| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 72 | 662 | 577 | 45 | 41 | 246 | 39993 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alastair Pennycook between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alastair Pennycook published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 14 of the 306 publications appeared in the last two years.
306 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 306 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair Pennycook sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 246 publications — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 44–53 | 28 | |
| 54–63 | 61 | |
| 64–73 | 161 | |
| 74–83 | 225 | |
| 84–93 | 301 | |
| 94–103 | 390 | |
| 104–113 | 406 | |
| 114–123 | 474 | |
| 124–133 | 453 | |
| 134–143 | 434 | |
| 144–153 | 407 | |
| 154–163 | 411 | |
| 164–173 | 391 | |
| 174–183 | 313 | |
| 184–193 | 319 | |
| 194–203 | 304 | |
| 204–213 | 285 | |
| 214–223 | 246 | |
| 224–233 | 213 | |
| 234–243 | 170 | |
| 244–253 | 167 | 246 |
| 254–263 | 162 | |
| 264–273 | 138 | |
| 274–283 | 138 | |
| 284–293 | 113 | |
| 294–303 | 106 | |
| 304–313 | 95 | |
| 314–323 | 101 | |
| 324–333 | 81 | |
| 334–343 | 69 | |
| 344–353 | 56 | |
| 354–363 | 36 | |
| 364–373 | 42 | |
| 374–383 | 41 | |
| 384–393 | 44 | |
| 394–403 | 27 | |
| 404–413 | 30 | |
| 414–423 | 20 | |
| 424–433 | 29 | |
| 434–443 | 29 | |
| 444–453 | 25 | |
| 454–463 | 19 | |
| 464–473 | 21 | |
| 474–483 | 11 | |
| 484–493 | 17 | |
| 494–503 | 7 | |
| 504–513 | 6 | |
| 514–523 | 12 | |
| 524–533 | 10 | |
| 534–543 | 7 | |
| 544–553 | 6 | |
| 554–563 | 12 | |
| 564–569 | 8 | |
| 570+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alastair Pennycook sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 72 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 177 | |
| 31 | 210 | |
| 32 | 222 | |
| 33 | 188 | |
| 34 | 181 | |
| 35 | 243 | |
| 36 | 261 | |
| 37 | 272 | |
| 38 | 278 | |
| 39 | 300 | |
| 40 | 297 | |
| 41 | 308 | |
| 42 | 313 | |
| 43 | 300 | |
| 44 | 269 | |
| 45 | 260 | |
| 46 | 228 | |
| 47 | 251 | |
| 48 | 203 | |
| 49 | 186 | |
| 50 | 187 | |
| 51 | 166 | |
| 52 | 138 | |
| 53 | 141 | |
| 54 | 131 | |
| 55 | 137 | |
| 56 | 109 | |
| 57 | 129 | |
| 58 | 95 | |
| 59 | 105 | |
| 60 | 106 | |
| 61 | 86 | |
| 62 | 94 | |
| 63 | 77 | |
| 64 | 79 | |
| 65 | 59 | |
| 66 | 68 | |
| 67 | 51 | |
| 68 | 49 | |
| 69 | 40 | |
| 70 | 43 | |
| 71 | 40 | |
| 72 | 50 | 72 |
| 73 | 46 | |
| 74 | 43 | |
| 75 | 45 | |
| 76 | 45 | |
| 77 | 30 | |
| 78 | 25 | |
| 79 | 31 | |
| 80 | 29 | |
| 81 | 18 | |
| 82 | 21 | |
| 83 | 26 | |
| 84 | 15 | |
| 85 | 15 | |
| 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 12 | |
| 89 | 7 | |
| 90 | 19 | |
| 91 | 20 | |
| 92 | 13 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 13 | |
| 95 | 8 | |
| 96 | 7 | |
| 97 | 6 | |
| 98 | 6 | |
| 99 | 6 | |
| 100+ | 97 |
Alastair Pennycook is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Their academic contributions situate primarily within the Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, with particular emphasis on linguistics and language-related disciplines.
The scientist's research work spans several subfields including Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Gender Studies, and Urban Studies. The main focus areas of their scholarship involve multilingual education and policy, second language learning and teaching, discourse analysis in language studies, EFL/ESL teaching and learning, language discourse and communication strategies, linguistic variation and morphology, and digital communication and language.
Alastair Pennycook has published extensively in a range of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:
Recent papers authored by Pennycook cover topics related to applied linguistics and semiotics. Notable papers include:
Their book publications are associated with Cambridge University Press, including titles such as "Language Assemblages" (2024) and "Multilingualism and Identity" (2022).
Throughout their career, Pennycook has collaborated with several researchers. Frequent co-authors are:
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