Leo van Lier

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Leo van Lier is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo van Lier has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Language and Linguistics, 12 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 7 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Leo van Lier's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (16 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (8 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (5 papers). Leo van Lier is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (16 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (8 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (5 papers). Leo van Lier collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Leo van Lier's co-authors include Judy Winn-Bell Olsen, Aída Walqui, Joel Walz, Andrea Tyler, David Corson, Robert Dębski, Peter Scrimshaw, Craig Chaudron, Joy Egbert and Mike Levy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Leo van Lier

33 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The Ecology and Semiotics of Language Learning

2004 678 citations Leo van Lier profile →
The Ecology and Semiotics of Language Learning: A Sociocultural Perspective

2004 674 citations Leo van Lier Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Interaction in the Language Curriculum: Awareness, Autonomy and Authenticity

1997 661 citations Judy Winn-Bell Olsen, Leo van Lier TESOL Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leo van Lier United States	19	2.5k	1.9k	933	880	818	34	3.5k
Gary Barkhuizen New Zealand	26	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	828 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	523 0.6×	73	2.9k
Graham Crookes United States	25	2.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	641 0.7×	999 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	58	3.4k
Sharon Lapkin Canada	29	3.8k 1.5×	3.0k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	896 1.0×	2.1k 2.6×	65	4.7k
Patricia A. Duff Canada	28	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	783 0.9×	482 0.6×	60	3.3k
B. Kumaravadivelu United States	21	2.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	521 0.6×	46	3.3k
Thomas S. C. Farrell Canada	38	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	520 0.6×	2.7k 3.0×	694 0.8×	100	4.1k
Paula R. Golombek United States	16	1.4k 0.6×	778 0.4×	575 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	399 0.5×	23	2.2k
Guadalupe Valdés United States	31	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 2.3×	1.4k 1.6×	757 0.9×	85	3.8k
Paul Kei Matsuda United States	25	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	435 0.5×	910 1.0×	573 0.7×	68	2.4k
Alister Cumming Canada	27	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	366 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.6×	90	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Leo van Lier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leo van Lier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo van Lier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leo van Lier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leo van Lier 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 Leo van Lier. Leo van Lier 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

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Lier, Leo van. (2013). IN MEMORIAM. Modern Language Journal. 97(1). 103–103.

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Lier, Leo van. (2010). Merits and Metrics in Journal Publishing. Modern Language Journal. 94(4). 657–660. 2 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (2007). Action-based Teaching, Autonomy and Identity. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 1(1). 46–65. 156 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (2004). The Ecology and Semiotics of Language Learning: A Sociocultural Perspective (Educational Linguistics). Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 9 indexed citations

5.

Tyler, Andrea, et al.. (2001). Negotiation of Meaning in Conversational and Information Gap Activities: A Comparative Discourse Analysis. TESOL Quarterly. 35(3). 377–377. 138 indexed citations

6.

Lier, Leo van, et al.. (2000). Varieties of Conversational Experience: Looking for Learning Opportunities.. 11(2). 28 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van, Keith C. Cameron, Robert Dębski, et al.. (2000). Computers and Pedagogy. TESOL Quarterly. 34(3). 617–617. 6 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1998). All Hooked Up: An Ecological Look at Computers in the Classroom. Studia Anglica Posnaniensia. 33(5). 281–301. 7 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1998). The Relationship Between Consciousness, Interaction and Language Learning. Language Awareness. 7(2-3). 128–145. 78 indexed citations

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Olsen, Judy Winn-Bell & Leo van Lier. (1997). Interaction in the Language Curriculum: Awareness, Autonomy and Authenticity. TESOL Quarterly. 31(2). 371–371. 661 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lier, Leo van & David Corson. (1997). Encyclopedia of Language and Education. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 6 indexed citations

12.

Lier, Leo van. (1997). Apply within, apply without?. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 7(1). 95–105. 8 indexed citations

13.

Lier, Leo van. (1995). Introducing Language Awareness. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 69 indexed citations

14.

Lier, Leo van. (1994). Some Features of a Theory of Practice.. TESOL Journal. 4(1). 6–10. 17 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1992). Classroom Interaction Patterns of Foreign Language Teachers.. 1. 44–52. 2 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1991). Inside the Classroom: Learning Processes and Teaching Procedures.. 2(1). 29–68. 35 indexed citations

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Walz, Joel & Leo van Lier. (1989). The Classroom and the Language Learner. Ethnography and Second-Language Classroom Research. Modern Language Journal. 73(1). 80–80. 100 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1989). Classroom Research in Second Language Acquisition. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 10. 173–186. 7 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1988). The Classroom and the Language Learner: Ethnography and Second-Language Classroom Research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 138 indexed citations

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Lier, Leo van. (1984). Analysing interaction in second language classrooms. ELT Journal. 38(3). 160–169. 21 indexed citations

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