Allan Bell

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Allan Bell is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Bell has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Linguistics and Language, 18 papers in Language and Linguistics and 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Allan Bell's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (26 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (21 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (13 papers). Allan Bell is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (26 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (21 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (13 papers). Allan Bell collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Allan Bell's co-authors include Peter Garrett, Andy Gibson, Janet Holmes, Lesley Milroy, John Baugh, Richard Bauman, Malcah Yaeger‐Dror, Edward Finegan, John R. Rickford and William Labov and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Communication and British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Allan Bell

49 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Language style as audience design 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 2002 1998 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan Bell New Zealand 19 1.8k 1.8k 832 704 543 51 3.6k
Michael Silverstein United States 22 2.5k 1.4× 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 644 0.9× 923 1.7× 77 5.1k
Asif Agha United States 17 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 879 1.1× 324 0.5× 563 1.0× 29 3.3k
Adam Jaworski United Kingdom 29 977 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 765 0.9× 353 0.5× 833 1.5× 110 3.2k
Kira Hall United States 18 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 889 1.1× 211 0.3× 547 1.0× 39 2.7k
Mary Bucholtz United States 30 3.0k 1.6× 2.9k 1.7× 1.8k 2.2× 453 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 88 5.8k
Nancy C. Dorian United States 20 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 256 0.4× 443 0.8× 60 3.5k
Robert B. Kaplan United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 2.9k 3.4× 485 0.7× 296 0.5× 129 4.8k
James J. Bradac United States 26 424 0.2× 982 0.6× 581 0.7× 325 0.5× 636 1.2× 64 2.4k
Paul Chilton United Kingdom 21 323 0.2× 987 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 985 1.4× 664 1.2× 65 2.7k
Florian Coulmas Germany 21 586 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 499 0.6× 313 0.4× 201 0.4× 83 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Allan Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allan Bell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allan Bell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Allan Bell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Allan Bell 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 Allan Bell. Allan Bell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Bell, Allan. (2017). Giving voice: A personal essay on the shape of sociolinguistics. Journal of Sociolinguistics. 21(5). 587–602. 8 indexed citations
2.
Crothers, Charles, et al.. (2014). Internet trends in New Zealand, 2007-2013. 9 indexed citations
3.
Bell, Allan. (2013). The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics. 18 indexed citations
4.
Bell, Allan. (2010). Advocating for a Threatened Language: The Case for Maori on Television in Aotearoa/New Zealand. 53. 3. 1 indexed citations
5.
Crothers, Charles, et al.. (2010). The Internet in New Zealand 2009. Tuwhera (Auckland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
6.
Bell, Allan. (2003). A CENTURY OF NEWS DISCOURSE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations
7.
Eckert, Penelope, John R. Rickford, Judith T. Irvine, et al.. (2002). Style and Sociolinguistic Variation. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 671 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Starks, Donna, et al.. (2002). Linguists and Language Maintenance: Pasifika Languages in Manukau, New Zealand. Oceanic Linguistics. 41(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations
9.
Bell, Allan & Nikolas Coupland. (2001). Dialogue. Journal of Sociolinguistics. 5(4). 575–575. 1 indexed citations
10.
Khakoo, Salim I., Paul Glue, Leonie Grellier, et al.. (1998). Ribavirin and interferon alfa‐2b in chronic hepatitis C: assessment of possible pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 46(6). 563–570. 122 indexed citations
11.
Bell, Allan & Peter Garrett. (1998). Approaches To Media Discourse. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bell, Allan. (1997). The Phonetics of Fish and Chips in New Zealand. English World-Wide A Journal of Varieties of English. 18(2). 243–270. 14 indexed citations
13.
Bell, Allan. (1995). Language and the Media. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 15. 23–41. 48 indexed citations
14.
Bell, Allan. (1995). News Time. Time & Society. 4(3). 305–328. 27 indexed citations
15.
Bell, Allan. (1994). Media (mis)communication on the science of climate change. Public Understanding of Science. 3(3). 259–275. 114 indexed citations
16.
Bell, Allan. (1992). Hit and miss: Referee design in the dialects of New Zealand television advertisements. Language & Communication. 12(3-4). 327–340. 33 indexed citations
17.
Bell, Allan & Janet Holmes. (1990). New Zealand ways of speaking English. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 94 indexed citations
19.
Bell, Allan. (1983). Telling It Like It Isn'T: Inaccuracy in Editing International News. Gazette (Leiden Netherlands). 31(3). 185–203. 3 indexed citations
20.
Bell, Allan. (1978). The language of rapid news in Auckland : a sociolinguistic study of style, audience &subediting variation. University Microfilms International eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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