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 Steven L. Thorne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Steven L. Thorne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile
34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Steven L. Thorne is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on language education, with particular attention to second language acquisition, discourse, and multilingual education. Thorne's work spans multiple disciplines, including arts and humanities and computer science, reflecting a diverse approach to language studies.
The main fields of study for Thorne include:
Within these fields, Thorne's research touches on several subfields such as:
Their work engages with numerous topics related to language education and communication, including:
Thorne has published multiple papers, primarily in the Modern Language Journal, which is also the most frequent venue for their publications. Other venues where Thorne has contributed include Classroom Discourse, Journal of Language Identity & Education, Language Learning & Technology, and Education Sciences.
Frequent venues of publication are:
Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Thorne include:
Other notable papers in similar domains, indicating the broader context of research collaborations and themes around language and communication, include:
Thorne collaborates frequently with a group of scholars including John Hellermann, Wander Lowie, Tetyana Sydorenko, Masatoshi Sato, and Marije Michel.
Frequent coauthors are:
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