International Journal of Bilingualism

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Bilingualism?

The foci of International Journal of Bilingualism are Linguistics, Neuroscience of multilingualism, First language, Research questions and Cognitive psychology. International Journal of Bilingualism facilitated presentations on Linguistics research, particularly Language contact, German, Language acquisition, Code-switching and Multilingualism. Neuroscience of multilingualism research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Developmental psychology, Context (language use), Vocabulary and Cognition.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on First language, it also covered topics in Language transfer, Second language and Language assessment.

• Linguistics (71.05%)
• Neuroscience of multilingualism (29.94%)
• First language (13.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Negotiation of identities in multilingual contexts (582 citations)
• From codeswitching via language mixing to fused lects Toward a dynamic typology of bilingual speech (427 citations)
• First language attrition and syntactic subjects: A study of Greek and Italian near-native speakers of English (323 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Bilingualism:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Linguistics, Neuroscience of multilingualism, Developmental psychology, First language and Language acquisition. Context (language use), Cognitive psychology, Conversation, Cognition and Focus (linguistics) are some topics wherein Neuroscience of multilingualism research discussed in the journal publications has an impact. The published articles explore issues in First language which can be linked to other research areas like Identity (social science) and Foreign language.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Linguistics
• Cognition
• Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Linguistics, Neuroscience of multilingualism, Research questions, Multilingualism and Language contact. Linguistics studies presented include Second language, First language, Code-switching, Cross linguistic and Arabic. Topics in Neuroscience of multilingualism were tackled in line with various other fields like Cognitive psychology, Prosody, Cognition and Nonverbal communication.

Some problems in Cognitive psychology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Semantics, Language Experience Approach and Bilingual advantage. It explores research in Multilingualism alongside concepts in Language ideology and other areas of study in Language ecology. The studies in Language contact featured incorporate elements of Noun and Typology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Vowel learning in diglossic settings: Evidence from Arabic-Greek learners: (5 citations)
• How ordinary child language acquisition processes can lead to the unusual outcome of a mixed language (5 citations)
• A bilingual advantage in memory capacity: Assessing the roles of proficiency, number of languages acquired and age of acquisition (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Bilingualism (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jean-Marc Dewaele (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Baoguo Chen (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Aneta Pavlenko (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jason Rothman (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Elena Nicoladis (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Bilingualism (based on the number of publications) are:

• Birkbeck, University of London (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Oslo (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Alberta (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Pennsylvania State University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Helsinki (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.05% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.21% of all publications and 60.64% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Research Application and Careers

Understanding the latest research and continually developing one's knowledge are crucial factors in many fields. Professionals like substance abuse counselors often draw from the latest findings in linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, and other domains to develop more effective treatment approaches.

For instance, findings in bilingual communication can aid counselors in Connecticut who work in multilingual environments or with clients that have diverse linguistic backgrounds. It emphasizes the importance of being sensitive to language use and language mixing in therapeutic communication, which can significantly impact the effectiveness of interventions. If you want to know more about this career path, you can review our guide on How to be a substance abuse counselor in Connecticut.

Research, therefore, does not only contribute to the academic community but also plays a vital part in real-life applications, such as in improving health and social care services.