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Institutional Secularization

Institutional Secularization is the historical process by which religious institutions, practices, and affiliations lose their social and cultural significance, distinguished from other forms of secularization by its focus on the structural differentiation and functional specialization of societal institutions independent of religious authority.

256

Publications

19.1K

Citations

312

Authors

183

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

32

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Publications

256

Continuing Positive Secular Growth Change in the Netherlands 1955–1997

A.M. Fredriks, Stef van Buuren, Ruud J F Burgmeijer et al. · Pediatric Research · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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Jihad: the trail of political Islam

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 992 citations

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A Supply-Side Reinterpretation of the "Secularization" of Europe

Rodney Stark, Laurence R. Iannaccone · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1994 · 908 citations

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A General Theory of Secularization

Roger O’Toole, David Martin · Sociological Analysis · 1980 · 787 citations

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AMERICA’S CHANGING RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE

V.O. PECHATNOV, V.V. PECHATNOV · World Economy and International Relations · 2018 · 470 citations · Full text

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Authors

312

  1. DM
    David Martin

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

    6

    h-index

  2. KD
    Karel Dobbelaere

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    5 publications · 509 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. SB
    Steve Bruce

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 189 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. EF
    Effie Fokas

    Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Greece

    3 publications · 160 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 951 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

183

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    500 citations

  2. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    959 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    258 citations

  5. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    102 citations

  6. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    164 citations

  7. Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    52 citations

  8. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 22 publications · 2.3K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 12 publications · 2K citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Journal of Contemporary Religion

    8 publications · 175 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. Sociology of Religion

    8 publications · 802 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. Social Compass

    7 publications · 318 citations

    7

    h-index

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