Helmut Zobl

1.1k total citations
20 papers, 518 citations indexed

About

Helmut Zobl is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Zobl has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 518 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Language and Linguistics, 9 papers in Linguistics and Language and 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Helmut Zobl's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (8 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 papers). Helmut Zobl is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (8 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 papers). Helmut Zobl collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Helmut Zobl's co-authors include Juana M. Liceras, Helen Goodluck and Sascha W. Felix and has published in prestigious journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Language Learning and Applied Linguistics.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Zobl

18 papers receiving 399 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Zobl Canada 11 396 361 155 104 99 20 518
Claire Foley United States 6 210 0.5× 225 0.6× 112 0.7× 80 0.8× 63 0.6× 8 357
Inge Bartning Sweden 10 297 0.8× 219 0.6× 117 0.8× 53 0.5× 75 0.8× 36 437
Sascha W. Felix Germany 11 390 1.0× 261 0.7× 170 1.1× 80 0.8× 121 1.2× 29 519
Erik Schils Netherlands 7 223 0.6× 143 0.4× 157 1.0× 182 1.8× 72 0.7× 10 386
Randall Halter Canada 9 379 1.0× 292 0.8× 185 1.2× 127 1.2× 207 2.1× 10 552
Ylva Falk Sweden 7 385 1.0× 366 1.0× 191 1.2× 126 1.2× 134 1.4× 12 588
Kimberly L. Geeslin United States 16 572 1.4× 167 0.5× 394 2.5× 223 2.1× 120 1.2× 55 708
Gita Martohardjono United States 6 270 0.7× 184 0.5× 112 0.7× 79 0.8× 38 0.4× 28 362
Mark Patkowski United States 4 192 0.5× 172 0.5× 153 1.0× 149 1.4× 88 0.9× 6 367
Jeffrey Steele Canada 9 121 0.3× 120 0.3× 147 0.9× 212 2.0× 43 0.4× 36 358

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Zobl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Helmut Zobl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Helmut Zobl 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 Helmut Zobl. Helmut Zobl 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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Zobl, Helmut & Juana M. Liceras. (2005). Accounting for Optionality in Nonnative Grammars: Parametric Change in Diachrony and L2 Development as Instances of Internalized Diglossia. 283–291. 1 indexed citations
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Liceras, Juana M., Helmut Zobl, & Helen Goodluck. (2003). Proceedings of the 6th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA 2002) : L2 links. 76 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (2002). Multiple subject constructions in Japanese and the development of AGRP in L2 English. 2. 29–47. 1 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1995). Converging Evidence for the 'Acquisition-Learning' Distinction. Applied Linguistics. 16(1). 35–56. 42 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut & Juana M. Liceras. (1994). Functional Categories and Acquisition Orders. Language Learning. 44(1). 159–180. 6 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut & Juana M. Liceras. (1994). Functional Categories and Acquisition Orders. Language Learning. 44(1). 159–180. 70 indexed citations
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Felix, Sascha W. & Helmut Zobl. (1994). Asymmetries in Second Language Acquisition Data. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 16(4). 475–484. 1 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1992). Sources of Linguistic Knowledge and Uniformity of Nonnative Performance. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 14(4). 387–402. 14 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1989). Modularity in Adult L2 Acquisition. Language Learning. 39(1). 49–78. 9 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1987). Categorial distribution and the problem of overgeneration. 3(2). 89–101. 1 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1986). A functional approach to the attainability of typological targets in L2 acquisition. 2(1). 16–32. 14 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1986). WORD ORDER TYPOLOGY, LEXICAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE PREDICTION OF MULTIPLE, GRADED EFFECTS IN L2 WORD ORDER. Language Learning. 36(2). 159–183. 16 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1984). The Wave Model of Linguistic Change and the Naturalness of Interlanguage. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 6(2). 160–185. 7 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1983). MARKEDNESS AND THE PROJECTION PROBLEM. Language Learning. 33(3). 293–313. 47 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1982). A Direction for Contrastive Analysis: The Comparative Study of Developmental Sequences. TESOL Quarterly. 16(2). 169–169. 59 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1980). THE FORMAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SELECTIVITY OF LI INFLUENCE ON L2 ACQUISITION. Language Learning. 30(1). 43–57. 82 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut. (1980). Developmental and Transfer Errors: Their Common Bases and (Possibly) Differential Effects on Subsequent Learning. TESOL Quarterly. 14(4). 469–469. 55 indexed citations
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Zobl, Helmut, et al.. (1977). Deutsch im Kontakt mit anderen Sprachen = German in contact with other languages. 6 indexed citations

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