Stuart Webb

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
99 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Stuart Webb is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart Webb has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 70 papers in Language and Linguistics and 45 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Stuart Webb's work include Second Language Acquisition and Learning (85 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (39 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (38 papers). Stuart Webb is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Acquisition and Learning (85 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (39 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (38 papers). Stuart Webb collaborates with scholars based in Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Stuart Webb's co-authors include Michael Rodgers, Anna C-S Chang, Paul Nation, Thi Ngoc Yen Dang, Yosuke Sasao, Akifumi Yanagisawa, Elke Peters, Takumi Uchihara, Averil Coxhead and Jonathan Newton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and Drug Discovery Today.

In The Last Decade

Stuart Webb

93 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Effects of Repetition on Vocabulary Knowledge

2007 447 citations Stuart Webb Applied Linguistics profile →
Researching and Analyzing Vocabulary

2010 337 citations Stuart Webb et al. profile →
INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY ACQUISITION THROUGH VIEWING L2 TELEVISION AND FACTORS THAT AFFECT LEARNING

2018 237 citations Stuart Webb et al. Studies in Second Language Acquisition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stuart Webb Canada	43	4.8k	3.7k	2.2k	1.1k	484	99	5.9k
Paul Meara United Kingdom	32	2.7k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	833 0.8×	490 1.0×	112	3.9k
Ted Sanders Netherlands	30	1.1k 0.2×	1.4k 0.4×	976 0.5×	729 0.7×	1.1k 2.3×	133	3.3k
Kristopher Kyle United States	25	1.5k 0.3×	737 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	643 0.6×	167 0.3×	54	2.7k
John McH. Sinclair United Kingdom	15	1.2k 0.3×	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	639 1.3×	35	3.8k
Scott Jarvis United States	25	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	749 0.7×	595 1.2×	43	3.1k
Stig Johansson Norway	17	1.3k 0.3×	3.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 2.2×	46	4.8k
Batia Laufer Israel	43	7.4k 1.5×	5.6k 1.5×	3.4k 1.6×	1.8k 1.6×	542 1.1×	80	8.6k
Philip M. McCarthy United States	16	1.3k 0.3×	514 0.1×	1.5k 0.7×	557 0.5×	128 0.3×	58	2.6k
Averil Coxhead New Zealand	19	2.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	785 0.7×	103 0.2×	64	2.8k
Marjolijn Verspoor Netherlands	22	1.4k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	602 0.3×	796 0.7×	545 1.1×	89	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Stuart Webb

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stuart Webb

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart Webb

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2026). The effects of audiovisual input on second language learning: A meta-analysis. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 1–25.

Dang, Thi Ngoc Yen & Stuart Webb. (2025). Applications of word lists in second language learning and teaching. Language Teaching. 58(3). 291–311.

Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2025). Does comprehension of L2 television programs improve through regular classroom viewing?. Language learning & technology. 29(1). 1–24.

Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2025). How Do Different Forms of Note‐Taking Affect Second Language Vocabulary Learning?. Language Learning. 75(4). 1185–1221. 1 indexed citations

Pellicer‐Sánchez, Ana, et al.. (2024). How does lexical coverage affect the processing of L2 texts?. Applied Linguistics. 45(6). 953–972. 1 indexed citations

Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2023). Does spaced practice have the same effects on different second language vocabulary learning activities? Fill‐in‐the‐blanks versus flashcards. Modern Language Journal. 107(4). 944–964.

Uchihara, Takumi, Stuart Webb, Kazuya Saito, & Pavel Trofimovich. (2022). Does Mode of Input Affect How Second Language Learners Create Form–Meaning Connections and Pronounce Second Language Words?. Modern Language Journal. 106(2). 351–370. 6 indexed citations

Uchihara, Takumi, Stuart Webb, Kazuya Saito, & Pavel Trofimovich. (2022). Frequency of Exposure Influences Accentedness and Comprehensibility in Learners’ Pronunciation of Second Language Words. Language Learning. 73(1). 84–125. 8 indexed citations

Yanagisawa, Akifumi & Stuart Webb. (2021). INVOLVEMENT LOAD HYPOTHESIS PLUS. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 44(5). 1279–1308. 16 indexed citations

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Uchihara, Takumi, Stuart Webb, Kazuya Saito, & Pavel Trofimovich. (2021). THE EFFECTS OF TALKER VARIABILITY AND FREQUENCY OF EXPOSURE ON THE ACQUISITION OF SPOKEN WORD KNOWLEDGE. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 44(2). 357–380. 15 indexed citations

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Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2021). Does writing words in notes contribute to vocabulary learning?. Language Teaching Research. 29(2). 560–587. 9 indexed citations

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Uchihara, Takumi, Stuart Webb, & Akifumi Yanagisawa. (2019). The Effects of Repetition on Incidental Vocabulary Learning: A Meta‐Analysis of Correlational Studies. Language Learning. 69(3). 559–599. 155 indexed citations

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Lai, Xuelei, Jérémie Bazin, Stuart Webb, et al.. (2018). CircRNAs in Plants. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1087. 329–343. 40 indexed citations

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Sasao, Yosuke & Stuart Webb. (2018). The guessing from context test. ITL Review of Applied Linguistics. 169(1). 115–141. 3 indexed citations

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Webb, Stuart, Yosuke Sasao, & Oliver James Ballance. (2017). The updated Vocabulary Levels Test. ITL Review of Applied Linguistics. 168(1). 33–69. 207 indexed citations

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Saito, Kazuya, Stuart Webb, Pavel Trofimovich, & Talia Isaacs. (2015). LEXICAL PROFILES OF COMPREHENSIBLE SECOND LANGUAGE SPEECH. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 38(4). 677–701. 51 indexed citations

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Harper, N., et al.. (2014). Primary Collared Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasties in the Elderly: A Safe and Reliable Treatment Option. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(3). 407–410. 12 indexed citations

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Macalister, John & Stuart Webb. (2013). A Response. TESOL Quarterly. 47(4). 852–855. 2 indexed citations

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Webb, Stuart. (2011). Selecting Television Programs for Language Learning: Investigating Television Programs from the Same Genre. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Webb, Stuart, et al.. (2010). Learning Collocations: Do the Number of Collocates, Position of the Node Word, and Synonymy Affect Learning?. Applied Linguistics. 32(3). 259–276. 75 indexed citations

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