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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Review: Peter Mundey, Review of Sacred Consumption: The Religions of Christianity and Consumerism in America	34
Book Review: Courtney Ann Irby, Review of Guiding God’s Marriage: Faith and Social Change in Premarital Counseling	28
‘God will protect us’: Belief in God/Higher Power's ability to intervene and COVID-19 vaccine uptake	21
“I Come Out Because I Love You”: Positive Coming Out Experiences among Latter-day Saint Sexual and Gender Minorities	17
Book Reviews: Thad S. Austin and Katie R. Comeau, Caring for Clergy: Understanding a Disconnected Network of Providers	14
Rates and Reasons for Not Reporting Religious Discrimination to Authority Figures	12
Catholic Foundations: An Analysis of Governance Structures, Transparency, and Financial Performance	12
Deifying College: How Does Religion Dignify Those Who Face Secular Inequities?	11
Chinese Exceptionalism? Folk Religions and Subjective Well-being	11
Religiosity over the Life Course and Flourishing: Are There Educational Differences?	11
Understanding Coping Mechanisms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Stakeholders of the African Sisters Education Collaborative	9
Is Together Better? Investigating the Relationship between Network Dynamics and Congregations’ Vitality and Sustainability	9
Population Dynamics of Religious Affiliations in Nigeria	9
Beyond the Congregation: Theological Education in a Changing Vocational Landscape	8
Book Review: Jack Delehanty, Review of Making Moral Citizens: How Faith-Based Organizers Use Vocation for Public Action	8
Creative Work, Divine Struggles, and Self-Esteem: Evidence from Singapore	8
Masculine God Imagery Shapes the Association between Empathic Concern and Life Satisfaction	6
Moral Careers of Muslim College Students: How I Became a Better Muslim through TikTok	6
Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem	6
The Limits of Congregational Support for Working Women	5
Using the Body to Retrieve the Soul: Learning From Modern Chinese Shaman Phenomenology of the Body	5
Being Evangelical is Complicated: How Students’ Identities and Experiences Moderate Their Perceptions of Campus Climate	5
Dominion, Stewardship, and Perceptions of the Problem of Climate Change	4
Catholic Diocesan and Religious Priests’ Perceptions of Social Support from Their Fellow Priests, Bishops, and Religious Superiors	4
Excluded or Part of the Team? Investigating of the Role of Grandparents in Christian Faith Nurture, Using Discourse Analysis	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, United States of A	4
Barriers to Belonging: The Church Experiences of Families of Children with Disabilities	4
What Is Religious Fundamentalism? Asking Scientists Who Study the Construct	4
Which U.S. Congregational Leaders Also Work as Chaplains? A National Overview	4
Effects of Religious Tourism Policies on Religious Development	4
Personal and Relational Processes of Repentance in Religious Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Families	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
Book Review: Phil Davignon, Practicing Christians, Practical Atheists: How Cultural Liturgies and Everyday Social Practices Shape the Christian Life	3
Timothy O. Benedict, Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan	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 More Sustainable Mo	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
Research Note: Characteristics of US Adults Who Attend Multiple Congregations: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey	3
Book Review: Joshua Iyadurai, Review of Social Research Methods: For Students and Scholars of Theology and Religious Studies Review of Social Research Methods: For Stude	3
Sacred Meets Synthetic: A Multi-Method Study on the First AI Church Service	3
“I Know That Goes Against My Religion”: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion with Religious Reflexivity	3
Maternal Resolution and Religious Processing in Muslim Bedouin Mothers of Children with Special Needs	3
Talk of Prayer: How Shared Expectations Organize Cultural Tool Use	2
Yoga, Hinduism, and the Orthodox Christian Culture: Attitudes in Religious Education in Romania	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
The Social Fabric of Faith: The Interconnectedness of Community Influence and Authentic Religious Expression	2
Christian Human Rights Lawyers in Authoritarian China: A Spiritual Capital and Social Capital Explanation	2
A Matter of Conscience: American Women Religious, Feminist Agency, and the Catholic Church	2
Cohesion and Constraint: Expanding a Model of Jewish Ethnicity	2
Faith, Doubt, and Context: How the Lifecourse Shapes the Space Between Religious and Secular Worldviews	2
Perceptions of Group Boundaries between Amish and Non-Amish during the COVID-19 Pandemic	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
Humble with God? How Education and Race Shape the Association between God-Mediated Control and Humility in Later Life	2
Societal Inputs, Religious Outputs, and Young Adults: A Cross-Cohort Analysis of Attitudes toward Same-Sex Relations and Civil Liberties for Gays and Lesbians	2
Book Review: Christopher P. Scheitle, Review of The Faithful Scientist: Experiences of Anti-Religious Bias in Scientific Training	2
Book Review: Ted A. Smith, Review of the End of Theological Education	2
Book Review: The Church Must Grow or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Christianity Review of The Church Must Grow or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Chri	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
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
Anticipating Sabbath Predicts Higher Quality Sleep: A Longitudinal Adventist Study	2
Belief in Divine Support and Sense of Mattering: The Image of God as a Moderator?	2
Explanations for Individual Secularization: Exploring the Effects of Life Course Events on Religious Decline in the Netherlands Between 2009 and 2020	2
Does Religion Foster Prejudice among Adherents of all World Religions? A Comparison across Religions	2
Book Review: Review of 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America	2