Science Fiction Studies

678 papers and 1.1k indexed citations
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The 678 papers published in Science Fiction Studies in the last decades have received a total of 1.1k indexed citations. Papers published in Science Fiction Studies usually cover Philosophy (239 papers), Literature and Literary Theory (181 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (119 papers) specifically the topics of Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction (207 papers), Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (71 papers) and Digital Games and Media (61 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Science Fiction Studies are Mark Bould, David A. Kirby, István Csicsery‐Rónay, Veronica Hollinger, Roger Luckhurst, Fredric Jameson, Susan Napier, Mingwei Song, Darko Suvin and Simon Spiegel.

In The Last Decade

Science Fiction Studies

258 papers receiving 557 citations

Fields of papers published in Science Fiction Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Science Fiction Studies

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