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Papers

(The median citation count of Studies in Second Language Acquisition is 2. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
SLA volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	149
On the effects of task focus and processing level on the perception–production link in second-language speech learning	61
Challenges in inflected word processing for L2 speakers	46
Effects of ADHD on additional language learning and use	44
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations	43
Estimating reliability for response-time difference measures: Toward a standardized, model-based approach	43
Development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations: The roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice condition	35
Comparing the longitudinal development of phraseological complexity across oral and written tasks	34
Language proficiency modulates listeners’ selective attention to a talker’s mouth: A conceptual replication of Birulés et al. (2020)	34
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners	33
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction	33
SLA volume 47 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	31
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM	25
Mind the gap: Psycholinguistic and individual factors affecting expressive and receptive vocabulary skills in English-Gaelic bilingual children	25
The effects of audiovisual input on second language learning: A meta-analysis – ERRATUM	24
Pretesting effects on incidental L2 vocabulary learning through reading	22
Examining the effectiveness of bilingual subtitles for comprehension: An eye-tracking study	21
The relationship between boredom and second language achievement: A multilevel meta-analysis	21
Co-text, context, and listening proficiency as crucial variables in intelligibility among nonnative users of English – ERRATUM	21
SLA volume 46 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	19
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction – CORRIGENDUM	18
Understanding proficiency assessment practices in SLA research – ADDENDUM	17
Associations of students’ linguistic distance to the language of instruction and classroom composition with English reading and listening skills	17
Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance	16
The impact of L1 speaking style, task mode, and L2 proficiency on L2 fluency: A within-subject study of monologic and dialogic speech	16

Contextual learning and retention of phrasal verbs	15
Cross-language interactions of phonetic and phonological processes	15
Usage events and constructional knowledge: A study of two variants of the introductory-it construction	15
Comparing the effectiveness of Duolingo, Classroom instruction, and Classroom + Duolingo instruction conditions on beginner-level French language development	15
Disentangling the causal role of motivation, enjoyment, and anxiety in second language speech learning: A final report	15
SLA volume 45 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	15
Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination	14
The role of first language skills, working memory, and anxiety in second language reading	14
The interplay of mindsets, aptitude, grit, and language achievement: What role does gender play?	14
Univariate normality checking practices in L2 research: An AI-assisted systematic review	13
The effect of synchronous video-based communication on engagement in collaborative pre-task planning and L2 semantic content used in subsequent task performance	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
Study and instrument quality in perception-based L2 pronunciation research	13
Development of verb argument constructions in L2 English learners: A close replication of research question 3 in Römer and Berger (2019)	13
Bayesian estimation in multiple comparisons	13
Formal computational modelling in second language sentence processing research	12
The effects of distributed practice on second language fluency development	12
Announcing the 2026 Susan Gass Award for Impact in SLA	12
Clarifying the role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological processing: A preregistered, close replication of Darcy et al. (2016)	12
SLA volume 45 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	11
Sense-aware connective-based indices of cohesion and their relationship to cohesion ratings of English language learners’ written production	11
Variability as a functional marker of second language development in older adult learners	11
Cognition and emotion in moral decision-making: The role of working memory, emotional intelligence, and language factors in bilinguals’ moral judgments and emotions	11
Disability and second language learning: Implications for interdisciplinary research in applied linguistics	10
Task-generated processes in second language speech production: Exploring the neural correlates of task complexity during silent pauses	10
Individual differences in self-regulated learning profiles of Chinese EFL readers: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study	10
How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions	10
Second language knowledge of academic collocations and its relationship with knowledge of academic words and general high-frequency words	10
Reevaluating trials to criterion as a measure in second language research	10
How well are primary and secondary meanings of L2 words acquired?	10
SLA volume 47 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	9
Unpacking L2 explicit linguistic knowledge and online processing of the English modals may and can: A comparison of acceptability judgments and self-paced reading	9
Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom: A structural equation modeling approach	9
Second language knowledge can influence native language performance in exclusively native contexts	9
L2 learning outcomes of a research-based digital app for Japanese children – ADDENDUM	9
Longitudinal development of second language utterance fluency, cognitive fluency, and their relationship	9
Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners: A survival analysis	9
SLA volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	9
Affect as a component of second language speech perception	9
Introduction to the special issue on working memory and L2 writing: Implications for SLA individual differences research	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
SLA volume 46 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	9
With “crisis” comes opportunity: Using invariance testing to understand and improve measurement models (A response to Al-Hoorie et al., 2024)	8
Disability and foreign language learning: Countering systemic ableism in secondary and postsecondary education	8
Manufactured crisis	8
Disentangling the causal role of motivation, enjoyment, and anxiety in second language speech learning: A final report – CORRIGENDUM	7
The interpretation of verbal moods in Spanish: A close replication of Kanwit and Geeslin (2014)	7
Meta-analysis of second language research with complex research designs	7
Kimberly Geeslin, In Memoriam	7
The 2024 Albert Valdman Award	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	7
Do they like me?	7
Saving the reliability of inhibitory control measures? An extension of Huensch (2024) and Hui and Wu (2024)	7
SLA volume 44 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	6
Predicting L2-Spanish fluency from L1-English fluency and L2 proficiency: A conceptual replication	6
SLA volume 44 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	6
Do verbal and nonverbal declarative memory tasks in second language research measure the same abilities?	6
Multilingualism and native speakerism in academic journals’ language policies: Exploring a potential power of applied linguistics journals in promoting equitable publishing practices	6
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM – RETRACTION	6
SLA volume 45 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	6
“Bread and butter” or “butter and bread”? Nonnatives’ processing of novel lexical patterns in context	6
The 2022 Albert Valdman Award	6
Individual differences in L2 listening proficiency revisited: Roles of form, meaning, and use aspects of phonological vocabulary knowledge	6
Is “the L2 learning experience” simply intrinsic motivation by another name? A content validity analysis	6
Cognitive individual differences in the process and product of L2 writing	5
SLA volume 46 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	5
L2 learning outcomes of a research-based digital app for Japanese children	5
The effects of interleaved and blocked corpus-based practice on L2 pragmatic development	5
Foreign language learning boredom: Refining its measurement and determining its role in language learning	5
Network analysis for modeling complex systems in SLA research	5
Clarifying the role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological processing: A preregistered, close replication of Darcy et al. (2016) – ERRATUM	5
Measuring the development of lexical richness of L2 Spanish: A longitudinal learner corpus study	5
Inhibitory and facilitative effects of lexical neighbors in spoken word recognition: The role of language experience	5
Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement? – CORRIGENDUM	5
Spanish heritage language learners’ motivational profile in the postsecondary classroom: Insights from psychological network modeling	5
Mentoring ethically reflexive quantitative researchers in applied linguistics	5
Can personality predict foreign language classroom emotions? The devil’s in the detail	5
Learning without awareness revisited and reconsidered	5
Quantifying proper nouns’ influence on L2 English learners’ reading fluency	4
The impact of collocational proficiency features on expert ratings of L2 English learners’ writing	4
Meta-analysis of second language research with complex research designs – ADDENDUM	4
SLA volume 45 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	4
Modeling relationships between learning conditions, processes, and outcomes: An introduction to mediation analysis in SLA research – CORRIGENDUM	4
SLA volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	4
SLA volume 46 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	4
Usage events and constructional knowledge: A study of two variants of the introductory-it construction – CORRIGENDUM	4
SLA volume 47 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	4
Does phonetic training benefit word learning?	4
First language effects on incidental vocabulary learning through bimodal input	4
Metacognition of frequency, directional association strength, and dispersion of MWEs in first and second language speakers	4
Wh-Dependency Processing in a Naturalistic Exposure Context: Sensitivity to Abstract Syntactic Structure in High-Working-Memory L2 Speakers	4
Usage-based analysis of L2 oral proficiency: Characteristics of argument structure construction use	4
Processing to learn noncanonical word orders: Exploring linguistic and cognitive predictors of reanalysis in early L2 sentence comprehension	3
Aligning linguistic complexity with the difficulty of English texts for L2 learners based on CEFR levels	3
Reexamining the role of regulatory focus in second language achievement	3
Perceptual integrality of foreign segmental and tonal information: Dimensional transfer hypothesis	3
Announcing the 2024 Susan Gass Award for Impact in SLA	3
Understanding L2-derived words in context: Is complete receptive morphological knowledge necessary?	3
Task design, L1 literacy, and second language oracy	3
The relationship between poststimulus pause, learner proficiency, and working memory in an Elicited Imitation Task	3
Revisiting the moderating effect of speaker proficiency on the relationships among intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness in L2 Spanish	3
SLA volume 46 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	3
Optimizing the input for learning of L2-specific constructions: The roles of Zipfian and balanced input, explicit rules and working memory	3
Timing matters for interactive task-based learning	3
Modulating motion event categorization through brief training: Meaning-focused versus form-focused instructional conditions	3
Optimizing distributed practice online: A conceptual replication of Cepeda et al. (2009) – ADDENDUM	3
SLA volume 47 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	3
SLA volume 47 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	3
Second language anxiety in conversation and its relationship with speakers’ perceptions of the interaction and their social networks	3
Optimizing L2 phonetic learning	2
Learning second/additional languages with ADHD	2
Audiovisual (a)synchrony	2
Exploring the relationship of working memory to the temporal distribution of pausing and revision behaviors during L2 writing	2
Research methods for IDs and TBLT: A substantive and methodological review	2
Language proficiency modulates L2 orthographic learning mechanism: Evidence from event-related brain potentials in overt naming	2
Structural priming facilitates L2 learning of the dative alternation in Mandarin	2
The relationship between social network typology, L2 proficiency growth, and curriculum design in university study abroad	2
Definite and indefinite article accuracy in learner English: A multifactorial analysis	2
SLA volume 44 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	2
The role of processing goals in second language predictive processing	2
Does timing matter?	2
The validation crisis in the L2 motivational self system tradition	2
SLA volume 45 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	2
Different variables hold varying significance from childhood to adolescence	2
Second language productive knowledge of collocations: Does knowledge of individual words matter?	2
Coherence and comprehensibility in second language speakers’ academic speaking performance	2
The love factor in variationist SLA	2
SLA volume 46 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	2
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – RETRACTED	2