William A. Foley

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William A. Foley is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Foley has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Language and Linguistics, 14 papers in Linguistics and Language and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in William A. Foley's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (14 papers), Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (14 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). William A. Foley is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (14 papers), Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (14 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers). William A. Foley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Netherlands. William A. Foley's co-authors include Robert D. Van Valin, Leonard J. Cole, Tom Dutton, David Glick, Heike Gutmann, Joel Bradshaw, David C. Jones, D. J. Kimeldorf, Lee W. Wattenberg and T. Timothy Crocker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

William A. Foley

36 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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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. Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar
    1984 707 citations William A. Foley et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William A. Foley Australia 17 1.2k 608 410 257 166 38 1.8k
Jeff Siegel Australia 19 641 0.5× 847 1.4× 162 0.4× 88 0.3× 64 0.4× 62 1.2k
Francis J. Whitfield 6 255 0.2× 72 0.1× 151 0.4× 97 0.4× 53 0.3× 14 643
Marcelo Dascal Israel 20 381 0.3× 34 0.1× 344 0.8× 136 0.5× 24 0.1× 93 957
John Anderson United Kingdom 13 244 0.2× 236 0.4× 276 0.7× 115 0.4× 30 0.2× 93 878
E. G. Pulleyblank Canada 16 251 0.2× 139 0.2× 113 0.3× 51 0.2× 127 0.8× 90 938
Isidore Dyen United States 15 237 0.2× 326 0.5× 118 0.3× 93 0.4× 184 1.1× 38 815
Ruth Amossy Israel 17 128 0.1× 113 0.2× 101 0.2× 42 0.2× 94 0.6× 95 801
Colin Yallop Australia 10 186 0.2× 96 0.2× 71 0.2× 78 0.3× 19 0.1× 19 463
Corina Andone Netherlands 7 184 0.2× 37 0.1× 177 0.4× 224 0.9× 14 0.1× 24 794
Marina Bondi Italy 15 266 0.2× 40 0.1× 145 0.4× 105 0.4× 7 0.0× 81 767

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Foley

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All Works

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Foley, William A.. (2015). Anthropological linguistics and field linguistics. 4 indexed citations
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Foley, William A.. (2006). Universal constraints and local conditions in Pidginization. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. 21(1). 1–44. 8 indexed citations
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Grégoire, Claire, et al.. (2002). A tentative description of Awar phonology and morphology: lower Ramu family, Papua-New Guinea. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1 indexed citations
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Foley, William A.. (2000). The Languages of New Guinea. Annual Review of Anthropology. 29(1). 357–404. 57 indexed citations
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Reesink, Ger P. & William A. Foley. (1994). The Role of Theory in Language Description. Oceanic Linguistics. 33(2). 581–581.
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Foley, William A.. (1993). The Role of Theory in Language Description. 34 indexed citations
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Dutton, Tom & William A. Foley. (1992). The Yimas Language of New Guinea.. Pacific Affairs. 65(4). 592–592. 57 indexed citations
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Foley, William A.. (1986). The Papuan Languages of New Guinea. Americanae (AECID Library). 269 indexed citations
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Foley, William A., et al.. (1980). The clinical pharmacist in a family practice residency program.. PubMed. 10(1). 67–72. 16 indexed citations
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Foley, William A.. (1976). Comparative syntax in Austronesian. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 23 indexed citations
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Cole, Leonard J. & William A. Foley. (1969). Modification of urethan-lung tumor incidence by low x-radiation doses, cortisone, and transfusion of isotgenic lymphocytes.. PubMed. 39(2). 391–9. 9 indexed citations
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Gutmann, Heike, et al.. (1968). The carcinogenicity of the o-methoxy derivatives of N-2-fluorenylacetamide and of related compounds in the rat.. PubMed. 28(2). 234–44. 6 indexed citations
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Gutmann, Heike, et al.. (1966). N-Hydroxy-2-fluorenylbenzamide, an Aryl-hydroxamic Acid with High Carcinogenic Activity. Nature. 209(5019). 202–203. 4 indexed citations
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Foley, William A. & Leonard J. Cole. (1966). Urethan-Induced Lung Tumors in Mice: X-Radiation Dose-Dependent Inhibition. Radiation Research. 27(1). 87–87. 8 indexed citations
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Foley, William A., et al.. (1964). A RENAL LESION ASSOCIATED WITH DIURESIS IN THE AGING SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RAT.. PubMed. 13. 439–50. 35 indexed citations
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Foley, William A., et al.. (1963). X-Ray Inhibition of Urethan-Stimulated Proliferation of Lung Cells of the Mouse as Estimated by Incorporation of Tritiated Thymidine. Nature. 199(4900). 1267–1268. 17 indexed citations
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Foley, William A. & David Glick. (1962). LXVI. Histamine, Mast, and Parietal Cells in Stomachs of Rats and Effects of Cortisone Treatment. Gastroenterology. 43(4). 425–429. 28 indexed citations
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Foley, William A. & Lee W. Wattenberg. (1960). A histochemical study of regenerating large bowel epithelium.. PubMed. 70. 675–84. 18 indexed citations

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