| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 38 | 5767 | 5356 | 340 | 326 | 73 | 16958 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Nina Spada between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nina Spada published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2015. 2 of the 78 publications appeared in the last two years.
78 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 78 |
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 Nina Spada sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 73 publications — 3rd percentile
3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 44–53 | 28 | |
| 54–63 | 61 | |
| 64–73 | 161 | 73 |
| 74–83 | 225 | |
| 84–93 | 301 | |
| 94–103 | 390 | |
| 104–113 | 406 | |
| 114–123 | 474 | |
| 124–133 | 453 | |
| 134–143 | 434 | |
| 144–153 | 407 | |
| 154–163 | 411 | |
| 164–173 | 391 | |
| 174–183 | 313 | |
| 184–193 | 319 | |
| 194–203 | 304 | |
| 204–213 | 285 | |
| 214–223 | 246 | |
| 224–233 | 213 | |
| 234–243 | 170 | |
| 244–253 | 167 | |
| 254–263 | 162 | |
| 264–273 | 138 | |
| 274–283 | 138 | |
| 284–293 | 113 | |
| 294–303 | 106 | |
| 304–313 | 95 | |
| 314–323 | 101 | |
| 324–333 | 81 | |
| 334–343 | 69 | |
| 344–353 | 56 | |
| 354–363 | 36 | |
| 364–373 | 42 | |
| 374–383 | 41 | |
| 384–393 | 44 | |
| 394–403 | 27 | |
| 404–413 | 30 | |
| 414–423 | 20 | |
| 424–433 | 29 | |
| 434–443 | 29 | |
| 444–453 | 25 | |
| 454–463 | 19 | |
| 464–473 | 21 | |
| 474–483 | 11 | |
| 484–493 | 17 | |
| 494–503 | 7 | |
| 504–513 | 6 | |
| 514–523 | 12 | |
| 524–533 | 10 | |
| 534–543 | 7 | |
| 544–553 | 6 | |
| 554–563 | 12 | |
| 564–569 | 8 | |
| 570+ | 100 |
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 Nina Spada sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile
26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 177 | |
| 31 | 210 | |
| 32 | 222 | |
| 33 | 188 | |
| 34 | 181 | |
| 35 | 243 | |
| 36 | 261 | |
| 37 | 272 | |
| 38 | 278 | 38 |
| 39 | 300 | |
| 40 | 297 | |
| 41 | 308 | |
| 42 | 313 | |
| 43 | 300 | |
| 44 | 269 | |
| 45 | 260 | |
| 46 | 228 | |
| 47 | 251 | |
| 48 | 203 | |
| 49 | 186 | |
| 50 | 187 | |
| 51 | 166 | |
| 52 | 138 | |
| 53 | 141 | |
| 54 | 131 | |
| 55 | 137 | |
| 56 | 109 | |
| 57 | 129 | |
| 58 | 95 | |
| 59 | 105 | |
| 60 | 106 | |
| 61 | 86 | |
| 62 | 94 | |
| 63 | 77 | |
| 64 | 79 | |
| 65 | 59 | |
| 66 | 68 | |
| 67 | 51 | |
| 68 | 49 | |
| 69 | 40 | |
| 70 | 43 | |
| 71 | 40 | |
| 72 | 50 | |
| 73 | 46 | |
| 74 | 43 | |
| 75 | 45 | |
| 76 | 45 | |
| 77 | 30 | |
| 78 | 25 | |
| 79 | 31 | |
| 80 | 29 | |
| 81 | 18 | |
| 82 | 21 | |
| 83 | 26 | |
| 84 | 15 | |
| 85 | 15 | |
| 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 12 | |
| 89 | 7 | |
| 90 | 19 | |
| 91 | 20 | |
| 92 | 13 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 13 | |
| 95 | 8 | |
| 96 | 7 | |
| 97 | 6 | |
| 98 | 6 | |
| 99 | 6 | |
| 100+ | 97 |
Nina Spada is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields including Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Within these broader areas, their work focuses especially on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Literature and Literary Theory, and Linguistics and Language.
Their main research topics cover areas such as EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Student Assessment and Feedback, and Subtitles and Audiovisual Media.
Several recent papers authored by Nina Spada illustrate the scope of their expertise. Notable publications include:
Additionally, Nina Spada contributed to the paper titled "Focusing on Language and Content with Adolescent English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom" (2020), published in Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes, in collaboration with Martha Trahey.
Frequent collaborators in their research include Patsy M. Lightbown and Martha Trahey.
Their publications appear across a range of venues, notably:
Nina Spada has also contributed to book publications, with a recent title published by John Benjamins Publishing Company titled "The COLT Observation Scheme" (2024).
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