2026 Alison Mackey: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	62	1219	1076	566	490	228	31609

Alison Mackey publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Alison Mackey sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 228 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Alison Mackey D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Alison Mackey sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alison Mackey is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Literature and Literary Theory. Their work also touches on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Education.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Second Language Learning and Teaching
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Mackey has published extensively in prominent venues. The most frequent publication sources include:

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
Nature Reviews Rheumatology

They have also contributed to academic books published by Cambridge University Press, including:

Interaction, Feedback and Task Research in Second Language Learning (2020)
The Art and Science of Language Teaching (2023)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mackey encompass:

Lara Bryfonski (23 joint works)
Susan M. Gass (5 joint works)
Elena Semino (3 joint works)
Hee Jin Bang (3 joint works)
David Yarowsky (2 joint works)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Alison Mackey are:

Social justice in applied linguistics: Making space for new approaches and new voices (2022) published in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
Research methods for IDs and TBLT: A substantive and methodological review (2024) published in Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Seatbelts and raincoats, or banks and castles: Investigating the impact of vaccine metaphors (2024) published in PLoS ONE
Artificial Intelligence Scribe and Large Language Model Technology in Healthcare Documentation: Advantages, Limitations, and Recommendations (2025) published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
2023 International Rome consensus for the nomenclature of Sjögren disease (2025) published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Best Publications

Second Language Research: Methodology and Design

Alison Jayne Mackey;S.M. Gass

5296
Citations
Stimulated Recall Methodology in Second Language Research

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey

2161
Citations
A Social Actor Conception of Organizational Identity and Its Implications for the Study of Organizational Reputation

David A. Whetten;Alison Mackey

1458
Citations
Conversational Interaction and Second Language Development: Recasts, Responses, and Red Herrings?

Alison Mackey;Jenefer Philp

1346
Citations
Input, Interaction, and Output in Second Language Acquisition

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey

991
Citations
INPUT, INTERACTION, AND SECOND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: An Empirical Study of Question Formation in ESL

Alison Mackey

949
Citations
HOW DO LEARNERS PERCEIVE INTERACTIONAL FEEDBACK

Alison Mackey;Susan M. Gass;Kim McDonough

865
Citations
Interaction research in SLA : A meta-analysis and research synthesis

Alison Mackey;J. Goo

833
Citations
Feedback, noticing and instructed second language learning

Alison Mackey

786
Citations
TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING

Alison Mackey

724
Citations
The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey

579
Citations
Input, Interaction and Output: An Overview

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey

576
Citations
The Role of Input and Interaction in Second Language Acquisition Introduction to the Special Issue

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey;Teresa Pica

562
Citations
9. Individual differences in working memory, noticing of interactional feedback and L2 development

Alison Mackey;Jenefer Philp;Takako Egi;Akiko Fujii

538
Citations
The role of conversational interaction in second language acquisition

Alison Mackey

501
Citations
Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey

498
Citations
Interactional input and the incorporation of feedback: An exploration of NS-NNS and NNS-NNS adult and child dyads

Alison Mackey;Rhonda Oliver;Jennifer Leeman

493
Citations
The effects of task repetition on linguistic output

Susan M. Gass;Alison Mackey;María José Alvarez-Torres;Marisol Fernandez-Garcia

429
Citations
Taking Responsibility for Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Leaders in Creating, Implementing, Sustaining, or Avoiding Socially Responsible Firm Behaviors

Lisa Jones Christensen;Alison Mackey;David Whetten

409
Citations
Responses to Recasts: Repetitions, Primed Production, and Linguistic Development.

K McDonough;Alison Jayne Mackey

401
Citations
Second language research

Alison Mackey;Susan M. Gass

92
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Gass Michigan State University

Kim McDonough Concordia University

Naoko Taguchi Northern Arizona University

Jonathan Culpeper Lancaster University

Kendall A. King University of Minnesota

Peter Robinson Aoyama Gakuin University

Nick C. Ellis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Lourdes Ortega Georgetown University

James P. Lantolf Pennsylvania State University

Jan H. Hulstijn University of Amsterdam

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