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Fenggang Yang

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1994
Religion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentChinese history and philosophyReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyReligious Tourism and Spaces

Publications

151

Citations

3,861

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Fenggang Yang's research examines religion in China and East Asia, including how people measure and experience 'multi-religiosity' (belonging to or practicing more than one religious tradition), religious activism and human rights among Chinese Christians, and the broader social and political role of religion in authoritarian and pluralistic societies. This work draws on sociology of religion methods such as surveys and case studies to compare religious life across countries like China, Singapore, and South Korea. Note: some publications listed under this name (e.g., on wireless power transfer, maritime logistics, transportation networks) appear unrelated to this research area and may reflect a shared name in the bibliographic data rather than the same researcher.

Sociology of religion in China and East AsiaMulti-religiosity and religious measurementReligion, law, and human rights activismReligious diversity and pluralismChristianity in Chinese society

Publication output was higher around 2017-2018 but has settled into a slower, steadier pace of a few papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 24 publications24182019: 4 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion×8
  • Review of Religion and Chinese Society×6
  • Religions×5
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×5
  • Review of Religious Research×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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