Penny Ur

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Penny Ur is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Penny Ur has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Language and Linguistics, 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 4 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Penny Ur's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (4 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 papers). Penny Ur is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (4 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 papers). Penny Ur collaborates with scholars based in Israel and United States. Penny Ur's co-authors include Ilona Leki and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, TESOL Quarterly and ELT Journal.

In The Last Decade

Penny Ur

13 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

A course in language teaching

1996 643 citations Penny Ur profile →
A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory

1996 580 citations Penny Ur Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Penny Ur Israel	8	900	612	580	563	395	15	1.5k
Tricia Hedge	6	1.1k 1.2×	993 1.6×	682 1.2×	751 1.3×	796 2.0×	9	2.2k
Regine Hampel United Kingdom	18	710 0.8×	607 1.0×	577 1.0×	329 0.6×	211 0.5×	33	1.3k
H. Jay Siskin United States	7	1.1k 1.2×	410 0.7×	863 1.5×	517 0.9×	193 0.5×	20	1.4k
Paige Ware United States	16	709 0.8×	523 0.9×	622 1.1×	360 0.6×	130 0.3×	24	1.2k
John S. Hedgcock United States	17	839 0.9×	643 1.1×	666 1.1×	432 0.8×	104 0.3×	30	1.2k
Martha Nyikos United States	13	1.3k 1.4×	446 0.7×	911 1.6×	955 1.7×	133 0.3×	22	1.7k
Fangyuan Yuan China	4	1.2k 1.3×	457 0.7×	942 1.6×	786 1.4×	170 0.4×	11	1.6k
Philip Hubbard United States	19	622 0.7×	456 0.7×	403 0.7×	397 0.7×	172 0.4×	40	1.1k
Ann Raimes United States	13	1.1k 1.2×	770 1.3×	985 1.7×	545 1.0×	147 0.4×	35	1.6k
Yongqi Gu New Zealand	17	1.2k 1.3×	502 0.8×	668 1.2×	1.2k 2.2×	192 0.5×	40	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Penny Ur

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Fields of papers citing papers by Penny Ur

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Penny Ur

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

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Ur, Penny. (2024). A Course in English Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Ur, Penny. (2022). Penny Ur's 77 Tips for Teaching Vocabulary. Cambridge University Press eBooks.

3.

Ur, Penny. (2022). How useful is it to teach affixes in intermediate classes?. ELT Journal. 76(3). 330–337. 1 indexed citations

4.

Ur, Penny. (2020). The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teacher Education. ELT Journal. 74(4). 517–520. 12 indexed citations

5.

Ur, Penny. (2019). Theory and practice in language teacher education. Language Teaching. 52(4). 450–459. 17 indexed citations

6.

Ur, Penny. (2017). Stimulating Student Interest in Language Learning: Theory, Research and Practice. ELT Journal. 71(4). 537–539. 7 indexed citations

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Ur, Penny. (2016). Application of Research to Materials Design. 1 indexed citations

8.

Ur, Penny. (2014). Where do we go from here? Method and pedagogy in language teaching. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 3–11. 2 indexed citations

9.

Ur, Penny. (2012). A Course in English Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 125 indexed citations

10.

Ur, Penny. (1999). A Course in Language Teaching Trainee Book. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 47 indexed citations

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Ur, Penny. (1996). A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ur, Penny. (1996). A course in language teaching. 643 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ur, Penny, et al.. (1990). Grammar Practice Activities. Hispania. 73(4). 1007–1007. 53 indexed citations

14.

Ur, Penny. (1989). Correspondence. ELT Journal. 43(1). 73–74. 2 indexed citations

15.

Leki, Ilona & Penny Ur. (1989). Grammar Practice Activities: A Practical Guide for Teachers. TESOL Quarterly. 23(4). 688–688. 24 indexed citations

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