Bill Johnston

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Bill Johnston is a scholar working on Education, Literature and Literary Theory and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Bill Johnston has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Education, 15 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 10 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Bill Johnston's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Library Science and Information Literacy (10 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (9 papers). Bill Johnston is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Library Science and Information Literacy (10 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (9 papers). Bill Johnston collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Bill Johnston's co-authors include Sheila Webber, Kimberly Johnson, Manka Varghese, Brian Morgan, Cary A. Buzzelli, Anne Marie Guerrettaz, Stuart Boon, Manka M. Varghese, Earl W. Stevick and Alison Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Aquaculture and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Bill Johnston

78 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Theorizing Language Teach... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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. Theorizing Language Teacher Identity: Three Perspectives and Beyond
    2005 753 citations Bill Johnston et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bill Johnston 1.4k 966 837 558 544 83 2.9k
Elizabeth Birr Moje 3.4k 2.5× 414 0.4× 1.9k 2.3× 591 1.1× 36 0.1× 74 5.1k
Glynda Hull 1.6k 1.2× 519 0.5× 1.6k 1.9× 414 0.7× 17 0.0× 61 3.2k
John Trimbur 1.1k 0.8× 654 0.7× 1.7k 2.1× 540 1.0× 15 0.0× 52 3.6k
Nancy C. Dorian 589 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 2.0k 3.6× 11 0.0× 60 3.5k
Joan Rubin 853 0.6× 2.9k 3.0× 2.1k 2.5× 537 1.0× 10 0.0× 65 4.1k
Harvey J. Graff 604 0.4× 122 0.1× 467 0.6× 220 0.4× 28 0.1× 86 2.3k
Lester Faigley 1.2k 0.9× 986 1.0× 1.6k 1.9× 219 0.4× 5 0.0× 45 3.3k
Andrea A. Lunsford 735 0.5× 368 0.4× 902 1.1× 52 0.1× 10 0.0× 84 2.1k
Richard Andrews 996 0.7× 298 0.3× 462 0.6× 92 0.2× 6 0.0× 138 2.2k
Andrew Burn 944 0.7× 323 0.3× 939 1.1× 170 0.3× 4 0.0× 90 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Bill Johnston

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bill Johnston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bill Johnston. 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 Bill Johnston. The network helps show where Bill Johnston may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bill Johnston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bill Johnston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bill Johnston 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 Bill Johnston. Bill Johnston 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
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2019). Economic assessment of community-based pearl oyster spat collection and mabé pearl production in the western Pacific. Aquaculture. 514. 734505–734505. 14 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2017). R744 Parallel Compression Cycle for Automotive Climate Control. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 8 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2016). Potential profitability of pearl culture in coastal communities in Tanzania. Aquaculture Reports. 5. 10–17. 12 indexed citations
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Guerrettaz, Anne Marie & Bill Johnston. (2014). A Response: The Concept of the Classroom Ecology and the Roles of Teachers in Materials Use. Modern Language Journal. 98(2). 671–672. 1 indexed citations
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Guerrettaz, Anne Marie & Bill Johnston. (2013). Materials in the classroom ecology. Modern Language Journal. 97(3). 779–796. 119 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2013). The Digital University in the Modern Age: A proposed framework for strategic development. 4(7). 2 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2009). ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF AN INTRA-SPECIFIC CROSS OF SILVER PERCH ( Bidyanus bidyanus MITCHELL) FOR COMMERCIAL FARMING. Aquaculture Economics & Management. 13(4). 328–343. 5 indexed citations
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Webber, Sheila, Stuart Boon, & Bill Johnston. (2009). A comparison of UK academics' conceptions of information literacy in two disciplines: English and Marketing. Library and Information Research. 29(93). 4–15. 47 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill & Sheila Webber. (2008). Como podríamos pensar: Alfabetización informacional como una disciplina de la era de la información.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(10). 491–504. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Ming, et al.. (2006). The response of a shrub‐invaded grassland on the Inner Mongolia steppe to long‐term grazing by sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 49(2). 163–174. 7 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (2006). Values in English Language Teaching. TESOL Quarterly. 40(4). 872–872. 70 indexed citations
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Petersen, Elizabeth H., et al.. (2005). Finding Nemo: Estimating Import Demand For Live Reef Food Fish. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries). 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill. (2002). The Rise and Fall of a Dakota Immersion Pre-school. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 23(3). 195–213. 6 indexed citations
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Webber, Sheila & Bill Johnston. (2000). Conceptions of information literacy: new perspectives and implications. Journal of Information Science. 26(6). 381–397. 244 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill. (1999). The Expatriate Teacher as Postmodern Paladin. Research in the Teaching of English. 34(2). 255–280. 31 indexed citations
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Gent, Ian P., Bill Johnston, & Patrick Prosser. (1999). Thinking on Your Feet in Undergraduate Computer Science: a constructivist approach to developing and assessing critical thinking. Teaching in Higher Education. 4(4). 511–522. 16 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (1998). School Culture, Leadership Style, and Programmatic Vision: A Critical Analytic Reflective Narrative.. Educational foundations. 12(3). 55–66. 11 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (1998). HSJ Special Issue Introduction Alternative Schooling(1). ˜The œHigh School journal. 81(4). 177. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Bill, et al.. (1998). Reinventing the Alternative School: From Juvenile Detention to Academic Alternative(1). ˜The œHigh School journal. 81(4). 229–100773. 7 indexed citations
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Noblit, George W. & Bill Johnston. (1982). The school principal and school desegregation. Thomas eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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