Harold G. Koenig

64.9k total citations · 19 hit papers
644 papers, 40.3k citations indexed

About

Harold G. Koenig is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold G. Koenig has authored 644 papers receiving a total of 40.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 455 papers in Health, 227 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 223 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Harold G. Koenig's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (443 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (146 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (109 papers). Harold G. Koenig is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (443 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (146 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (109 papers). Harold G. Koenig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and China. Harold G. Koenig's co-authors include David B. Larson, Michael E. McCullough, Kenneth I. Pargäment, Lisa M. Pérez, Linda K. George, Dan G. Blazer, Arndt Büssing, Alexander Moreira‐Almeida, Keith G. Meador and Bruce W. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Harold G. Koenig

611 papers receiving 37.1k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Religion and Health 1998 2026 2007 2016 2004 2001 1998 2000 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Handbook of Religion and Health
    2004 2.5k citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  2. Handbook of Religion and Health
    2001 1.8k citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  3. Patterns of Positive and Negative Religious Coping with Major Life Stressors
    1998 1.6k citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  4. The many methods of religious coping: Development and initial validation of the RCOPE
    2000 1.5k citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  5. Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications
    2012 1.3k citations Harold G. Koenig profile →
  6. Research on Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health: A Review
    2009 937 citations Harold G. Koenig profile →
  7. The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies
    2010 805 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  8. Religious involvement and mortality: A meta-analytic review.
    2000 604 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  9. Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study
    2004 586 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  10. Religious involvement and mortality: A meta-analytic review.
    2000 559 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  11. Religious Struggle as a Predictor of Mortality Among Medically Ill Elderly Patients
    2001 541 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  12. Religiousness and mental health: a review
    2006 454 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  13. Mental Disorders, Religion and Spirituality 1990 to 2010: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review
    2013 353 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. Journal of Religion and Health profile →
  14. Religion, spirituality, and health: a review and update.
    2015 263 citations Harold G. Koenig profile →
  15. Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health
    2022 192 citations Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  16. Religion, spirituality and depression in prospective studies: A systematic review
    2019 185 citations Harold G. Koenig et al. profile →
  17. Handbook of Religion and Health
    2023 135 citations Harold G. Koenig, Tyler J. VanderWeele et al. profile →
  18. Religion, Spirituality and Health Research: Warning of Contaminated Scales
    2024 50 citations Harold G. Koenig, Lindsay B. Carey Journal of Religion and Health profile →
  19. Approaches for Analyzing the Relationship Between Spirituality and Health Using Measures Contaminated with Indicators of Mental and Social Health
    2025 17 citations Harold G. Koenig, Lindsay B. Carey Journal of Religion and Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harold G. Koenig United States 94 29.0k 16.7k 14.0k 8.8k 7.6k 644 40.3k
Kenneth I. Pargäment United States 86 24.4k 0.8× 15.2k 0.9× 13.6k 1.0× 9.8k 1.1× 3.6k 0.5× 374 33.0k
Lenore Sawyer Radloff United States 10 7.8k 0.3× 17.8k 1.1× 8.6k 0.6× 10.2k 1.2× 9.4k 1.3× 15 48.8k
Richard Schulz United States 100 6.4k 0.2× 9.8k 0.6× 9.4k 0.7× 6.0k 0.7× 10.2k 1.4× 418 35.2k
David M. Fergusson New Zealand 114 5.2k 0.2× 25.8k 1.5× 6.0k 0.4× 6.7k 0.8× 8.7k 1.2× 483 45.9k
David B. Larson United States 62 12.0k 0.4× 6.2k 0.4× 6.7k 0.5× 4.4k 0.5× 3.3k 0.4× 268 21.1k
Thomas A. Wills United States 80 4.7k 0.2× 11.7k 0.7× 7.8k 0.6× 8.4k 1.0× 7.0k 0.9× 169 31.3k
James S. Jackson United States 78 7.0k 0.2× 8.6k 0.5× 11.7k 0.8× 5.3k 0.6× 6.8k 0.9× 237 23.9k
Gavin Andrews Australia 93 4.1k 0.1× 19.1k 1.1× 5.9k 0.4× 10.5k 1.2× 8.3k 1.1× 441 41.1k
L. John Horwood New Zealand 103 3.7k 0.1× 18.3k 1.1× 4.4k 0.3× 5.3k 0.6× 6.5k 0.9× 434 35.9k
Rudolf H. Moos United States 104 3.6k 0.1× 15.2k 0.9× 4.8k 0.3× 9.1k 1.0× 10.8k 1.4× 553 36.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harold G. Koenig

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koenig, Harold G. & Lindsay B. Carey. (2025). Approaches for Analyzing the Relationship Between Spirituality and Health Using Measures Contaminated with Indicators of Mental and Social Health. Journal of Religion and Health. 64(2). 1276–1286. 17 indexed citations breakdown →
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VanderWeele, Tyler J., Lindsay B. Carey, Richard G. Cowden, et al.. (2025). Moral trauma, moral distress, moral injury, and moral injury disorder: definitions and assessments. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1422441–1422441. 9 indexed citations
3.
Rufer, Michael, et al.. (2024). Gratitude and Religiosity in Psychiatric Inpatients with Depression. Depression Research and Treatment. 2024. 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Sanaeinasab, Hormoz, et al.. (2020). A spiritual intervention to reduce stress, anxiety and depression in pregnant women: Randomized controlled trial. Health Care For Women International. 42(12). 1340–1357. 15 indexed citations
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Bidel, Zeinab, Milad Nazarzadeh, Harold G. Koenig, et al.. (2018). Religion, Spirituality and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Matched Case–Control Study and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Religion and Health. 58(4). 1203–1216. 12 indexed citations
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Park, So‐Young, et al.. (2017). The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 32(2). 239–254. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhizhong, Hui Ma, Ye Rong, & Harold G. Koenig. (2016). Psychometric Properties of Belief into Action Scale among University Students in China. International Journal of Social Science Studies. 4(3). 10 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G., Michelle Pearce, Bruce Nelson, et al.. (2015). Effects of religious vs. standard cognitive behavioral therapy on therapeutic alliance: A randomized clinical trial. Psychotherapy Research. 26(3). 365–376. 13 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G., et al.. (2015). An 81-year-old woman with chronic illnesses and a strong faith. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 13(1). 83–89. 5 indexed citations
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Babamohamadi, Hassan, et al.. (2015). The Effect of Holy Qur’an Recitation on Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Religion and Health. 54(5). 1921–1930. 45 indexed citations
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Berk, Lee, Denise L. Bellinger, Harold G. Koenig, et al.. (2015). Effects of Religious vs. Conventional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Inflammatory Markers and Stress Hormones in Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Open Journal of Psychiatry. 5(3). 238–259. 10 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G.. (2014). Religion, Spirituality and Health: Research and Clinical Applications. 4.
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Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, Linda K. George, & Harold G. Koenig. (2012). The Complex Association Between Religious Activities and Functional Limitations in Older Adults. The Gerontologist. 52(5). 676–685. 36 indexed citations
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Hayward, R. David, Amy D. Owen, Harold G. Koenig, David C. Steffens, & Martha E. Payne. (2012). Longitudinal Relationships of Religion with Posttreatment Depression Severity in Older Psychiatric Patients: Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. 1–8. 15 indexed citations
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Dew, Rachel E., Stephanie S. Daniel, David B. Goldston, & Harold G. Koenig. (2008). Religion, Spirituality, and Depression in Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 196(3). 247–251. 44 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G.. (2007). Recognition of Depression in Medical Patients With Heart Failure. Psychosomatics. 48(4). 338–347. 18 indexed citations
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Curlin, Farr A., Ryan E. Lawrence, Marshall H. Chin, et al.. (2007). Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine: Psychiatrists’ and Other Physicians’ Differing Observations, Interpretations, and Clinical Approaches. American Journal of Psychiatry. 164(12). 1825–1831. 136 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G., et al.. (2006). Comparison of Major and Minor Depression in Older Medical Inpatients With Chronic Heart and Pulmonary Disease. Psychosomatics. 47(4). 296–303. 11 indexed citations
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Koenig, Harold G.. (2006). The Spiritual History. Southern Medical Journal. 99(10). 1159–1160. 6 indexed citations

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