OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Review of Religious Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Barriers to the Healthcare System Faced by Ultra-Orthodox Religious Disaffiliates	22
Character Matters? Christian Nationalism and Insistence on Ethical Political Leaders	21
Measuring Religious Evil: Examining the Use of Single-Item Measures in Religious Research	19
Book Review: Peter Mundey, Review of Sacred Consumption: The Religions of Christianity and Consumerism in America	13
How the U.S. Bishops Differ over Time and by Theological Orientation in What They Perceive to be the Greatest Hopes and Challenges in the U.S. Church	11
Book Review: José Casanova and Peter C. Phan, Review of Asian Pacific Catholicism and Globalization: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges	10
“I Know That Goes Against My Religion”: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion with Religious Reflexivity	10
Introduction to the Special Issue: The Catholic Priesthood in Times of Change	10
Book Review: Stolzenberg, Nomi M., and David N. Myers, Review of American Shetetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, A Hasidic Village in Upstate New York	9
Personal and Relational Processes of Repentance in Religious Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Families	8
Book Review: Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun, Review of Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society	8
Christians, Muslims and Traditional Worshippers in Nigeria: Estimating the Relative Proportions from Eleven Nationally Representative Social Surveys	7
Health Beliefs, Behavior, Spiritual Growth, and Salvation in a Global Population of Seventh-day Adventists	6
Religion and Americans’ Fear of Crime in the 21st Century	6
Book Review: Review of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America	6
The Arts in Sacred Spaces: How Religious Conservatism and Cultural Omnivorousness Influence Attitudes about Congregational Involvement in the Arts	6
It All Depends on What You Want to Believe: How Young Adults Navigate Religion and Science	5
Is Becoming Born-Again a Transformative Experience? Results from Three Sets of Panel Data	5
Book Review: Review of High on God: How Megachurches won the heart of America	5
Book Review: Review of the Nones: Where they Came From, Who they are, and where they are Going	5
Digital Religion among U.S. and Canadian Millennial Adults	5
Book Review: Review of Stuck: Why Clergy are Alienated from their Calling, Congregation, and Career… and What to do about it	4
Individual, Familial and Social Environment Factors associated with Religiosity among Urban High School Students	4
Falling through the Cracks: Dealing with the Problem of the Unclassifieds in RELTRAD	4
Sanctified Sexual Relationships in Marriage: Reflections from Religious Wives and Husbands	4

Is There Really ‘Another’ Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis? Religious Dynamics in Italy between 1910 and 2013	4
COVID-19 Impacts on Christian and Muslim Organizations in Germany: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study	3
Church Growth in Times of Secularization: A Case Study of People Joining Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands	3
Book Review: Review of The Millennial Mosaic: How Pluralism and Choice Are Shaping Canadian Youth and the Future of Canada by Reginald Bibby, Joel Thiessen and Monetta Bailey, 2019	3
Book Review: Review of Curriculum Renewal for Islamic Education: Critical Perspectives on Teaching Islam in Primary and Secondary Schools by Nadeem A. Memon (Ed), Mohamad Abdalla, Mariam Alhasy	3
Book Review: Ben Clements and Stephen Bullivant, Review of Catholics in Contemporary Britain: Faith, Society, Politics	3
Book Review: Review of Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics	3
Health Differences between Religious and Secular Subgroups in the United States: Evidence from the General Social Survey	3
Understanding Coping Mechanisms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Stakeholders of the African Sisters Education Collaborative	3
‘God will protect us’: Belief in God/Higher Power's ability to intervene and COVID-19 vaccine uptake	3
Book Review: Courtney Ann Irby, Review of Guiding God’s Marriage: Faith and Social Change in Premarital Counseling	3
Congregations of a Feather? Exploring Homophily in a Network of Religious Congregations	3
Unity and Diversity: Frames of Catholicity among Catholic Campus Ministers	3
Book Review: Review of Building Faith: A Sociology of Religious Structures	3
“I Come Out Because I Love You”: Positive Coming Out Experiences among Latter-day Saint Sexual and Gender Minorities	3
Reconstructing Religious Attendance in European Communist Countries	2
Correction to: Does Religion Foster Prejudice among Adherents of all World Religions? A Comparison across Religions	2
Financial Hardship, Religious Experience, and Health	2
Religiosity over the Life Course and Flourishing: Are There Educational Differences?	2
The Social Activity of Polish Migrants in the Republic of Ireland from the Perspective of Their Religiosity	2
Book Review: Review of Studying Lived	2
Does Religious Service Attendance Condition the Link between Relationship Status and Mattering to Others? Evidence From the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Couple Religiosity, Male Headship, Intimate Partner Violence, and Infidelity	2
Is Together Better? Investigating the Relationship between Network Dynamics and Congregations’ Vitality and Sustainability	2
Book Review: Why Religion is Good for American Democracy	2
Is it the Sermon or the Choir? Pastoral Support, Congregant Support, and Worshiper Mental Health	2