Walt Wolfram

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Walt Wolfram is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walt Wolfram has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Linguistics and Language, 52 papers in Language and Linguistics and 23 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Walt Wolfram's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (80 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (61 papers) and Phonetics and Phonology Research (23 papers). Walt Wolfram is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (80 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (61 papers) and Phonetics and Phonology Research (23 papers). Walt Wolfram collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Walt Wolfram's co-authors include Natalie Schilling‐Estes, Ralph W. Fasold, Donna Christian, Erik R. Thomas, Stanley M. Tsuzaki, Carolyn Temple Adger, Janneke Van Hofwegen, Jeffrey Reaser, Roger W. Shuy and Christine Mallinson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Language and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Walt Wolfram

113 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

English with an accent: Language ideology and discriminat... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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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.

  1. English with an accent: Language ideology and discrimination in the United States. By Rosina Lippi-Green. London & New York: Routledge, 1997. Pp. xviii, 286.
    1999 994 citations Walt Wolfram Language profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walt Wolfram United States 31 3.3k 2.1k 1.1k 801 427 128 4.2k
Ronald K. S. Macaulay United States 22 2.5k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 319 0.7× 67 4.5k
Susan Μ. Ervin-Tripp United States 16 865 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 628 0.6× 532 0.7× 474 1.1× 33 2.3k
Ralph W. Fasold United States 16 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 438 0.4× 356 0.4× 208 0.5× 34 2.1k
Pieter Muysken Netherlands 25 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 513 0.5× 405 0.5× 818 1.9× 126 3.6k
Barbara Johnstone United States 26 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 395 0.4× 552 0.7× 91 0.2× 96 2.2k
Kendall A. King United States 23 1.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 149 0.1× 981 1.2× 379 0.9× 84 2.5k
George Yule United States 24 430 0.1× 1.5k 0.7× 674 0.6× 799 1.0× 546 1.3× 73 2.4k
Alan S. Kaye United States 23 710 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 462 0.4× 214 0.3× 307 0.7× 187 2.3k
John M. Lipski United States 28 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 168 0.2× 544 1.3× 220 3.2k
Régna Darnell Canada 19 758 0.2× 910 0.4× 378 0.3× 290 0.4× 104 0.2× 104 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Walt Wolfram

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walt Wolfram

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walt Wolfram

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walt Wolfram. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walt Wolfram 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 Walt Wolfram. Walt Wolfram 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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Wolfram, Walt. (2023). Addressing Linguistic Inequality in Higher Education: A Proactive Model. Daedalus. 152(3). 36–51. 6 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (2023). The potential of sociolinguistic impact: Lessons from the first 50 years. Language and Linguistics Compass. 17(4). 1 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt, et al.. (2006). American voices : how dialects differ from coast to coast. Blackwell eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Finegan, Edward, Geoffrey Nunberg, Richard W. Bailey, et al.. (2004). Language in the USA. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt, et al.. (2003). New dialect formation in the rural South: Emerging Hispanic English varieties in the mid-Atlantic. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 9(2). 12–116293. 4 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt & Erik R. Thomas. (2002). The Development of African American English. 154 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1999). English with an accent: Language ideology and discrimination in the United States. By Rosina Lippi-Green. London & New York: Routledge, 1997. Pp. xviii, 286.. Language. 75(2). 362–365. 994 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schilling‐Estes, Natalie & Walt Wolfram. (1999). Alternative Models of Dialect Death: Dissipation vs. Concentration. Language. 75(3). 486–521. 54 indexed citations
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Schilling‐Estes, Natalie & Walt Wolfram. (1997). Symbolic identity and language change: A comparative analysis of post-insular /ay/ and /aw/. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 7 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt & Natalie Schilling‐Estes. (1995). Endangered Dialects: A Neglected Situation in the Endangerment Canon.. 14. 1 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt & Natalie Schilling‐Estes. (1995). Moribund Dialects and The Endangerment canon: The Case of the Ocracoke Brogue. Language. 71(4). 696–721. 68 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1990). Re-Examining Vernacular Black English. Language. 66(1). 121–133. 9 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1990). Re-examining Vernacular Black English. Language. 66(1). 121–133. 15 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1979). Speech pathology and dialect differences. 5 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1974). The relationship of white Southern speech to Vernacular Black English. Language. 50(3). 498–527. 90 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1971). Black-White Speech Differences Revisited.. 15 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Walt. (1970). Underlying Representations in Black English Phonology.. Language Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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