Pastoral Psychology

2.0k papers and 10.1k indexed citations i.

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The 2.0k papers published in Pastoral Psychology in the last decades have received a total of 10.1k indexed citations. Papers published in Pastoral Psychology usually cover Health (824 papers), Sociology and Political Science (734 papers) and Clinical Psychology (523 papers) specifically the topics of Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (799 papers), Theological Perspectives and Practices (300 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (236 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Pastoral Psychology are Thomas G. Plante, Donald Capps, Seward Hiltner, Leslie J. Francis, Marcus T. Boccaccini, Pauline Boss, Wayne E. Oates, Nathan Carlin, Christopher Alan Lewis and Daniel A. Helminiak.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Pastoral Psychology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Pastoral Psychology

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