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Modern Language Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 216 26 41 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 32
Documents by Best Scientists*: 46
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.394
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Modern Language Journal?

The aim of The Modern Language Journal is to expand the discussion of research in Linguistics, Foreign language, Pedagogy, Mathematics education and Literature. Linguistics studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Grammar, Language education, Comprehension approach, Language assessment and Reading (process). Teaching method is part of Mathematics education studies tackled in it.

  • Linguistics (25.58%)
  • Foreign language (12.19%)
  • Pedagogy (10.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Qualitative Evaluation And Research Methods (24380 citations)
  • The Social Construction of Reality (9440 citations)
  • Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (2393 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Modern Language Journal:

The journal articles primarily tackle Linguistics, Foreign language, Pedagogy, Language acquisition and Mathematics education. The most cited articles hold forums on Foreign language that merge themes from other disciplines such as Higher education, Active listening and Anxiety. The journal publications address concerns in Language acquisition which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology and Social psychology, Competence (human resources).

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

  • World War II
  • Linguistics
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Linguistics, Mathematics education, Teaching method, Pragmatics and Second language. Multilingualism, Pragmatic competence, Lingua franca, Conversation analysis and Grammatical development are among the areas of Linguistics tackled. It concentrated on Mathematics education research, specifically Foreign language, Language acquisition, Cooperative learning, Blended learning and English second language.

The concepts on Foreign language presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Identification (information), Simple (abstract algebra) and Phonological awareness, Reading (process). In the journal, Seekers, Semiotics, Context (language use) and Mobile device are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Teaching method research. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Second language, it also covered topics in Speech perception, Cognitive psychology, Vocabulary and Language assessment.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Empirically Defining Language Learning and Teaching Materials in Use Through Sociomaterial Perspectives (9 citations)
  • A Control–Value Theory Approach to Boredom in English Classes Among University Students in China (8 citations)
  • Land as Interlocutor: A Study of Ojibwe Learner Language in Interaction on and With Naturally Occurring ‘Materials’ (6 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.

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

  • Henry Grattan Doyle (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mario Pei (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edwin H. Zeydel (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert Schinz (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heidi Byrnes (38 papers) absent 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Ohio State University (132 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (119 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (85 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (82 papers) published 2 papers at the last 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.50% of all publications and 60.00% 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.

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Top Publications

  • The Development and Validation of the Short Form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale

    Elouise Botes;Jean–Marc Dewaele;Samuel Greiff

    (2021)
    136 Citations
  • The Research–Practice Dialogue in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present, and Future

    (2022)
    127 Citations
  • How Effective Are Intentional Vocabulary‐Learning Activities? A Meta‐Analysis

    Stuart Webb;Akifumi Yanagisawa;Takumi Uchihara

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Incidental Vocabulary Learning Through Listening to Teacher Talk

    Zhouhan Jin;Stuart Webb

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • The Relationship Between Utterance and Perceived Fluency: A Meta-Analysis of Correlational Studies

    Shungo Suzuki;Judit Kormos;Takumi Uchihara

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Small Samples in Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research

    Shawn Loewen;Bronson Hui

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Rewilding Language Education: Emergent Assemblages and Entangled Actions

    Steven L. Thorne;Steven L. Thorne;John Hellermann;Teppo Jakonen

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Collaborative Mobilizations of Interbodied Communication for Cooperative Action

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • Digital Game-Based Learning of Formulaic Expressions in Second Language Chinese

    Xiaofei Tang;Naoko Taguchi

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Toward the Establishment of a Data-Driven Learning Model: Role of Learner Factors in Corpus-Based Second Language Vocabulary Learning.

    Hansol Lee;Mark Warschauer;Jang Ho Lee

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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