Brian McHale
Impact in
- Literature and Literary Theory top 0.5%
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Themes in Literature Analysis
- Poetry Analysis and Criticism
- Short Stories in Global Literature
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- Comics and Graphic Narratives
Papers in
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- Contemporary Literature and Criticism 20
- Narrative Theory and Analysis 12
- Poetry Analysis and Criticism 6
- Digital Humanities and Scholarship 6
- Themes in Literature Analysis 5
- Crime and Detective Fiction Studies 3
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- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition 5
- Co-authors
- Clem Robyns (1 shared paper)Chris Baldick (1 shared paper)Meir Sternberg (2 shared papers)Robert Polzin (1 shared paper)Pierre Bourdıeu (5 shared papers)Nitsa Ben-Ari (1 shared paper)Gisèle Sapiro (5 shared papers)Gérard Genette (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Poetics Today (27 papers)Narrative (5 papers)Contemporary Literature (2 papers)Partial Answers Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas (2 papers)Genre (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesIsraelIran
In The Last Decade
Brian McHale
55 papers receiving 773 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
- Literature and Literary Theory 654
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts 97
- Religious studies 100
- Philosophy 179
- Cultural Studies 91
Countries citing papers authored by Brian McHale
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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian McHale
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Brian McHale, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 66 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | 167 | |
| 2 | 2003 | 159 | |
| 3 | 1986 | 150 | |
| 4 | 1983 | 117 | |
| 5 | 1990 | 76 | |
| 6 | 2009 | 39 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 36 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 34 | |
| 9 | 1991 | 34 | |
| 10 | 2015 | 32 | |
| 11 | 1983 | 31 | |
| 12 | 1991 | 31 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 29 | |
| 14 | 1989 | 27 | |
| 15 | 1998 | 18 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 17 | |
| 17 | Teaching Narrative Theory | 2011 | 14 |
| 18 | Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide | 2011 | 13 |
| 19 | 2012 | 10 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 10 |
About Brian McHale
Brian McHale is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Cultural Studies, having authored 66 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Contemporary Literature and Criticism (20 papers), Narrative Theory and Analysis (12 papers), Poetry Analysis and Criticism (6 papers), Digital Humanities and Scholarship (6 papers), Themes in Literature Analysis (5 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (5 papers), Crime and Detective Fiction Studies (3 papers) and Digital Games and Media (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (654 citations), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (97 citations), Religious studies (100 citations), Philosophy (179 citations) and Cultural Studies (91 citations). Brian McHale has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Iran. Frequent co-authors include Clem Robyns, Chris Baldick, Meir Sternberg, Robert Polzin, Pierre Bourdıeu, Nitsa Ben-Ari, Gisèle Sapiro, Gérard Genette, Barry Smart and Cristina Bacchilega. Their work appears in journals such as Poetics Today, Narrative, Contemporary Literature, Partial Answers Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas and Genre.
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