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Naoko Taguchi 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 Naoko Taguchi sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Naoko Taguchi 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 Naoko Taguchi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naoko Taguchi is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the intersection of language education and technology, with a significant focus on pragmatics, language acquisition, and the application of digital tools in language learning contexts.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Immersive Virtual Reality for Pragmatics Task Development, 2021, TESOL Quarterly
  • Digital Game-Based Learning of Formulaic Expressions in Second Language Chinese, 2021, Modern Language Journal
  • Digitally mediated remote learning of pragmatics, 2020, Foreign Language Annals
  • Application of Immersive Virtual Reality to Pragmatics Data Collection Methods, 2021, CALICO Journal
  • Contrastive Pragmatics and Second Language (L2) Pragmatics: Approaches to Assessing L2 Speech Act Production, 2020, Contrastive Pragmatics

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Naoko Taguchi include:

  • Xiaofei Tang
  • Шуай Ли
  • Daniel H. Dixon
  • Yuqing Qin
  • Okim Kang

They have published multiple articles in prominent venues that include:

  • CALICO Journal
  • Modern Language Journal
  • Language Teaching Research
  • Applied Pragmatics
  • Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education

Naoko Taguchi's work lies mainly within the fields of Arts and Humanities and Psychology, contributing extensively to:

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Their main research topics focus on language teaching and acquisition, communication strategies, and the cognitive aspects of language use, including:

  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching

Overall, Naoko Taguchi's research integrates innovative technological approaches with traditional linguistic and psychological methods to explore second language pragmatics and learning processes in diverse educational settings.

Best Publications

  • Instructed pragmatics at a glance: Where instructional studies were, are, and should be going

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Teaching Pragmatics: Trends and Issues

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Second Language Pragmatics

    Naoko Taguchi;Carsten Roever

  • Cognition, Language Contact, and the Development of Pragmatic Comprehension in a Study‐Abroad Context

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Competence

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Comprehending Implied Meaning in English as a Foreign Language.

    Naoko Taguchi

  • The Effect of L2 Proficiency and Study-Abroad Experience on Pragmatic Comprehension

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Analysis of Appropriateness in a Speech Act of Request in L2 English

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Task Difficulty in Oral Speech Act Production

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Description and explanation of pragmatic development: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Development of Speed and Accuracy in Pragmatic Comprehension in English as a Foreign Language

    Naoko Taguchi

  • What Linguistic Features Are Indicative of Writing Quality? A Case of Argumentative Essays in a College Composition Program

    Naoko Taguchi;William Crawford;Danielle Zawodny Wetzel

  • “Contextually” speaking: A survey of pragmatic learning abroad, in class, and online

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Production of formulaic expressions in L2 Chinese: A developmental investigation in a study abroad context

    Naoko Taguchi;Shuai Li;Feng Xiao

  • THE ROLE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRAGMATIC COMPREHENSION

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Contexts and pragmatics learning: Problems and opportunities of the study abroad research

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Promoting Task‐Based Pragmatics Instruction in EFL Classroom Contexts: The Role of Task Complexity

    Youjin Kim;Naoko Taguchi

  • Technology in interlanguage pragmatics research and teaching

    Naoko Taguchi;Julie M Sykes

  • Effects of Intercultural Competence and Social Contact on Speech Act Production in a Chinese Study Abroad Context.

    Naoko Taguchi;Feng Xiao;Shuai Li

  • The Pragmatics of English as a Lingua Franca: Research and Pedagogy in the Era of Globalization

    Naoko Taguchi;Noriko Ishihara

  • An application of relevance theory to the analysis of L2 interpretation processes: The comprehension of indirect replies

    Naoko Taguchi

  • Stimulated Recall Methodology in Second Language Research.: Susan Gass and Alison Mackey

    Naoko Taguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Culpeper
Jonathan Culpeper Lancaster University
Alison Mackey
Alison Mackey Georgetown University
YouJin Kim
YouJin Kim Georgia State University

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