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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 85 262 48 196 100855

Zoltán Dörnyei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zoltán Dörnyei between 1990 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zoltán Dörnyei published across 33 years, from 1990 to 2022, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2022. 47 of the 232 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2022. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 16 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 36 publications
1990 2022

232 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zoltán Dörnyei: publications per year, 1990 to 2022
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 0
1994 5
1995 3
1996 0
1997 6
1998 9
1999 0
2000 3
2001 13
2002 5
2003 17
2004 5
2005 6
2006 7
2007 5
2008 3
2009 11
2010 0
2011 2
2012 1
2013 16
2014 14
2015 13
2016 4
2017 4
2018 2
2019 14
2020 11
2021 11
2022 36
Total 232
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Zoltán Dörnyei 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 Zoltán Dörnyei 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, 194–203 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: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 196
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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Zoltán Dörnyei 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 Zoltán Dörnyei 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, 85 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: 85 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 85
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

Zoltán Dörnyei was affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on fields within Arts and Humanities as well as Psychology, with notable work in subfields including Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their main research topics covered areas such as EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Educational and Psychological Assessments, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition.

Dörnyei published extensively in various venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Language Teaching Research
  • Multilingual Matters eBooks
  • TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt)
  • Research methods in applied linguistics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dörnyei include:

  • Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2021, Research methods in applied linguistics
  • The interaction of linguistic and motivational variables in second language task performance, 2023, TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt)
  • Vision enhancement and language learning: A critical analysis of vision-building in an English for Academic Purposes programme, 2021, Language Teaching Research
  • Increasing the effectiveness of teaching L2 formulaic sequences through motivational strategies and mental imagery: A classroom experiment, 2020, Language Teaching Research
  • Index, 2022, Multilingual Matters eBooks

Their collaborations included frequent co-authors such as Katarina Mentzelopoulos, Magdalena Kubanyiova, Sarah Mercer, Judit Kormos, and Alastair Henry.

Dörnyei also contributed to several book publications. These include works published by Multilingual Matters eBooks, Cambridge University Press, and Channel View Publications eBooks. Titles among these include:

  • Lessons from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency, 2022
  • Stories from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency, 2022
  • Engaging Language Learners in Contemporary Classrooms, 2020
  • Motivating Learners, Motivating Teachers, 2021

Best Publications

  • Research methods in applied linguistics : quantitative,qualitative, and mixed methodologies

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Teaching and Researching Motivation

    Zoltán Dörnyei;Ema Ushioda

  • Motivation and Motivating in the Foreign Language Classroom

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • 2. The L2 Motivational Self System

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation

    Peter D. Macintyre;Zoltán Dörnyei;Richard Clément;Kimberly A. Noels

  • Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Motivation in second and foreign language learning

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Motivation, self-confidence, and group cohesion in the foreign language classroom

    Richard Clément;Zoltán Dörnyei;Kimberly A. Noels

  • Conceptualizing Motivation in Foreign‐Language Learning*

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • Communicative Competence: A Pedagogically Motivated Model with Content Specifications

    Marianne Celce-Murcia;Zoltan Dornyei;Sarah Thurrell

  • Motivation in action: A process model of L2 motivation

    Zoltan Dornyei;Istvan Otto

  • The Psychology of the Language Learner Revisited

    Zoltan Dornyei;Stephen Ryan

  • Motivation, language identity and the L2 self

    Zoltán Dörnyei;Ema Ushioda

  • Teaching and Researching Motivation. Applied Linguistics in Action.

    Zoltan Dornyei

  • Ten commandments for motivating language learners: results of an empirical study:

    Zoltán Dörnyei;Kata Csizér

  • The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition

    Zoltán Dörnyei

  • On the Teachability of Communication Strategies

    Zoltán Dörnyei

Frequent Co-Authors

Ema Ushioda
Ema Ushioda University of Warwick
Kata Csizér
Kata Csizér Eötvös Loránd University
Svenja Adolphs
Svenja Adolphs University of Nottingham
Peter D. MacIntyre
Peter D. MacIntyre Cape Breton University
Judit Kormos
Judit Kormos Lancaster University
Norbert Schmitt
Norbert Schmitt University of Nottingham
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig Indiana University
Richard Clément
Richard Clément University of Ottawa
Kimberly A. Noels
Kimberly A. Noels University of Alberta
Jasone Cenoz
Jasone Cenoz University of the Basque Country

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