Karl Maton

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Karl Maton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Maton has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 16 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Karl Maton's work include Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (30 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (17 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (15 papers). Karl Maton is often cited by papers focused on Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (30 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (17 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (15 papers). Karl Maton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Karl Maton's co-authors include Sue Bennett, Lisa Kervin, James R. Martin, Rob Moore, Erika Matruglio, Frances Christie, Michael Grenfell, Sarah Howard, Terry Judd and Gregor Kennedy and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, British Journal of Educational Technology and Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.

In The Last Decade

Karl Maton

56 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The ‘digital natives’ deb... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2010 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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. The ‘digital natives’ debate: A critical review of the evidence
    2008 1.8k citations Sue Bennett, Karl Maton et al. profile →
  2. Beyond the ‘digital natives’ debate: Towards a more nuanced understanding of students' technology experiences
    2010 406 citations Sue Bennett, Karl Maton profile →
  3. Making semantic waves: A key to cumulative knowledge-building
    2013 221 citations Karl Maton profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Karl Maton 2.2k 2.1k 974 793 610 58 4.8k
Colín Lankshear 1.7k 0.7× 2.8k 1.3× 2.3k 2.3× 866 1.1× 335 0.5× 89 5.6k
Yong Zhao 1.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.8× 314 0.3× 957 1.2× 276 0.5× 131 5.8k
Michele Knobel 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 836 1.1× 91 0.1× 60 4.0k
Monique Volman 1.7k 0.8× 5.0k 2.4× 418 0.4× 840 1.1× 273 0.4× 214 7.8k
Larry Cuban 1.9k 0.8× 7.4k 3.5× 452 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 692 1.1× 130 9.6k
Neil Postman 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 550 0.6× 263 0.3× 286 0.5× 73 4.4k
Nicholas C. Burbules 914 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 266 0.3× 369 0.5× 565 0.9× 143 3.4k
Bill Cope 1.7k 0.7× 3.9k 1.9× 4.6k 4.7× 948 1.2× 285 0.5× 181 9.0k
Tara Fenwick 1.2k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 235 0.2× 300 0.4× 563 0.9× 157 5.5k
Sam Wineburg 4.2k 1.9× 4.9k 2.3× 621 0.6× 389 0.5× 178 0.3× 83 7.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karl Maton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl Maton

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

All Works

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Henderson, Robyn, et al.. (2021). Connecting Rural and Urban Education Research. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education. 31(3). i–iv. 1 indexed citations
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Howard, Sarah, Jie Yang, Jun Ma, Karl Maton, & Ellie Rennie. (2018). App clusters: Exploring patterns of multiple app use in primary learning contexts. Computers & Education. 127. 154–164. 13 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl, et al.. (2017). Condensation: A translation device for revealing complexity of knowledge practices in discourse, part 2—clausing and sequencing. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). SFL. 77–110. 7 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl. (2017). Semantic density: A translation device for revealing complexity of knowledge practices in discourse, part 1—wording. Onomázein Revista de lingüística filología y traducción. 46–76. 18 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl, et al.. (2017). Semantic density: A translation device for revealing complexity of knowledge practices in discourse, part 1—wording. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). SFL. 46–76. 36 indexed citations
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Martin, James R. & Karl Maton. (2017). Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory on Education: Rethinking field andknowledge structure. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). SFL. 12–45. 19 indexed citations
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Martin, James R. & Karl Maton. (2017). Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory on Education: Rethinking field and knowledge structure. Onomázein Revista de lingüística filología y traducción. 12–45. 6 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl, et al.. (2017). Condensation: A translation device for revealing complexity of knowledge practices in discourse, part 2—clausing and sequencing. Onomázein Revista de lingüística filología y traducción. 77–110. 3 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl, James R. Martin, & Erika Matruglio. (2016). LCT and systemic functional linguistics: enacting complementary theories for explanatory power. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 93. 12 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl, et al.. (2015). LCT in qualitative research: Creating a translation device for studying constructivist pedagogy. 27–48. 29 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Lucila, Andy Dong, & Karl Maton. (2015). Foregrounding knowledge in e-learning design: An illustration in a museum setting. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 31(3). 4 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl. (2014). A TALL order? Legitimation Code Theory for academic language and learning. 8(3). 24 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl. (2013). Seeing knowledge and knowers: Social realism and Legitimation Code Theory. 13–34. 2 indexed citations
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Christie, Frances & Karl Maton. (2011). Disciplinarity : functional linguistic and sociological perspectives. Continuum eBooks. 115 indexed citations
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Howard, Sarah & Karl Maton. (2011). Theorising knowledge practices: a missing piece of the educational technology puzzle. Research in Learning Technology. 19(3). 191–206. 20 indexed citations
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Maton, Karl & Rob Moore. (2010). Social realism, knowledge and the sociology of education : coalitions of the mind. Continuum eBooks. 166 indexed citations
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Grenfell, Michael, Michael Grenfell, Michael Grenfell, et al.. (2008). Pierre Bourdieu. 151 indexed citations
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Lamont, Alexandra & Karl Maton. (2008). Choosing music: exploratory studies into the low uptake of music GCSE. British Journal of Music Education. 25(3). 267–282. 59 indexed citations
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Bennett, Sue, et al.. (2007). The Online Acculturation of Chinese Student 'Sojourners'. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2007(1). 2744–2752. 3 indexed citations

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