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D-Index
53
Citations
20055
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2231
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1076

James P. Lantolf 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 James P. Lantolf sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James P. Lantolf 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 James P. Lantolf sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James P. Lantolf is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of psychology and arts and humanities, with key focus areas including developmental and educational psychology, language and linguistics, literature and literary theory, and human factors and ergonomics.

Their scholarly work covers several main topics related to language education and assessment. These include:

  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Innovative Education and Learning Practices
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Reading and Literacy Development

Lantolf has published in multiple academic venues, contributing to journals such as:

  • Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
  • Language Teaching
  • System
  • Language Assessment Quarterly
  • TESOL Quarterly

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lantolf include:

  • Sociocultural theory and concept-based language instruction, 2020, Language Teaching
  • Digital Language Learning: A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, 2023, TESOL Quarterly

Other notable works in the wider research network related to their field encompass:

  • Scaffolding and the zone of proximal development: A problematic relationship, 2020, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
  • The emotion ∼ intellect dialectic in an EFL teacher's development of a research identity: A sociocultural perspective, 2022, System
  • Advancing L2 Dynamic Assessment: Innovations in Chinese Contexts, 2022, Language Assessment Quarterly

Frequent collaborators in Lantolf's research include:

  • Jiao Xi
  • Matthew E. Poehner
  • Valeriya Minakova
  • Yanhua Zhang
  • Yaru Meng

Best Publications

  • Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development

    James P. Lantolf;Steven L. Thorne

  • Negative Feedback as Regulation and Second Language Learning in the Zone of Proximal Development

    Ali Aljaafreh;James P. Lantolf

  • A Transdisciplinary Framework for SLA in a Multilingual World

    D. Atkinson;H. Byrnes;M. Doran;P. Duff

  • Vygotskian Approaches to Second Language Research

    James P. Lantolf;Gabriela Appel

  • Dynamic assessment in the language classroom

    Matthew E. Poehner;James P. Lantolf

  • Dynamic assessment of L2 development:bringing the past into the future

    James P. Lantolf;Matthew E. Poehner

  • Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education: Vygotskian Praxis and the Research/Practice Divide

    James P. Lantolf;Matthew E. Poehner

  • Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development

    James P. Lantolf;Steven L. Thorne;Steven L. Thorne;Matthew E. Poehner

  • Dynamic assessment in the classroom: Vygotskian praxis for second language development

    James P. Lantolf;Matthew E. Poehner

  • SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AS A MEDIATED PROCESS

    James P. Lantolf

  • Sociocultural theory and the teaching of second languages

    James P. Lantolf;Matthew E. Poehner

  • Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Acquisition

    James P. Lantolf;Aneta Pavlenko

  • SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY AND L2: State of the Art

    James P. Lantolf

  • Second Language Discourse: A Vygotskyan Perspective

    William Frawley;James P. Lantolf

  • Bringing the ZPD into the equation: Capturing L2 development during Computerized Dynamic Assessment (C-DA):

    Matthew E Poehner;James P Lantolf

  • Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Acquisition.

    James P. Lantolf;Tracy G. Beckett

  • The “private function” of gesture in second language speaking activity: a study of motion verbs and gesturing in English and Spanish

    Eduardo Negueruela;James P. Lantolf;Stefanie Rehn Jordan;Jaime Gelabert

  • Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning: Introduction to the Special Issue

    James P. Lantolf

  • Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development and Krashen's i+1: Incommensurable Constructs; Incommensurable Theories

    William E. Dunn;James P. Lantolf

  • Sociocultural theory and the pedagogical imperative in L2 Education

    James P. Lantolf;Mattew E. Poehner

  • (S)econd (L)anguage (A)ctivity theory: Understanding second language learners as people

    James P. Lantolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Thorne
Steven L. Thorne Portland State University
Merrill Swain
Merrill Swain University of Toronto
Nick C. Ellis
Nick C. Ellis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard Young
Richard Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lourdes Ortega
Lourdes Ortega Georgetown University
Bonny Norton
Bonny Norton University of British Columbia
Elaine Tarone
Elaine Tarone University of Minnesota
Alison Mackey
Alison Mackey Georgetown University
Patricia A. Duff
Patricia A. Duff University of British Columbia
Jan H. Hulstijn
Jan H. Hulstijn University of Amsterdam

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