V. J. Cook

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 813 citations indexed

About

V. J. Cook is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Linguistics and Language. According to data from OpenAlex, V. J. Cook has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 813 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Language and Linguistics, 6 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 3 papers in Linguistics and Language. Recurrent topics in V. J. Cook's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). V. J. Cook is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). V. J. Cook collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and South Korea. V. J. Cook's co-authors include Bene Bassetti, Li Wei, Jean Conteh, Paul Seedhouse and Li Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as System, ELT Journal and World Englishes.

In The Last Decade

V. J. Cook

12 papers receiving 671 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fundamental concepts of language teaching

1985 376 citations V. J. Cook System profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. J. Cook United Kingdom	8	530	320	278	235	147	14	813
Mark A. Clarke United States	11	496 0.9×	318 1.0×	553 2.0×	163 0.7×	193 1.3×	28	881
Irene Thompson United States	7	538 1.0×	311 1.0×	365 1.3×	185 0.8×	122 0.8×	17	736
Håkan Ringbom Finland	9	561 1.1×	301 0.9×	389 1.4×	211 0.9×	54 0.4×	20	814
Kirsten M. Hummel Canada	10	408 0.8×	225 0.7×	264 0.9×	90 0.4×	121 0.8×	15	613
Annie Brown Australia	16	762 1.4×	432 1.4×	279 1.0×	178 0.8×	196 1.3×	33	982
Janet Swaffar United States	16	577 1.1×	417 1.3×	471 1.7×	128 0.5×	195 1.3×	47	933
Jennifer Behney United States	7	517 1.0×	278 0.9×	363 1.3×	160 0.7×	138 0.9×	9	729
Milton M. Azevedo United States	11	711 1.3×	347 1.1×	344 1.2×	249 1.1×	132 0.9×	48	1.0k
Tim Murphey Japan	12	421 0.8×	235 0.7×	248 0.9×	84 0.4×	188 1.3×	46	702
Alice Omaggio Hadley United States	5	958 1.8×	603 1.9×	564 2.0×	253 1.1×	299 2.0×	7	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by V. J. Cook

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Fields of papers citing papers by V. J. Cook

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. J. Cook

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of V. J. Cook. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of V. J. Cook 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 V. J. Cook. V. J. Cook is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Cook, V. J. & Bene Bassetti. (2011). Relating language and cognition: the second language user. 157–204. 18 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (2009). Language teaching and learning. BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London). 48 indexed citations

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Wei, Li & V. J. Cook. (2009). Linguistics for the real world. Continuum eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (2007). The goals of ELT: reproducing native-speakers or promoting multi-competence among second language users?. 17 indexed citations

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Conteh, Jean, et al.. (2007). Bilingualism in mainstream primary classrooms in England. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (2003). The changing L1 in the L2 user's mind. 23 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (2003). Effects of the Second Language on the First. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 302 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1988). Designing CALL programs for communicative teaching. ELT Journal. 42(4). 262–271. 7 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1985). Fundamental concepts of language teaching. System. 13(3). 291–294. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cook, V. J.. (1984). COMMUNICATION GAMES WITH A MICROCOMPUTER. World Englishes. 3(2). 119–123. 1 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1983). What should language teaching be about?. ELT Journal. 37(3). 229–234. 15 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1979). The English are Only Human. ELT Journal. XXXIII(3). 163–168. 1 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1978). Some Ways of Organising Language.. 2 indexed citations

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Cook, V. J.. (1970). The Creative Use of Language..

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