Robert Hopper

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Hopper is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Materials Chemistry and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Hopper has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Language and Linguistics, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Robert Hopper's work include Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (25 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (19 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (11 papers). Robert Hopper is often cited by papers focused on Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (25 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (19 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (11 papers). Robert Hopper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert Hopper's co-authors include Paul Drew, John Heritage, D. R. Uhlmann, Kent Drummond, Christopher J. Zahn, Robert A. Bell, Mark L. Knapp, R.W. Pekala, Carl F. Cline and Frederick Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Robert Hopper

106 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Talk at Work: Interaction in Institutional Settings. 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 400 800 1.2k
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. Talk at Work: Interaction in Institutional Settings.
    1994 1.3k citations Robert Hopper et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Hopper United States 28 1.7k 842 607 534 427 113 4.1k
John Dewey Canada 25 336 0.2× 518 0.6× 381 0.6× 58 0.1× 233 0.5× 142 10.2k
Jeff Bezemer Netherlands 24 442 0.3× 869 1.0× 221 0.4× 389 0.7× 70 0.2× 97 2.7k
David J. Walsh United Kingdom 30 544 0.3× 251 0.3× 279 0.5× 860 1.6× 39 0.1× 123 4.2k
J. E. Field United Kingdom 58 1.1k 0.7× 457 0.5× 403 0.7× 7.2k 13.4× 1.7k 4.1× 320 13.1k
David K. Lewis United States 26 411 0.2× 150 0.2× 2.5k 4.1× 195 0.4× 114 0.3× 91 6.8k
Christian Licoppe France 25 455 0.3× 208 0.2× 181 0.3× 150 0.3× 79 0.2× 187 3.4k
Richard C. Anderson United States 64 2.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 2.5k 4.1× 81 0.2× 10 0.0× 284 17.5k
Suzanne Romaine United States 26 1.6k 1.0× 545 0.6× 368 0.6× 49 0.1× 32 0.1× 157 3.4k
D. K. Davies United States 20 215 0.1× 305 0.4× 85 0.1× 280 0.5× 34 0.1× 82 2.6k
Dávid Barton United States 32 771 0.5× 2.2k 2.7× 93 0.2× 47 0.1× 52 0.1× 191 5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Hopper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Hopper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Hopper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Hopper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Hopper 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 Robert Hopper. Robert Hopper 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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Hopper, Robert. (2003). Gender Talk. Michigan State University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1992). Pauses, Transition Relevance, and Speaker Change. Human Communication Research. 18(3). 429–444. 10 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert. (1990). Ethnography and conversation analysis aftertalking culture. Research on Language and Social Interaction. 24(1-4). 161–171. 22 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert & Kent Drummond. (1988). A Micro-Analytic Perspective.. Critical Studies in Mass Communication. 5(2). 4 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1987). Symbolic action as alignment: A synthesis of rules approaches. Research on Language and Social Interaction. 21(1-4). 1–29. 4 indexed citations
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Anderson, Rob, et al.. (1984). Responses to the symposium of articles dealing with empathic listening: Communication education, 32 (October, 1983), edited by John Stewart. Communication Education. 33(2). 195–196. 2 indexed citations
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Bell, Robert A., Christopher J. Zahn, & Robert Hopper. (1984). Disclaiming: A test of two competing views. Communication Quarterly. 32(1). 28–36. 17 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1984). Why speech is “basic”;. Communication Education. 33(1). 37–42. 8 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1982). Clay Minerals in Northern Plains Coal Overburden as Measured by X‐ray Diffraction. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 46(2). 415–419. 21 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1978). Teaching Functional Communication Skills in the Elementary Classroom.. Communication Education. 27(4). 4 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, et al.. (1976). Relationships between speech delivery and speech effectiveness. Communication Monographs. 43(2). 158–165. 26 indexed citations
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Taylor, L. A., K. C. Misra, D. R. Uhlmann, & Robert Hopper. (1975). Absolute cooling rates of lunar rocks - Theory and application. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 1. 181–191. 19 indexed citations
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Klein, Lisa C., P. I. K. Onorato, D. R. Uhlmann, & Robert Hopper. (1975). Viscous flow, crystallization behavior, and thermal histories of lunar breccias 70019 and 79155. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 1. 579–593. 3 indexed citations
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Uhlmann, D. R., Lisa C. Klein, P. I. K. Onorato, & Robert Hopper. (1975). The formation of lunar breccias - Sintering and crystallization kinetics. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 1. 693–705. 7 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert, P. I. K. Onorato, & D. R. Uhlmann. (1974). Thermal histories and crystal distributions in partly devitrified lunar glasses cooled by radiation.. Lunar Science Conference. 3. 2257–22731974. 6 indexed citations
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Uhlmann, D. R., Lisa C. Klein, Gene Kritchevsky, & Robert Hopper. (1974). The formation of lunar glasses. Lunar Science Conference. 3. 2317–2331. 19 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert & D. R. Uhlmann. (1973). EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC FIELDS ON SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION.. Physics and chemistry of glasses. 14(2). 37–44. 12 indexed citations
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Scherer, George W., et al.. (1973). Viscous flow and crystallization behavior of selected lunar compositions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 4. 2685. 12 indexed citations
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Scherer, George W., Robert Hopper, & D. R. Uhlmann. (1972). Crystallization behavior and glass formation of selected lunar compositions.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 3. 2627. 3 indexed citations
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Hopper, Robert. (1971). Functional Aspects of Speech Development.. 1 indexed citations

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