Mark Silk

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 681 citations indexed

About

Mark Silk is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Silk has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 681 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Mark Silk's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (11 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Mark Silk is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (11 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (6 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Mark Silk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Mark Silk's co-authors include Kevin J. Christiano, James A. Beckford and Christopher F. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

In The Last Decade

Mark Silk

15 papers receiving 586 citations

Hit Papers

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
    2011 472 citations Mark Silk Journal of American History 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 Silk United States 9 524 226 174 64 59 21 681
Reginald W. Bibby Canada 15 601 1.1× 308 1.4× 123 0.7× 51 0.8× 69 1.2× 45 787
Kevin J. Christiano United States 12 777 1.5× 341 1.5× 170 1.0× 70 1.1× 63 1.1× 48 968
David Yamane United States 15 535 1.0× 356 1.6× 166 1.0× 72 1.1× 63 1.1× 36 770
Jackson W. Carroll United States 16 686 1.3× 383 1.7× 174 1.0× 35 0.5× 74 1.3× 44 854
Benton Johnson United States 16 744 1.4× 384 1.7× 180 1.0× 74 1.2× 60 1.0× 52 886
Rekha Mirchandani United States 7 347 0.7× 97 0.4× 87 0.5× 50 0.8× 40 0.7× 10 597
Randall Balmer United States 13 321 0.6× 68 0.3× 159 0.9× 55 0.9× 30 0.5× 51 505
Detlef Pollack Germany 14 612 1.2× 238 1.1× 181 1.0× 62 1.0× 23 0.4× 77 764
Jane I. Smith United States 11 462 0.9× 68 0.3× 256 1.5× 37 0.6× 48 0.8× 31 675
Mary Jo Neitz United States 12 411 0.8× 174 0.8× 94 0.5× 74 1.2× 39 0.7× 39 557

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Silk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Silk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Silk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Silk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Silk 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 Silk. Mark Silk 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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Silk, Mark. (2021). Evangelicals Incorporated: Books and the Business of Religion in America. Journal of American History. 108(1). 138–139.
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Silk, Mark. (2021). The Making of American Catholicism: Regional Culture and the Catholic Experience. Journal of Contemporary Religion. 36(3). 571–572. 3 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark, et al.. (2020). Making Capitalism Work. New York University Press eBooks.
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Silk, Mark, et al.. (2019). The Future of Catholicism in America. Columbia University Press eBooks.
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Silk, Mark. (2012). Religion and Politics in Print. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (2012). AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND POLITICAL RELIGION IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS TODAY. The Review of Faith & International Affairs. 10(2). 33–40. 1 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (2011). American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. Journal of American History. 98(3). 928–929. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silk, Mark. (2007). Defining Religious Pluralism in America: A Regional Analysis. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 612(1). 62–81. 12 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (2005). Religion and Region in American Public Life. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 44(3). 265–270. 26 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (2005). Sporting Ethnography: Philosophy, Methodology & Reflection. 65–103. 5 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (2004). Numa Pompilius and the Idea of Civil Religion in the West. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 72(4). 863–896.
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Silk, Mark. (2004). Numa Pompilius and the Idea of Civil Religion in the West. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 72(4). 863–896. 13 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark, et al.. (1997). Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 36(1). 128–128. 8 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (1997). Journalists with Attitude: A Response to Richardson and Van Driel. Review of Religious Research. 39(2). 137–137. 9 indexed citations
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Beckford, James A. & Mark Silk. (1996). Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America. Review of Religious Research. 38(1). 89–89. 21 indexed citations
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Christiano, Kevin J. & Mark Silk. (1990). Spiritual Politics: Religion and America since World War II.. The American Historical Review. 95(2). 621–621. 25 indexed citations
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Silk, Mark. (1984). Notes on the Judeo-Christian Tradition in America. American Quarterly. 36(1). 65–65. 61 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Christopher F., et al.. (1982). The American Establishment.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(3). 349–349. 23 indexed citations

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