Title↥	Author/Editor	Year	Citations
"All the Last Wars at Once"	George Alec Effinger	1971	3
Hugo finalist - story 1972 The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Before Eden"	Arthur C. Clarke	1961	4
1965 Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) 1977 The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Billennium"	J. G. Ballard	1961	3
1966 Best SF Six edited by Edmund Crispin 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1992 The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey
"The Birthmark"	Nathaniel Hawthorne	1843	2
1966 Future Perfect edited by H. Bruce Franklin 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Bloodchild"	Octavia E. Butler	1984	18
Hugo winner - story Nebula winner - story 1975 Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1985 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois 1985 Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 edited by Terry Carr 1985 The 1985 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2004 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Brown & Strahan 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2018 ISFDB All Time Short Stories 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2019 Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"Brightside Crossing"	Alan E. Nourse	1956	3
Hugo finalist - story 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1988 The Great SF Stories 18 (1956) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"Coming Attraction"	Fritz Leiber	1950	12
Hugo finalist - story 1951 The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty 1965 Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1977 The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1984 The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Common Time"	James Blish	1953	5
1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1986 The Great SF Stories 15 (1953) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2019 Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"Computers Don't Argue"	Gordon R. Dickson	1965	3
Nebula finalist - story 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Country of the Blind"	H. G. Wells	1904	3
1967 Masterpieces of Science Fiction edited by Sam Moskowitz 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Dance of the Changer and the Three"	Terry Carr	1968	5
Hugo finalist - story Nebula finalist - story 1969 World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Day Million"	Frederik Pohl	1966	14
1967 World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1972 A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 1993 The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Driftglass"	Samuel R. Delany	1967	7
Nebula finalist - story 1968 World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1992 Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"Faith of Our Fathers"	Philip K. Dick	1967	7
Hugo finalist - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2019 Piet Nel Recommended Short Stories
"The Father-Thing"	Philip K. Dick	1954	5
1959 A Treasury of Great Science Fiction edited by Anthony Boucher 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1987 The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Flowers for Algernon"	Daniel Keyes	1959	14
Gardner Dozois Recommended Short Stories Hugo winner - story 1960 The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril 1961 Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2019 Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"The Game of Blood and Dust"	Roger Zelazny	1975	1
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Game of Rat and Dragon"	Cordwainer Smith	1955	15
Hugo finalist - story 1956 Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 edited by T. E. Dikty 1958 Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories edited by Edmund Crispin 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1972 A Science Fiction Argosy edited by Damon Knight 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1988 The Great SF Stories 17 (1955) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Goat Song"	Poul Anderson	1972	7
Nebula winner - story Hugo winner - story 1973 The 1973 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Happy Day in 2381"	Robert Silverberg	1970	1
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Hole Man"	Larry Niven	1974	5
Hugo winner - story 1975 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 edited by Terry Carr 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 1999 Locus All Time Poll
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"	James Tiptree, Jr.	1976	10
Nebula winner - story Hugo winner - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1977 The 1977 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2010 Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"	Harlan Ellison	1967	9
Hugo winner - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Luckiest Man in Denv"	C. M. Kornbluth	1952	2
1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Machine Stops"	E. M. Forster	1909	7
1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B edited by Ben Bova 1977 The Best Science Fiction Stories edited by Michael Stapleton 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"A Martian Odyssey"	Stanley G. Weinbaum	1934	14
1943 The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1992 The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Masks"	Damon Knight	1968	5
Hugo finalist - story Nebula finalist - story 1969 World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Memorial"	Theodore Sturgeon	1946	3
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1978 Anthologies edited by Pohl, Greenberg, and Olander 1982 The Great SF Stories 8 (1946) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"The Men Who Murdered Mohammed"	Alfred Bester	1958	7
Hugo finalist - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1981 Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"The New Father Christmas"	Brian W. Aldiss	1958	1
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"New York A. D. 2660"	Hugo Gernsback	1911	1
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Nightfall"	Isaac Asimov	1941	13
1946 Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1974) / A Science Fiction Omnibus (2007) 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1978 Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age edited by Terry Carr 1980 The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Nine Lives"	Ursula K. Le Guin	1969	12
Nebula finalist - story 1970 Best SF: 1969 edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss 1970 World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1989 Anthologies edited by Hartwell, Cramer, and Wolf 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2010 Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2018 The Future is Female! edited by Lisa Yaszek 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2019 Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"No Woman Born"	C. L. Moore	1944	7
1948 A Treasury of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin 1955 Best SF edited by Edmund Crispin 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1975 Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1981 The Great SF Stories 6 (1944) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand"	Vonda N. McIntyre	1973	9
Nebula winner - story Hugo finalist - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1974 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 edited by Terry Carr 1975 Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr 1999 Locus All Time Poll
"Options"	John Varley	1979	5
Hugo finalist - story Nebula finalist - story 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1980 The 1980 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha 1980 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 edited by Terry Carr
"Private Eye"	Henry Kuttner,  C. L. Moore	1949	5
1950 The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1981 Barry Malzberg Recommended Short Stories 1984 The Great SF Stories 11 (1949) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
"A Rose for Ecclesiastes"	Roger Zelazny	1963	10
Hugo finalist - story 1965 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1992 The Great SF Stories 25 (1963) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2019 Rich Horton Recommended Short Stories
"A Scientist Divides"	Donald Wandrei	1934	2
1946 The Best of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Sea Change"	Thomas N. Scortia	1956	1
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"The Sentinel"	Arthur C. Clarke	1951	10
1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1985 The Great SF Stories 13 (1951) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"The Shadow of Space"	Philip José Farmer	1967	2
1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander
"Specialist"	Robert Sheckley	1953	3
1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
"The Star"	H. G. Wells	1897	8
1966 Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science edited by Terry Carr 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
"There Will Come Soft Rains"	Ray Bradbury	1950	8
1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1984 The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories
"Thunder and Roses"	Theodore Sturgeon	1947	8
1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1983 The Great SF Stories 9 (1947) edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2005 The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Twilight"	John W. Campbell, Jr.	1934	7
1943 The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction edited by Donald A. Wollheim 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One edited by Robert Silverberg 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology edited by Eric S. Rabkin 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri
"When It Changed"	Joanna Russ	1972	16
Nebula winner - story Hugo finalist - story 1970 Anthologies edited by Silverberg and Greenberg 1975 Women of Wonder anthology series edited by Pamela Sargent, 1975-1995, 5 volumes 1977 The Road to Science Fiction edited by James Gunn 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV edited by Terry Carr 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Garyn G. Roberts 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al 2010 Nancy Kress Recommended Short Stories 2011 Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts edited by Heather Masri 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
"Who Goes There?"	John W. Campbell, Jr.	1938	10
Hugo winner - story 1946 Adventures in Time and Space edited by Healy and McComas 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A edited by Ben Bova 1978 Anthologies edited by Warrick, Greenberg, and Olander 1999 Locus All Time Poll 2005 The World Turned Upside Down edited by Drake, Baen, and Flint 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman 2012 Locus All Centuries Poll 2018 ISFDB Most Viewed Short Stories 2018 Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story