Mark Regnerus

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Mark Regnerus is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Regnerus has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 38 papers in Health and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Mark Regnerus's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (36 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (32 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (20 papers). Mark Regnerus is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (36 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (32 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (20 papers). Mark Regnerus collaborates with scholars based in United States and Singapore. Mark Regnerus's co-authors include Brian Steensland, Robert D. Woodberry, Jerry Z. Park, Christian Smith, W. Bradford Wilcox, Lynn Robinson, Jeremy E. Uecker, Glen H. Elder, Margaret Vaaler and Joseph Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Social Forces and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Mark Regnerus

58 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the St... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2000 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Regnerus United States 37 3.9k 2.9k 1.3k 993 890 64 5.8k
Christian Smith United States 38 4.3k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 489 0.4× 431 0.4× 519 0.6× 109 5.6k
John P. Bartkowski United States 34 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 558 0.4× 582 0.6× 480 0.5× 122 3.6k
Ross Macmillan United States 23 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 752 0.6× 871 0.9× 302 0.3× 40 3.2k
Bruce Hunsberger Canada 40 3.9k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 430 0.4× 2.7k 3.0× 68 6.9k
Suzanne K. Steinmetz United States 23 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 699 0.8× 57 4.6k
Ronet Bachman United States 34 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 559 0.6× 330 0.4× 68 3.6k
Pearl A. Dykstra Netherlands 39 3.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 649 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 954 1.1× 147 5.6k
Meda Chesney‐Lind United States 33 4.2k 1.1× 963 0.3× 2.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.4× 462 0.5× 83 5.3k
Richard M. Tolman United States 41 2.4k 0.6× 3.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.8× 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 108 5.7k
Darrell Steffensmeier United States 49 7.7k 2.0× 1.2k 0.4× 3.0k 2.4× 1.5k 1.5× 362 0.4× 111 8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Regnerus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Regnerus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Regnerus

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All Works

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Regnerus, Mark, et al.. (2022). Attitudes in the U.S. Toward Hormonal and/or Surgical Interventions for Adolescents Experiencing Gender Dysphoria. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 51(4). 1891–1902.
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Regnerus, Mark, Joseph Price, & David Gordon. (2017). Masturbation and Partnered Sex: Substitutes or Complements?. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46(7). 2111–2121. 66 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark. (2016). Is structural stigma's effect on the mortality of sexual minorities robust? A failure to replicate the results of a published study. Social Science & Medicine. 188. 157–165. 13 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark, David Gordon, & Joseph Price. (2015). Documenting Pornography Use in America: A Comparative Analysis of Methodological Approaches. The Journal of Sex Research. 53(7). 873–881. 149 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark. (2012). How different are the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study. Social Science Research. 41(4). 752–770. 137 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark. (2009). Religion and Sexual Initiation in Brazil. 1 indexed citations
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Stokes, Charles E. & Mark Regnerus. (2008). When faith divides family: Religious discord and adolescent reports of parent–child relations. Social Science Research. 38(1). 155–167. 61 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark, et al.. (2007). RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND AIDS-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA. Review of Religious Research. 48(4). 385–400. 9 indexed citations
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Uecker, Jeremy E., Mark Regnerus, & Margaret Vaaler. (2007). Losing My Religion: The Social Sources of Religious Decline in Early Adulthood. Social Forces. 85(4). 1667–1692. 319 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark & Jeremy E. Uecker. (2007). How Corrosive Is College to Religious Faith and Practice. 5 indexed citations
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Uecker, Jeremy E., Nicole Angotti, & Mark Regnerus. (2007). Going most of the way: “Technical virginity” among American adolescents. Social Science Research. 37(4). 1200–1215. 40 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark. (2007). Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers. 162 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark & Jeremy E. Uecker. (2006). Finding faith, losing faith : The prevalence and context of religious transformations during adolescence. Review of Religious Research. 47(3). 217–237. 93 indexed citations
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Trinitapoli, Jenny & Mark Regnerus. (2005). Religious Responses to AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: An examination of religious congregations in rural Malawi. Review of Religious Research. 47(3). 253–270. 44 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark & Christian Smith. (2005). Selection Effects in Studies of Religious Influence. Review of Religious Research. 47(1). 23–23. 99 indexed citations
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Smith, Christian, Robert Faris, Melinda Lundquist Denton, & Mark Regnerus. (2003). Mapping American Adolescent Subjective Religiosity and Attitudes of Alienation toward Religion: A Research Report. Sociology of Religion. 64(1). 111–111. 99 indexed citations
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Regnerus, Mark, et al.. (2003). Religion in the Lives of American Adolescents: A Review of the Literature. A Research Report of the National Study of Youth and Religion.. 51 indexed citations
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Steensland, Brian, Jerry Z. Park, Mark Regnerus, et al.. (2000). The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art. Social Forces. 79(1). 291–291. 756 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steensland, Brian, Lynn Robinson, W. Bradford Wilcox, et al.. (2000). The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art. Social Forces. 79(1). 291–318. 1028 indexed citations breakdown →

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