Roger O’Toole

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 685 citations indexed

About

Roger O’Toole is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, History and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger O’Toole has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 685 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in History and 4 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Roger O’Toole's work include Religion and Society Interactions (15 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 papers). Roger O’Toole is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (15 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (4 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 papers). Roger O’Toole collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Roger O’Toole's co-authors include David Martin, Guenter Lewy, Lester R. Kurtz, Thomas Robbins, Ernst Troeltsch, James R. Wood, Robert Blumstock, W. S. F. Pickering, Phillip E. Hammond and David Martín and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Roger O’Toole

24 papers receiving 460 citations

Hit Papers

A General Theory of Secularization 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 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. A General Theory of Secularization
    1980 447 citations Roger O’Toole, David Martin Sociological Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roger O’Toole Canada 8 579 168 119 68 58 28 685
Pierre Hégy United States 9 348 0.6× 120 0.7× 52 0.4× 47 0.7× 94 1.6× 36 520
Barbara Hargrove United States 11 310 0.5× 117 0.7× 83 0.7× 50 0.7× 39 0.7× 23 432
Detlef Pollack Germany 14 612 1.1× 181 1.1× 238 2.0× 96 1.4× 62 1.1× 77 764
Will Herberg United States 5 587 1.0× 192 1.1× 119 1.0× 49 0.7× 55 0.9× 24 751
Sydney E. Ahlstrom United States 11 318 0.5× 179 1.1× 46 0.4× 33 0.5× 84 1.4× 35 497
Patricia Wittberg United States 12 324 0.6× 90 0.5× 132 1.1× 32 0.5× 14 0.2× 42 429
Samuel S. Hill United States 13 590 1.0× 335 2.0× 133 1.1× 18 0.3× 15 0.3× 44 727
Gilles Kepel France 17 779 1.3× 431 2.6× 22 0.2× 96 1.4× 46 0.8× 60 950
Stephen Neill United Kingdom 9 422 0.7× 135 0.8× 44 0.4× 49 0.7× 31 0.5× 32 624
Richard John Neuhaus United States 9 273 0.5× 115 0.7× 31 0.3× 37 0.5× 47 0.8× 58 404

Countries citing papers authored by Roger O’Toole

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger O’Toole

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger O’Toole

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roger O’Toole. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roger O’Toole 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 Roger O’Toole. Roger O’Toole is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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O’Toole, Roger, et al.. (2005). Canada's Religions. Sociology of Religion. 66(2). 202–202. 4 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger. (1995). Myth, magic and religion in secular literature: The Canadian case. Journal of Contemporary Religion. 10(3). 297–307. 1 indexed citations
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Christiano, Kevin J. & Roger O’Toole. (1991). Sociological Studies in Roman Catholicism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 30(1). 133–133. 2 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger. (1990). Wrapped Up in God: A Study of Several Canadian Revivals and Revivalists by George A. Rawlyk (review). University of Toronto Quarterly. 60(1). 199–200. 1 indexed citations
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Feuer, Lewis S., Sidney Hook, William L. O’Neill, & Roger O’Toole. (1988). Philosophy, history and social action : essays in honor of Lewis Feuer : with an autobiographical essay by Lewis Feuer. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Hook, Sidney, William L. O’Neill, & Roger O’Toole. (1988). Philosophy, History and Social Action. Boston studies in the philosophy of science. 1 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger & Ernst Troeltsch. (1988). Protestantism and Progress: The Significance of Protestantism for the Rise of the Modern World. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 27(3). 445–445. 10 indexed citations
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Kent, Stephen A. & Roger O’Toole. (1985). Religion: Classic Sociological Approaches. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 10(3). 322–322. 1 indexed citations
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Blumstock, Robert & Roger O’Toole. (1985). Religion: Classic Sociological Approaches. Sociological Analysis. 46(1). 89–89. 5 indexed citations
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Robbins, Thomas & Roger O’Toole. (1985). Religion: Classic Sociological Approaches. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 24(4). 444–444. 16 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger, et al.. (1981). Papal Power: A Study of Vatican Control over Lay Catholic Elites. Sociological Analysis. 42(2). 183–183. 1 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger & David Martin. (1980). A General Theory of Secularization. Sociological Analysis. 41(4). 401–401. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Toole, Roger, et al.. (1980). The Precipitous Path, Studies in Political Sects. Labour / Le Travail. 5. 219–219. 1 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger & Bryan Wilson. (1978). The Noble Savages: The Primitive Origins of Charisma and Its Contemporary Survival. British Journal of Sociology. 29(3). 387–387. 1 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger & Guenter Lewy. (1977). Religion and Revolution.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(1). 86–86. 50 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger, et al.. (1977). Sociology and Public Affairs: The Chicago School. British Journal of Sociology. 28(4). 515–515. 64 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger. (1976). "Underground" Traditions in the Study of Sectarianism: Non-Religious Uses of the Concept "Sect". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 15(2). 145–145. 3 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Roger, et al.. (1974). The Strategy of Political Revolution.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 3(1). 48–48. 8 indexed citations

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