Religion and Society Interactions
Religion and Society Interactions is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 18.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex interplay between religion and secularism in modern society, addressing topics such as the public sphere, globalization, atheism, nationalism, religious pluralism, and their impact on politics and civil society. It delves into the challenges and transformations brought about by the coexistence of religious and secular ideologies in various cultural and national contexts.
- Religion
- Secularism
- Public Sphere
- Globalization
- Atheism
- Nationalism
- Pluralism
- Politics
- Civil Religion
- Democracy
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Religion and Society Interactions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.6k and 511 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 United Kingdom 511 works
- 3 Germany 342 works
- 4 France 190 works
- 5 Canada 183 works
- 6 Russia 169 works
- 7 Poland 144 works
- 8 Italy 139 works
- 9 Australia 127 works
- 10 Netherlands 125 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Religion and Society Interactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Religion and Society Interactions research, followed by Baylor University and University of Vienna.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Oxford United Kingdom 54 works
- 2 Baylor University United States 34 works
- 3 University of Vienna Austria 32 works
- 4 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 29 works
- 5 University of Helsinki Finland 27 works
- 6 University of Notre Dame United States 26 works
- 7 KU Leuven Belgium 21 works
- 8 Aarhus University Denmark 20 works
- 9 University of Warsaw Poland 20 works
- 10 Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Religion and Society Interactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Religion and Society Interactions include Talcott Parsons and Charles Tilly.
- 1 Talcott Parsons 4.6k citations
- 2 Charles Tilly 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Religion and Society Interactions research done?
The largest centres of Religion and Society Interactions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Waco and Notre Dame.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 94 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 88 works
- 3 Paris France 88 works
- 4 New York United States 67 works
- 5 Oxford United Kingdom 65 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 51 works
- 7 Chicago United States 48 works
- 8 Budapest Hungary 47 works
- 9 Vienna Austria 47 works
- 10 Warsaw Poland 46 works
Where it is the local speciality
- WacoUS · 34.2 works35×
- Notre DameUS · 26.7 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Religion and Society Interactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Religion and Society Interactions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Vienna, University of Oklahoma and University of Helsinki score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Vienna Austria | 69.7 | 16.8% | 12.6× | 32 | +228.7% |
| 2 | University of Oklahoma United States | 69.0 | 55.1% | 9.2× | 12 | +92.5% |
| 3 | University of Helsinki Finland | 65.6 | 20.3% | 8.7× | 27 | +206.9% |
| 4 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands | 61.3 | 26.0% | 7.8× | 16 | +185.4% |
| 5 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 58.0 | 13.6% | 8.1× | 54 | +20.9% |
| 6 | Bielefeld University Germany | 55.7 | 23.3% | 8.9× | 11 | +201.9% |
| 7 | University of Oslo Norway | 54.2 | 27.8% | 6.8× | 18 | +74.5% |
| 8 | John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Poland | 54.1 | 20.1% | 17.0× | 15 | +157.6% |
| 9 | London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom | 54.0 | 28.0% | 9.8× | 12 | +22.2% |
| 10 | Leipzig University Germany | 53.6 | 18.3% | 11.6× | 17 | +67.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Religion and Society Interactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Religion and Society Interactions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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