Kari Şahan

863 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 455 citations indexed

About

Kari Şahan is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Şahan has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 455 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 12 papers in Language and Linguistics and 7 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Kari Şahan's work include Second Language Learning and Teaching (22 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). Kari Şahan is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Learning and Teaching (22 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). Kari Şahan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Türkiye and Hong Kong. Kari Şahan's co-authors include Heath Rose, Rıfat Kamaşak, Ernesto Macaro, Nicola Galloway, Sihan Zhou, Jim McKinley, Ikuya Aizawa, Samantha Curle, Jenna Mittelmeier and Pramod K. Sah and has published in prestigious journals such as System, ELT Journal and Teaching in Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Kari Şahan

22 papers receiving 444 citations

Hit Papers

Academic language-related challenges at an English-medium... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 25 50 75 100
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. Academic language-related challenges at an English-medium university
    2020 100 citations Rıfat Kamaşak, Kari Şahan et al. Journal of English for Academic Purposes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kari Şahan United Kingdom 12 417 260 107 89 43 23 455
Julia Hüttner Austria 12 509 1.2× 298 1.1× 119 1.1× 103 1.2× 89 2.1× 30 578
Ben Fenton-Smith Australia 8 239 0.6× 171 0.7× 91 0.9× 86 1.0× 25 0.6× 21 312
Marta Aguilar Spain 5 324 0.8× 170 0.7× 50 0.5× 56 0.6× 27 0.6× 8 345
Sihan Zhou Hong Kong 12 263 0.6× 207 0.8× 48 0.4× 65 0.7× 68 1.6× 27 328
Emma Dafouz Spain 14 923 2.2× 495 1.9× 187 1.7× 185 2.1× 76 1.8× 26 983
Anna Kristina Hultgren United Kingdom 14 385 0.9× 236 0.9× 194 1.8× 88 1.0× 25 0.6× 46 491
Ian Walkinshaw Australia 11 297 0.7× 300 1.2× 118 1.1× 103 1.2× 61 1.4× 19 447
Aintzane Doiz Spain 14 810 1.9× 464 1.8× 184 1.7× 189 2.1× 100 2.3× 31 895
Adem Soruç Türkiye 13 442 1.1× 309 1.2× 81 0.8× 109 1.2× 106 2.5× 33 537
Eun Gyong Kim South Korea 9 215 0.5× 111 0.4× 52 0.5× 54 0.6× 26 0.6× 12 246

Countries citing papers authored by Kari Şahan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kari Şahan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kari Şahan

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All Works

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Galloway, Nicola, Kari Şahan, & Jim McKinley. (2024). English for specific purposes in surging English-medium instruction contexts. CentAUR (University of Reading). 3(2). 236–259. 2 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari. (2024). English-Medium Instruction in Turkish Universities. 2 indexed citations
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McKinley, Jim, Kari Şahan, Sihan Zhou, & Heath Rose. (2023). Researching EMI policy and practice multilingually: reflections from China and Turkey. Language and Education. 38(1). 5–22. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yongyan, Xuesong Gao, Jim McKinley, et al.. (2023). Researching multilingually to rethink EMI policy and practices. Language Teaching. 57(1). 132–138. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wendy, Kari Şahan, Indika Liyanage, et al.. (2023). Forum on “The emotional landscape of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education”. Linguistics and Education. 75. 101181–101181. 10 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari, et al.. (2023). A narrative inquiry into the emotional effects of English medium instruction, language learning, and career opportunities. Linguistics and Education. 75. 101149–101149. 25 indexed citations
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Galloway, Nicola, Kari Şahan, & Jim McKinley. (2022). Esp in Surging Emi Contexts. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Rose, Heath, Kari Şahan, & Sihan Zhou. (2022). Global English Medium Instruction: Perspectives at the crossroads of Global Englishes and EMI. Asian Englishes. 24(2). 160–172. 27 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari, Nicola Galloway, & Jim McKinley. (2022). ‘English-only’ English medium instruction: Mixed views in Thai and Vietnamese higher education. Language Teaching Research. 29(2). 657–676. 43 indexed citations
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Macaro, Ernesto, Kari Şahan, & Heath Rose. (2021). The profiles of English medium instruction teachers in higher education. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 31(3). 458–474. 19 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari, et al.. (2021). Investigating student and alumni perspectives on language learning and career prospects through English medium instruction. Teaching in Higher Education. 29(1). 194–215. 26 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari. (2021). In Conversation with Ernesto Macaro on English Medium Instruction. RELC Journal. 52(2). 334–341. 7 indexed citations
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Rose, Heath, et al.. (2021). Defining English Medium Instruction: Striving for comparative equivalence. Language Teaching. 56(4). 539–550. 46 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari. (2021). Implementing English-medium instruction. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 44(2). 129–153. 10 indexed citations
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Şahan, Kari, Heath Rose, & Ernesto Macaro. (2021). Models of EMI pedagogies: At the interface of language use and interaction. System. 101. 102616–102616. 40 indexed citations
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Galloway, Nicola, et al.. (2020). English in higher education: English medium instruction literature review. 3 indexed citations
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Curle, Samantha, et al.. (2020). English in higher education – English medium. Part 1: Literature review. 23 indexed citations
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Kamaşak, Rıfat, Kari Şahan, & Heath Rose. (2020). Academic language-related challenges at an English-medium university. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 49. 100945–100945. 100 indexed citations breakdown →
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Şahan, Kari, et al.. (2014). Turkish Language Proficiency and Cultural Adaptation of American EFL Teachers in Turkey. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 158. 304–311. 2 indexed citations

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