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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
“I Come Out Because I Love You”: Positive Coming Out Experiences among Latter-day Saint Sexual and Gender Minorities	22
Book Review: Courtney Ann Irby, Review of Guiding God’s Marriage: Faith and Social Change in Premarital Counseling	19
Book Review: Peter Mundey, Review of Sacred Consumption: The Religions of Christianity and Consumerism in America	14
How Many Evangelicals in the World? A New Assessment from the World Christian Database	13
‘God will protect us’: Belief in God/Higher Power's ability to intervene and COVID-19 vaccine uptake	12
Is Together Better? Investigating the Relationship between Network Dynamics and Congregations’ Vitality and Sustainability	11
Rates and Reasons for Not Reporting Religious Discrimination to Authority Figures	10
Deifying College: How Does Religion Dignify Those Who Face Secular Inequities?	10
Chinese Exceptionalism? Folk Religions and Subjective Well-being	9
Population Dynamics of Religious Affiliations in Nigeria	9
Catholic Foundations: An Analysis of Governance Structures, Transparency, and Financial Performance	9
Book Reviews: Thad S. Austin and Katie R. Comeau, Caring for Clergy: Understanding a Disconnected Network of Providers	8
Religiosity over the Life Course and Flourishing: Are There Educational Differences?	7
Creative Work, Divine Struggles, and Self-Esteem: Evidence from Singapore	6
Beyond the Congregation: Theological Education in a Changing Vocational Landscape	6
Book Review: Jack Delehanty, Review of Making Moral Citizens: How Faith-Based Organizers Use Vocation for Public Action	6
Using the Body to Retrieve the Soul: Learning From Modern Chinese Shaman Phenomenology of the Body	5
Religion and Economic Attitudes in Egypt	5
Catholic Diocesan and Religious Priests’ Perceptions of Social Support from Their Fellow Priests, Bishops, and Religious Superiors	5
Masculine God Imagery Shapes the Association between Empathic Concern and Life Satisfaction	5
Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem	5
The Limits of Congregational Support for Working Women	4
Which U.S. Congregational Leaders Also Work as Chaplains? A National Overview	4
Barriers to Belonging: The Church Experiences of Families of Children with Disabilities	4
Book Review: Rose Aslan, Review of Muslim Prayer in American Public Life Review of Muslim Prayer in American Public Life by AslanRose, 2024. New York, Un	4

Moral Careers of Muslim College Students: How I Became a Better Muslim through TikTok	4
Dominion, Stewardship, and Perceptions of the Problem of Climate Change	3
What Is Religious Fundamentalism? Asking Scientists Who Study the Construct	3
Perceptions of Ecclesial Language among Catholic Young Adults in Rome: The Role of Religious Socialization	3
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	3
Excluded or Part of the Team? Investigating of the Role of Grandparents in Christian Faith Nurture, Using Discourse Analysis	3
Book Review: Grace Duddy Pomroy, Review of Funding Forward: A Pathway to More Sustainable Models for Ministry Review of Funding Forward: A Pathway to Mor	3
Book Review: Joshua Iyadurai, Review of Social Research Methods: For Students and Scholars of Theology and Religious Studies Review of Social Research Me	3
Research Note: Characteristics of US Adults Who Attend Multiple Congregations: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey	3
Sacred Meets Synthetic: A Multi-Method Study on the First AI Church Service	3
Effects of Religious Tourism Policies on Religious Development	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
Personal and Relational Processes of Repentance in Religious Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Families	3
“I Know That Goes Against My Religion”: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion with Religious Reflexivity	3
Does Religion Foster Prejudice among Adherents of all World Religions? A Comparison across Religions	2
Faith, Doubt, and Context: How the Lifecourse Shapes the Space Between Religious and Secular Worldviews	2
Maternal Resolution and Religious Processing in Muslim Bedouin Mothers of Children with Special Needs	2
Timothy O. Benedict, Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan	2
Humble with God? How Education and Race Shape the Association between God-Mediated Control and Humility in Later Life	2
Book Review: Christopher P. Scheitle, Review of The Faithful Scientist: Experiences of Anti-Religious Bias in Scientific Training	2
Belief in Divine Support and Sense of Mattering: The Image of God as a Moderator?	2
Book Review: Ted A. Smith, Review of the End of Theological Education	2
Christian Human Rights Lawyers in Authoritarian China: A Spiritual Capital and Social Capital Explanation	2
Cohesion and Constraint: Expanding a Model of Jewish Ethnicity	2
Correction to: Theological Education as “Being With” the Future Church: Applied Research among Local Leaders in an Australian Baptist Denomination 10.1007/s13644-021-00480-z	2
Contrasting Experiences: Gender Disparities in Spirituality, Character Strengths, Mental Health, and Social Justice among Next-Generation Religious Leaders	2
Yoga, Hinduism, and the Orthodox Christian Culture: Attitudes in Religious Education in Romania	2
Childhood Abuse and the Mental Health of Seminary Students: The Mediating Role of R/S Struggles	2
Science and Religion in the Context of a Good Death	2
Book Review: Organizational Behavior in Christian Perspective: Theory and Practice for Church and Ministry Leaders Review of Organizational Behavior in Christian Perspective: Theory and Practice for C	2
Anticipating Sabbath Predicts Higher Quality Sleep: A Longitudinal Adventist Study	2
Book Review: Joel Thiessen, Arch Chee Keen Wong, and Mark D. Chapman, Review of The Stories Congregations Tell: Flourishing in the Face of Transition and Change	2
Talk of Prayer: How Shared Expectations Organize Cultural Tool Use	2
Book Review: Phil Davignon, Practicing Christians, Practical Atheists: How Cultural Liturgies and Everyday Social Practices Shape the Christian Life	2
Perceptions of Group Boundaries between Amish and Non-Amish during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Book Review: Mark T. Mulder and Gerardo Martí, Review of The Church Must Grow or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Christianity Rev	2
Religious Switching in Australia	2
Explanations for Individual Secularization: Exploring the Effects of Life Course Events on Religious Decline in the Netherlands Between 2009 and 2020	2