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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 34 Citations 8,495 83 World Ranking 4289 National Ranking 2156

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Sociology of religion, Social psychology, Fundamentalism, Gender studies and Protestantism. His Sociology of religion study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Positive economics, Pluralism and Center for the Study of Religion and Society. His research on Social psychology often connects related areas such as Politics.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Economic growth, Educational attainment, Socialization and Political economy. The Gender studies study combines topics in areas such as Institution, Religious life, Contemporary history and Ethnography. The study incorporates disciplines such as Ethnology and Humanities in addition to Protestantism.

His most cited work include:

  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (542 citations)
  • Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in Religious Markets: An Examination of Religious Switching and Apostasy (329 citations)
  • The impact of protestant fundamentalism on educational attainment (309 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Darren E. Sherkat mainly focuses on Social psychology, Gender studies, Politics, Sociology of religion and General Social Survey. His study on Religiosity is often connected to Religious identity as part of broader study in Social psychology. Darren E. Sherkat combines subjects such as Homosexuality, Human sexuality, Social support and Self-esteem with his study of Religiosity.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Gender studies, Fundamentalist Protestant is strongly linked to Socialization. In the field of Politics, his study on Social movement and Voting overlaps with subjects such as Structural equation modeling. Sociology of religion and Positive economics are commonly linked in his work.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (25.93%)
  • Gender studies (16.05%)
  • Politics (16.05%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Politics (16.05%)
  • General Social Survey (11.11%)
  • Social psychology (25.93%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Darren E. Sherkat mostly deals with Politics, General Social Survey, Social psychology, Religious studies and Faith. His work on Opposition, Political science of religion, Elite and Nationalism as part of general Politics research is frequently linked to White, bridging the gap between disciplines. His study in Political science of religion is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Political economy, Social movement, Power and Mobilization.

His General Social Survey research integrates issues from Militarism, Educational attainment and Fundamentalism. Social psychology and Religious identity are two areas of study in which Darren E. Sherkat engages in interdisciplinary work. His research integrates issues of Management and Law in his study of Faith.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Measuring Religious Identification in the United States (21 citations)
  • Bad Samaritans: Religion and Anti‐Immigrant and Anti‐Muslim Sentiment in the United States* (15 citations)
  • Sexuality and Religious Commitment Revisited: Exploring the Religious Commitments of Sexual Minorities, 1991–2014 (15 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

His main research concerns Identification, Data science, Afterlife, Religious identity and General Social Survey. He has researched Afterlife in several fields, including Religiosity, Social psychology, Identification, Human sexuality and Lesbian. He integrates several fields in his works, including Religious identity and Prayer.

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Best Publications

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Darren E. Sherkat;Christopher G. Ellison.
Review of Sociology (1999)

875 Citations

Preferences, Constraints, and Choices in Religious Markets: An Examination of Religious Switching and Apostasy

Darren E. Sherkat;John Wilson.
Social Forces (1995)

554 Citations

The impact of protestant fundamentalism on educational attainment

Alfred Darnell;Darren E. Sherkat.
American Sociological Review (1997)

424 Citations

The “Semi-involuntary Institution” Revisited: Regional Variations in Church Participation among Black Americans

Christopher G. Ellison;Darren E. Sherkat.
Social Forces (1995)

393 Citations

Conservative protestantism and support for corporal punishment

Christopher G. Ellison;Darren E. Sherkat.
American Sociological Review (1993)

382 Citations

Structuring the Religion-Environment Connection: Identifying Religious Influences on Environmental Concern and Activism

Darren E. Sherkat;Christopher G. Ellison.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (2007)

330 Citations

Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988-2008

Darren E. Sherkat;Melissa Powell-Williams;Gregory Maddox;Kylan Mattias de Vries.
Social Science Research (2011)

315 Citations

Obedience and autonomy: Religion and parental values reconsidered.

Christopher G. Ellison;Darren E. Sherkat.
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1993)

277 Citations

The Cognitive Structure of a Moral Crusade: Conservative Protestantism and Opposition to Pornography

Darren E. Sherkat;Christopher G. Ellison.
Social Forces (1997)

263 Citations

Race, Religion, and Opposition to Same‐Sex Marriage

Darren E. Sherkat;Kylan Mattias De Vries;Stacia Creek.
Social Science Quarterly (2010)

256 Citations

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