Gene Thompson

1.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

Gene Thompson is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Gene Thompson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 12 papers in Language and Linguistics and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Gene Thompson's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (13 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). Gene Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (13 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). Gene Thompson collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Gene Thompson's co-authors include Heath Rose, Ikuya Aizawa, Samantha Curle, Sihan Zhou, Karen Dooley, Jim McKinley and Doğan Yüksel and has published in prestigious journals such as Studies in Higher Education, System and International Journal of Educational Research.

In The Last Decade

Gene Thompson

20 papers receiving 601 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

What drives success in English medium taught courses? The interplay between language proficiency, academic skills, and motivation

2019 237 citations Heath Rose, Samantha Curle et al. Studies in Higher Education profile →
Exploring the role of self-efficacy beliefs and learner success in English medium instruction

2019 109 citations Gene Thompson, Ikuya Aizawa et al. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism profile →
Beyond the threshold: Exploring English language proficiency, linguistic challenges, and academic language skills of Japanese students in an English medium instruction programme

2020 108 citations Ikuya Aizawa, Heath Rose et al. Language Teaching Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gene Thompson Japan	11	504	328	171	92	75	21	632
Doğan Yüksel United Kingdom	14	439 0.9×	353 1.1×	159 0.9×	114 1.2×	99 1.3×	46	622
Ikuya Aizawa United Kingdom	11	685 1.4×	399 1.2×	176 1.0×	102 1.1×	130 1.7×	18	781
Adem Soruç Türkiye	13	442 0.9×	309 0.9×	109 0.6×	106 1.2×	81 1.1×	33	537
Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe Spain	15	769 1.5×	400 1.2×	123 0.7×	210 2.3×	94 1.3×	42	858
Jessica G. Briggs United Kingdom	9	210 0.4×	233 0.7×	100 0.6×	151 1.6×	67 0.9×	16	410
Amos Paran United Kingdom	13	473 0.9×	449 1.4×	248 1.5×	221 2.4×	150 2.0×	33	784
Juan de Dios Martínez Agudo Spain	11	175 0.3×	174 0.5×	158 0.9×	76 0.8×	36 0.5×	43	377
Ian Walkinshaw Australia	11	297 0.6×	300 0.9×	103 0.6×	61 0.7×	118 1.6×	19	447
Julie Dearden United Kingdom	5	969 1.9×	528 1.6×	188 1.1×	75 0.8×	235 3.1×	5	1.0k
Aintzane Doiz Spain	14	810 1.6×	464 1.4×	189 1.1×	100 1.1×	184 2.5×	31	895

Countries citing papers authored by Gene Thompson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gene Thompson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gene Thompson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gene Thompson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gene Thompson 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 Gene Thompson. Gene Thompson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aizawa, Ikuya, Heath Rose, Gene Thompson, & Jim McKinley. (2025). Content knowledge attainment in English medium instruction: Does academic English literacy matter?. Language Teaching Research. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Sihan, et al.. (2023). Transitioning from secondary school to an English-medium transnational university in China: a longitudinal study of student self-efficacy and motivational beliefs. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 27(4). 487–500. 15 indexed citations

Zhou, Sihan & Gene Thompson. (2023). Exploring the role of English proficiency, self-efficacy, and motivation in listening for learners transitioning to an English-medium transnational university in China. System. 113. 102998–102998. 28 indexed citations

Aizawa, Ikuya, Heath Rose, Jim McKinley, & Gene Thompson. (2023). A comparison of content learning outcomes between Japanese and English medium instruction. Language and Education. 38(6). 911–930. 14 indexed citations

Zhou, Sihan & Gene Thompson. (2023). A longitudinal study on students’ self-regulated listening during transition to an English-medium transnational university in China. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching. 13(2). 427–450. 12 indexed citations

Curle, Samantha, et al.. (2023). Academic success in English Medium Instruction programmes in Turkey: Exploring the effect of gender, motivation, and English language proficiency. International Journal of Educational Research. 123. 102288–102288. 11 indexed citations

Thompson, Gene, et al.. (2022). The interplay between gender and major on content knowledge and self-beliefs in the English-medium instruction context: A comparative study between university students from Japan and South Korea. System. 107. 102824–102824. 8 indexed citations

Thompson, Gene, et al.. (2021). Investigating self-beliefs and success for English medium instruction learners studying finance. Journal of Education for Business. 97(4). 220–227. 19 indexed citations

Aizawa, Ikuya, Heath Rose, Gene Thompson, & Samantha Curle. (2020). Beyond the threshold: Exploring English language proficiency, linguistic challenges, and academic language skills of Japanese students in an English medium instruction programme. Language Teaching Research. 27(4). 837–861. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, Gene. (2020). Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene. (2020). Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene. (2020). Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan. Channel View Publications eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene, Ikuya Aizawa, Samantha Curle, & Heath Rose. (2019). Exploring the role of self-efficacy beliefs and learner success in English medium instruction. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 25(1). 196–209. 109 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, Gene & Karen Dooley. (2019). Exploring the key domains where teacher efficacy beliefs operate for Japanese high-school English teachers. Asia Pacific Education Review. 20(3). 503–518. 10 indexed citations

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Rose, Heath, Samantha Curle, Ikuya Aizawa, & Gene Thompson. (2019). What drives success in English medium taught courses? The interplay between language proficiency, academic skills, and motivation. Studies in Higher Education. 45(11). 2149–2161. 237 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, Gene, et al.. (2018). Exploring Japanese high school English teachers’ foreign language teacher efficacy beliefs. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 47(1). 48–65. 20 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene, et al.. (2015). Backward yakudoku: an attempt to implement CLT at a Japanese high school. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 11(2). 177–187. 13 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene. (2014). Moving Online: Changing the Focus of a Writing Center. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal. 127–142. 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene, et al.. (2010). Integrating Self-Access into the Curriculum: Our Experience. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal. 47–58. 8 indexed citations

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Thompson, Gene. (2009). Reevaluating the Test Specifications of an Oral Proficiency Test. 21(21). 233–260. 1 indexed citations

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