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39
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9303
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5551
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2629

Mark Chaves 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 Mark Chaves sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 93 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Chaves 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 Mark Chaves sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark Chaves is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences. Their work spans various subfields including sociology and political science, health, philosophy, social psychology, and accounting.

The primary areas of study focus on religion, spirituality, and psychology, as well as the interactions between religion and society. Mark Chaves' research also covers themes related to religion, society, and development, media and digital communication in relation to religion, Islamic finance and banking studies, mental health treatment and access, and counseling practices and supervision.

The research output includes multiple papers published extensively in notable academic venues. Some recent publications are:

  • "Racial Diversity in U.S. Congregations, 1998-2019" (2020), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • "Introducing the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study" (2020), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • "The National Survey of Religious Leaders: Background, Methods, and Lessons Learned in the Research Process" (2022), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • "The Political Mobilization of America's Congregations" (2020), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • "Religious Congregations' Technological and Financial Capacities on the Eve of the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021), Review of Religious Research

Frequent co-authors contributing to these works include Joseph Roso, Anna Holleman, Kevin D. Dougherty, Michael O. Emerson, and Mary Hawkins.

Mark Chaves frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Review of Religious Research
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Sociological Focus
  • Politics and Religion

Best Publications

  • Secularization as Declining Religious Authority

    Mark Chaves

  • What the polls don't show: A closer look at U.S. church attendance.

    C. Kirk Hadaway;Penny Long Marler;Mark Chaves

  • Congregations in America

    Mark Chaves

  • Religious Pluralism and Religious Participation

    Mark Chaves;Philip S. Gorski

  • Regulation, Pluralism, and Religious Market Structure Explaining Religion's Vitality

    Mark Chaves;David E. Cann

  • Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis

    David Voas;Mark Chaves

  • The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership

    Mark Chaves

  • The National Congregations Study : Background, methods, and selected results

    Mark Chaves;Mary Ellen Konieczny;Kraig Beyerlein;Emily Barman

  • Overreporting church attendance in America : Evidence that demands the same verdict : Church attendance in the United States

    C. K. Hadaway;P. L. Marler;M. Chaves

  • Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom

    Mark Chaves;William Tsitsos

  • Religious congregations and welfare reform : Who will take advantage of Charitable Choice?

    Mark Chaves

  • SSSR Presidential Address Rain Dances in the Dry Season: Overcoming the Religious Congruence Fallacy

    Mark Chaves

  • Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations

    Mark Chaves

  • American Religion: Contemporary Trends

    Mark Chaves

  • Secularization and Religious Revival : Evidence from U.S. Church Attendance Rates, 1972-1986

    Mark Chaves

  • Ordaining Women: The Diffusion of an Organizational Innovation

    Mark Chaves

  • The Political Activities of Religious Congregations in the United States

    Kraig Beyerlein;Mark Chaves

  • Comparing the Community Involvement of Black and White Congregations

    Mark Chaves;Lynn M. Higgins

  • Size, Conflict, and Opportunities for Interaction: Congregational Effects on Members' Anticipated Support and Negative Interaction

    Christopher G. Ellison;Neal M. Krause;Bryan C. Shepherd;Mark A. Chaves

  • Denominations as Dual Structures: An Organizational Analysis*

    Mark Chaves

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal Krause
Neal Krause University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio
Stanley Presser
Stanley Presser University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Wuthnow
Robert Wuthnow Princeton University
Mayer N. Zald
Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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