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 Rodney Stark sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 204 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Rodney Stark sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Rodney Stark was affiliated with Baylor University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields and subfields within the social sciences and humanities, focusing particularly on areas related to political science, history, and religious studies.
The primary fields of study for Rodney Stark included:
The subfields where they contributed were:
The main topics addressed in their work involved:
Rodney Stark coauthored with several researchers, most frequently with Roger Finke, with whom they collaborated on multiple publications. Another known coauthor was Reginald W. Bibby.
Their published books included titles from prestigious university presses. One notable publication was The Rise of Christianity (2020) released by Princeton University Press, which had accumulated 208 citations.
Recent papers involved several works published in 2020 via Rutgers University Press eBooks, including:
All of these recent papers were authored or coauthored with Roger Finke and contributed to the same publication venue.
The frequent publication venue for Rodney Stark's research was Rutgers University Press eBooks, where four of their papers appeared.
Rodney Stark;Roger Finke
Roger Finke;Rodney Stark
Roger Finke;Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark;William Sims Bainbridge
Rodney Stark;William Sims Bainbridge;Jeffrey K. Hadden
Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark;Charles Y. Glock
Rodney Stark;Laurence R. Iannaccone
John Lofland;Rodney Stark
Charles Y. Glock;Rodney Stark
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Charles Y. Glock;Rodney Stark
Travis Hirschi;Rodney Stark
Roger Finke;Rodney Stark
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Wade Clark Roof;Roger Finke;Rodney Stark
Alan S. Miller;Rodney Stark
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Rodney Stark;William Sims Bainbridge
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Martin B. Bradley;Charles Y. Glock;Rodney Stark
Dennison Nash;Rodney Stark;Charles Y. Glock
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