Mark Chaves

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Mark Chaves is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Chaves has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 40 papers in Health and 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Mark Chaves's work include Religion and Society Interactions (60 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (57 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (40 papers). Mark Chaves is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (60 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (57 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (40 papers). Mark Chaves collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Mark Chaves's co-authors include David Voas, C. Kirk Hadaway, Penny Long Marler, Philip S. Gorski, Kraig Beyerlein, José Casanova, William Tsitsos, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Laura Stephens and Paul Boyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Mark Chaves

87 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Secularization as Declining Religious Authority 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2016 100 200 300
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. Secularization as Declining Religious Authority
    1994 367 citations Mark Chaves Social Forces profile →
  2. Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis?
    2016 255 citations David Voas, Mark Chaves American Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Chaves United States 38 4.6k 2.5k 738 560 453 88 5.3k
Christian Smith United States 38 4.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 751 1.0× 431 0.8× 428 0.9× 109 5.6k
Wade Clark Roof United States 28 3.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 626 0.8× 232 0.4× 346 0.8× 119 4.0k
Darren E. Sherkat United States 42 5.0k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 741 1.0× 463 0.8× 565 1.2× 92 6.4k
Roger Finke United States 34 4.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 924 1.3× 128 0.2× 541 1.2× 77 4.7k
Jerry Z. Park United States 18 2.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 403 0.5× 185 0.3× 266 0.6× 50 2.8k
Robert D. Woodberry United States 14 2.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 609 0.8× 165 0.3× 434 1.0× 31 3.0k
Laurence R. Iannaccone United States 30 4.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.8× 908 1.2× 116 0.2× 1.3k 3.0× 79 6.1k
Helen Rose Ebaugh United States 28 3.0k 0.6× 754 0.3× 454 0.6× 316 0.6× 988 2.2× 75 3.7k
Ram A. Cnaan United States 36 3.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 234 0.3× 1.1k 1.9× 1.3k 2.9× 165 5.2k
Nan Dirk de Graaf Netherlands 31 2.7k 0.6× 705 0.3× 791 1.1× 293 0.5× 375 0.8× 108 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Chaves

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Chaves

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Chaves. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Chaves based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Chaves. Mark Chaves is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (2023). Clergy-lay political (mis)alignment in 2019–2020. Politics and Religion. 16(3). 533–542. 4 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (2022). The National Survey of Religious Leaders: Background, Methods, and Lessons Learned in the Research Process. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 61(3-4). 737–749. 15 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (2020). Introducing the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 59(4). 646–650. 24 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (2017). American Religion. Princeton University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Voas, David & Mark Chaves. (2016). Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis?. American Journal of Sociology. 121(5). 1517–1556. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (2014). Changing American Congregations: Findings from the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 53(4). 676–686. 59 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (2011). American Religion. Princeton University Press eBooks. 65 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (2011). American Religion. Princeton University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Frenk, Steven M. & Mark Chaves. (2010). Proportion of US Congregations that have People Living with HIV. Journal of Religion and Health. 51(2). 371–380. 4 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (2010). SSSR Presidential Address Rain Dances in the Dry Season: Overcoming the Religious Congruence Fallacy. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 49(1). 1–14. 132 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (2005). Congregations in America. Review of Religious Research. 46(3). 316–316. 14 indexed citations
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Beyerlein, Kraig & Mark Chaves. (2003). The Political Activities of Religious Congregations in the United States. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 42(2). 229–246. 103 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark & William Tsitsos. (2001). Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 30(4). 660–683. 180 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark, et al.. (1999). Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations. Review of Religious Research. 40(4). 375–375. 94 indexed citations
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Joyce, Joseph P., Mark Chaves, & Sharon L. Miller. (1999). Financing American Religion. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 38(4). 565–565. 37 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (1999). Congregations' Social Service Activities. 20 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark & José Casanova. (1995). Public Religions in the Modern World.. Social Forces. 73(3). 1188–1188. 194 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark. (1994). Secularization as Declining Religious Authority. Social Forces. 72(3). 749–749. 231 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark, Richard A. Schoenherr, & Lawrence A. Young. (1994). Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in United States Catholic Dioceses.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(5). 724–724. 26 indexed citations
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Chaves, Mark & Joseph B. Tamney. (1993). The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 32(1). 90–90. 8 indexed citations

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