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Michael Nichols

Arts and Humanities · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1995Rising activity
Indian and Buddhist StudiesChinese history and philosophyIndian History and PhilosophyReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesIslamic Studies and History

Publications

46

Citations

59

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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Michael Nichols writes broadly about world religions, covering traditions such as Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and various new and indigenous religious movements. His recent work appears largely as encyclopedia-style entries and introductory pieces aimed at explaining religious traditions and promoting religious literacy to general audiences rather than presenting narrow specialized research.

World religions overviewReligious literacy and educationNew and minority religious movementsComparative religionReligion and culture/nature

Publication output was low and sporadic for most of the past decade but shows a sharp, concentrated surge in 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 1 publication1819202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 26 publications262526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Religion×4
  • Religions of South Asia×3
  • Journal of Religion and Popular Culture×1
  • Six Sigma Forum Magazine×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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