Michael Toolan
Impact in
- Literature and Literary Theory top 0.2%
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
- Language and Linguistics top 1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Translation Studies and Practices
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Papers in
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- Narrative Theory and Analysis 28
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies 25
- Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics 17
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- Linguistic research and analysis 12
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies 12
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation 8
- Co-authors
- Geoffrey Leech (1 shared paper)Christopher Collett Butler (1 shared paper)Rukmini Bhaya Nair (1 shared paper)Ronald Carter (1 shared paper)Michael R. McCarthy (1 shared paper)Carol M. Eastman (2 shared papers)Sandra Silberstein (2 shared papers)Carmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Literary Semantics (5 papers)Language & Communication (5 papers)Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics (5 papers)Poetics Today (5 papers)Narrative (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesDenmark
In The Last Decade
Michael Toolan
87 papers receiving 1.1k citations
Michael Toolan's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 67
- Literature and Literary Theory 747
- Language and Linguistics 545
- Linguistics and Language 173
- Philosophy 249
- Gender Studies 71
Countries citing papers authored by Michael Toolan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Toolan
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Co-authors
The 18 scholars most cited alongside Michael Toolan, 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 104 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 514 |
| 2 | 1997 | 92 | |
| 3 | 1994 | 72 | |
| 4 | Language in literature : an introduction to stylistics | 1998 | 67 |
| 5 | Language, Text and Context: Essays in Stylistics | 1992 | 53 |
| 6 | Critical Discourse Analysis: Critical Concepts In Linguistics | 2004 | 49 |
| 7 | 1996 | 44 | |
| 8 | 2008 | 43 | |
| 9 | 1990 | 38 | |
| 10 | Narrative Progression in the Short Story: A corpus stylistic approach | 2009 | 34 |
| 11 | 2016 | 26 | |
| 12 | 2016 | 22 | |
| 13 | 2016 | 19 | |
| 14 | 1992 | 18 | |
| 15 | 1997 | 16 | |
| 16 | 2012 | 14 | |
| 17 | 2008 | 13 | |
| 18 | 1997 | 11 | |
| 19 | 1985 | 10 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 9 |
About Michael Toolan
Michael Toolan is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Philosophy and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 104 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Narrative Theory and Analysis (28 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (25 papers), Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics (17 papers), Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (17 papers), Linguistic research and analysis (12 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (12 papers), Cultural and political discourse analysis (10 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (747 citations), Language and Linguistics (545 citations), Linguistics and Language (173 citations), Philosophy (249 citations) and Gender Studies (71 citations). Michael Toolan has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Geoffrey Leech, Christopher Collett Butler, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Ronald Carter, Michael R. McCarthy, Carol M. Eastman, Sandra Silberstein, Carmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard, Beatrix Busse and George L. Dillon. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Literary Semantics, Language & Communication, Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics, Poetics Today and Narrative.
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