Peter Sayer

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 712 citations indexed

About

Peter Sayer is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sayer has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 712 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Linguistics and Language, 22 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 13 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Peter Sayer's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (22 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (21 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers). Peter Sayer is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (22 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (21 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (12 papers). Peter Sayer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and China. Peter Sayer's co-authors include Carmen M. Martínez-Roldán, Derek C. Braun, Zhongfeng Tian, Jamie L. Schissel, Yuko Goto Butler, Becky H. Huang, I‐Chun Liu, Shayne B. Piasta and Somin Park and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sayer

30 papers receiving 651 citations

Hit Papers

Translanguaging, TexMex, and Bilingual Pedagogy: Emergent... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 50 100 150
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. Translanguaging, TexMex, and Bilingual Pedagogy: Emergent Bilinguals Learning Through the Vernacular
    2012 185 citations Peter Sayer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Sayer United States 13 501 447 362 211 77 33 712
Francis M. Hult United States 18 664 1.3× 605 1.4× 500 1.4× 126 0.6× 98 1.3× 37 960
Suhanthie Motha United States 11 448 0.9× 392 0.9× 371 1.0× 289 1.4× 156 2.0× 20 713
Christian Faltis United States 14 346 0.7× 276 0.6× 263 0.7× 250 1.2× 100 1.3× 45 577
Danièle Moore Canada 16 570 1.1× 466 1.0× 472 1.3× 109 0.5× 84 1.1× 59 788
Ruanni Tupas United Kingdom 13 366 0.7× 240 0.5× 231 0.6× 97 0.5× 106 1.4× 54 534
Enric Llurda Spain 12 584 1.2× 710 1.6× 751 2.1× 206 1.0× 44 0.6× 31 1.0k
Suzanne García-Mateus United States 7 914 1.8× 887 2.0× 714 2.0× 231 1.1× 97 1.3× 11 1.2k
Ester J. de Jong United States 16 661 1.3× 604 1.4× 509 1.4× 570 2.7× 139 1.8× 23 1.1k
Claudia G. Cervantes‐Soon United States 14 685 1.4× 417 0.9× 245 0.7× 486 2.3× 334 4.3× 26 941
Aubrey Logan‐Terry United States 5 421 0.8× 216 0.5× 266 0.7× 93 0.4× 65 0.8× 10 524

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Sayer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Sayer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Sayer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Sayer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Sayer 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 Peter Sayer. Peter Sayer 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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Park, Somin, Shayne B. Piasta, & Peter Sayer. (2025). An initial yet rigorous test of multisensory alphabet instruction for english monolingual and emergent bilingual children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 72. 328–338.
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2025). Socioeconomic status and linguistic diversity in shaping multilingualism in the U.S. Midwest: a linguistic landscape study. International Journal of Multilingualism. 23(1). 204–233.
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2021). Examining social class and multilingualism through the Linguistic Landscape. 8(1). 32–55. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Zhongfeng, et al.. (2020). Envisioning TESOL through a Translanguaging Lens. 53 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2020). Language Policy and Linguistic Justice: Economic, Philosophical, and Sociolinguistic Approaches. Language Policy. 20(1). 147–149. 2 indexed citations
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Butler, Yuko Goto, Peter Sayer, & Becky H. Huang. (2018). Introduction: Social class/socioeconomic status and young learners of English as a global language. System. 73. 1–3. 11 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2018). Early EFL Instruction and L1 Literacy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20(2). 170–184. 1 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2017). Developing a Collaborative Qualitative Research Project Across Borders: Issues and Dilemmas. The Qualitative Report. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, I‐Chun & Peter Sayer. (2016). Reconciling Pedagogical Beliefs and Teaching Practices: Chinese Teachers and the Pressures of a U.S. High School Foreign Language Context. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 3 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2016). The teaching of English in public primary schools in Mexico: More heat than light?. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 24. 84–84. 16 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2016). Introduction to the special issue on English language teaching in public primary schools in Latin America. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 24. 79–79. 2 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2015). “More & Earlier”: Neoliberalism and Primary English Education in Mexican Public Schools. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2015). “More & Earlier”: Neoliberalism and Primary English Education in Mexican Public Schools. L2 Journal. 7(3). 39 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2015). Expanding global language education in public primary schools: the national English programme in Mexico. Language Culture and Curriculum. 28(3). 257–275. 17 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2015). The Pragmatics of Pronoun Choice in China English: Corpus Evidence from Advanced English Students’ Oral Proficiency Exam. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics. 38(1). 1 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2013). The Mexican sports car controversy: An appraisal analysis of BBC's Top Gear and the reproduction of nationalism and racism through humor. Discourse Context & Media. 2(2). 103–110. 13 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter, et al.. (2012). Teaching culture beyond nationalist boundaries: national identities, stereotyping, and culture in language education. Intercultural Education. 23(3). 265–279. 3 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2011). Interviews in Qualitative Research by KING, NIGEL, & CHRISTINE HORROCKS. Modern Language Journal. 95(4). 670–671. 2 indexed citations
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Sayer, Peter. (2008). Demystifying Language Mixing: Spanglish in School. Journal of Latinos and Education. 7(2). 94–112. 39 indexed citations

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