Is’haaq Akbarian

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 527 citations indexed

About

Is’haaq Akbarian is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Is’haaq Akbarian has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 527 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 15 papers in Language and Linguistics and 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Is’haaq Akbarian's work include Second Language Acquisition and Learning (16 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (9 papers) and Lexicography and Language Studies (6 papers). Is’haaq Akbarian is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Acquisition and Learning (16 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (9 papers) and Lexicography and Language Studies (6 papers). Is’haaq Akbarian collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Türkiye and Spain. Is’haaq Akbarian's co-authors include Rosa María Jiménez Catálan, Shiva Kaivanpanah and Hamid Salimi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, System and Journal of Second Language Writing.

In The Last Decade

Is’haaq Akbarian

18 papers receiving 484 citations

Hit Papers

Second Language Research: Methodology and Design 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Second Language Research: Methodology and Design
    2017 388 citations Is’haaq Akbarian RELC Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Is’haaq Akbarian Iran 5 232 209 168 152 88 22 527
Nahla Nola Bacha Lebanon 12 263 1.1× 194 0.9× 303 1.8× 229 1.5× 37 0.4× 24 623
Uschi Felix Australia 13 387 1.7× 233 1.1× 252 1.5× 247 1.6× 61 0.7× 35 650
Joan Jamieson United States 14 340 1.5× 286 1.4× 240 1.4× 197 1.3× 75 0.9× 33 692
Jean Parkinson New Zealand 15 243 1.0× 328 1.6× 221 1.3× 424 2.8× 108 1.2× 45 703
Mahmood Reza Atai Iran 13 300 1.3× 200 1.0× 292 1.7× 301 2.0× 39 0.4× 74 672
Paul Gruba Australia 16 354 1.5× 189 0.9× 241 1.4× 202 1.3× 26 0.3× 57 668
Esmat Babaii Iran 14 315 1.4× 176 0.8× 278 1.7× 345 2.3× 61 0.7× 61 789
Tae‐Il Pae South Korea 12 252 1.1× 199 1.0× 148 0.9× 124 0.8× 21 0.2× 29 499
Ann Hewings United Kingdom 13 310 1.3× 239 1.1× 241 1.4× 456 3.0× 70 0.8× 29 752
Dawn Bikowski United States 9 355 1.5× 414 2.0× 320 1.9× 367 2.4× 62 0.7× 19 832

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Is’haaq Akbarian

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All Works

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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2024). EFL learners’ lexical availability: Effect of L1 background and prompt. Language Teaching Research.
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2023). Developing EFL Learners’ Collocational Knowledge in Self-Regulated Flipped Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Study. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics. 46(4). 562–586. 1 indexed citations
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Kaivanpanah, Shiva, Is’haaq Akbarian, & Hamid Salimi. (2021). The Effect of Explicit, Implicit, and Modified-Implicit Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Retention. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2020). Lexical availability and writing ability of EFL learners. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 31(1). 48–64. 6 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2020). EFL learners’ lexical availability: Exploring frequency, exposure, and vocabulary level. System. 91. 102261–102261. 10 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2019). The Relationship between Perceptual Learning Style Preferences and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2017). Profiling vocabulary in psychology journal abstracts: A comparison between Iranian and Anglo-American journals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2017). Second Language Research: Methodology and Design. RELC Journal. 50(2). 358–361. 388 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2012). Book review: Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition. Language Testing. 29(4). 597–601. 1 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2012). What Counts as a Proverb? The Case of <i>NTC's Dictionary of Proverbs and Clichés</i>. Lexikos. 22(1). 3 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2010). THE COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY BREADTH AND DEPTH, AND ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FOR ESP/EAP LEARNERS. 13(1). 1–22. 1 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2010). The relationship between vocabulary size and depth for ESP/EAP learners. System. 38(3). 391–401. 64 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2009). . English for Specific Purposes. 28(2). 137–138.
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Akbarian, Is’haaq. (2009). . English for Specific Purposes. 29(3). 215–217. 2 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2007). Validating a Self-assessment Questionnaire on Vocabulary Knowledge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Akbarian, Is’haaq, et al.. (2003). The effect of exposure on EFL learners' acquisition of idioms with reference to proficiency levels. 29(1). 21–34. 3 indexed citations

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