Denis Bouchard

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Denis Bouchard is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Bouchard has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Language and Linguistics, 8 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Denis Bouchard's work include Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (11 papers), Natural Language Processing Techniques (8 papers) and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (7 papers). Denis Bouchard is often cited by papers focused on Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (11 papers), Natural Language Processing Techniques (8 papers) and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (7 papers). Denis Bouchard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Algeria. Denis Bouchard's co-authors include Donald F. Bouchard, Sherry Simon and Michel Foucault and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Denis Bouchard

33 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Language, Counter-Memory, Practice 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Language, Counter-Memory, Practice
    1978 842 citations Denis Bouchard 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
Denis Bouchard Canada 12 582 390 318 244 192 36 1.5k
Albert Séchehaye 5 390 0.7× 354 0.9× 191 0.6× 121 0.5× 263 1.4× 7 1.6k
Susan Bassnett United Kingdom 20 1.5k 2.5× 415 1.1× 155 0.5× 213 0.9× 216 1.1× 95 2.3k
John E. Joseph United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.8× 292 0.7× 265 0.8× 112 0.5× 248 1.3× 161 1.9k
Lee H. Dowling 6 472 0.8× 227 0.6× 163 0.5× 136 0.6× 231 1.2× 10 1.3k
Émile Benveniste France 14 785 1.3× 416 1.1× 635 2.0× 136 0.6× 334 1.7× 44 2.1k
André Lefèvere United States 16 1.8k 3.2× 452 1.2× 160 0.5× 229 0.9× 270 1.4× 48 2.6k
Gerald Prince United States 17 358 0.6× 381 1.0× 361 1.1× 308 1.3× 513 2.7× 77 2.3k
Anthony Pym Spain 24 1.9k 3.3× 280 0.7× 130 0.4× 535 2.2× 216 1.1× 155 2.6k
Gary Saul Morson United States 15 196 0.3× 382 1.0× 276 0.9× 55 0.2× 122 0.6× 110 1.6k
Costas Gabrielatos United Kingdom 12 660 1.1× 668 1.7× 178 0.6× 321 1.3× 286 1.5× 43 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denis Bouchard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bouchard, Denis. (2021). Three conceptions of nativism and the faculty of language. Language Sciences. 85. 101384–101384. 4 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2015). Brain readiness and the nature of language. Frontiers in Psychology. 6. 1376–1376. 3 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2012). Solving the UG Problem. Biolinguistics. 6(1). 1–31. 6 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2005). Propriétés des substances, conditions sur la syntaxe et explication en linguistique. The Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de linguistique. 50(1). 119–149. 1 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2005). Propriétés des substances, conditions sur la syntaxe et explication en linguistique. The Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de linguistique. 50(1-4). 119–149.
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Bouchard, Denis. (2005). Good intentions and actual deeds: A response to my critics. Lingua. 1 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2004). Exaption and linguistic explanation. Lingua. 115(12). 1685–1696. 9 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (2002). Adjectives, Number and Interfaces: Why Languages Vary. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University). 85 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1997). Optimal Parameters. 28–53. 2 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1996). Sign Languages & Language Universals: The Status of Order & Position in Grammar. Sign language studies. 91(1). 101–160. 14 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1995). The semantics of syntax. 41 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1988). French voici/voilà and the analysis of pro -drop. Language. 64(1). 89–100. 6 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1987). Gaps as Nonprojected Arguments.. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 18(1). 4. 1 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1986). Empty categories and the contraction debate. Linguistic Inquiry. 17(1). 95–103. 3 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1985). PRO, pronominal or anaphor. Linguistic Inquiry. 16(3). 471–477. 12 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1985). The binding theory and the notion of accesible SUBJECT. Linguistic Inquiry. 16(1). 117–134. 3 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1983). The Avoid Pronoun Principle and the Elsewhere Principle. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 13(1). 4. 11 indexed citations
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Bouchard, Denis. (1983). On the Content of Empty Categories. 190 indexed citations

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