Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology is a research topic within Health. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 19.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of religion and spirituality on various aspects of health, including coping mechanisms, mental health, well-being, quality of life, end-of-life care, and social support. It delves into the relationship between religious involvement, spirituality, and health outcomes, providing insights into the role of faith in addressing physical and psychological challenges.
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Health
- Coping
- Mental Health
- Well-being
- Quality of Life
- End-of-Life Care
- Social Support
- Psychological Adjustment
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.8k and 358 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 United Kingdom 358 works
- 3 Indonesia 336 works
- 4 Türkiye 310 works
- 5 Iran 280 works
- 6 India 265 works
- 7 China 175 works
- 8 Brazil 170 works
- 9 Canada 169 works
- 10 Australia 150 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Baylor University publishes the most Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Sapienza University of Rome.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Baylor UniversityUnited States 49 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 22 works
- 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 20 works
- 4 Regent UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 5 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia 19 works
- 6 Duke UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 7 Columbia UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 17 works
- 9 Brigham Young UniversityUnited States 16 works
- 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology include Roy F. Baumeister.
- 1 Roy F. Baumeister United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology research done?
The largest centres of Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology research in 2022–2025 are Tehran (Iran), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Waco.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Tehran Iran 86 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 75 works
- 3 New York United States 70 works
- 4 Istanbul Türkiye 57 works
- 5 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 50 works
- 6 Waco United States 49 works
- 7 Boston United States 43 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 40 works
- 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 39 works
- 10 São Paulo Brazil 38 works
Where it is the local speciality
- WacoUS · 49.4 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology?
Among universities, judged by research, Baylor University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and Iranshahr University 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 | Baylor UniversityUnited States | 65.6 | 19.2% | 48.3× | 49 | +0.5% |
| 2 | The University of Notre Dame AustraliaAustralia | 65.3 | 25.5% | 29.6× | 8 | +304.5% |
| 3 | Iranshahr UniversityIran | 64.4 | 20.4% | 30.8× | 15 | +631.8% |
| 4 | University of HaifaIsrael | 63.3 | 24.3% | 9.9× | 13 | +109.4% |
| 5 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 62.2 | 18.6% | 7.0× | 16 | +202.1% |
| 6 | University of Humanistic StudiesNetherlands | 61.5 | 19.3% | 166.0× | 11 | +185.7% |
| 7 | John Paul II Catholic University of LublinPoland | 60.6 | 20.6% | 12.9× | 12 | +189.2% |
| 8 | Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany | 60.5 | 29.4% | 23.4× | 12 | +8.9% |
| 9 | International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia | 58.2 | 9.0% | 12.9× | 20 | +135.5% |
| 10 | Bishop Grosseteste UniversityUnited Kingdom | 56.3 | 25.0% | 223.8× | 12 | — |
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, Spirituality, and Psychology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.