Muhammad Amara

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 930 citations indexed

About

Muhammad Amara is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Sociology and Political Science and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Amara has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 930 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Linguistics and Language, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Amara's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (21 papers), Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (18 papers) and Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (9 papers). Muhammad Amara is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (21 papers), Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (18 papers) and Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (9 papers). Muhammad Amara collaborates with scholars based in Israel and Russia. Muhammad Amara's co-authors include Eliezer Ben‐Rafael, Elana Shohamy, Izhak Schnell, Wissam Magadley, Tamar Ashkenazi, Semyon Melnikov, Rachel Hertz‐Lazarowitz and Faisal Azaiza and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Journal of Educational Research and International Journal of Educational Development.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Amara

32 papers receiving 808 citations

Hit Papers

Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Publ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Linguistic Landscape as Symbolic Construction of the Public Space: The Case of Israel
    2006 528 citations Muhammad Amara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muhammad Amara Israel 13 581 409 296 179 87 34 930
Hans J. Ladegaard Hong Kong 19 381 0.7× 431 1.1× 232 0.8× 184 1.0× 63 0.7× 50 889
Sjaak Kroon Netherlands 14 297 0.5× 229 0.6× 191 0.6× 132 0.7× 52 0.6× 75 600
Bonnie McElhinny Canada 15 364 0.6× 303 0.7× 182 0.6× 185 1.0× 35 0.4× 33 750
Alexandre Duchêne Switzerland 15 823 1.4× 501 1.2× 270 0.9× 437 2.4× 78 0.9× 41 1.2k
Sender Dovchin Australia 21 832 1.4× 599 1.5× 194 0.7× 543 3.0× 48 0.6× 65 1.1k
Joan Pujolar Spain 12 667 1.1× 427 1.0× 126 0.4× 281 1.6× 60 0.7× 41 867
Norma Mendoza‐Denton United States 9 464 0.8× 317 0.8× 176 0.6× 135 0.8× 28 0.3× 18 747
Gabrielle S Hogan-Brun United Kingdom 16 331 0.6× 281 0.7× 144 0.5× 232 1.3× 46 0.5× 55 680
Christopher Stroud South Africa 20 1.1k 1.9× 781 1.9× 187 0.6× 676 3.8× 53 0.6× 67 1.5k
Julia Menard‐Warwick United States 16 463 0.8× 447 1.1× 134 0.5× 403 2.3× 39 0.4× 42 811

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Amara

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Fields of papers citing papers by Muhammad Amara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Amara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Muhammad Amara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Muhammad Amara 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 Muhammad Amara. Muhammad Amara 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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Amara, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Cultural identity in the arabic language textbooks of arab elementary schools in Israel. International Journal of Educational Research. 130. 102550–102550.
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Amara, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Palestinian kindergarten teachers in Israel and Arabic education policy. Language Problems & Language Planning. 46(3). 256–290. 2 indexed citations
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Magadley, Wissam, et al.. (2019). Alternative education in Palestinian-Arab society in Israel: Rationale and characteristics. International Journal of Educational Development. 67. 85–93. 3 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2018). Palestinian schoolscapes in Israel. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education. 3(1). 8 indexed citations
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Magadley, Wissam & Muhammad Amara. (2018). Alternative Education in the Arab - Palestinian Society in Israel : A Panacea ?. 3(1). 93–116. 3 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2017). Arabic in Israel. 17 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2017). Arabic in Israel: Language, Identity and Conflict. 12 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2007). Teaching Hebrew to Palestinian Pupils in Israel. Current Issues in Language Planning. 8(2). 243–254. 11 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad, et al.. (2006). The Status of Arabic in Israel: Reflections on the Power of Law to Produce Social Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2005). A War of Words: Language and Conflict in the Middle East. The Middle East Journal. 59(1). 156. 21 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad & Izhak Schnell. (2004). Identity repertoires among Arabs in Israel. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 30(1). 175–193. 77 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2003). Recent foreign language education policies in Palestine. Language Problems & Language Planning. 27(3). 217–232. 7 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2002). The place of Arabic in Israel. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2002(158). 19 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad, et al.. (2002). Language Education Policy: The Arab Minority in Israel. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 55 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2002). The Collective Identity of the Arabs in Israel in an Era of Peace. Israel Affairs. 9(1-2). 249–262. 10 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (2002). Language education policy. 5 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (1999). Politics and Sociolinguistic Reflexes. 19 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (1999). Politics and Sociolinguistic Reflexes: Palestinian border villages. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Amara, Muhammad. (1996). The nature of Islamic fundamentalism in Israel. Terrorism and Political Violence. 8(2). 155–170. 8 indexed citations

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