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Leslie J. Francis publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie J. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 904 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Leslie J. Francis D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie J. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Leslie J. Francis is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and psychology, contributing a substantial body of work to the social sciences and psychology fields.

The main areas of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these areas, the subfields of interest encompass:

  • Health
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education

The core topics addressed in their research feature:

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Religious Education and Schools
  • Religious Tourism and Spaces
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Media, Religion, Digital Communication

Leslie J. Francis has published extensively in several academic journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Rural Theology
  • Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • Journal of Beliefs and Values
  • HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
  • Journal of Anglican Studies

Recent papers by Leslie J. Francis include:

  • "The pandemic and the feminisation of the Church? How male and female churchgoers experienced the Church of England's response to Covid-19" (2021), Journal of Beliefs and Values
  • "Reading the Church of England's Response to the Covid-19 Crisis: The Diverging Views of Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical Clergy" (2021), Journal of Anglican Studies
  • "Belonging through Events? Exploring the Demographic Profile, Motivations, and Experiences of Those Attending the Afternoon Carol Services on Christmas Eve at Liverpool Cathedral" (2021), Religions

In addition to journal articles, Leslie J. Francis has published books, including:

  • "Groups and Group Rights" (2025), University Press of Kansas eBooks

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ursula McKenna
  • Andrew Village
  • Susan H. Jones
  • David W. Lankshear
  • Giuseppe Crea

Leslie J. Francis has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The development of an abbreviated form of the revised Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQR-A) : its use among students in England, Canada, the U.S.A. and Australia

    Leslie J. Francis;Laurence B. Brown;Ronald Philipchalk

  • The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research

    Leslie J. Francis

  • Measuring attitudes towards christianity: from childhood into adulthood

    Leslie J. Francis;Michael T. Stubbs

  • Drift from the Churches: attitude toward Christianity during childhood and adolescence

    William K. Kay;Leslie J. Francis

  • Attitude and longitude: A study in measurement.

    Leslie J. Francis

  • Assessing Spiritual Health via Four Domains of Spiritual Wellbeing: The SH4DI

    John W. Fisher;Leslie J. Francis;Peter Johnson

  • Measuring attitude towards Christianity during childhood and adolescence

    Leslie J. Francis

  • Burnout among Roman Catholic Parochial Clergy in England and Wales: Myth or reality?

    Leslie J. Francis;Stephen H. Louden;Christopher J. F. Rutledge

  • Is psychoticism really a dimension of personality fundamental to religiosity

    Leslie J. Francis

  • The Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Christian Faith and Practice in an Australian Population Sample

    Leslie J. Francis;Peter Kaldor

  • Measuring Attitude Towards Science Among Secondary School Students: the affective domain

    Leslie J. Francis;John E. Greer

  • Gone But Not Forgotten: Church Leaving and Returning

    Leslie J. Francis

  • Religion and gender orientation

    Leslie J. Francis;Carolyn Wilcox

  • Happiness as stable extraversion: A cross-cultural examination of the reliability and validity of the Oxford Happiness Inventory among students in the U.K., U.S.A., Australia, and Canada

    Leslie J. Francis;Laurence B. Brown;David Lester;Ronald Philipchalk

  • Religiosity and Femininity: Do Women Really Hold a More Positive Attitude Toward Christianity?

    Leslie J. Francis;Carolyn Wilcox

  • The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity (adult) among undergraduate students in the U.K., U.S.A., Australia and Canada

    Leslie J. Francis;Leslie J. Francis;John M. Lewis;Ronald Philipchalk;Laurence B. Brown

  • Primary personality trait correlates of religious practice and orientation.

    Peter Hills;Leslie J. Francis;Michael Argyle;Chris J. Jackson

  • The Relationship Between Religion and Happiness Among German Students

    Leslie J. Francis;Hans-Georg Ziebertz;Christopher Alan Lewis

  • Introducing the New Indices of Religious Orientation (NIRO): Conceptualization and measurement

    Leslie J. Francis

  • Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church

    Jeff Astley;Leslie J. Francis

  • International handbook of education for spirituality, care and wellbeing

    Marion De Souza;Leslie J. Francis;J. O' Higgins-Norman;David Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Alan Lewis
Christopher Alan Lewis University of Warwick
Chris J. Jackson
Chris J. Jackson University of New South Wales
Mark Shevlin
Mark Shevlin University of Ulster
David Lester
David Lester Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Ralph W. Hood
Ralph W. Hood University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Roberto Baiocco
Roberto Baiocco Sapienza University of Rome
Michael Argyle
Michael Argyle University of Oxford
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Shanmukh V. Kamble Karnatak University

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