Sinfree Makoni

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Sinfree Makoni is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Sinfree Makoni has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Linguistics and Language, 40 papers in Language and Linguistics and 29 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Sinfree Makoni's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (54 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (23 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (16 papers). Sinfree Makoni is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (54 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (23 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (16 papers). Sinfree Makoni collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Brazil. Sinfree Makoni's co-authors include Alastair Pennycook, Arnetha F. Ball, Arthur K. Spears, Geneva Smitherman, John P. Hutchison, Busi Makoni, Pedzisai Mashiri, Kees de Bot, Ashraf Abdelhay and Ulrike Hanna Meinhof and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Sinfree Makoni

81 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Disinventing and (Re)Constituting Languages 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Disinventing and (Re)Constituting Languages
    2005 507 citations Sinfree Makoni et al. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies profile →
  2. Innovations and Challenges in Applied Linguistics from the Global South
    2019 141 citations Sinfree Makoni 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
Sinfree Makoni United States 19 1.1k 764 751 272 167 96 1.6k
Christopher Stroud South Africa 20 1.1k 1.0× 676 0.9× 781 1.0× 187 0.7× 141 0.8× 67 1.5k
Barbara Johnstone United States 26 1.4k 1.3× 552 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 222 0.8× 92 0.6× 96 2.2k
Joseph Bosco Hong Kong 5 502 0.5× 505 0.7× 923 1.2× 304 1.1× 165 1.0× 8 1.6k
Stef Slembrouck Belgium 17 737 0.7× 534 0.7× 668 0.9× 205 0.8× 178 1.1× 70 1.3k
Jacques Brès France 11 651 0.6× 301 0.4× 663 0.9× 194 0.7× 67 0.4× 74 1.2k
Alexandre Duchêne Switzerland 15 823 0.8× 437 0.6× 501 0.7× 270 1.0× 65 0.4× 41 1.2k
Teresa L. McCarty United States 24 955 0.9× 565 0.7× 399 0.5× 503 1.8× 907 5.4× 82 2.0k
K. Yağmur Netherlands 22 610 0.6× 207 0.3× 371 0.5× 339 1.2× 274 1.6× 86 1.2k
Susan U. Philips United States 13 324 0.3× 225 0.3× 413 0.5× 173 0.6× 308 1.8× 34 1.0k
Yasuko Kanno United States 16 847 0.8× 778 1.0× 790 1.1× 275 1.0× 721 4.3× 33 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sinfree Makoni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sinfree Makoni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sinfree Makoni

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2023). Decolonizing applied linguistics in Africa and its diasporas: disrupting the center. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. 21(3). 285–306. 4 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2022). The Routledge Handbook of Language and the Global South/s. 11 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2022). Southern perspectives of language and the construction of the common. Language & Communication. 86. 80–86. 5 indexed citations
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Canut, Cécile, et al.. (2021). Sinfree Makoni : Pour une nouvelle ontologie du langage. Semen. 50/2. 117–133. 1 indexed citations
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Brennan, Mark A., et al.. (2021). Determinants of Participation of Young Farmers with and without Disability in Agricultural Capacity-building Programs Designed for the Public in Uganda. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 10(2). 74–74. 3 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2019). Gazing at language crossing in the global north but doing crossing in the global south. Journal of Multicultural Discourses. 14(4). 295–300. 3 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2017). An integrationist perspective on African philosophy. 63–76. 1 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (2014). Multilingualism: spontaneous orders and System D: a concluding note. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 17(6). 714–717.
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Makoni, Sinfree. (2011). Sociolinguistics, colonial and postcolonial: an integrationist perspective. Language Sciences. 33(4). 680–688. 24 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (2008). Aging in Africa: A Critical Review. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 23(2). 199–209. 19 indexed citations
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Hajek, Christopher, Valerie Barker, Howard Giles, et al.. (2006). Communicative Dynamics of Police-Civilian Encounters: American and African Interethnic Data. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Brutt‐Griffler, Janina & Sinfree Makoni. (2005). The use of heritage language: An African perspective. Modern Language Journal. 89(4). 609–612. 7 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree, et al.. (2005). Islam and English in the Post-9/11 Era. Journal of Language Identity & Education. 4(2). 4 indexed citations
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Bot, Kees de & Sinfree Makoni. (2005). Language and Aging in Multilingual Contexts. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 44 indexed citations
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Gass, Susan M., Sinfree Makoni, Jasone Cenoz, & Jean‐Marc Dewaele. (2004). World applied linguistics : a celebration of 40 years of AILA. 4 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (2003). An Introduction to Applied Linguistics: From Practice to Theory. Applied Linguistics. 24(1). 130–137. 34 indexed citations
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Hutchison, John P., Sinfree Makoni, Geneva Smitherman, Arnetha F. Ball, & Arthur K. Spears. (2003). Black Linguistics: Language, Society, and Politics in Africa and the Americas. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 36(3). 667–667. 205 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (1997). Gerontolinguistics in South Africa. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 7(1). 57–65. 3 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (1993). Is Zimbabwean English a Type of New English. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 14(2). 97–107. 3 indexed citations
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Makoni, Sinfree. (1993). Multiple forces on new Englishes. 7. 23–32. 3 indexed citations

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