Thomas Robb

989 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 678 citations indexed

About

Thomas Robb is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Robb has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 678 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 5 papers in Education and 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Thomas Robb's work include Second Language Acquisition and Learning (5 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers) and Writing and Handwriting Education (2 papers). Thomas Robb is often cited by papers focused on Second Language Acquisition and Learning (5 papers), EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers) and Writing and Handwriting Education (2 papers). Thomas Robb collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Robb's co-authors include Steven J. Ross, Ian Shortreed, Bernard Susser, Jeong‐Bae Son, R G Hughes and Carla Meskill and has published in prestigious journals such as TESOL Quarterly, BioTechniques and Language Teaching.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Robb

12 papers receiving 498 citations

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Salience of Feedback on Error and Its Effect on EFL Writing Quality

1986 391 citations Thomas Robb, Steven J. Ross et al. TESOL Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Robb Japan	7	484	348	322	317	86	18	678
Stuart Young New Zealand	5	448 0.9×	302 0.9×	288 0.9×	326 1.0×	33 0.4×	19	654
Hui‐Fang Shang Taiwan	12	259 0.5×	160 0.5×	229 0.7×	289 0.9×	109 1.3×	28	548
María Camino Bueno Alastuey Spain	11	253 0.5×	218 0.6×	140 0.4×	184 0.6×	105 1.2×	29	470
Takane Yamaguchi	2	228 0.5×	134 0.4×	140 0.4×	136 0.4×	80 0.9×	4	429
Ken Beatty United States	4	177 0.4×	110 0.3×	127 0.4×	156 0.5×	98 1.1×	9	361
Daphne van Weijen Netherlands	9	171 0.4×	177 0.5×	200 0.6×	259 0.8×	43 0.5×	25	414
Kemboja Ismail Malaysia	13	169 0.3×	129 0.4×	86 0.3×	274 0.9×	133 1.5×	34	498
Chiou‐lan Chern Taiwan	6	124 0.3×	94 0.3×	139 0.4×	102 0.3×	57 0.7×	8	287
Inn-Chull Choi South Korea	6	134 0.3×	90 0.3×	104 0.3×	125 0.4×	58 0.7×	23	310
Claire Kennedy Australia	9	234 0.5×	158 0.5×	266 0.8×	130 0.4×	134 1.6×	17	526

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Robb

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Robb, Thomas. (2024). From the Editor. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ. 27(4).

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Robb, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Classroom-based extensive reading: a review of recent research. Language Teaching. 57(3). 295–324. 3 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas. (2023). From the Editor. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ. 27(2).

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Robb, Thomas. (2015). Quizzes—A sin against the sixth commandment? In defense of MReader. Reading in a foreign language. 27(1). 146–151. 8 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas. (2015). A strained partnership?. Manchester University Press eBooks.

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Robb, Thomas. (2013). The Effect of Grade Weighting on Student Extensive Reading Performance. 46. 21–27. 2 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Effective extensive reading outside the classroom: A large-scale experiment. Reading in a Foreign Language. 25(2). 234–247. 40 indexed citations

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Hughes, R G & Thomas Robb. (2013). Kissinger and the Diplomacy of Coercive Linkage in the "Special Relationship" between the United States and Great Britain, 1969-1977. Diplomatic History. 37(4). 861–905. 6 indexed citations

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Son, Jeong‐Bae, et al.. (2011). Computer literacy and competency: a survey of Indonesian teachers of English as a foreign language. University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland). 74 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas, et al.. (2002). A Novel Underbalanced Perforating Gun Deployment System Using Production Packer Technology Successfully Completes HP/HT Offshore Horizontal Well in a Single Trip. Proceedings of European Petroleum Conference. 3 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas. (2001). Projecting your students onto the Web. BioTechniques. 10(1). 67–69.

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Robb, Thomas, et al.. (2001). The Life and Death of Software. CALICO Journal. 18(1). 41–52. 11 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas. (2000). Internet Resources for TESOL Professional Development. TESOL Journal. 9(3). 35–36.

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Meskill, Carla, et al.. (2000). Distance education and the internet. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas, et al.. (1999). A Study of the Effect of Direct Test Preparation on the TOEIC Scores of Japanese University Students.. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ. 3(4). 26 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas & Bernard Susser. (1989). Extensive reading vs skills building in an EFL context. Reading in a Foreign Language. 5(2). 239–251. 106 indexed citations

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Ross, Steven J., Ian Shortreed, & Thomas Robb. (1988). First Language Composition Pedagogy in the Second Language Classroom: A Reassessment. RELC Journal. 19(1). 29–48. 6 indexed citations

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Robb, Thomas, Steven J. Ross, & Ian Shortreed. (1986). Salience of Feedback on Error and Its Effect on EFL Writing Quality. TESOL Quarterly. 20(1). 83–83. 391 indexed citations breakdown →

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