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2026

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D-Index
99
Citations
71509
World Ranking
99
National Ranking
13

Ken Hyland 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 Ken Hyland sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 398 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken Hyland 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 Ken Hyland sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Ken Hyland is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the Arts and Humanities, with a significant focus on subfields such as Literature and Literary Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Language and Linguistics, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The researcher has contributed to multiple topics within language and education, including:

  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques

Ken Hyland has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Journal of English for Academic Purposes
  • English for Specific Purposes
  • Journal of Pragmatics
  • Applied Linguistics
  • International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Recent papers include:

  • "Fostering student engagement with feedback: An integrated approach" (2021) in Assessing Writing
  • "A bibliometric study of EAP research: Who is doing what, where and when?" (2020) in Journal of English for Academic Purposes
  • "Delivering relevance: The emergence of ESP as a discipline" (2021) in English for Specific Purposes
  • "'I believe the findings are fascinating': Stance in three-minute theses" (2021) in Journal of English for Academic Purposes
  • "Titles in research articles" (2022) in Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Ken Hyland has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Feng Jiang, Hang Zou, Zhang Yan, Zhe Zhang, and Iga Maria Lehman.

The researcher has also published books, including one with Bloomsbury Publishing plc titled Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis (2023).

Best Publications

  • Disciplinary Discourses: Social Interactions in Academic Writing

    Ken Hyland

  • Second Language Writing

    Ken Hyland

  • Hedging in scientific research articles

    Ken Hyland

  • Stance and engagement: a model of interaction in academic discourse

    Ken Hyland

  • Second Language Writing

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  • Teaching and Researching Writing

    Ken Hyland

  • English for Academic Purposes: An advanced resource book

    Ken Hyland

  • Metadiscourse in academic writing: A reappraisal

    Ken Hyland;Polly Tse

  • Metadiscourse: Exploring Interaction in Writing

    Ken Hyland

  • Genre pedagogy: Language, literacy and L2 writing instruction

    Ken Hyland

  • Genre-Based Pedagogies: A Social Response to Process.

    Ken Hyland

  • As can be seen: Lexical bundles and disciplinary variation

    Ken Hyland

  • Authority and invisibility: authorial identity in academic writing

    Ken Hyland

  • Feedback on second language students' writing

    Ken Hyland;Fiona Hyland

  • Genre and Second Language Writing

    Ken Hyland

  • PERSUASION AND CONTEXT: THE PRAGMATICS OF ACADEMIC METADISCOURSE

    Ken Hyland

  • Academic Discourse: English In A Global Context

    Ken Hyland

  • Writing Without Conviction? Hedging in Science Research Articles

    Ken Hyland

  • Academic Attribution: Citation and the Construction of Disciplinary Knowledge.

    Ken Hyland

  • Bloomsbury companion to discourse analysis

    Ken Hyland;Brian Paltridge

  • HUMBLE SERVANTS OF THE DISCIPLINE? SELF-MENTION IN RESEARCH ARTICLES

    Ken Hyland

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Paltridge
Brian Paltridge University of Sydney
Susan M. Gass
Susan M. Gass Michigan State University
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Paul Kei Matsuda
Paul Kei Matsuda Arizona State University
Mark Warschauer
Mark Warschauer University of California, Irvine
A. Suresh Canagarajah
A. Suresh Canagarajah Pennsylvania State University
Anna Mauranen
Anna Mauranen University of Helsinki

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