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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5561 5159 930 864 141 8964

Paul Meara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Meara between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Meara published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2009. 5 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2009. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 2 publications
1978 2026

154 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Meara: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 4
1986 1
1987 2
1988 3
1989 5
1990 4
1991 5
1992 1
1993 5
1994 6
1995 3
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 1
2004 4
2005 5
2006 2
2007 4
2008 4
2009 21
2010 2
2011 2
2012 3
2013 0
2014 5
2015 2
2016 3
2017 5
2018 1
2019 3
2020 2
2021 3
2022 4
2023 4
2024 3
2025 3
2026 2
Total 154
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Paul Meara 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 Paul Meara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 141
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
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Paul Meara 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 Paul Meara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300 39
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Distinguished Scholar Award, EuroSLA
  • 2015 - Honorary Fellow of the Department of Education at Oxford University
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • 2010 - Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists

Overview

Paul Meara is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom, with a research focus spanning several interconnected fields including Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Computer Science. Their work particularly emphasizes subfields such as Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research topics prominently cover areas related to language acquisition and processing, including:

  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Lexicography and Language Studies
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • linguistics and terminology studies
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching

Meara has published extensively in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Vocabulary Learning and Instruction
  • Linguistics Beyond and Within (LingBaW)
  • Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics
  • Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • Languages

Recent publications exemplify this focus, including:

  • "The emergence of a first paradigm in vocabulary research: The bibliometrics of system" (2020), Vocabulary Learning and Instruction
  • "Bayesian vocabulary tests" (2021), Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics
  • "Modelling L2 vocabulary acquisition: The devil is in the detail" (2021), Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • "The British are coming...! A bibliometric analysis of L2 vocabulary research in 1988" (2020), Linguistics Beyond and Within (LingBaW)
  • "Shifting sands: A bibliometric analysis of L2 vocabulary research in 1991" (2023), Linguistics Beyond and Within (LingBaW)

Collaborations feature several recurring co-authors, including Imma Miralpeix with multiple joint publications, as well as Vivienne Rogers, Brian Rogers, and Inma Miralpeix.

Recognition of their contribution includes election as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Beyond A Clockwork Orange: Acquiring Second Language Vocabulary through Reading.

    Marlise Horst;Tom Cobb;Paul Meara

  • VOCABULARY ACQUISITION: A NEGLECTED ASPECT OF LANGUAGE LEARNING

    Paul Meara

  • RESEARCHING VOCABULARY THROUGH A WORD KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK Word Associations and Verbal Suffixes

    Norbert Schmitt;Paul Meara

  • An alternative to multiple choice vocabulary tests

    Paul Meara;Barbara Buxton

  • How periods abroad affect vocabulary growth in a foreign language.

    James Milton;Paul Meara

  • Lex30: An Improved Method of Assessing Productive Vocabulary in an L2.

    Paul Meara;Tess Fitzpatrick

  • Connected Words: Word Associations and Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition

    Paul Meara

  • Vocabulary Size as a Placement Indicator.

    Paul Meara;Glyn Jones

  • P-Lex: A Simple and Effective Way of Describing the lexical Characteristics of Short L2 Tests.

    Paul Meara;Huw Bell

  • Scores on a yes-no vocabulary test: correction for guessing and response style

    Ineke Huibregtse;Wilfried Admiraal;Paul Meara

  • A note on passive vocabulary

    Paul Meara

  • The Case of the Invisible Vowels: Arabic Speakers Reading English Words.

    Ann Ryan;Paul Meara

  • Test of a Model for Predicting Second Language Lexical Growth through Reading.

    Marlise Horst;Paul Meara

  • The rediscovery of vocabulary

    Paul Meara

  • Lexical Frequency Profiles: A Monte Carlo Analysis

    Paul Meara

  • Vocabulary in a second language

    P. M. Meara

  • Tools for Researching Vocabulary

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  • The Bilingual Lexicon and the Teaching of Vocabulary

    Paul Meara

  • The year abroad and its effects

    Paul Meara

  • Vocabulary: Applied linguistic perspectives

    Paul Meara

  • The Bilingualism Reader

    Paul Meara

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanine Treffers-Daller
Jeanine Treffers-Daller University of Reading
Max Coltheart
Max Coltheart Macquarie University
Norbert Schmitt
Norbert Schmitt University of Nottingham
David W. Green
David W. Green University College London
Hilary Nesi
Hilary Nesi Coventry University
Patsy M. Lightbown
Patsy M. Lightbown Concordia University

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