R. C. Gardner

30.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
148 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

R. C. Gardner is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Gardner has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Language and Linguistics, 45 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 43 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in R. C. Gardner's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (72 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (35 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (32 papers). R. C. Gardner is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (72 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (35 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (32 papers). R. C. Gardner collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and New Zealand. R. C. Gardner's co-authors include Peter D. MacIntyre, Wallace E. Lambert, Anne‐Marie Masgoret, Paul F. Tremblay, P. C. Smythe, Richard N. Lalonde, Samuel Fillenbaum, Richard Clément, Mercè Bernaus and Ray Moorcroft and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Gardner

140 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

Social psychology and sec... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1985 1972 1959 1994 1960 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Social psychology and second language learning : the role of attitudes and motivation
    1985 2.8k citations R. C. Gardner profile →
  2. Attitudes and Motivation in Second-Language Learning
    1972 2.3k citations R. C. Gardner, Wallace E. Lambert profile →
  3. Motivational variables in second-language acquisition.
    1959 1.0k citations R. C. Gardner, Wallace E. Lambert Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie profile →
  4. The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language
    1994 940 citations Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner Language Learning profile →
  5. Evaluational reactions to spoken languages.
    1960 892 citations Wallace E. Lambert, R. C. Gardner et al. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology profile →
  6. Anxiety and Second‐Language Learning: Toward a Theoretical Clarification*
    1989 636 citations Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner Language Learning profile →
  7. Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta–Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates
    2003 598 citations Anne‐Marie Masgoret, R. C. Gardner Language Learning profile →
  8. Methods and Results in the Study of Anxiety and Language Learning: A Review of the Literature*
    1991 574 citations Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner Language Learning profile →
  9. A student's contributions to second-language learning. Part II: Affective variables
    1993 407 citations R. C. Gardner, Peter D. MacIntyre profile →
  10. On the Measurement of Affective Variables in Second Language Learning
    1993 406 citations R. C. Gardner, Peter D. MacIntyre Language Learning profile →
  11. Expanding the Motivation Construct in Language Learning
    1995 396 citations R. C. Gardner et al. profile →
  12. Motivation and second language acquisition
    2007 358 citations R. C. Gardner Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras profile →
  13. Motivation and Second Language Acquisition: The Socio-Educational Model
    2010 267 citations R. C. Gardner profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. C. Gardner 13.6k 8.2k 5.8k 4.7k 4.0k 148 19.2k
Zoltán Dörnyei 19.1k 1.4× 12.4k 1.5× 9.2k 1.6× 3.9k 0.8× 7.5k 1.9× 114 27.9k
Stephen Krashen 13.7k 1.0× 8.7k 1.1× 9.9k 1.7× 3.9k 0.8× 4.3k 1.1× 215 20.5k
Rebecca L. Oxford 11.9k 0.9× 7.8k 1.0× 8.9k 1.5× 1.7k 0.4× 4.6k 1.2× 138 16.6k
Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday 8.4k 0.6× 7.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 90 17.0k
Douglas Biber 11.2k 0.8× 9.6k 1.2× 6.6k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 179 21.0k
Wallace E. Lambert 5.6k 0.4× 3.0k 0.4× 2.6k 0.5× 4.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 156 10.1k
Harvey Sacks 15.5k 1.1× 6.4k 0.8× 2.3k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.3× 20 22.1k
Emanuel A. Schegloff 22.8k 1.7× 9.7k 1.2× 2.9k 0.5× 3.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 70 30.3k
Penelope Brown 10.6k 0.8× 5.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.2× 2.5k 0.5× 737 0.2× 70 16.6k
Charles Goodwin 8.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.4× 2.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 63 14.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. C. Gardner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vetter, Volker, et al.. (2021). Established and new rotavirus vaccines: a comprehensive review for healthcare professionals. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 18(1). 1870395–1870395. 15 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C., et al.. (2018). A review of recommendations for rotavirus vaccination in Europe: Arguments for change. Vaccine. 36(17). 2243–2253. 41 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Tom, et al.. (2013). Current misuses of multiple regression for investigating bivariate hypotheses: an example from the organizational domain. Behavior Research Methods. 46(3). 798–807. 19 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C.. (2007). Motivation and second language acquisition. Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Masgoret, Anne‐Marie & R. C. Gardner. (2003). Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta‐Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates. Language Learning. 53(S1). 167–210. 246 indexed citations
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MacIntyre, Peter D. & R. C. Gardner. (1994). The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language. Language Learning. 44(2). 283–305. 940 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gardner, R. C., et al.. (1993). Molecular Characterization of the DNA of Anatid Herpesvirus 1. Intervirology. 36(2). 99–112. 45 indexed citations
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Lalonde, Richard N. & R. C. Gardner. (1993). Statistics as a second language? A model for predicting performance in psychology students.. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. 25(1). 108–125. 121 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C.. (1991). Second-Language Learning in Adults: Correlates of Proficiency.. 2(1). 1–28. 18 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C., Peter D. MacIntyre, & Linda Lysynchuk. (1990). The affective dimension in second language programme evaluation. Language Culture and Curriculum. 3(1). 39–64. 4 indexed citations
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MacIntyre, Peter D. & R. C. Gardner. (1989). Anxiety and Second‐Language Learning: Toward a Theoretical Clarification*. Language Learning. 39(2). 251–275. 636 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gardner, R. C. & Stephen Erdle. (1986). Aggregating Standard Scores or Raw Scores: Whither the Controversy?. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 46(3). 533–536. 2 indexed citations
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Gliksman, Louis, R. C. Gardner, & P. C. Smythe. (1979). An Investigation of the Test-Retest Reliability of the Subscales of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT). Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes. 35(2). 204–210. 2 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C.. (1976). The systematics of Lipochaeta (Compositae: Heliantheae) of the Hawaiian Islands /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C.. (1974). Bicultural Excursion Programs: Their Effects on Students' Stereotypes, Attitudes and Motivation.. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 7 indexed citations
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Gardner, R. C.. (1973). Ethnic stereotypes: The traditional approach, a new look.. The Canadian Psychologist. 14(2). 133–148. 27 indexed citations
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Taylor, Donald M. & R. C. Gardner. (1970). The Role of Stereotypes in Communication between Ethnic Groups in the Philippines. Social Forces. 49(2). 271–271.
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Taylor, Donald M. & R. C. Gardner. (1969). Ethnic stereotypes: Their effects on the perception of communicators of varying credibility.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 23(3). 161–173. 17 indexed citations
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Lambert, Wallace E., et al.. (1960). Evaluational reactions to spoken languages.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 60(1). 44–51. 892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gardner, R. C.. (1958). Social factors in second-language acquisition.. eScholarship@McGill (McGill). 12 indexed citations

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