M.A.K. Halliday

17.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
23 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

M.A.K. Halliday is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics and Language and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A.K. Halliday has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 2 papers in Linguistics and Language and 2 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in M.A.K. Halliday's work include Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 papers), Natural Language Processing Techniques (2 papers) and Advanced Data Processing Techniques (1 paper). M.A.K. Halliday is often cited by papers focused on Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 papers), Natural Language Processing Techniques (2 papers) and Advanced Data Processing Techniques (1 paper). M.A.K. Halliday collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Korea and Canada. M.A.K. Halliday's co-authors include Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday, James R. Martin and Jonathan J. Webster and has published in prestigious journals such as The Modern Language Review, Educational Review and World Englishes.

In The Last Decade

M.A.K. Halliday

22 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

An Introduction to... 1973 2026 1990 2008 2014 1973 2013 1993 1975 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. An Introduction to Functional Grammar
    2014 3.1k citations Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen et al. profile →
  2. Explorations in the functions of language
    1973 1.2k citations M.A.K. Halliday profile →
  3. Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar
    2013 1.0k citations M.A.K. Halliday, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen profile →
  4. Writing Science: Literacy And Discursive Power
    1993 973 citations M.A.K. Halliday, James R. Martin Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  5. Learning How to Mean: Explorations in the Development of Language
    1975 773 citations M.A.K. Halliday Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M.A.K. Halliday Australia 14 3.4k 3.3k 1.5k 1.5k 1.3k 23 7.5k
David Crystal United Kingdom 41 2.3k 0.7× 4.5k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 262 9.8k
Ruqaiya Hasan Australia 19 2.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 818 0.5× 705 0.5× 818 0.6× 44 4.3k
Diane Larsen‐Freeman United States 36 3.5k 1.0× 5.8k 1.7× 3.3k 2.1× 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 88 8.7k
Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen Hong Kong 27 6.6k 2.0× 6.3k 1.9× 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 2.8k 2.2× 100 12.9k
Susan Conrad United States 21 3.5k 1.0× 4.7k 1.4× 2.3k 1.5× 647 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 47 7.7k
Claire Kramsch United States 39 5.1k 1.5× 5.8k 1.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 557 0.4× 152 8.4k
Michael H. Long United States 38 4.6k 1.4× 7.0k 2.1× 4.1k 2.6× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 82 9.1k
Jean‐Marc Dewaele United Kingdom 65 3.0k 0.9× 7.5k 2.3× 3.0k 2.0× 2.3k 1.6× 2.8k 2.1× 264 14.2k
Edward Finegan United States 17 2.6k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 317 0.2× 1.6k 1.2× 38 6.6k
Wallace E. Lambert Canada 44 3.0k 0.9× 5.6k 1.7× 2.6k 1.7× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 156 10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.A.K. Halliday

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (2016). Aspects of Language and Learning. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 13 indexed citations
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Halliday, Μ. Α. Κ., Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, & M.A.K. Halliday. (2014). An Introduction to Functional Grammar. 3092 indexed citations breakdown →
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Halliday, M.A.K. & Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen. (2013). Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar. 1015 indexed citations breakdown →
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Halliday, M.A.K. & Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen. (2013). Clause as representation. 229–376. 1 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K. & Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen. (2013). Above the clause: the clause complex. 446–574. 5 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K. & Jonathan J. Webster. (2009). The Essential Halliday. 28 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K. & Jonathan J. Webster. (2008). Complementarities in language. 48 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (2003). Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language. World Englishes. 22(4). 405–418. 68 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (2000). Computing Meaning : Some Reflections on Past Experience and Present Prospects. Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Systems. 12(5). 615–634. 6 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1997). Linguistics as metaphor. Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 4, Current issues in linguistic theory. 3–28. 7 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K. & James R. Martin. (1993). Writing Science: Literacy And Discursive Power. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 973 indexed citations breakdown →
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1993). Language as Cultural Dynamic. Cultural Dynamics. 6(1-2). 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1977). Aims and perspectives in linguistics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1975). The language of the Chinese 'Secret history of the Mongols'. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1974). La base fonctionnelle du langage. Langages. 8(34). 54–73. 7 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1973). Explorations in the functions of language. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1971). LANGUAGE IN A SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE*. Educational Review. 23(3). 165–188. 15 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1968). LANGUAGE AND EXPERIENCE. Educational Review. 20(2). 95–106. 10 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K., et al.. (1962). An Introduction to Machine Translation. The Modern Language Review. 57(1). 73–73. 20 indexed citations
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Halliday, M.A.K.. (1961). Categories of the Theory of Grammar. WORD. 17(2). 241–292. 258 indexed citations

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