Craig Lambert

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 891 citations indexed

About

Craig Lambert is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig Lambert has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 891 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Language and Linguistics, 17 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Craig Lambert's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (22 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (16 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (10 papers). Craig Lambert is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (22 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (16 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (10 papers). Craig Lambert collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Japan and United Kingdom. Craig Lambert's co-authors include Judit Kormos, Sachiko Nakamura, Jenefer Philp, Shaofeng Li, Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan, Natsuko Shintani, Grace Zhang, Scott Aubrey and Gavin Bui and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Pediatrics, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Craig Lambert

30 papers receiving 840 citations

Hit Papers

Task-Based Language Teaching 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 40 80 120
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. Task-Based Language Teaching
    2019 130 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Task-based language teaching theory and practice
    2020 125 citations Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Craig Lambert Australia 11 677 488 430 181 96 35 891
Scott Aubrey Hong Kong 13 388 0.6× 338 0.7× 225 0.5× 176 1.0× 66 0.7× 37 632
Kirsten M. Hummel Canada 10 408 0.6× 264 0.5× 225 0.5× 121 0.7× 72 0.8× 15 613
Michael Rost United States 10 630 0.9× 393 0.8× 335 0.8× 184 1.0× 73 0.8× 23 864
Parvaneh Tavakoli United Kingdom 18 883 1.3× 693 1.4× 448 1.0× 158 0.9× 185 1.9× 37 1.1k
Tim Murphey Japan 12 421 0.6× 248 0.5× 235 0.5× 188 1.0× 78 0.8× 46 702
Mohammad Javad Ahmadian Iran 14 553 0.8× 392 0.8× 348 0.8× 97 0.5× 69 0.7× 21 650
Daphnée Simard Canada 11 418 0.6× 291 0.6× 226 0.5× 104 0.6× 65 0.7× 41 551
Marije Michel Netherlands 15 543 0.8× 627 1.3× 290 0.7× 216 1.2× 123 1.3× 51 973
Jeremy Cross Singapore 13 541 0.8× 376 0.8× 232 0.5× 244 1.3× 46 0.5× 16 724
Laurens Vandergrift Canada 8 659 1.0× 474 1.0× 376 0.9× 227 1.3× 56 0.6× 10 835

Countries citing papers authored by Craig Lambert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Craig Lambert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig Lambert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Craig Lambert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Craig Lambert 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 Craig Lambert. Craig Lambert 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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Lambert, Craig & Scott Aubrey. (2025). Learner-generated content, task engagement, affective response, and memory on technology-mediated conversation tasks. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching. 15(3). 479–500. 6 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2025). Personal Investment in Language Processing: The Role of Self‐Reference in Initial Lexical Acquisition. TESOL Quarterly. 59(S2). 1 indexed citations
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Aubrey, Scott, et al.. (2023). Impact of goal-tracking on engagement in language use in an online TBLT module for Thai university students. System. 119. 103184–103184. 5 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, Scott Aubrey, & Gavin Bui. (2023). The Role of the Learner in Task-Based Language Teaching. 23 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2021). Learner-generated content and the lexical recall of beginning-level learners of Chinese as a foreign language. Language Teaching Research. 27(4). 800–819. 12 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig & Rhonda Oliver. (2020). Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ellis, Rod, Peter Skehan, Shaofeng Li, Natsuko Shintani, & Craig Lambert. (2019). Task-Based Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2018). Military communities in late medieval England: essays in honour of Andrew Ayton. 1 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig & Sachiko Nakamura. (2018). Proficiency‐related variation in syntactic complexity: A study of English L1 and L2 oral descriptive discourse. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 29(2). 248–264. 9 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2016). TASK REPETITION AND SECOND LANGUAGE SPEECH PROCESSING. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 39(1). 167–196. 116 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig. (2016). Henry V and the crossing to France: reconstructing naval operations for the Agincourt campaign, 1415. Journal of Medieval History. 43(1). 24–39. 1 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2014). A maritime community in war and peace: Kentish ports, ships and mariners, 1320-1400. The Journal of Pediatrics. 59. 562–6.
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Lambert, Craig. (2010). A task-based needs analysis: Putting principles into practice. Language Teaching Research. 14(1). 99–112. 36 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2007). Personal investment in L2 task design and learning: a case study of two Japanese learners of English. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 127–148. 9 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig. (2004). Reverse-engineering communication tasks. ELT Journal. 58(1). 18–27. 8 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, et al.. (2003). Using Authentic Listening Materials with First-Year English Majors. 101–128. 1 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig. (2002). Task Sequencing and Affective Performance Variables. 97–175. 5 indexed citations
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Lambert, Craig, F.K. Brazle, L.R. Corah, & R.R. Schalles. (1984). Performance and profitability of calves and yearlings in Southeast Kansas Steer Futurities (seven year summary). Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 119–123. 1 indexed citations

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