Peter Skehan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Skehan between 1954 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Skehan published across 71 years, from 1954 to 2024, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2019. 11 of the 128 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1954 2024

128 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Skehan: publications per year, 1954 to 2024
Year	Publications
1954	1
1955	1
1956	1
1957	1
1958	1
1959	1
1960	0
1961	0
1962	0
1963	0
1964	0
1965	1
1966	2
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	1
1971	2
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	0
1976	0
1977	0
1978	0
1979	0
1980	0
1981	0
1982	1
1983	0
1984	1
1985	1
1986	1
1987	0
1988	1
1989	1
1990	1
1991	1
1992	1
1993	0
1994	1
1995	0
1996	2
1997	1
1998	3
1999	3
2000	1
2001	4
2002	3
2003	2
2004	1
2005	4
2006	1
2007	2
2008	2
2009	4
2010	0
2011	5
2012	3
2013	2
2014	7
2015	4
2016	5
2017	2
2018	12
2019	14
2020	1
2021	4
2022	3
2023	7
2024	4
Total	128

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Peter Skehan 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 Peter Skehan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 117 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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	117
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

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Peter Skehan 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 Peter Skehan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260	45
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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Overview

Peter Skehan is affiliated with Birkbeck, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within the arts and humanities, with a strong focus on psychology as it relates to language learning and teaching.

The main fields of study for Skehan include:

Arts and Humanities
Psychology

Within these fields, the key subfields covered are:

Language and Linguistics
Literature and Literary Theory
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary topics consistently addressed in Skehan's work are:

EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Second Language Learning and Teaching
Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Multilingual Education and Policy
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Skehan has contributed to the academic community through various recent papers, including:

"Developing a task-based approach to assessment in an Asian context," 2020, System
"Stages of Acquisition and the P/E Model of Working Memory: Complementary or contrasting approaches to foreign language aptitude?" 2021, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
"Performance Profiles on Second Language Speaking Tasks," 2021, Modern Language Journal
"Re-examining accuracy measures in second language task-based spoken performance," 2024, Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
"Linking second language speaking task performance and language testing," 2023, Language Teaching

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Mohammad Javad Ahmadian
Michael Long
Gavin Bui
Zhan Wang
Sabrina Shum

Skehan's publications have appeared in several academic venues, notably:

Language Teaching
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
Modern Language Journal
System
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

In addition to articles, Skehan has authored a book published by Cambridge University Press titled The Cambridge Handbook of Task-Based Language Teaching, released in 2021.

Best Publications

A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Peter Skehan

8814
Citations
Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

Peter Skehan

4027
Citations
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TASK-BASED INSTRUCTION

Peter Skehan

2871
Citations
Task-based instruction

Peter Skehan

2104
Citations
The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance

Pauline Foster;Peter Skehan

1637
Citations
Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing

Martin Bygate;Peter Skehan;Merrill Swain

1524
Citations
Modelling Second Language Performance: Integrating Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency, and Lexis

Peter Skehan

1374
Citations
The Influence of Task Structure and Processing Conditions on Narrative Retellings.

Peter Skehan;Pauline Foster

1075
Citations
Task type and task processing conditions as influences on foreign language performance

Peter Skehan;Pauline Foster

1009
Citations
9. Strategic planning, task structure and performance testing

Parveneh Tavakoli;Peter Skehan

788
Citations
Cognition and Second Language Instruction: Cognition and tasks

Peter Skehan;Pauline Foster

600
Citations
The influence of source of planning and focus of planning on task-based performance

Pauline Foster;Peter Skehan

523
Citations
Tasks and Language Performance Assessment

Peter Skehan

454
Citations
Chapter 18. Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

Unknown

377
Citations
Book Reviews : A Cognitive Approach To Language Learning

Unknown

274
Citations
Task-Based Language Teaching: Theory and Practice

Rod Ellis;Peter Skehan;Shaofeng Li;Natsuko Shintani

272
Citations
Processing perspectives on task performance

Peter Skehan

256
Citations
7. Strategic and on-line planning: The influence of surprise information and task time on second language performance

Peter Skehan;Pauline Foster

243
Citations
Focus on Form, Tasks, and Technology

Peter Skehan

237
Citations
Foreign Language Aptitude Theory: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Zhisheng (Edward) Wen;Adriana Biedroń;Peter Skehan

214
Citations
The role of foreign language aptitude in a model of school learning

Peter Skehan

168
Citations
Researching Pedagogic Tasks: Second Language Learning, Teaching, and Testing. Applied Linguistics and Language Study.

Martin Bygate;Peter Skehan;Merrill Swain

99
Citations
Individual Differences in Second-Language Learning

Rebecca L. Oxford;Peter Skehan

53
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rod Ellis Curtin University

Merrill Swain University of Toronto

Rebecca L. Oxford University of Maryland, College Park

External Links

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