William Grabe

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
59 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

William Grabe is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Grabe has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 16 papers in Language and Linguistics and 16 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in William Grabe's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (13 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (9 papers). William Grabe is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (13 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (9 papers). William Grabe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and United Kingdom. William Grabe's co-authors include Robert B. Kaplan, Xiangying Jiang, Fredricka L. Stoller, Norbert Schmitt, Robert S. Kaplan, Cui Zhang, Paul Kei Matsuda, Fraida Dubin, David E. Eskey and Keiko Koda and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

William Grabe

57 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Th... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2008 1991 2011 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice
    2008 914 citations William Grabe profile →
  2. Current Developments in Second Language Reading Research
    1991 641 citations William Grabe profile →
  3. The Percentage of Words Known in a Text and Reading Comprehension
    2011 423 citations Xiangying Jiang, William Grabe 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 Grabe United States 26 2.9k 2.1k 1.6k 1.3k 684 59 4.7k
J. Charles Alderson United Kingdom 32 3.0k 1.0× 3.0k 1.4× 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.4× 822 1.2× 91 5.7k
Patricia L. Carrell United States 32 3.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 423 0.6× 67 4.9k
Carol A. Chapelle United States 34 1.9k 0.7× 2.7k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 709 1.0× 96 4.5k
Shawn Loewen United States 32 2.4k 0.8× 3.4k 1.6× 890 0.6× 2.3k 1.7× 319 0.5× 74 4.5k
Brian North Canada 13 1.1k 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 504 0.7× 26 4.1k
Sauli Takala Finland 9 1.0k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 457 0.7× 25 3.7k
Richard Schmidt United States 13 3.0k 1.0× 4.8k 2.3× 1.1k 0.7× 2.7k 2.0× 458 0.7× 34 6.2k
Neus Figueras Spain 9 1.0k 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 459 0.7× 18 3.7k
Marianne Celce‐Murcia United States 18 1.9k 0.6× 3.4k 1.6× 983 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 491 0.7× 50 4.8k
Nina Spada Canada 30 3.2k 1.1× 4.8k 2.3× 930 0.6× 3.1k 2.4× 359 0.5× 63 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Grabe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Grabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Grabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Grabe 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 William Grabe. William Grabe 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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Jiang, Xiangying & William Grabe. (2019). Skills and strategies in foreign language reading. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 2–31. 1 indexed citations
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Grabe, William & Xiangying Jiang. (2015). The research-instruction cycle in second language reading. 130–146. 1 indexed citations
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Stoller, Fredricka L., et al.. (2013). Instructional Enhancements to Improve Students' Reading Abilities.. English Teaching Forum. 51(1). 2. 11 indexed citations
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Grabe, William. (2010). Reading in a Second Language. Oxford University Press eBooks. 150 indexed citations
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Grabe, William. (2010). Revisiting the MLA Report on reconfiguring foreign language programs: The role of reading. Reading in a Foreign Language. 22(3). 11–14. 4 indexed citations
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Grabe, William. (2008). Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stoller, Fredricka L. & William Grabe. (2001). Action research as reflective teacher practice in the context of L2 reading classrooms. Journal for Language Teaching. 35. 97–109. 4 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert B. & William Grabe. (2000). APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 20. 3–17. 7 indexed citations
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Grabe, William. (2000). Reading research and its implications for reading assessment. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 226–262. 14 indexed citations
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Chapelle, Carol A., William Grabe, & Margie Berns. (1997). Communicative language proficiency : definition and implications for TOEFL 2000. 28 indexed citations
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Coady, James, Michael H. Long, Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman, et al.. (1996). Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 335 indexed citations
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Grabe, William, et al.. (1991). Selective focus in reading: a social-based explanation. 133–159.
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Grabe, William. (1989). Word recognition in foreign and native language . By Cor Koster. Dordrecht: Foris, 1987. Pp. 171.. Language. 65(4). 897–898. 1 indexed citations
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Grabe, William. (1988). An introduction to sociolinguistics . By Ronald Wardhaugh. Oxford & New York: Blackwell, 1986. Pp. viii, 384.. Language. 64(2). 443–444. 80 indexed citations
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