Dwight L. Burton

764 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 465 citations indexed

About

Dwight L. Burton is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Information Systems and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Dwight L. Burton has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 465 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 3 papers in Information Systems and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Dwight L. Burton's work include Themes in Literature Analysis (3 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 papers). Dwight L. Burton is often cited by papers focused on Themes in Literature Analysis (3 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 papers). Dwight L. Burton collaborates with scholars based in United States. Dwight L. Burton's co-authors include Louise M. Rosenblatt, James Β. Conant, John S. Simmons, James E. Davis and James R. Squire and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, The Elementary School Journal and College Composition and Communication.

In The Last Decade

Dwight L. Burton

16 papers receiving 330 citations

Hit Papers

Literature as Exploration 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300
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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. Literature as Exploration
    1968 334 citations Dwight L. Burton et al. The English Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dwight L. Burton 224 187 107 98 43 26 465
Margaret Meek 227 1.0× 312 1.7× 101 0.9× 123 1.3× 98 2.3× 17 529
Leila Christenbury 252 1.1× 164 0.9× 103 1.0× 87 0.9× 37 0.9× 38 417
Ann E. Berthoff 293 1.3× 174 0.9× 87 0.8× 44 0.4× 13 0.3× 44 511
David Bartholomae 300 1.3× 291 1.6× 73 0.7× 102 1.0× 17 0.4× 28 668
Shelby A. Wolf 351 1.6× 141 0.8× 77 0.7× 93 0.9× 49 1.1× 37 498
Elaine Millard 336 1.5× 295 1.6× 108 1.0× 103 1.1× 78 1.8× 20 542
Steven Zemelman 334 1.5× 71 0.4× 71 0.7× 105 1.1× 24 0.6× 13 452
Brenda Miller Power 408 1.8× 101 0.5× 111 1.0× 104 1.1× 40 0.9× 27 521
Morag Styles 208 0.9× 275 1.5× 96 0.9× 100 1.0× 119 2.8× 31 506
Stuart Greene 300 1.3× 183 1.0× 190 1.8× 118 1.2× 39 0.9× 20 515

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dwight L. Burton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1982). Prospects for Graduate Programs in English Education. English Education. 14(3). 144–148. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1980). Pap to Protein? Two Generations of Adolescent Fiction.. 7(1). 15–24.
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Burton, Dwight L., et al.. (1976). Teaching English Today. The English Journal. 65(9). 68–68. 3 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1974). Well, Where Are We in Teaching Literature?. The English Journal. 63(2). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1973). Research in the Teaching of English: The Troubled Dream. Research in the Teaching of English. 7(2). 160–189. 10 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1971). English in No Man's Land: Some Suggestions for the Middle Years. The English Journal. 60(1). 23–23.
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Burton, Dwight L., et al.. (1965). The Teaching of English in Today's High Schools. The English Journal. 54(8). 774–774. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L., et al.. (1964). English Education Today. The English Journal. 53(5). 386–386. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L., et al.. (1963). EFFECTS OF FREQUENCY OF WRITING AND INTENSITY OF TEACHER EVALUATION UPON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN WRITTEN COMPOSITION.. 7 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1962). Trailing Clouds of Boredom Do They Come. The English Journal. 51(4). 259–259.
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Burton, Dwight L. & James Β. Conant. (1959). The American High School Today. The English Journal. 48(5). 290–290. 84 indexed citations
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Squire, James R. & Dwight L. Burton. (1959). Literature Study in the High Schools. The English Journal. 48(6). 361–361.
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1957). Literature and the Heightened Mind. The Educational Forum. 21(2). 185–190.
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1955). Campaigning To Get Students To Read. The bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. 39(212). 34–43. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1955). Comic Books: A Teacher's Analysis. The Elementary School Journal. 56(2). 73–75. 3 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1955). Teaching Literature to Our Youth Today: Helping Them to Grasp Its Meanings. The English Journal. 44(5). 274–274. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1954). Literature for Social Development. The English Journal. 43(5). 231–231. 2 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1953). An Experiment in Teaching Appreciation of Fiction. The English Journal. 42(1). 16–16.
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1952). The relationship of literary appreciation to certain measurable factors.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 43(7). 436–439. 7 indexed citations
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Burton, Dwight L.. (1951). The Novel for the Adolescent. The English Journal. 40(7). 363–363. 1 indexed citations

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