Alexander Urquhart

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 931 citations indexed

About

Alexander Urquhart is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Urquhart has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 931 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Education, 2 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 1 paper in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander Urquhart's work include Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (1 paper) and Reading and Literacy Development (1 paper). Alexander Urquhart is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (1 paper) and Reading and Literacy Development (1 paper). Alexander Urquhart collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and Israel. Alexander Urquhart's co-authors include J. Charles Alderson, Andrew D. Cohen and Cyril J. Weir and has published in prestigious journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Language Testing and Organizational Behavior Teaching Review.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Urquhart

7 papers receiving 801 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reading in a Foreign Language

1986 622 citations Andrew D. Cohen, J. Charles Alderson et al. TESOL Quarterly profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Urquhart United Kingdom	6	651	424	233	227	181	7	931
Gary Buck United States	10	403 0.6×	491 1.2×	189 0.8×	227 1.0×	99 0.5×	14	816
Patricia Dunkel United States	16	439 0.7×	761 1.8×	244 1.0×	334 1.5×	131 0.7×	37	1.1k
Tineke Brunfaut United Kingdom	13	361 0.6×	366 0.9×	192 0.8×	191 0.8×	105 0.6×	33	683
Rie Koizumi Japan	13	358 0.5×	334 0.8×	152 0.7×	161 0.7×	160 0.9×	59	703
Thom Hudson United States	17	627 1.0×	787 1.9×	541 2.3×	519 2.3×	82 0.5×	24	1.3k
Yasuyo Sawaki Japan	16	405 0.6×	278 0.7×	287 1.2×	157 0.7×	151 0.8×	37	809
David D. Qian Hong Kong	15	1.2k 1.8×	677 1.6×	225 1.0×	237 1.0×	524 2.9×	22	1.4k
Greta Gorsuch United States	14	379 0.6×	494 1.2×	201 0.9×	290 1.3×	54 0.3×	36	791
Rüdiger Grotjahn Germany	11	184 0.3×	305 0.7×	124 0.5×	147 0.6×	126 0.7×	30	624
Amos van Gelderen Netherlands	17	935 1.4×	606 1.4×	497 2.1×	337 1.5×	124 0.7×	44	1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Urquhart, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Big Need Not Be Bad: A Case Study of Experiential Leadership Development in Different-Sized Classes. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. 45(3). 360–386. 12 indexed citations

2.

Urquhart, Alexander & Cyril J. Weir. (2014). Reading in a Second Language: Process, Product and Practice. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire). 183 indexed citations

3.

Urquhart, Alexander. (1987). Comprehensions and interpretations. Reading in a Foreign Language. 3(2). 387–409. 10 indexed citations

4.

Cohen, Andrew D., J. Charles Alderson, & Alexander Urquhart. (1986). Reading in a Foreign Language. TESOL Quarterly. 20(4). 747–747. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alderson, J. Charles & Alexander Urquhart. (1985). The effect of students' academic discipline on their performance on ESP reading tests. Language Testing. 2(2). 192–204. 89 indexed citations

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Alderson, J. Charles & Alexander Urquhart. (1984). ESP Tests: The Problem of Student Background Discipline.. 2 indexed citations

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Urquhart, Alexander, et al.. (1970). Memory-for-Designs Test: A Follow-up Study. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 30(3). 753–754. 13 indexed citations

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