Gary Westfahl

27 papers and 109 indexed citations i.

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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 27 papers receiving a total of 109 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Philosophy, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Gary Westfahl’s work include Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (15 papers), Digital Games and Media (10 papers) and Themes in Literature Analysis (3 papers). Gary Westfahl is often cited by papers focused on Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (15 papers), Digital Games and Media (10 papers) and Themes in Literature Analysis (3 papers). Gary Westfahl collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Gary Westfahl's co-authors include George Slusser, Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn, Brian Stableford, Damien Broderick, Kenneth G. MacLeod, Veronica Hollinger, Andrew M. Butler, Mark Bould and István Csicsery‐Rónay and has published in prestigious journals such as Isis, Science Fiction Studies and Extrapolation.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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