexed citations
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Housen, Alex. (2008). Multilingual development in the European Schools. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 455–470.1 indexed citations
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Housen, Alex, et al.. (2006). Stades développement aux et contexte instructionnel: l'acquisition de la morphologie verbale chez des apprenants avancés de fle. 32(1). 273–293.1 indexed citations
Witte, Els, et al.. (2005). Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities.9 indexed citations
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Dewaele, Jean‐Marc, Alex Housen, Li Wei, & Hugo Baetens Beardsmore. (2003). Bilingualism : beyond basic principles : festschrift in honour of Hugo Baetens Beardsmore. Multilingual Matters eBooks.11 indexed citations
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Dewaele, Jean‐Marc, Alex Housen, & Li Wei. (2003). Bilingualism: Beyond Basic Principles. Multilingual Matters eBooks.51 indexed citations
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Housen, Alex, et al.. (2003). Le français face à l’anglais dans les écoles secondaires en Flandre. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles).3 indexed citations
Housen, Alex, et al.. (2001). The development of auditory proficiency in French and English as Foreign languages in secondary schools in Flanders. Círculo de lingüística aplicada a la comunicación. 2(6). 3.1 indexed citations
Housen, Alex. (1998). Le processus de grammaticalisation dans le développement de l'interlangue. Travaux de linguistique. 209–222.1 indexed citations
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