Most-cited Arts and Humanities papers of 2021, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Arts and Humanities research papers published in 2021, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Researching and Practicing Positive Psychology in Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: The Past, Current Status and Future Directions
   Yongliang Wang, Ali Derakhshan et al. · 2021 · 762 citations · Free PDF
2. The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction: 1948–1985
   James Mark Baldwin · 2021 · 678 citations
3. Engagement in language learning: A systematic review of 20 years of research methods and definitions
   Phil V. Hiver, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie et al. · 2021 · 661 citations
4. Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: A literature review
   Elena Sesana, Alexandre S. Gagnon et al. · 2021 · 572 citations · Free PDF
5. Teacher enthusiasm and students’ social-behavioral learning engagement: The mediating role of student enjoyment and boredom in Chinese EFL classes
   Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Chengchen Li · 2021 · 523 citations
6. Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education: Applying Theoretical Perspectives to Complex Dilemmas
   Joan Poliner Shapiro, Jacqueline A. Stefkovich · 2021 · 454 citations
7. Theory Before the Test: How to Build High-Verisimilitude Explanatory Theories in Psychological Science
   Iris van Rooij, Giosuè Baggio · 2021 · 380 citations
8. The Visual Culture Reader
   Nicholas Mirzoeff · 2021 · 372 citations
9. Foreign language learning boredom: Conceptualization and measurement
   Chengchen Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. · 2021 · 324 citations
10. Innovating the cultural heritage museum service model through virtual reality and augmented reality: the effects on the overall visitor experience and satisfaction
    Mariapina Trunfio, Maria Della Lucia et al. · 2021 · 318 citations
11. From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review
    Martina de Witte, Hod Orkibi et al. · 2021 · 310 citations · Free PDF
12. A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers’ time spent on peer review
    Balázs Aczél, Barnabás Szászi et al. · 2021 · 304 citations · Free PDF
13. Wild Blue Media: Thinking through Seawater
    Alexandra Campbell · 2021 · 290 citations
14. Digital Rights, Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacy: What’s the Difference?
    Luci Pangrazio, Julian Sefton‐Green · 2021 · 279 citations
15. The Development and Validation of the Short Form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale
    Elouise Botes, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. · 2021 · 279 citations
16. Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity
    Nussaïbah Begum Raja, Emma M. Dunne et al. · 2021 · 263 citations · Free PDF
17. Effects of artificial intelligence on English speaking anxiety and speaking performance: A case study
    Reham Farouk El Shazly · 2021 · 260 citations
18. Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
    Daphne A. Brooks · 2021 · 254 citations
19. Investment and motivation in language learning: What's the difference?
    Ron Darvin, Bonny Norton · 2021 · 251 citations · Free PDF
20. Using automated written corrective feedback in the writing classrooms: effects on L2 writing accuracy
    Jessie Saraza Barrot · 2021 · 247 citations
21. Foreign language acquisition via artificial intelligence and extended reality: design and evaluation
    Rahul R. Divekar, Jaimie Drozdal et al. · 2021 · 238 citations
22. An organization‐ and category‐level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD ‐11 and DSM ‐5
    Michael B. First, Wolfgang Gäebel et al. · 2021 · 231 citations
23. Incorporating a reflective thinking promoting mechanism into artificial intelligence-supported English writing environments
    Chenchen Liu, Jierui Hou et al. · 2021 · 229 citations
24. Versions of Zimbabwe: New Approaches to Literature and Culture
    Robert Muponde, Ranka Primorac · 2021 · 228 citations
25. On Science and Civilisation in China
    Shellen Xiao Wu · 2021 · 227 citations

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