R. M. W. Dixon

16.3k total citations
121 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

R. M. W. Dixon is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. W. Dixon has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Language and Linguistics, 45 papers in Linguistics and Language and 30 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in R. M. W. Dixon's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (43 papers), Australian Indigenous Culture and History (29 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (27 papers). R. M. W. Dixon is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (43 papers), Australian Indigenous Culture and History (29 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (27 papers). R. M. W. Dixon collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Iran. R. M. W. Dixon's co-authors include Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, A. Aikhenvald, Barry J. Blake, Nicholas Ostler, Alfred G. Smith, Grace Koch, Paul M. Postal, Lyle Campbell, Mehmet Asutay and R. M. W. Dixon and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, American Journal of Physics and Annual Review of Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

R. M. W. Dixon

110 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. M. W. Dixon Australia 33 2.6k 1.5k 1.1k 674 451 121 4.1k
Bernd Heine Germany 29 4.6k 1.7× 2.1k 1.4× 1.7k 1.5× 837 1.2× 533 1.2× 122 5.5k
Lyle Campbell United States 25 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 634 0.6× 432 0.6× 560 1.2× 103 3.1k
Bernard Comrie Germany 32 3.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 377 0.8× 223 5.0k
Nicholas Evans Australia 23 1.4k 0.5× 767 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 407 0.6× 670 1.5× 98 2.8k
Jane H. Hill United States 31 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 697 0.6× 214 0.3× 540 1.2× 102 4.6k
Martín Haspelmath Germany 39 4.4k 1.7× 2.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.8× 718 1.6× 173 5.5k
Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald Australia 25 2.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 801 0.7× 398 0.6× 264 0.6× 109 2.7k
Derek Bickerton United States 19 1.4k 0.5× 894 0.6× 715 0.7× 324 0.5× 1.0k 2.3× 87 2.9k
Salikoko S. Mufwene United States 24 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 454 0.4× 178 0.3× 343 0.8× 124 3.1k
Pieter Muysken Netherlands 25 2.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 513 0.5× 505 0.7× 282 0.6× 126 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by R. M. W. Dixon

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. M. W. Dixon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. M. W. Dixon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2014). Making New Words. Oxford University Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2012). Basic Linguistic Theory: further grammatical topics. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 21 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2010). Basic Linguistic Theory: methodology. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 18 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2010). Basic Linguistic Theory: grammatical topics. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 33 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2009). Language contact in the Cairns rainforest region. Anthropological linguistics. 50. 223–248. 1 indexed citations
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Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. & R. M. W. Dixon. (2007). Grammars In Contact: a cross-linguistic typology. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 84 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W. & Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald. (2006). Complementation: a cross-linguistic typology. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 18 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (2006). Boundary Work: Australian Literary Studies in the Field of Knowledge Production. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 3. 27–44. 6 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W. & A. Aikhenvald. (2004). Adjective classes : a cross-linguistic typology. Oxford University Press eBooks. 81 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W. & Barry J. Blake. (2000). Grammatical sketches of Bunuba, Ndjébbana and Kugu Nganhcara. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W. & A. Aikhenvald. (1999). The Amazonian languages. Icesi Digital Library (Icesi University). 91 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W., et al.. (1994). Little Eva at Moonlight Creek, and other Aboriginal song poems. 6 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W. & Cerry M. Klein. (1993). On the Detection of Unknown Signals. ASPC. 47. 129. 6 indexed citations
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Dixon, R. M. W.. (1990). The Origin of « Mother-in-Law Vocabulary » in Two Australian Languages. Anthropological linguistics. 32. 1–56. 15 indexed citations
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