Question 1

Which countries lead Second Language Acquisition and Learning research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (1.1k and 870 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Second Language Acquisition and Learning research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Islamic Azad University, Tehran publishes the most Second Language Acquisition and Learning research, followed by China West Normal University and National University of Malaysia.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Second Language Acquisition and Learning?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Second Language Acquisition and Learning include Michael Tomasello.

Question 4

Where is Second Language Acquisition and Learning research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Second Language Acquisition and Learning research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Shanghai (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po and Nanchong.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Second Language Acquisition and Learning?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, University of Macau and Macao Polytechnic University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Second Language Acquisition and Learning research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Second Language Acquisition and Learning.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Second Language Acquisition and Learning?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Second Language Acquisition and Learning is "TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING" (Alison Mackey, 2004), with 2,871 citations. Next come "The English Lexicon Project" (2,836) and "Mental control of the bilingual lexico-semantic system" (2,816).