Scholarly discourse: The growth of English for Research Publication Purposes

Hyland, Ken and Jiang, Feng (Kevin) (2025) Scholarly discourse: The growth of English for Research Publication Purposes. Applied Linguistics Review. ISSN 1868-6303

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Abstract

English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP) has rapidly emerged as a productive area of second language writing research as the number of academics, journals and articles has exploded across the world. In this paper we use bibliometric methods to track changes in published work in ERPP over the last 40 years. Based on all 4,354 articles on the topic in Web of Science indexed journals between 1982 and 2022, we show what research themes have been most popular and which authors, publications and source countries have been most influential. The results indicate a shift away from a focus on pedagogical issues and classroom practices towards emerging academic publishing contexts such as open access, knowledge production and collaborative learning. This maturation of the field is also revealed in the growing concern with diverse research methods, with practitioner development, and with issues in higher education. Swales, Hyland, Halliday, Flowerdew and Biber are prominent in both author and publication lists, with a greater number of specialists in academic writing after 2008. The results also show a widening researcher base and the growing importance of Asian countries, particularly China. These findings may be of interest to writing professionals working in Higher Education.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	erpp authors,erpp topics,english for research and publication purposes,bibliometrics,language and linguistics,linguistics and language ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1203
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Language in Education
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Apr 2025 11:30
Last Modified:	02 May 2025 08:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99119
DOI:	10.1515/applirev-2023-0250

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