Paul Chilton

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Chilton is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Chilton has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 16 papers in Language and Linguistics and 10 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Paul Chilton's work include Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (16 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (7 papers). Paul Chilton is often cited by papers focused on Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (16 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (7 papers). Paul Chilton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Paul Chilton's co-authors include Ruth Wodak, Seymour Chatman, Mikhail M. Ilyin, Vyvyan Evans, George Lakoff, Christina Schäffner, Hailong Tian, Monika Kopytowska, Melanie C. M. Murray and Jennifer Grant and has published in prestigious journals such as Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Journal of Pragmatics and Biosystems.

In The Last Decade

Paul Chilton

60 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Analysing Political Discourse 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750
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. Analysing Political Discourse
    2004 823 citations Paul Chilton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Chilton United Kingdom 21 1.1k 987 985 664 430 65 2.7k
Steven E. Clayman United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 2.0k 2.0× 723 0.7× 560 0.8× 411 1.0× 46 3.2k
Costas Gabrielatos United Kingdom 12 906 0.8× 660 0.7× 286 0.3× 668 1.0× 178 0.4× 43 2.1k
Lawrence Venuti United States 20 980 0.9× 3.4k 3.5× 501 0.5× 857 1.3× 366 0.9× 65 4.9k
Monika Bednarek Australia 26 904 0.8× 714 0.7× 503 0.5× 508 0.8× 241 0.6× 71 2.3k
Martin Reisigl Austria 10 607 0.5× 531 0.5× 190 0.2× 1.1k 1.6× 257 0.6× 29 2.4k
Allan Bell New Zealand 19 832 0.7× 1.8k 1.8× 704 0.7× 543 0.8× 228 0.5× 51 3.6k
Angela Cora Garcia United States 15 595 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 379 0.4× 591 0.9× 104 0.2× 51 2.2k
Brian Paltridge Australia 28 1.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.4× 432 0.4× 239 0.4× 145 0.3× 77 3.2k
Greg Myers United Kingdom 23 747 0.7× 726 0.7× 297 0.3× 477 0.7× 183 0.4× 69 2.1k
Asif Agha United States 17 879 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 324 0.3× 563 0.8× 178 0.4× 29 3.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kopytowska, Monika & Paul Chilton. (2018). “Rivers of blood”: Migration, fear and threat construction. 14(1). 133–161. 17 indexed citations
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Wodak, Ruth & Paul Chilton. (2016). A new Agenda in (Critical) Discourse Analysis:[Translation in Chinese]. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Hailong, et al.. (2014). Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 14 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2014). Language, Space and Mind. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 54 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul & Adriana Bolí­var. (2011). Argumentos criticables: Repensando a Habermas a la luz de la lingüística. Discurso & sociedad. 5(1). 71–95. 2 indexed citations
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Evans, Vyvyan & Paul Chilton. (2010). Language, cognition, and space:the state of the art and new directions. 141 indexed citations
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Murray, Melanie C. M., Jennifer Grant, Elizabeth Bryce, Paul Chilton, & Leslie Forrester. (2010). Facial Protective Equipment, Personnel, and Pandemics: Impact of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus on Personnel and Use of Facial Protective Equipment. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 31(10). 1011–1016. 35 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul, Hailong Tian, & Ruth Wodak. (2010). New discourses in contemporary China. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2007). Challenges in the Study of Language and Politics, Challenges for JLP. Journal of Language and Politics. 6(3). 297–301. 2 indexed citations
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Rundblad, Gabriella, Paul Chilton, & Paul Hunter. (2006). An enquiry into scientific and media discourse in the MMR controversy: Authority and factuality. Communication & Medicine. 3(1). 69–80. 9 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul & George Lakoff. (2005). Foreign Policy by Metaphor. 37–60. 65 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2005). Missing links in mainstream CDA: Modules, blends and the critical instinct.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 71 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2005). Discourse space theory.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2004). Analysing Political Discourse. 823 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chilton, Paul & Christina Schäffner. (2002). Introduction: themes and principles in the analysis of political discourse. PeerJ Computer Science. 10. 1–41. 47 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (2000). Participant roles and the analysis of leadership discourse : British and American leaders explain the Kosovo crisis.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 3 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (1998). The semantics of boundaries. 6(12). 12–25. 3 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul. (1990). Politeness, Politics and Diplomacy. Discourse & Society. 1(2). 201–224. 62 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul, et al.. (1984). Nineteen Eighty-Four in 1984: Autonomy, Control and Communication. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Chilton, Paul, et al.. (1982). Nouvelles Recreations et joyeux devis I-XC. The Modern Language Review. 77(1). 201–201. 1 indexed citations

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