2026 Corwin E. Smidt: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	24	1658	1518	833	737	80	4144

Overview

Corwin E. Smidt is affiliated with Calvin University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, political science and international relations, communication, history, and global and planetary change.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics, including:

Religion and Society Interactions
Electoral Systems and Political Participation
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Social Media and Politics
Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Catholicism and Religious Studies
Religion, Ecology, and Ethics

Frequent publication venues for Smidt include:

Review of Religious Research
Politics and Religion
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
POLITICS AND RELIGION JOURNAL
Religions

Among frequent coauthors is James L. Guth.

Recent publications by Corwin E. Smidt include:

Born-Again Versus Evangelical: Does the Difference Make a Difference? (2021), published in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
CATHOLICS AND THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (2021), published in POLITICS AND RELIGION JOURNAL
Dominion, Stewardship, and Perceptions of the Problem of Climate Change (2024), published in Review of Religious Research
Christian Nationalism, Civic Republicanism, and Radical Secularism in Contemporary American Politics over Time (2024), published in Religions

These publications cover themes related to political participation, religious identity, civic and ecological issues, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to the intersections of religion, politics, and society.

Best Publications

Faith and the Environment: Religious Beliefs and Attitudes on Environmental Policy

James L. Guth;John C. Green;Lyman A. Kellstedt;Corwin E. Smidt

548
Citations
Religion and the Culture Wars: Dispatches from the Front

Robert D. Woodberry;John C. Green;James L. Guth;Corwin E. Smidt

447
Citations
The Bully Pulpit: The Politics of Protestant Clergy

Jackson W. Carroll;James L. Guth;John C. Green;Corwin E. Smidt

395
Citations
Religion as Social Capital: Producing the Common Good

Corwin E. Smidt

274
Citations
Religion and Civic Engagement: A Comparative Analysis:

Corwin Smidt

218
Citations
Measuring Fundamentalism: An Analysis of Different Operational Strategies

Lyman Kellstedt;Corwin Smidt

198
Citations
Religious Influences in the 2004 Presidential Election

James L. Guth;Lyman A. Kellstedt;Corwin E. Smidt;John C. Green

189
Citations
Religious Voting Blocs in the 1992 Election: The Year of the Evangelical?

Lyman A. Kellstedt;John C. Green;James L. Guth;Corwin E. Smidt

146
Citations
The Oxford handbook of religion and American politics

Corwin E. Smidt;Lyman A. Kellstedt;James L. Guth

133
Citations
Theological Perspectives and Environmentalism Among Religious Activists

James L. Guth;Lyman A. Kellstedt;Corwin E. Smidt;John C. Green

117
Citations
Pulpit and Politics: Clergy in American Politics at the Advent of the Millennium

Corwin E. Smidt

77
Citations
THE POLITICS OF RELIGION IN AMERICA Issues for Investigation

James L. Guth;Ted G. Jelen;Lyman A. Kellstedt;Corwin E. Smidt

73
Citations
Religion and American Attitudes Toward Islam and an Invasion of Iraq

Corwin E. Smidt

73
Citations
Religious Commitment, Political Conservatism, and Political and Social Tolerance in the United States: A Longitudinal Analysis

Corwin Smidt;James M. Penning

72
Citations
The Role of Religion in American Politics

Corwin E. Smidt;Lyman A. Kellstedt;James L. Guth

64
Citations
Religion as Social Capital

Corwin E. Smidt

64
Citations
The Sources of Antiabortion Attitudes The Case of Religious Political Activists

James L. Guth;Corwin E. Smidt;Lyman A. Kellstedt;John C. Green

57
Citations
Rediscovering the Religious Factor in American Politics.

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54
Citations
Evangelicals Within Contemporary American Politics: Differentiating Between Fundamentalist and Non-Fundamentalist Evangelicals

Corwin Smidt

34
Citations
Pastors and Public Life

Corwin E. Smidt

27
Citations
Evangelicals and the 1984 Election Continuity or Change

Corwin Smidt

25
Citations
Pews, Prayers, and Participation: Religion and Civic Responsibility in America

Corwin E. Smidt

24
Citations
The Political Effects of the Born-Again Phenomenon

Ted G. Jelen;Corwin E. Smidt;Clyde Wilcox

19
Citations
"Praise the Lord" politics : a comparative analysis of the social characteristics and political views of American evangelical and charismatic Christians

Corwin E. Smidt

19
Citations
FAITH AND FOREIGN POLICY: A VIEW FROM THE PEWS

James L. Guth;John C. Green;Lyman A. Kellstedt;Corwin E. Smidt

16
Citations
Sojourners in the Wilderness: The Christian Right in Comparative Perspective

Lyn Gesch;Corwin E. Smidt;James M. Penning

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Guth Furman University

John C. Green University of Akron

Clyde Wilcox Georgetown University

Ted G. Jelen University of Nevada, Las Vegas

External Links

Personal website of Corwin E. Smidt

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