Michael Heim

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 619 citations indexed

About

Michael Heim is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Heim has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 619 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Philosophy and 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Michael Heim's work include European Cultural and National Identity (3 papers), Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 papers) and Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (3 papers). Michael Heim is often cited by papers focused on European Cultural and National Identity (3 papers), Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 papers) and Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (3 papers). Michael Heim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. Michael Heim's co-authors include John Garrard, William E. Harkins and Neoklis A. Georgopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as World Literature Today, The Slavic and East European Journal and Policy Futures in Education.

In The Last Decade

Michael Heim

15 papers receiving 422 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality

1994 432 citations Michael Heim Oxford University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Heim United States	6	197	168	75	59	59	22	619
David J. DeRose United States	5	346 1.8×	294 1.8×	35 0.5×	87 1.5×	110 1.9×	10	881
Bruce Sterling United States	10	170 0.9×	124 0.7×	41 0.5×	37 0.6×	17 0.3×	35	494
Mark J. P. Wolf United States	12	580 2.9×	115 0.7×	53 0.7×	198 3.4×	54 0.9×	35	897
José P. Zagal United States	15	572 2.9×	167 1.0×	39 0.5×	61 1.0×	71 1.2×	51	970
Pilar Orero Spain	19	120 0.6×	140 0.8×	61 0.8×	70 1.2×	121 2.1×	105	1.1k
Herbert Zettl United States	6	104 0.5×	34 0.2×	70 0.9×	101 1.7×	128 2.2×	11	439
Joost Raessens Netherlands	11	310 1.6×	76 0.5×	52 0.7×	57 1.0×	25 0.4×	16	478
André Tricot France	16	125 0.6×	87 0.5×	29 0.4×	76 1.3×	37 0.6×	108	1.1k
Margaret H. Szymanski United States	15	99 0.5×	253 1.5×	22 0.3×	68 1.2×	133 2.3×	27	634
Jacob Thebault-Spieker United States	11	215 1.1×	257 1.5×	78 1.0×	52 0.9×	24 0.4×	25	636

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Heim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Heim

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Heim

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

1.

Heim, Michael, et al.. (2016). Online National Communities.

2.

Heim, Michael. (2013). The Paradox of Virtuality. Oxford University Press eBooks. 111–126. 1 indexed citations

3.

Heim, Michael. (1998). Virtual Realism. 130 indexed citations

4.

Heim, Michael. (1994). The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality. Oxford University Press eBooks. 432 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heim, Michael, et al.. (1994). Good-Bye, Samizdat: Twenty Years of Czechoslovak Underground Writing. The Slavic and East European Journal. 38(4). 716–716. 5 indexed citations

6.

Heim, Michael. (1993). The Essence of VR. Idealistic Studies. 23(1). 49–62. 4 indexed citations

7.

Heim, Michael, et al.. (1986). The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary. The Slavic and East European Journal. 30(2). 304–304. 11 indexed citations

8.

Heim, Michael. (1986). Humanistic Discussion and the Online Conference. Philosophy Today. 30(4). 278–288. 2 indexed citations

9.

Heim, Michael, et al.. (1985). The Third Wave: Russian Literature in Emigration. The Slavic and East European Journal. 29(4). 488–488. 7 indexed citations

10.

Heim, Michael, et al.. (1985). English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary. The Slavic and East European Journal. 29(2). 225–225. 7 indexed citations

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Heim, Michael. (1984). A PHILOSOPHY OF COMPARISON: HEIDEGGER AND LAO TZU. Journal of Chinese Philosophy. 11(4). 307–335. 3 indexed citations

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Heim, Michael. (1983). Authenticity Is Not a Real Predicate. Research in Phenomenology. 13(1). 199–207. 2 indexed citations

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Heim, Michael, et al.. (1983). Jaroslav Hašek: A Study of "Švejk" and the Short Stories. The Slavic and East European Journal. 27(3). 398–398. 1 indexed citations

14.

Heim, Michael, et al.. (1981). Czech Literature since 1956: A Symposium. The Slavic and East European Journal. 25(1). 127–127. 3 indexed citations

15.

Heim, Michael. (1981). PHILOSOPHY AS ULTIMATE RHETORIC. The Southern Journal of Philosophy. 19(2). 181–195. 2 indexed citations

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Heim, Michael, et al.. (1978). Darkness Casts No Shadow. World Literature Today. 52(1). 139–139.

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Heim, Michael, et al.. (1976). Der Poetismus: Die Lehrjahre der tschechischen Avantgarde und ihrer marxistischen Kritiker. Books Abroad. 50(3). 683–683. 1 indexed citations

18.

Heim, Michael. (1976). Lomonosov's la Fontaine. The Slavic and East European Journal. 20(3). 224–224. 1 indexed citations

19.

Heim, Michael & John Garrard. (1973). The Eighteenth Century in Russia. The Slavic and East European Journal. 17(4). 452–452. 5 indexed citations

20.

Heim, Michael. (1972). Moravian Folk Music: A Czechoslovak Novelist's View. Journal of the Folklore Institute. 9(1). 45–45.

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