Luke Plonsky

12.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
99 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Luke Plonsky is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luke Plonsky has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Language and Linguistics, 41 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 35 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Luke Plonsky's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (39 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (32 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (27 papers). Luke Plonsky is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (39 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (32 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (27 papers). Luke Plonsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Luke Plonsky's co-authors include Frederick L. Oswald, Susan M. Gass, Yasser Teimouri, Jennifer Behney, Larry Selinker, Julia Goetze, Hessameddin Ghanbar, Kazuya Saito, Shawn Loewen and Junkyu Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Luke Plonsky

91 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

How Big Is “Big”? Interpreting Effect Sizes in L2 Research

2014 1.3k citations Luke Plonsky, Frederick L. Oswald Language Learning profile →
SECOND LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT

2019 347 citations Yasser Teimouri, Luke Plonsky et al. Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
L2 grit: Passion and perseverance for second-language learning

2020 297 citations Yasser Teimouri, Luke Plonsky et al. profile →
STUDY QUALITY IN SLA

2013 212 citations Luke Plonsky Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →
A typology of secondary research in Applied Linguistics

2023 41 citations Sin Wang Chong, Luke Plonsky Applied Linguistics Review profile →
Study quality as an intellectual and ethical imperative: A proposed framework

2024 30 citations Luke Plonsky profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luke Plonsky United States	42	3.6k	2.8k	2.0k	1.1k	1.0k	99	6.8k
Lawrence Jun Zhang New Zealand	46	3.7k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	671 0.6×	360 0.3×	279	7.7k
Alison Mackey United States	45	7.5k 2.1×	4.7k 1.7×	5.2k 2.6×	856 0.8×	619 0.6×	110	9.8k
Diane L. Schallert United States	36	1.3k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	744 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	432 0.4×	118	5.6k
Michael H. Long United States	38	7.0k 2.0×	4.1k 1.5×	4.6k 2.3×	1.0k 0.9×	754 0.7×	82	9.1k
M.A.K. Halliday Australia	14	3.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	3.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.1×	754 0.7×	23	7.5k
Lyle F. Bachman United States	29	5.2k 1.5×	2.7k 1.0×	3.5k 1.8×	425 0.4×	717 0.7×	60	8.1k
Susan M. Gass United States	53	10.3k 2.9×	6.2k 2.2×	5.9k 3.0×	1.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	142	13.5k
James P. Lantolf United States	38	5.8k 1.6×	4.7k 1.7×	3.8k 1.9×	685 0.6×	265 0.3×	108	9.6k
P. David Pearson United States	44	1.4k 0.4×	6.8k 2.5×	1.4k 0.7×	656 0.6×	699 0.7×	205	10.0k
Lorenza Mondada France	37	4.1k 1.1×	708 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.9×	366 0.4×	242	5.9k

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Sterling, Scott, et al.. (2025). Investigating researcher perceptions of Questionable Research Practices. 8(2). 219–243.

Plonsky, Luke, et al.. (2025). Expanding the scope of questionable research practices in applied linguistics. 8(2). 183–191.

Sudina, Ekaterina, Yasser Teimouri, & Luke Plonsky. (2025). L2 grit and age as predictors of attrition in mobile-assisted language learning. Learning and Individual Differences. 120. 102704–102704.

Teimouri, Yasser, Ekaterina Sudina, & Luke Plonsky. (2025). Individual differences in language learning and teaching: Growing pains at the theory-methods interface. Learning and Individual Differences. 124. 102786–102786.

Plonsky, Luke, et al.. (2024). “Significance sells”: Applied linguists’ views on questionable research practices. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 3(1). 100099–100099. 6 indexed citations

Plonsky, Luke. (2024). A diamond in the rough. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 2 indexed citations

Andringa, Sible, Susan M. Gass, Gregory R. Hancock, et al.. (2023). Discussions on the past, present, and future of quantitative research ethics in applied linguistics. Language Teaching. 56(4). 557–561. 4 indexed citations

Plonsky, Luke, et al.. (2023). Research ethics in applied linguistics. Language Teaching. 56(4). 478–494. 24 indexed citations

Chong, Sin Wang & Luke Plonsky. (2023). A typology of secondary research in Applied Linguistics. Applied Linguistics Review. 15(4). 1569–1594. 41 indexed citations breakdown →

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Plonsky, Luke. (2023). Sampling and Generalizability in Lx Research: A Second-Order Synthesis. Languages. 8(1). 75–75. 26 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke. (2023). Introduction to the special issue on Introducing bibliometrics in applied linguistics. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching. 13(4). 721–726. 5 indexed citations

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Isbell, Daniel R., et al.. (2022). Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices: The Ethics of Quantitative Data Handling and Reporting in Applied Linguistics. Modern Language Journal. 106(1). 172–195. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Meng, Sin Wang Chong, Emma Marsden, et al.. (2022). Open scholarship in applied linguistics: What, why, and how. Language Teaching. 56(3). 432–437. 21 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke, et al.. (2021). ELICITED IMITATION TASKS AS A MEASURE OF L2 PROFICIENCY. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 44(3). 886–911. 31 indexed citations

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Brown, Alan V., Luke Plonsky, & Yasser Teimouri. (2018). The use of course grades as metrics in L2 research: A systematic review. Foreign Language Annals. 51(4). 763–778. 34 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke & Hessameddin Ghanbar. (2018). Multiple Regression in L2 Research: A Methodological Synthesis and Guide to InterpretingR²Values. Modern Language Journal. 102(4). 713–731. 214 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke & Talip Gönülal. (2015). Methodological Synthesis in Quantitative L2 Research: A Review of Reviews and a Case Study of Exploratory Factor Analysis. Language Learning. 65(S1). 9–36. 98 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke & Frederick L. Oswald. (2014). How Big Is “Big”? Interpreting Effect Sizes in L2 Research. Language Learning. 64(4). 878–912. 1266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Plonsky, Luke. (2014). Study Quality in Quantitative L2 Research (1990–2010): A Methodological Synthesis and Call for Reform. Modern Language Journal. 98(1). 450–470. 132 indexed citations

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Plonsky, Luke, et al.. (2006). An exploratory study of differing perceptions of error correction between a teacher and students: Bridging the gap. UCL Discovery (University College London). 24 indexed citations

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