OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching is 20. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Less frequently used research methodologies in applied linguistics (Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 6)	357
Audiovisual input and second language learning	109
Supporting the academic staff of the internationalised university: a project at the Department of Management	51
Language learning playware: a ‘playful learning’ approach to ELT materials development	49
Fostering key competency growth: a feedback model for university English teaching	46
Escaping the anxious classroom: the exploration of using educational escape rooms to mitigate foreign language anxiety	42
Providing emotional support through written feedback: an exploratory study of Chinese EFL teachers	34
Introduction: new insights in the study of classroom emotions: innovative research methods for investigating the antecedents and causes of negative emotions in language classrooms	31
Emerging Englishes: China English in Academic Writing	31
Investigating Chinese undergraduate students’ perception of creative support in the EFL classroom	29
From retrieval to generative models: a design-based research approach to developing a chatbot for argumentative writing	26
The idiodynamic method in individual differences research: a review of applications and contributions	26
OASIS: one resource to widen the reach of research in language studies	24
Collocations, corpora and language learning	24
Beyond scores: a systematic review of learning and psychological outcomes of digital game-based language learning (2010–2025)	23
Exploring students’ perceptions and affordances of Google docs-supported collaborative writing	22
Creating bottom-up academic salons for foreign language teacher educators’ career development	22
ESL teachers’ experiences in engaging with published research findings: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	22
Local research and global perspectives in English language teaching	21
Exploring how dual subtitle translation tool shapes high school students’ engagement and basic psychological needs in self-determination theory	21
Facilitating EFL learner-writer wellbeing through process-genre instruction: a self-determination theory perspective	20