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Religious Organizations

Religious Organizations is a formal social institution that is distinguished by its structured system of beliefs, practices, and rituals oriented toward supernatural or sacred realities and organized to facilitate collective worship, moral guidance, and religious socialization.

1.4K

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66.6K

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788

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2017–2026

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Institutions and Organizations.

M. Tina Dacin, W. Richard Scott · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 1.6K citations

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Introduction to the Economics of Religion

Laurence R. Iannaccone · Journal of Economic Literature · 1998 · 1.6K citations

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Why Strict Churches Are Strong

Laurence R. Iannaccone · American Journal of Sociology · 1994 · 1.3K citations

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Sacrifice and Stigma: Reducing Free-riding in Cults, Communes, and Other Collectives

Laurence R. Iannaccone · Journal of Political Economy · 1992 · 1.2K citations

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Work in Progress Toward a New Paradigm for the Sociological Study of Religion in the United States

Richard Warner · American Journal of Sociology · 1993 · 1.2K citations

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  1. MC
    Mark Chaves

    Duke University, United States

    19 publications · 3.2K citations

    19

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  2. LR
    Laurence R. Iannaccone

    Santa Clara University, United States

    12 publications · 6.2K citations

    11

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  3. HR
    Helen Rose Ebaugh

    University of Houston, United States

    11 publications · 681 citations

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  4. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    11 publications · 2K citations

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  5. CP
    Christopher P. Scheitle

    West Virginia University, United States

    9 publications · 243 citations

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Institutions

788

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    693 citations

  2. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    846 citations

  3. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    1K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    523 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    703 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    149 citations

  8. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    277 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 112 publications · 6.8K citations

    43

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 46 publications · 4.1K citations

    31

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  3. Review of Religious Research

    51 publications · 1.8K citations

    24

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  4. Sociology of Religion

    32 publications · 2K citations

    22

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  5. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

    NVSQ · 32 publications · 1.7K citations

    22

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