Stephen Cranney

478 total citations
28 papers, 282 citations indexed

About

Stephen Cranney is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Cranney has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 282 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Health, 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Cranney's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (14 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (5 papers). Stephen Cranney is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (14 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (5 papers). Stephen Cranney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Croatia and Canada. Stephen Cranney's co-authors include Aleksandar Štulhofer, Lauren Joseph, Mark Regnerus, Andrew Miles, Kristen Harknett, Wade C. Rowatt, Joseph Leman, Thomas A. Fergus, Brandon Vaidyanathan and Samuel T. Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Archives of Sexual Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Cranney

23 papers receiving 270 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Cranney United States 9 127 126 114 106 82 28 282
Michele M. Willingham United States 11 128 1.0× 46 0.4× 89 0.8× 66 0.6× 63 0.8× 15 285
Lanice R. Avery United States 9 154 1.2× 153 1.2× 123 1.1× 24 0.2× 82 1.0× 19 332
Sharon M. Flicker United States 9 148 1.2× 69 0.5× 208 1.8× 150 1.4× 121 1.5× 20 370
Apryl A. Alexander United States 11 148 1.2× 61 0.5× 318 2.8× 137 1.3× 64 0.8× 33 416
Kristin E. Silver United States 8 146 1.1× 127 1.0× 155 1.4× 186 1.8× 76 0.9× 23 350
Aasha B. Foster United States 8 138 1.1× 53 0.4× 160 1.4× 48 0.5× 216 2.6× 9 336
Rachel Kalish United States 7 133 1.0× 89 0.7× 102 0.9× 69 0.7× 59 0.7× 17 275
Johanna E. Barry United States 6 115 0.9× 157 1.2× 82 0.7× 143 1.3× 142 1.7× 8 299
Elyssa M. Klann United States 8 169 1.3× 204 1.6× 192 1.7× 22 0.2× 74 0.9× 16 293
Helena Bonache Spain 9 85 0.7× 66 0.5× 93 0.8× 134 1.3× 138 1.7× 11 286

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Cranney

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Cranney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Cranney

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Cranney. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Cranney 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 Stephen Cranney. Stephen Cranney 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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Cranney, Stephen & Samuel T. Wilkinson. (2025). The relationship between marital status and risk for suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts: Evidence for a growing association. Journal of Affective Disorders. 391. 119862–119862.
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Cranney, Stephen. (2024). Conservatism, Prayer, and Flourishing Among Catholic Priests. Review of Religious Research. 66(4). 388–398.
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Cranney, Stephen, et al.. (2023). RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SCIENTISTS DURING THE PANDEMIC: A FOUR‐COUNTRY STUDY. Zygon®. 58(4). 3 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2023). Sexual Minorities, Religion, and Self‐Rated Health in the United States. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 63(2). 240–264.
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Cranney, Stephen, et al.. (2022). Measuring and Evaluating Public Responses to Religious Rights Rulings. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Regnerus, Mark, et al.. (2022). Is the Catholic Church in America Experiencing Internal Secularization? Priests’ Assessments of Pope Francis and the Condition of the Church. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 62(2). 397–418. 4 indexed citations
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Bullivant, Stephen, et al.. (2021). McCarrick, the Kingmaker?. Catholic Social Science Review. 26. 247–261. 1 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen, Joseph Leman, Thomas A. Fergus, & Wade C. Rowatt. (2018). Hell anxiety as non-pathological fear. Mental Health Religion & Culture. 21(9-10). 867–883. 9 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Varieties of Religious and Pornographic Experience: Latent Growth in Adolescents’ Religiosity and Pornography Use. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 28(3). 174–186. 18 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2017). Sex Life Satisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Descriptive and Exploratory Analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46(7). 1961–1972. 3 indexed citations
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Harknett, Kristen & Stephen Cranney. (2017). Majority Rules: Gender Composition and Sexual Norms and Behavior in High Schools. Population Research and Policy Review. 36(4). 469–500. 3 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2016). The Theoretical Potential for Selection on Determinants of Fertility to Cause Aggregate Fertility Increases in Human Populations. Biodemography and Social Biology. 62(3). 275–280. 1 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2015). The Temporal Stability of Lack of Sexual Attraction Across Young Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 45(3). 743–749. 15 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2015). The Association Between Belief in God and Fertility Desires in Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 47(2). 83–89. 7 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2014). The Relationship Between Sexual Victimization and Year in School in U.S. Colleges. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 30(17). 3133–3145. 70 indexed citations
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Cranney, Stephen. (2013). Do People Who Believe in God Report More Meaning in Their Lives? The Existential Effects of Belief. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 52(3). 638–646. 30 indexed citations
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