Van C. Gessel

640 total citations
28 papers, 228 citations indexed

About

Van C. Gessel is a scholar working on Cultural Studies, Literature and Literary Theory and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Van C. Gessel has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 228 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cultural Studies, 5 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 3 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Van C. Gessel's work include Japanese History and Culture (9 papers), Mormonism, Religion, and History (3 papers) and Narrative Theory and Analysis (3 papers). Van C. Gessel is often cited by papers focused on Japanese History and Culture (9 papers), Mormonism, Religion, and History (3 papers) and Narrative Theory and Analysis (3 papers). Van C. Gessel collaborates with scholars based in United States. Van C. Gessel's co-authors include Rebecca L. Copeland, Susan Napier, J. Thomas Rimer and Shuichi Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of the American Oriental Society and Journal of Japanese Studies.

In The Last Decade

Van C. Gessel

10 papers receiving 153 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Van C. Gessel United States 5 92 89 30 24 22 28 228
Yuko Kawai Japan 4 38 0.4× 182 2.0× 23 0.8× 30 1.3× 31 1.4× 5 277
Shirley Geok‐lin Lim United States 10 152 1.7× 167 1.9× 36 1.2× 11 0.5× 32 1.5× 46 369
Paul Jay United States 9 40 0.4× 108 1.2× 25 0.8× 26 1.1× 14 0.6× 27 293
Peter Hawkins United Kingdom 9 24 0.3× 79 0.9× 18 0.6× 13 0.5× 13 0.6× 53 264
Chris Friday United States 4 63 0.7× 265 3.0× 12 0.4× 49 2.0× 19 0.9× 11 329
John Whittier Treat United States 9 164 1.8× 130 1.5× 17 0.6× 17 0.7× 5 0.2× 34 298
Anthony Graham‐White United States 7 16 0.2× 92 1.0× 22 0.7× 33 1.4× 9 0.4× 26 253
Elisabeth Burgos-Debray 4 42 0.5× 78 0.9× 4 0.1× 18 0.8× 11 0.5× 7 153
Ali Behdad United States 9 74 0.8× 188 2.1× 14 0.5× 65 2.7× 10 0.5× 28 371
Kaori H. Okano Australia 10 45 0.5× 141 1.6× 31 1.0× 49 2.0× 37 1.7× 27 299

Countries citing papers authored by Van C. Gessel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Van C. Gessel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Van C. Gessel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gessel, Van C.. (2015). Mormons in Asia. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Rimer, J. Thomas & Van C. Gessel. (2005). From restoration to occupation, 1868-1945. Columbia University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C.. (2005). “Strange Characters & Expressions”: Three Japanese Translations of the Book of Mormon. Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 14(1). 32–47.
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Gessel, Van C.. (1997). Japanese fiction writers since World War II.
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Gessel, Van C.. (1997). Teaching "the Devil's Own Tongue": The Challenges of Offering Japanese in a College Environment. ADFL Bulletin. 6–10. 3 indexed citations
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Copeland, Rebecca L. & Van C. Gessel. (1994). Three Modern Novelists: Soseki, Tanizaki, Kawabata. The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 28(2). 241–241. 6 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1993). Three Modern Novelists: Sōseki, Tanizaki, Kawabata. World Literature Today. 67(4). 898–898. 3 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C.. (1993). Endo Shusaku: His Position(s) in Postwar Japanese Literature. The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 27(1). 67–67.
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1991). Divided Self: A Biography of Arishima Takeo. Journal of Japanese Studies. 17(2). 403–403.
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1990). The Sting of Life: Four Contemporary Japanese Novelists.. Monumenta Nipponica. 45(1). 100–100.
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1990). The Sting of Life: Four Contemporary Japanese Novelists. The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 24(2). 215–215. 6 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C.. (1988). The "Medium" of Fiction: Fumiko Enchi as Narrator. World Literature Today. 62(3). 380–380.
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1987). The Marginal World of Oe Kenzaburo: A Study in Themes and Techniques. The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 21(1). 122–122. 1 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1986). The Showa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories.. Monumenta Nipponica. 41(4). 499–499. 1 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1986). `The Sting of Death' and Other Stories by Shimao Toshio.. Monumenta Nipponica. 41(3). 359–359. 1 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1985). Stained glass elegies : stories. 1 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1983). This Kind of Woman: Ten Stories by Japanese Women Writers, 1960-1976. The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 18(1). 97–97. 3 indexed citations
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Gessel, Van C., et al.. (1983). Approaches to the Modern Japanese Short Story.. Monumenta Nipponica. 38(4). 437–437.
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Gessel, Van C.. (1975). The Saga of Dazai Osamu: A Critical Study with Translations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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