Tom McArthur

2.6k total citations
70 papers, 954 citations indexed

About

Tom McArthur is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom McArthur has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 954 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Language and Linguistics, 6 papers in Linguistics and Language and 4 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Tom McArthur's work include Lexicography and Language Studies (17 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (11 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers). Tom McArthur is often cited by papers focused on Lexicography and Language Studies (17 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (11 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 papers). Tom McArthur collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Tom McArthur's co-authors include Alan Barnard, Lise Fontaine, Beryl T. Atkins, Adam Aitken, Alan Davies, Paul Meara, Guy Q.A. Anderson, Richard B. Bradbury, Philip V. Grice and Rufus B. Sage and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, Language Teaching and The Modern Language Review.

In The Last Decade

Tom McArthur

52 papers receiving 665 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom McArthur China 16 582 391 244 137 92 70 954
Anne Barron Germany 16 865 1.5× 296 0.8× 450 1.8× 56 0.4× 79 0.9× 50 1.1k
Brigitte Planken Netherlands 13 410 0.7× 228 0.6× 237 1.0× 70 0.5× 101 1.1× 29 806
Michael Evans United Kingdom 16 377 0.6× 308 0.8× 334 1.4× 32 0.2× 134 1.5× 51 796
Jannis Androutsopoulos Germany 19 865 1.5× 738 1.9× 510 2.1× 98 0.7× 25 0.3× 67 1.7k
Christopher Tribble United Kingdom 8 307 0.5× 59 0.2× 357 1.5× 196 1.4× 212 2.3× 11 757
Esmat Babaii Iran 14 315 0.5× 107 0.3× 345 1.4× 61 0.4× 176 1.9× 61 789
Michael Swan United Kingdom 15 1.1k 1.9× 327 0.8× 622 2.5× 215 1.6× 568 6.2× 64 1.7k
Patrick Charaudeau France 15 271 0.5× 313 0.8× 195 0.8× 41 0.3× 17 0.2× 83 1.0k
Thomas A. Upton United States 15 626 1.1× 91 0.2× 662 2.7× 146 1.1× 407 4.4× 24 1.2k
François Rastier France 13 275 0.5× 147 0.4× 228 0.9× 109 0.8× 13 0.1× 100 822

Countries citing papers authored by Tom McArthur

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom McArthur

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom McArthur

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom McArthur. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom McArthur 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 Tom McArthur. Tom McArthur 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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McArthur, Tom, et al.. (2018). The Oxford Companion to the English Language. Oxford University Press eBooks. 80 indexed citations
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Anderson, Guy Q.A., Tom McArthur, Rufus B. Sage, et al.. (2013). Bird use of establishment-stage Miscanthus biomass crops during the breeding season in England. Bird Study. 60(3). 357–369. 6 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (2004). Oxford Guide to World English. English World-Wide A Journal of Varieties of English. 25(1). 167–168. 102 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom, et al.. (2001). 牛津简明英语语言词典 = Oxford Concise Companion to the English Language. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (2000). Interanto: the global language of signs. English Today. 16(1). 33–43. 30 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1998). Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. Oxford University Press eBooks. 62 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1997). The printed word in the English-speaking world. English Today. 13(1). 10–16. 4 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1995). The Anglo-hybrids. English Today. 11(4). 2–2. 5 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1993). The study of English and the defence of Dutch. English Today. 9(3). 31–33. 3 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1991). The pedigree of plain English. English Today. 7(3). 13–19. 3 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1988). The Cult of Abbreviation. English Today. 4(3). 36–42. 3 indexed citations
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Meara, Paul & Tom McArthur. (1988). Worlds of Reference: Lexicography, Learning and Language from the Clay Tablet to the Computer. The Modern Language Review. 83(3). 645–645. 4 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1987). Idawanna Contragate. American Speech. 62(2). 187–187. 2 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1987). . English Today. 3(3). 43–43. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1986). Dreadnought and frigate. English Today. 2(4). 42–43. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom, et al.. (1985). A Foundation Course for Language Teachers. Hispania. 68(4). 796–796. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1984). The written word : a course in controlled composition. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Alan, Adam Aitken, & Tom McArthur. (1981). Languages of Scotland. Modern Language Journal. 65(2). 239–239. 17 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom. (1979). The Strange Case of the English Phrasal Verb.. 9(3). 24–26. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Tom & Beryl T. Atkins. (1974). Dictionary of English phrasal verbs and their idioms. Americanae (AECID Library). 13 indexed citations

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