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Secularization Thesis

The "Secularization Thesis" is a sociological theory positing that as societies modernize, religious institutions, practices, and beliefs diminish in influence and significance due to the differentiation of secular spheres such as politics, science, and economy from religious authority.

686

Publications

37.6K

Citations

715

Authors

368

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

76

Variants

Secularization Theory

Parents

Publications

686

1–5 of 686

Authors

715

  1. SB
    Steve Bruce

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 940 citations

    13

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  2. KD
    Karel Dobbelaere

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    9 publications · 912 citations

    9

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  3. DM
    David Martin

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

    9

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  4. DV
    David Voas

    University College London, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

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  5. DH
    Dick Houtman

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 357 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 715

Institutions

368

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    689 citations

  2. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    289 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    284 citations

  4. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    2K citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    728 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    288 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science

    Göttingen, Germany

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    967 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

1–8 of 368

Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 43 publications · 4.2K citations

    28

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 31 publications · 2.1K citations

    24

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  3. Sociology of Religion

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

    21

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  4. Journal of Contemporary Religion

    22 publications · 925 citations

    16

    h-index

  5. Social Compass

    20 publications · 790 citations

    15

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