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Laurence R. Iannaccone

Laurence R. Iannaccone

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
38
Citations
15337
World Ranking
5770
National Ranking
2734

Laurence R. Iannaccone publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence R. Iannaccone sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 83 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Laurence R. Iannaccone D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence R. Iannaccone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Laurence R. Iannaccone is affiliated with Chapman University in the United States and has contributed research primarily in the field of Social Sciences. Their work touches on various subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Health, Safety Research, Demography, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's publications focus significantly on the interaction between religion and society. Key topics addressed in their research include Religion and Society Interactions, Religion and Society in Latin America, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, as well as Religion, Society, and Development. Additionally, there is engagement with Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Recent scholarly articles by Laurence R. Iannaccone demonstrate their area of interest and include:

  • Introdução à economia da religião (2023), published in REVER - Revista de Estudos da Religião
  • Progressos na economia da religião (2025), published in REVER - Revista de Estudos da Religião

These papers reflect an active contribution to academic discussions on the economics of religion.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Gustavo Sanches Duarte
  • Aidin Hajikhameneh
  • Robert J. Barro
  • Edgard Dewitte

Among the venues where Laurence R. Iannaccone's work has appeared most often are:

  • REVER - Revista de Estudos da Religião
  • Games and Economic Behavior
  • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist's research is thus disseminated in publications that intersect economics, behavioral studies, and religious sociology.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to the Economics of Religion

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Why Strict Churches Are Strong

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

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

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • A supply-side reinterpretation of the secularization' of Europe

    Rodney Stark;Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • The Consequences of Religious Market Structure Adam Smith and the Economics of Religion

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Religious Markets and the Economics of Religion

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • A Formal Model of Church and Sect

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Deregulating religion: The economics of church and state

    Laurence R. Iannaccone;Roger Finke;Rodney Stark

  • Religious Extremism: The Good, The Bad, and The Deadly

    Laurence R. Iannaccone;Eli Berman

  • Supply-Side Explanations for Religious Change

    Roger Finke;Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Politics in education

    Laurence Iannaccone

  • Voodoo economics? Reviewing the rational choice approach to religion : Symposium on the rational choice approach to religion

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • RISK, RATIONALITY, AND RELIGIOUS PORTFOLIOS

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Religion, Science, and Rationality

    Rodney Stark;Laurence R. Iannaccone;Roger Finke

  • Religions Resources and Church Growth

    Laurence R. Iannaccone;Daniel V.A. Olson;Rodney Stark

  • Why the Jehovah's witnesses grow so rapidly: A theoretical application

    Rodney Stark;Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • RATIONALITY AND THE “RELIGIOUS MIND”

    Laurence Iannaccone;Rodney Stark;Roger Finke

  • Student teaching: A transitional stage in the making of a teacher

    Laurence Iannaccone

  • Addiction and satiation

    Laurence R. Iannaccone

  • Pluralism and piety : England and Wales, 1851

    Rodney Stark;Roger Finke;Laurence R. Iannaccone

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