Gary Westfahl

670 total citations
33 papers, 166 citations indexed

About

Gary Westfahl is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Westfahl has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 166 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Philosophy, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Gary Westfahl's work include Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (14 papers), Digital Games and Media (9 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (4 papers). Gary Westfahl is often cited by papers focused on Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (14 papers), Digital Games and Media (9 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (4 papers). Gary Westfahl collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Canada and France. Gary Westfahl's co-authors include George Slusser, Michael Ashley, Eric S. Rabkin, Helen Merrick, Edward James, Damien Broderick, Brian Stableford, István Csicsery‐Rónay, Farah Mendlesohn and Brian Attebery and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Isis and Science Fiction Studies.

In The Last Decade

Gary Westfahl

25 papers receiving 119 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gary Westfahl Ireland	6	58	52	50	29	16	33	166
Veronica Hollinger Ireland	5	52 0.9×	47 0.9×	51 1.0×	51 1.8×	12 0.8×	16	146
Thomas B. Byers United States	5	55 0.9×	72 1.4×	74 1.5×	41 1.4×	8 0.5×	13	204
John Rieder United States	6	82 1.4×	67 1.3×	55 1.1×	70 2.4×	9 0.6×	21	186
Brian Attebery Ireland	8	56 1.0×	95 1.8×	58 1.2×	32 1.1×	11 0.7×	20	203
Farah Mendlesohn United Kingdom	5	39 0.7×	56 1.1×	32 0.6×	17 0.6×	10 0.6×	19	122
Damien Broderick United States	5	53 0.9×	34 0.7×	39 0.8×	30 1.0×	14 0.9×	13	135
István Csicsery‐Rónay United States	5	56 1.0×	36 0.7×	45 0.9×	31 1.1×	15 0.9×	22	125
Thomas Foster United Kingdom	6	23 0.4×	39 0.8×	43 0.9×	27 0.9×	4 0.3×	23	121
Mark Bould United Kingdom	8	112 1.9×	75 1.4×	80 1.6×	76 2.6×	18 1.1×	31	236
Elana Gomel Israel	8	37 0.6×	62 1.2×	60 1.2×	23 0.8×	5 0.3×	30	157

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All Works

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Westfahl, Gary. (2018). Arthur C. Clarke. University of Illinois Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

2.

Westfahl, Gary. (2012). The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969. 2 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (2005). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Greenwood eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary, et al.. (2005). World Weavers: Globalization, Science Fiction, and the Cybernetic Revolution. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 5 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (2005). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Greenwood eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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James, Edward, Farah Mendlesohn, Brian Stableford, et al.. (2003). The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 61 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary & George Slusser. (2002). Science fiction, canonization, marginalization and the academy. Greenwood Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary & George Slusser. (2002). No Cure for the Future: Disease and Medicine in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Greenwood Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (2000). Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. eBooks. 4 indexed citations

10.

Westfahl, Gary. (2000). Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1998). The Mechanics of Wonder. Liverpool University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Ashley, Michael, et al.. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 30 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1996). Where No Market Has Gone Before: “The Science-Fiction Industry” and the Star Trek Industry. Extrapolation. 37(4). 291–301. 1 indexed citations

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Slusser, George, Gary Westfahl, & Eric S. Rabkin. (1996). Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy. University of Georgia Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1996). Evolution of Modern Science Fiction: The Textual History of Hugo Gernsback’s Ralph 124C 41+. Science Fiction Studies. 23(Part 1). 37–37. 1 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1995). The Dark Side of the Moon: Robert A. Heinlein’s Project Moonbase. Extrapolation. 36(2). 126–135.

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Westfahl, Gary. (1994). Beyond Logic and Literacy: The Strange Case of Space Opera. Extrapolation. 35(3). 176–185. 2 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary, et al.. (1994). LETTERS. Extrapolation. 35(3). 252–253. 1 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1993). The Words That Could Happen: Science Fiction Neologisms and the Creation of Future Worlds. Extrapolation. 34(4). 290–304. 3 indexed citations

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Westfahl, Gary. (1993). “The Closely Reasoned Technological Story”: The Critical History of Hard Science Fiction. Science Fiction Studies. 20(Part 2). 157–157. 2 indexed citations

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