Folkert Kuiken

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Folkert Kuiken is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Folkert Kuiken has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 33 papers in Language and Linguistics and 24 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Folkert Kuiken's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (29 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (19 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (19 papers). Folkert Kuiken is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (29 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (19 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (19 papers). Folkert Kuiken collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Folkert Kuiken's co-authors include Ineke Vedder, Alex Housen, Nivja H. de Jong, Catherine van Beuningen, Marije Michel, Gerard Bol, Sible Andringa, Aafke Hulk, Richard Towell and Roeland van Hout and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language Learning and Applied Linguistics.

In The Last Decade

Folkert Kuiken

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Second Language Acqu... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2011 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Second Language Acquisition
    2009 455 citations Alex Housen, Folkert Kuiken Applied Linguistics profile →
  2. Evidence on the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Error Correction in Second Language Writing
    2011 289 citations Nivja H. de Jong, Folkert Kuiken et al. profile →
  3. Dimensions of L2 Performance and Proficiency
    2012 225 citations Alex Housen, Folkert Kuiken 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
Folkert Kuiken Netherlands 21 1.7k 1.6k 1.1k 665 383 69 2.4k
Alex Housen Belgium 20 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 863 0.8× 292 0.4× 572 1.5× 73 2.1k
Rob Schoonen Netherlands 26 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 589 0.5× 637 1.0× 338 0.9× 51 2.4k
Jessica Williams United States 21 2.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 519 0.8× 235 0.6× 49 3.2k
Pauline Foster United Kingdom 18 2.9k 1.7× 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.7× 387 0.6× 242 0.6× 21 3.3k
Ronald P. Leow United States 25 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 847 0.8× 243 0.4× 257 0.7× 55 2.4k
Kees de Glopper Netherlands 24 826 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 454 0.4× 822 1.2× 303 0.8× 90 2.1k
Charlene Polio United States 19 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 699 1.1× 298 0.8× 35 2.4k
Marjorie Bingham Wesche Canada 20 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 958 0.9× 414 0.6× 495 1.3× 43 2.6k
Rosemary Erlam New Zealand 16 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 937 0.8× 295 0.4× 89 0.2× 38 1.8k
James F. Lee United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 612 0.5× 254 0.4× 153 0.4× 71 1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Folkert Kuiken

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Verhagen, Josje, et al.. (2024). Relationships between bilingual exposure at ECEC and vocabulary growth in a linguistically diverse sample of preschoolers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 93. 101657–101657. 1 indexed citations
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Daller, Michael, Folkert Kuiken, Danijela Trenkic, & Ineke Vedder. (2021). Linguistic predictors of academic achievement amongst international students and home students in higher education: introduction. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 24(10). 1453–1457. 1 indexed citations
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Andringa, Sible, et al.. (2021). The effects of foreign language programmes in early childhood education and care: a systematic review. Language Culture and Curriculum. 35(3). 334–351. 11 indexed citations
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Schoonen, Rob, et al.. (2019). Eighth graders’ expository text comprehension. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 8(2). 172–205. 2 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (2019). Variation in syntactic complexity: Introduction. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 29(2). 161–170. 20 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert & Ineke Vedder. (2019). Investigating teachers’ perceptions of syntactic complexity in L2 academic writing. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 3(2). 228–248. 5 indexed citations
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Schoonen, Rob, et al.. (2017). The role text structure inference skill plays for eighth graders’ expository text comprehension. Reading and Writing. 31(9). 2065–2094. 10 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (2015). The role of majority and minority language input in the early development of a bilingual vocabulary. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 19(1). 191–205. 18 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (2014). Academisch taalgebruik in het Nederlandse wetenschappelijk onderwijs: stand van zaken en blik op de toekomst. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 52(3). 221–236. 3 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert. (2014). Competencies of preschool educators in Amsterdam: A Dutch perspective on language proficiency, language targets and didactic skills. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2(1). 101–119. 1 indexed citations
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Michel, Marije & Folkert Kuiken. (2014). Language at preschool in Europe: Early years professionals in the spotlight. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2(1). 1–26. 14 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (2012). Complexity, accuracy and fluency: definitions, measurement and research. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 58 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (2012). De taal van de universiteit. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 18–19. 1 indexed citations
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Housen, Alex & Folkert Kuiken. (2009). Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Second Language Acquisition. Applied Linguistics. 30(4). 461–473. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beuningen, Catherine van, Nivja H. de Jong, & Folkert Kuiken. (2008). The Effect of Direct and Indirect Corrective Feedback on L2 Learners’ Written Accuracy. ITL Review of Applied Linguistics. 156. 279–296. 148 indexed citations
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Beuningen, Catherine van, Nivja H. de Jong, & Folkert Kuiken. (2008). The Effect of Direct and Indirect Corrective Feedback on L2 Learners’ Written Accuracy. ITL Review of Applied Linguistics. 156. 279–296. 13 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert & Ineke Vedder. (2007). Task complexity and linguistic complexity in L2 writing. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 45(3). 261–284. 20 indexed citations
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Appel, Roland & Folkert Kuiken. (2006). Nederlands als tweede taal. Geschiedenis van een jong vakgebied. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Folkert, et al.. (1995). Grammatica opnieuw bekeken. 82(505). 584–612. 1 indexed citations

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