Ron Scollon

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ron Scollon is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, Ron Scollon has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Language and Linguistics, 10 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 8 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in Ron Scollon's work include Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (10 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). Ron Scollon is often cited by papers focused on Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (10 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). Ron Scollon collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and Australia. Ron Scollon's co-authors include Suzie Wong Scollon, Suzanne B. K. Scollon, Suzanne E. Jacobs, Jenny Cook‐Gumperz, Ronald Scollon, David C. S. Li, Rodney H. Jones and John Flowerdew and has published in prestigious journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Journal of Pragmatics and Language in Society.

In The Last Decade

Ron Scollon

30 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Discourses in Place 1984 2026 1998 2012 2003 1984 250 500 750
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. Discourses in Place
    2003 944 citations Ron Scollon, Suzie Wong Scollon profile →
  2. Narrative, Literacy and Face in Interethnic Communication
    1984 601 citations Ron Scollon, Suzanne B. K. Scollon 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
Ron Scollon Hong Kong 16 1.1k 1.0k 948 431 429 33 2.6k
Kira Hall United States 18 1.4k 1.3× 889 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 547 1.3× 188 0.4× 39 2.7k
Nancy C. Dorian United States 20 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 2.0k 2.1× 443 1.0× 589 1.4× 60 3.5k
Martin Melaver 9 438 0.4× 739 0.7× 264 0.3× 552 1.3× 744 1.7× 20 2.4k
Vern W. McGee 6 485 0.4× 675 0.7× 279 0.3× 473 1.1× 780 1.8× 6 2.2k
Suzie Wong Scollon Luxembourg 6 639 0.6× 517 0.5× 719 0.8× 277 0.6× 153 0.4× 7 1.4k
David Block Spain 28 1.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 1.5k 1.6× 354 0.8× 571 1.3× 85 3.1k
Asif Agha United States 17 1.7k 1.6× 879 0.9× 1.9k 2.1× 563 1.3× 97 0.2× 29 3.3k
Monica Heller Canada 29 2.1k 1.9× 1.9k 1.9× 3.4k 3.5× 850 2.0× 384 0.9× 105 4.4k
Stanton Wortham United States 27 842 0.8× 775 0.8× 933 1.0× 693 1.6× 992 2.3× 108 2.6k
Roz Ivanič United Kingdom 22 1.0k 0.9× 2.2k 2.2× 725 0.8× 600 1.4× 1.9k 4.4× 45 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ron Scollon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ron Scollon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ron Scollon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ron Scollon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ron Scollon 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 Ron Scollon. Ron Scollon 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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Scollon, Ron & Suzie Wong Scollon. (2009). Breakthrough into action. Text and Talk. 29(3). 8 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (2008). Discourse itineraries: Nine processes of resemiotization. 243–254. 32 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (2006). Food and behavior: A Burkean motive analysis of a quasi-medical text. Text and Talk. 26(1). 107–125. 3 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (2002). Mediated Discourse. 201 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1999). Mediated Discourse and Social Interaction. Research on Language and Social Interaction. 32(1). 149–154. 15 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron, et al.. (1998). Literate Design in the Discourses of Revolution, Reform, and Transition. Written Language & Literacy. 1(1). 1–39. 9 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1998). Reading as social interaction: The empirical grounding of reading. Semiotica. 118(3-4). 281–294. 8 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1997). Hong Kong Newspapers On The Pre-Transitional Stage. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 1(2). 48–59.
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Scollon, Ron. (1997). Handbills, Tissues, and Condoms: A Site of Engagement for the Construction of Identity in Public Discourse. Journal of Sociolinguistics. 1(1). 39–61. 22 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1997). Attribution and Power in Hong Kong News Discourse. World Englishes. 16(3). 383–393. 11 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron, et al.. (1997). Voice, appropriation and discourse representation in a student writing task. Linguistics and Education. 9(3). 227–250. 24 indexed citations
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Flowerdew, John & Ron Scollon. (1997). Public discourse in Hong Kong and the change of sovereignty. Journal of Pragmatics. 28(4). 417–426. 3 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1995). Plagiarism and ideology: Identity in intercultural discourse. Language in Society. 24(1). 1–28. 132 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1994). As a matter of fact: The changing ideology of authorship and responsibility in discourse. World Englishes. 13(1). 33–46. 65 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron, et al.. (1991). Topic confusion in English‐Asian discourse. World Englishes. 10(2). 113–125. 70 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron & Jenny Cook‐Gumperz. (1986). The Social Construction of Literacy. Man. 21(4). 781–781. 142 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron. (1983). Language dilemmas in Alaska. Society. 20(4). 77–81. 2 indexed citations
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Scollon, Ron & Suzanne B. K. Scollon. (1979). Literacy as Interethnic Communication: An Athabaskan Case. Working Papers in Sociolinguistics, No. 59.. 1 indexed citations

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