Most cited papers in Religion, Society, and Development
What are the most cited papers in Religion, Society, and Development?
The most cited paper in Religion, Society, and Development is "Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation" (David A. Snow, E. Burke Rochford, Steven K. Worden et al., 1986), with 6,567 citations. Next come "Handbook of Religion and Health" (3,270) and "Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications" (2,410).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 491 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation David A. Snow, E. Burke Rochford, Steven K. Worden et al. · American Sociological Review | Aug 1986 | 6,567 |
| 2 | Handbook of Religion and Health Harold George Koenig, Michael E. McCullough, David B. Larson · American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | May 2004 | 3,270 |
| 3 | Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications Harold George Koenig · ISRN Psychiatry | 16 Dec 2012 | 2,410 |
| 4 | Sacred and secular religion and politics worldwide Pippa Norris, Ronald F. Inglehart | 2004 | 2,254 |
| 5 | US Food Aid and Civil Conflict Nathan Nunn, Nancy Qian · American Economic Review | 28 May 2014 | 2,044 |
| 6 | Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of religion and spirituality: Implications for physical and mental health research. Peter C. Hill, Kenneth I. Pargäment · American Psychologist | 2003 | 1,942 |
| 7 | Measuring spiritual well-being in people with cancer: The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy—spiritual well-being scale (FACIT-Sp) Amy H. Peterman, George A. Fitchett, Marianne J. Brady et al. · Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Feb 2002 | 1,771 |
| 8 | Religious coping and psychological adjustment to stress: A meta-analysis Gene G. Ano, Erin B. Vasconcelles · Journal of Clinical Psychology | 2005 | 1,624 |
| 9 | Introduction to the Economics of Religion Laurence R. Iannaccone · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics | 1998 | 1,585 |
| 10 | Spiritual Well-Being: Conceptualization and Measurement Craig W. Ellison · Journal of Psychology and Theology | Dec 1983 | 1,495 |
| 11 | The Religion-Health Connection: Evidence, Theory, and Future Directions Christopher G. Ellison, Jeffrey S. Levin · Health Education & Behavior | Dec 1998 | 1,474 |
| 12 | Environmental Entitlements: Dynamics and Institutions in Community-Based Natural Resource Management Melissa Leach, Robin Mearns, Ian Scoones · World Development | Feb 1999 | 1,461 |
| 13 | Accountability In Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs Alnoor Ebrahim · World Development | 23 Apr 2003 | 1,448 |
| 14 | Spirituality, religion, and health: An emerging research field. William R. Miller, Carl E. Thoresen · American Psychologist | 2003 | 1,434 |
| 15 | Who Cares? Toward an Integrated Theory of Volunteer Work John F. Wilson, Marc A. Musick · American Sociological Review | Oct 1997 | 1,409 |
| 16 | The Elementary Forms of Religious Life Donald A. Nielsen, Émile Durkheim, Karen E. Fields · Sociology of Religion | 1996 | 1,318 |
| 17 | Why Strict Churches Are Strong Laurence R. Iannaccone · American Journal of Sociology | Mar 1994 | 1,317 |
| 18 | The Marketization of the Nonprofit Sector: Civil Society at Risk? Angela M. Eikenberry, Jodie Drapal Kluver · Public Administration Review | Mar 2004 | 1,284 |
| 19 | When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God Tanya Marie Luhrmann | 27 Mar 2012 | 1,220 |
| 20 | Religion and Economic Growth across Countries Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. McCleary · American Sociological Review | Oct 2003 | 1,190 |
| 21 | The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies Harold George Koenig, Arndt Büssing · Religions | Dec 2010 | 1,131 |
| 22 | Foreign Aid, Institutions, and Governance in Sub‐Saharan Africa Deborah Bräutigam, Stephen Knack · Economic Development and Cultural Change | 2004 | 1,109 |
| 23 | War and local collective action in Sierra Leone John Miguel Bellows, Edward A. Miguel · Journal of Public Economics | 23 Aug 2009 | 1,102 |
| 24 | Doing Good? The Politics and Antipolitics of NGO Practices William F. Fisher · Annual Review of Anthropology | Oct 1997 | 1,078 |
| 25 | Too close for comfort? the impact of official aid on nongovernmental organizations Michael B. Edwards, David Hulme · World Development | Jun 1996 | 1,062 |
| 26 | The Religious Commitment Inventory--10: Development, refinement, and validation of a brief scale for research and counseling. Everett L. Worthington, Nathaniel G. Wade, Terry L. Hight et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology | 2003 | 1,050 |
| 27 | Changing Interpretive Schemes and Organizational Restructuring: The Example of a Religious Order Jean M. Bartunek · Administrative Science Quarterly | Sep 1984 | 1,047 |
| 28 | The Brief RCOPE: Current Psychometric Status of a Short Measure of Religious Coping Kenneth I. Pargäment, Margaret Feuille, Donna C. Burdzy · Religions | 22 Feb 2011 | 1,010 |
| 29 | Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South Hoyt Bleakley · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Feb 2007 | 1,007 |
| 30 | Social Origins of Civil Society: Explaining the Nonprofit Sector Cross-Nationally Lester M. Salamon, Helmut K. Anheier · VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations | Sep 1998 | 1,000 |
| 31 | Atheists As “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerteis, Douglas Hartmann · American Sociological Review | Apr 2006 | 920 |
| 32 | Religiosity and Mental Health: A Meta–Analysis of Recent Studies Charles H. Hackney, Glenn S. Sanders · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion | 12 Feb 2003 | 918 |
| 33 | Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study Kenneth I. Pargäment, Harold George Koenig, Nalini Tarakeshwar et al. · Journal of Health Psychology | 14 Sep 2004 | 917 |
| 34 | Religion and Economy Rachel M. McCleary, Robert J. Barro · The Journal of Economic Perspectives | May 2006 | 911 |
| 35 | The Rationalization of Charity: The Influences of Professionalism in the Nonprofit Sector Hokyu Hwang, Walter W. Powell · Administrative Science Quarterly | Jun 2009 | 884 |
| 36 | The Multinational Mission: Balancing Local Demands and Global Vision Kendall Roth · Journal of International Business Studies | Jun 1988 | 874 |
| 37 | Diversification of Revenue Strategies: Evolving Resource Dependence in Nonprofit Organizations Karen A. Froelich · Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly | Sep 1999 | 861 |
| 38 | Of Market Failure, Voluntary Failure, and Third-Party Government: Toward a Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations in the Modern Welfare State Lester M. Salamon · Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly | 1987 | 857 |
| 39 | Religious Involvement, Social Ties, and Social Support in a Southeastern Community Christopher G. Ellison, Linda K. George · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion | Mar 1994 | 849 |
| 40 | Church-Based Health Promotion Interventions: Evidence and Lessons Learned Marci K. Campbell, Marlyn Allicock Hudson, Ken Resnicow et al. · Annual Review of Public Health | 7 Dec 2006 | 846 |
| 41 | American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us Mark Silk · Journal of American History | 29 Nov 2011 | 845 |
| 42 | Dying to Win: the Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism Robert A. Pape · Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks | 2008 | 776 |
| 43 | NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort? Nicola Banks, David Hulme, Michael B. Edwards · World Development | 23 Oct 2014 | 763 |
| 44 | Building Community Capacity Robert J. Chaskin · Urban Affairs Review | 2001 | 756 |
| 45 | Polarization, Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Civil Conflict Gudrun Østby · Journal of Peace Research | Mar 2008 | 747 |
| 46 | Religiosity and Ethical Behavior in Organizations: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Gary R. Weaver, Bradley R. Agle · Academy of Management Review | 2002 | 718 |
| 47 | Islam and Authoritarianism M. Steven Fish · World Politics | Oct 2002 | 716 |
| 48 | Whose aid? Whose influence? China, emerging donors and the silent revolution in development assistance Ngaire Woods · International Affairs | 17 Oct 2008 | 712 |
| 49 | Spirituality and Health: What We Know, What We Need to Know Linda K. George, David B. Larson, Harold George Koenig et al. · Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology | Mar 2000 | 711 |
| 50 | Secularization as Declining Religious Authority Mark A. Chaves · Social Forces | Mar 1994 | 694 |
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