Justin L. Barrett

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Justin L. Barrett is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin L. Barrett has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 38 papers in Health and 26 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Justin L. Barrett's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (38 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (25 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (15 papers). Justin L. Barrett is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (38 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (25 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (15 papers). Justin L. Barrett collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Justin L. Barrett's co-authors include Kenneth I. Pargäment, Pascal Boyer, Frank C. Keil, Rebekah A. Richert, Melanie Nyhof, Emma Cohen, Jonathan A. Lanman, Kelly James Clark, Emily Burdett and Nicola Knight and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Child Development and Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Justin L. Barrett

82 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory Research Pr... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory Research Practice
    1998 1.9k citations Justin L. Barrett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Justin L. Barrett United States 31 2.7k 2.5k 1.8k 1.1k 753 84 5.2k
Bruce Hunsberger Canada 40 3.4k 1.2× 3.9k 1.5× 2.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 422 0.6× 68 6.9k
Ryan McKay United Kingdom 38 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 1.5k 2.0× 120 5.5k
Vassilis Saroglou Belgium 34 2.3k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 775 0.7× 436 0.6× 112 5.0k
Joseph Bulbulia New Zealand 33 986 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 644 0.6× 929 1.2× 129 4.5k
Lee A. Kirkpatrick United States 39 2.5k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 3.2k 1.8× 2.1k 1.9× 340 0.5× 73 6.2k
Will M. Gervais United States 27 1.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 239 0.2× 964 1.3× 45 3.3k
Bernard Spilka United States 26 3.7k 1.4× 2.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 189 0.3× 84 5.0k
Sam A. Hardy United States 32 717 0.3× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 471 0.6× 91 3.8k
Patricia A. Schoenrade United States 16 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 691 0.6× 314 0.4× 19 3.4k
Allan V. Horwitz United States 41 854 0.3× 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 2.9k 2.6× 229 0.3× 108 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Justin L. Barrett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin L. Barrett

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barrett, Justin L.. (2023). Theopsych: A Psychological Science Primer for Theologians. 75(2). 145–147. 1 indexed citations
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Schnitker, Sarah A., et al.. (2014). Virtue development following spiritual transformation in adolescents attending evangelistic summer camp. ˜The œJournal of psychology and Christianity. 33(1). 22–36. 10 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L., et al.. (2014). Big Gods can get in your head. Religion Brain & Behavior. 5(4). 274–279. 1 indexed citations
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Church, Ian M., et al.. (2014). Implicit theories of intellectual virtues and vices: A focus on intellectual humility. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 10(5). 389–406. 51 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L. & Ian M. Church. (2013). Should CSR Give Atheists Epistemic Assurance? On Beer-Goggles, BFFs, and Skepticism Regarding Religious Beliefs. The Monist. 96(3). 311–324. 22 indexed citations
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Schnitker, Sarah A., Tenelle Porter, Robert A. Emmons, & Justin L. Barrett. (2012). Attachment Predicts Adolescent Conversions at Young Life Religious Summer Camps. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 22(3). 198–215. 14 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L., et al.. (2011). The Nature of God - Evolution and Religion. 17 indexed citations
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Cohen, Emma, Emily Burdett, Nicola Knight, & Justin L. Barrett. (2011). Cross‐Cultural Similarities and Differences in Person‐Body Reasoning: Experimental Evidence From the United Kingdom and Brazilian Amazon. Cognitive Science. 35(7). 1282–1304. 49 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L.. (2009). The Frog Who Croaked Blue: Synesthesia and the mixing of the senses. Journal of Cognition and Culture. 9(1-2). 141–143. 20 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L. & Jonathan A. Lanman. (2008). The science of religious beliefs. Religion. 38(2). 109–124. 90 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L.. (2004). Counterfactuality in counterintuitive religious concepts. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 27(6). 731–732. 15 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L., et al.. (2003). The Role of Control in Attributing Intentional Agency to Inanimate Objects. Journal of Cognition and Culture. 3(3). 208–217. 53 indexed citations
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Malley, Brian & Justin L. Barrett. (2003). Can ritual form be predicted from religious belief? A test of the Lawson-McCauley hypotheses. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 17(2). 1–14. 17 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L.. (2002). Smart Gods, Dumb Gods, and the Role of Social Cognition in Structuring Ritual Intuitions. Journal of Cognition and Culture. 2(3). 183–193. 18 indexed citations
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Andresen, Jensine, Jensine Andresen, Jensine Andresen, et al.. (2001). Religion in Mind. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L.. (2001). How Ordinary Cognition Informs Petitionary Prayer. Journal of Cognition and Culture. 1(3). 259–269. 38 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L., et al.. (1996). The effects of image-use in worship on God concepts.. ˜The œJournal of psychology and Christianity. 17 indexed citations
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Barrett, Justin L. & Pascal Boyer. (1996). The Naturalness of Religious Ideas: A Cognitive Theory of Religion. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 35(4). 449–449. 366 indexed citations
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El‐Mallakh, Rif S., Justin L. Barrett, & Richard Jed Wyatt. (1993). The Na,K-ATPase Hypothesis for Bipolar Disorder: Implications of Normal Development. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 3(1). 37–52. 22 indexed citations

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