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David J. Staley

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1987Rising activity
Educator Training and Historical PedagogyPhilosophy, History, and HistoriographyDigital Humanities and ScholarshipSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeHistory of Computing Technologies

Publications

89

Citations

691

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1987

Research summary
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David J. Staley works at the intersection of history, futures studies, and digital humanities, exploring how historical thinking and visualization methods can inform ways of imagining and anticipating the future. His recent work includes a book series of speculative biographical sketches used to explore possible future lives and roles, alongside writing on history's relationship to the future, digital tools for historical scholarship, and the concept of 'knowledge towns' as hubs for learning and innovation.

History and futures/anticipation studiesDigital humanities and historical visualizationHistoriography and philosophy of historySpeculative and scenario-based writingEducation and knowledge communities

Publication output has been uneven over the past decade, with a notable spike in 2020 and again in 2025, interspersed with quieter years, suggesting bursty rather than steady output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 13 publications20212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 17 publications172526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Anticipation Science×17
  • World Futures Review×3
  • Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks×2
  • Journal of American History×2
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University)×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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