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More confident, less formal

Stylistic changes in academic psychology writing from 1970 to 2016

Bibliographic Data

ID21442829
AuthorsMelissa A Wheeler (0000-0002-0319-1987, Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author), Ekaterina Vylomova (0000-0002-4058-5459, The University of Melbourne), Melanie J Mcgrath (0000-0002-5177-778X, The University of Melbourne), Nick Haslam (0000-0002-1913-2340, The University of Melbourne)
Year2021
Volume126
Issue12
Pages9603-9612
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScientometrics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0138-9130 • E-ISSN: 1588-2861
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11192-021-04166-9
OpenAlexW3204737403
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited24

Academic writing · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Period (music) · Personal pronoun · Plural · Political science · Pronoun · Publication · Tone (literature) · Mental Health via Writing · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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