OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Studies in Second Language Acquisition is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
SLA volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	198
Challenges in inflected word processing for L2 speakers	118
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations	94
Development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations: The roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice condition	67
Estimating reliability for response-time difference measures: Toward a standardized, model-based approach	51
On the effects of task focus and processing level on the perception–production link in second-language speech learning	49
Comparing the longitudinal development of phraseological complexity across oral and written tasks	33
Language proficiency modulates listeners’ selective attention to a talker’s mouth: A conceptual replication of Birulés et al. (2020)	31
Pretesting effects on incidental L2 vocabulary learning through reading	31
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners	30
Co-text, context, and listening proficiency as crucial variables in intelligibility among nonnative users of English – ERRATUM	30
SLA volume 47 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	30
Mind the gap: Psycholinguistic and individual factors affecting expressive and receptive vocabulary skills in English-Gaelic bilingual children	29
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM	27
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction	24
Cross-language interactions of phonetic and phonological processes	22
EXPLORATORY STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH	22
Understanding proficiency assessment practices in SLA research – ADDENDUM	20
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction – CORRIGENDUM	20
Disentangling the causal role of motivation, enjoyment, and anxiety in second language speech learning: A final report	18
The relationship between boredom and second language achievement: A multilevel meta-analysis	18
The Impact of L1 Speaking Style, Task Mode, and L2 Proficiency on L2 Fluency: A Within-subject Study of Monologic and Dialogic Speech	18
SLA volume 46 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	18
Usage events and constructional knowledge: A study of two variants of the introductory-it construction	18
Examining the effectiveness of bilingual subtitles for comprehension: An eye-tracking study	18

Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance	17
Associations of students’ linguistic distance to the language of instruction and classroom composition with English reading and listening skills	16
Proficiency, language of assessment, and attention to meaning and form during L2 comprehension: Methodological considerations in L2 replication research	15
SLA volume 45 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	15
Contextual learning and retention of phrasal verbs	15
Text reading in English as a second language: Evidence from the Multilingual Eye-Movements Corpus	14
The role of first language skills, working memory, and anxiety in second language reading	14
The additive use of prosody and morphosyntax in L2 German	14
The interplay of mindsets, aptitude, grit, and language achievement: What role does gender play?	13
Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination	13
Why you should stop using the ideal L2 self and the L2 motivational self-system to measure motivation (Reaction to Al-Hoorie, Hiver & In’nami, 2024)	13
Development of verb argument constructions in L2 English learners: A close replication of research question 3 in Römer and Berger (2019)	12
Bayesian estimation in multiple comparisons	12
Formal computational modelling in second language sentence processing research	12
Clarifying the role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological processing: A preregistered, close replication of Darcy et al. (2016)	12
PROSODIC PATTERNS IN SYLHETI-ENGLISH BILINGUALS – ADDENDUM	12
The effects of distributed practice on second language fluency development	11
A longitudinal investigation of the effects of language instruction versus immersion on cognitive functions in young adult Chinese speakers learning English	11
Study and instrument quality in perception-based L2 pronunciation research	11
Variability as a functional marker of second language development in older adult learners	10
How well are primary and secondary meanings of L2 words acquired?	10
Sense-aware connective-based indices of cohesion and their relationship to cohesion ratings of English language learners’ written production	10
SLA volume 45 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	10
Reevaluating trials to criterion as a measure in second language research	10
Text recall and use of advance organisers in first and second language	9
Interpreting the semi-partial correlation as a multiple regression-bound (not a bivariate) metric: A methods-oriented response to Papi and Teimouri’s (2024) response to Al-Hoorie et al. (2024)	9
Task-generated processes in second language speech production: Exploring the neural correlates of task complexity during silent pauses	9
How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions	9
SLA volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	9
Individual differences in self-regulated learning profiles of Chinese EFL readers: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study	9
L2 learning outcomes of a research-based digital app for Japanese children – ADDENDUM	9
The effects of proficiency level and dual-task condition on L2 self-monitoring behavior	8
SLA volume 47 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	8
Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners: A survival analysis	8
Introduction to the special issue on working memory and L2 writing: Implications for SLA individual differences research	8
Longitudinal development of second language utterance fluency, cognitive fluency, and their relationship	8
Affect as a component of second language speech perception	8
Unpacking L2 explicit linguistic knowledge and online processing of the English modals may and can: A comparison of acceptability judgments and self-paced reading	8
SLA volume 46 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	7
With “crisis” comes opportunity: Using invariance testing to understand and improve measurement models (A response to Al-Hoorie et al., 2024)	7
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM – RETRACTION	7
The interpretation of verbal moods in Spanish: A close replication of Kanwit and Geeslin (2014)	7
Do they like me?	7
Second language knowledge can influence native language performance in exclusively native contexts	7
Manufactured crisis	7
Saving the reliability of inhibitory control measures? An extension of Huensch (2024) and Hui and Wu (2024)	7
Meta-analysis of second language research with complex research designs	7
Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom: A structural equation modeling approach	7
The 2024 Albert Valdman Award	7
Kimberly Geeslin, In Memoriam	7

Unpacking L2 explicit linguistic knowledge and online processing of the English modals may and can: A comparison of acceptability judgments and self-paced reading – ERRATUM