Rodney Stark
Impact in
- Health top 0.01%
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.02%
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Papers in
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- Religion and Society Interactions 93
- Religion, Society, and Development 41
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- American Constitutional Law and Politics 43
- Co-authors
- Roger Finke (29 shared papers)Charles Y. Glock (25 shared papers)William Sims Bainbridge (24 shared papers)Laurence R. Iannaccone (10 shared papers)Darren E. Sherkat (2 shared papers)J. Milton Yinger (1 shared paper)Travis Hirschi (2 shared papers)John Lofland (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (33 papers)Review of Religious Research (28 papers)American Sociological Review (13 papers)Sociology of Religion (9 papers)Social Forces (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSloveniaCanada
In The Last Decade
Rodney Stark
171 papers receiving 10.1k citations
Rodney Stark's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 134
- Health 5.6k
- Sociology and Political Science 10.4k
- Religious studies 555
- Demography 1.2k
- Philosophy 879
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rodney Stark
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rodney Stark, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 842 |
| 2 | Religion and Society in Tension. Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 747 |
| 3 | 1994 | 446 | |
| 4 | The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 426 |
| 5 | A Theory of Religion Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 425 |
| 6 | American Piety: The Nature of Religious Commitment Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 403 |
| 7 | Hellfire and Delinquency Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 369 |
| 8 | Becoming a World-Saver: A Theory of Conversion to a Deviant Perspective Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 363 |
| 9 | The Churching of America 1776-1990: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy. Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 358 |
| 10 | Secularization, R.I.P. Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 343 |
| 11 | American Piety: The Nature of Religious Commitment Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 315 |
| 12 | 2002 | 309 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 306 | |
| 14 | 1996 | 297 | |
| 15 | 1987 | 280 | |
| 16 | 1980 | 242 | |
| 17 | 2002 | 230 | |
| 18 | 1982 | 211 | |
| 19 | Christian Beliefs and Anti-Semitism. Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 206 |
| 20 | 1994 | 188 |
About Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Health, Philosophy and History, having authored 184 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion and Society Interactions (93 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (43 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (41 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (33 papers), Religious Tourism and Spaces (12 papers), Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (12 papers), Mormonism, Religion, and History (8 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health (5.6k citations), Sociology and Political Science (10.4k citations), Religious studies (555 citations), Demography (1.2k citations) and Philosophy (879 citations). Rodney Stark has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Roger Finke, Charles Y. Glock, William Sims Bainbridge, Laurence R. Iannaccone, Darren E. Sherkat, J. Milton Yinger, Travis Hirschi, John Lofland, Alan S. Miller and Steve Bruce. Their work appears in journals such as Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Review of Religious Research, American Sociological Review, Sociology of Religion and Social Forces.
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