Simon Reynolds

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 819 citations indexed

About

Simon Reynolds is a scholar working on Music, Communication and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Reynolds has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 819 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Music, 2 papers in Communication and 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Simon Reynolds's work include Music History and Culture (10 papers), Digital Games and Media (2 papers) and Media, Communication, and Education (1 paper). Simon Reynolds is often cited by papers focused on Music History and Culture (10 papers), Digital Games and Media (2 papers) and Media, Communication, and Education (1 paper). Simon Reynolds collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Panama. Simon Reynolds's co-authors include Brian Toft, Stephen W. Baron, Robert Walser, Kodwo Eshun, Jacques Rancière and David Toop and has published in prestigious journals such as The Canadian Journal of Sociology, Notes and Sight & sound/Sight and sound.

In The Last Decade

Simon Reynolds

16 papers receiving 605 citations

Hit Papers

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past
    2011 226 citations Simon Reynolds Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Reynolds United Kingdom 9 365 249 95 94 74 22 819
Anna Johansson Sweden 9 60 0.2× 255 1.0× 21 0.2× 65 0.7× 35 0.5× 19 476
Simon Gottschalk United States 13 47 0.1× 287 1.2× 28 0.3× 22 0.2× 65 0.9× 32 583
Barry Sandywell United Kingdom 11 20 0.1× 141 0.6× 12 0.1× 17 0.2× 16 0.2× 29 346
Bart Simon Canada 13 6 0.0× 293 1.2× 20 0.2× 39 0.4× 26 0.4× 38 518
Michael W. Singletary United States 11 67 0.2× 180 0.7× 9 0.1× 4 0.0× 58 0.8× 27 510
Christopher Booker 7 19 0.1× 134 0.5× 7 0.1× 7 0.1× 32 0.4× 13 358
Tim O’Sullivan United Kingdom 7 7 0.0× 162 0.7× 30 0.3× 25 0.3× 20 0.3× 24 486
Benjamin Bowman United Kingdom 13 11 0.0× 427 1.7× 26 0.3× 7 0.1× 31 0.4× 28 757
Michael Kennedy Australia 12 50 0.1× 122 0.5× 7 0.1× 3 0.0× 38 0.5× 63 426
Tal Laor Israel 15 30 0.1× 275 1.1× 40 0.4× 1 0.0× 35 0.5× 43 579

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Reynolds

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Reynolds

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Reynolds

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Reynolds. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Reynolds based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Reynolds. Simon Reynolds is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Reynolds, Simon. (2020). (No) future music?. 28(3). 305–313. 2 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon, et al.. (2019). Gloire à l’Auto-Tune. N° 11(1). 15–63. 1 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2013). Generation Ecstasy. 3 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2011). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reynolds, Simon. (2009). Totally Wired: Post-Punk Interviews and Overviews. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2007). Tombstone blues: The music documentary boom. Sight & sound/Sight and sound. 17(5). 32–36. 1 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2006). Rip it up and start again : postpunk 1978-1984. Penguin Books. 108 indexed citations
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Toft, Brian & Simon Reynolds. (2005). Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach. 86 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2005). Rip It Up and Start Again. 17 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (2003). Pregnancy and Imagination in the Winter?s Tale and Heliodorus? Aithiopika. English Studies. 84(5). 433–447. 2 indexed citations
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Rancière, Jacques, et al.. (2002). Sonic Process : Une nouvelle géographie des sons. E-Artexte (Artexte). 1 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon, et al.. (2000). Seelenreich : die Entwicklung des deutschen Symbolismus 1870-1920.
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Reynolds, Simon. (1998). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. 148 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon. (1998). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 110 indexed citations
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Walser, Robert, et al.. (1997). The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock 'n' Roll. Notes. 53(3). 776–776. 9 indexed citations
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Baron, Stephen W., et al.. (1996). The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 21(4). 583–583. 26 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon & Brian Toft. (1994). Learning from Disasters. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 58 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Simon, et al.. (1984). The Vision of Simeon Solomon. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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