The Journal of Religion

1.5k papers and 3.6k indexed citations

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The 1.5k papers published in The Journal of Religion in the last decades have received a total of 3.6k indexed citations. Papers published in The Journal of Religion usually cover Sociology and Political Science (720 papers), Philosophy (532 papers) and Religious studies (469 papers) specifically the topics of Religion and Society Interactions (344 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (312 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (172 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Journal of Religion are Peter Harrison, Kevin Schilbrack, Hans Jonas, Schubert M. Ogden, Amy Hollywood, Bernard McGinn, Robert C. Tannehill, Langdon Gilkey, Jonathan Z. Smith and Jean Comaroff.

In The Last Decade

The Journal of Religion

848 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers

The Journal of Religion
Comparison fields: 5 of 134
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.7k
  • Philosophy 1.2k
  • Religious studies 975
  • Political Science and International Relations 531
  • History 360
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Fields of papers published in The Journal of Religion

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This network shows the impact of papers published in The Journal of Religion. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in The Journal of Religion.

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