2026 David Lasagabaster: 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	45	3865	3564	25	25	158	8795

Overview

David Lasagabaster is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to second language learning and teaching, including EFL/ESL teaching, multilingual education and policy, and discourse analysis in language studies.

Their recent scholarly contributions include several papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Notable works are:

Teacher preparedness for English-medium instruction, 2022, Journal of English-Medium Instruction
Dealing with language issues in English-medium instruction at university: a comprehensive approach, 2020, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Looking into English-medium instruction teachers' metadiscourse: An ELF perspective, 2022, System
Students' and families' attitudes and motivations to language learning and CLIL: a longitudinal study, 2020, Language Learning Journal
Learning beyond the classroom: students' attitudes towards the integration of CLIL and museum-based pedagogies, 2020, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

David's collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with several scholars. Key collaborators are:

Aintzane Doiz
Alberto Fernández-Costales
Ada Bier
Iratxe Serna-Bermejo
Flor de Lis González-Mujico

Their research appears in a variety of publication venues characterized by a focus on language and education, including:

System
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
English for Specific Purposes
Language and Education
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

David's academic output is primarily situated within the fields of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. The subfields covered in their work include Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Education, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Publishing extends to books as well, with titles released by established academic presses such as Cambridge University Press. One significant publication is English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education (2022), which has drawn citations in academic circles.

The key research topics observed throughout their work are:

Second Language Learning and Teaching
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Multilingual Education and Policy
Gender Studies in Language
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation

Best Publications

Foreign Language Competence in Content and Language Integrated Courses

David Lasagabaster

625
Citations
English-medium instruction at universities : global challenges

Aintzane Doiz;David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

562
Citations
Immersion and CLIL in English: more differences than similarities

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

557
Citations
English achievement and student motivation in CLIL and EFL settings

David Lasagabaster

488
Citations
Language Attitudes in CLIL and Traditional EFL Classes

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

443
Citations
Internationalisation, multilingualism and English‐medium instruction

Aintzane Doiz;David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

416
Citations
University Students' Perceptions of Native and Non-native Speaker Teachers of English

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

300
Citations
Globalisation, internationalisation, multilingualism and linguistic strains in higher education

Aintzane Doiz;David Lasagabaster;Juan Sierra

250
Citations
CLIL and motivation: the effect of individual and contextual variables

Aintzane Doiz;David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

223
Citations
Foreign Language Competence in Content and Language Integrated Courses~!2008-03-28~!2008-05-27~!2008-06-11~!

David Lasagabaster

220
Citations
Multilingualism in European bilingual contexts : language use and attitudes

David Lasagabaster;Angel Huguet

209
Citations
The Impact of CLIL on Affective Factors and Vocabulary Learning.

Arantxa Heras;David Lasagabaster

206
Citations
Fostering Team Teaching: Mapping out a Research Agenda for English-Medium Instruction at University Level.

David Lasagabaster

178
Citations
Language Learning Motivation and Language Attitudes in Multilingual Spain From an International Perspective.

David Lasagabaster

159
Citations
Error Correction: Students’ Versus Teachers’ Perceptions

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

153
Citations
Classroom observation: desirable conditions established by teachers

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

153
Citations
English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education

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152
Citations
The use of the L1 in CLIL classes: The teachers’ perspective

David Lasagabaster

145
Citations
The Threshold Hypothesis Applied to Three Languages in Contact at School

David Lasagabaster

127
Citations
A Longitudinal Study on the Impact of CLIL on Affective Factors

David Lasagabaster;Aintzane Doiz

124
Citations
What do Students Think about the Pros and Cons of Having a Native Speaker Teacher

David Lasagabaster;Juan Manuel Sierra

110
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernesto Macaro University of Oxford

Ofelia García City University of New York

Andy Kirkpatrick Griffith University

External Links

Personal website of David Lasagabaster

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