OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environment and Behavior is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Wayfinding in a Real-World Indoor Setting	111
Green Is Not the Same as Green: Differentiating Between the Association of Trees and Open Green Spaces With Children’s Brain Structure in the Netherlands	51
Blue, Rather Than Red Light Can Nudge Employees to Choose Delayed But Larger Wage Payment	38
Let’s Talk About Nature: Understanding Multifaceted Nature Experiences in the United States Using Social Media	37
Experimental Evaluation of Environmental Manipulation to Increase Composting Behavior	35
A Splash and a Crowd: Do Water Fountains and Storefronts Improve Plaza’s Visitability?	29
Evidence on the Effectiveness-Acceptance Trade-Off Between Forced Active Choice and Default Nudging: A Field Study to Reduce Meat Consumption in Cafeterias	28
Multilevel Evidence for the Parent-Adolescent Dyadic Effect of Familiarity With Climate Change on Pro-Environmental Behaviors in 14 Societies: Moderating Effects of Societal Power Distance and Individ	26
Neighborhood Safety and Perinatal Mental Health	24
Driving Change: Unveiling the Power of Perceived Marketplace Influence and Green Consumer Behavior	22
Cross-Cultural Applications of the New Ecological Paradigm in Protected Area Contexts	19
Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal, and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data From a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany	18
Factors Affecting Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Pleasantness Induced by Public Space Lighting: A Systematic Literature Review	17
Can Virtual Reality Nature Serve as a Substitute for Real Nature? A Comparison of Visual Attention, Blood Pressure, and Emotional Responses	17
Nature Sounds for Stress Recovery and Healthy Eating: A Lab Experiment Differentiating Water and Bird Sound	16
Perceived Family Conflict Under High Household Density: Could Frequent Visits to Approachable Urban Outdoor Spaces Potentially Be a Mitigator?	16
Descriptive Norms, Personal Values, Organizational Pro-Environmental Support: Providing Intrinsic or Extrinsic Attributions to Increase Pro-Environmental Behaviors	14
Greenness, Deprivation, and Fatal Police Shootings: A Five-Year Nationwide Study in the United States	14
Monitoring Data and Public Perception Diverge – Especially When Species Abundance Increases	13
A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback	11
Concerns About the Drying Great Salt Lake: What Do People Care About and Who Cares the Most?	10
Seasonal Influence of Sakura Trees on Human Health: Evidence From Physiological and Psychological Responses	10
Roles of Technological Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Influencing Consumer Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies: A Path Analysis	10
Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards	10
Exploring Citizens’ Support for Carbon Taxation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: Evidence From Iran	10

Beauty Builds Cooperation by Increasing Moral Concern for the Environment	9
Taming the Dragons: Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Awareness-Empowerment and Social Norms Interventions to Reduce Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behavior	7
The Role of Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urban Tree Planting and Survival: Insights from the EquiTree Program in San Antonio, Texas	6
Communicating the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Diverse Audiences and Effects Over Time	6
Impact of Urban Influence and Population Pressure on Cooperative Pasture Management: Insights from a Public Goods Game Approach with Mongolian Pastoralists	6
An Underview Effect? Psycho-Social Impacts of Saturation Diving Among Aquanauts	5
Developing Active Pro-Environmental Campaign Messaging: Variations in Belief Themes by Physical Activity and Pro-Environmental Behavior Participation	5
Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next?	5
Psychosocial Determinants of Lyme Disease Preventive Behavior Among Outdoor Recreationists	5
Solutions Journalism Stories Boosts Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions Through Positive Affect and Collective Efficacy Beliefs	5
The Role of Civic Participation for Environmental Policy Support	4
Contributions and Limitations Walk Score ^® in the Context of Walkability: A Scoping Review	4
Stigma Next Door: Discrimination Against Public Housing Residents and Their Neighborhood Perceptions and Attitudes	4
Radical Climate Movements: Associations Between Government Response and Public Support	4
Diffusion of Innovation Influences the Value Basis of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Rural Communities	4
The Positive Effects of Action Regrets: A Brief Regret Intervention Showing That Environmentally Unfriendly Acts Can Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviors	4
Public Awareness of Air Quality Issues in Manhattan Chinatown	4
Biophilic Design Interventions for Indoor Environments: Exploring Nature Connectedness, Well-being, and Public Acceptance Through a Within-subjects Experiment	4
CORRIGENDUM to Impact of the Physical Environment of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities (RHCSF) on Staff and Residents: A Systematic Review of the Literature	4
From Governance to Green Behavior: How Anticipatory Environmental Systems Shape Individual Sustainability Actions in Emerging Markets	3
Reciprocal Relations Between Climate Change Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior	3
Small Steps, Big Impact: Increasing Perceived Effectiveness of Sustainable Behavior by Demonstrating Its Cumulative Impact Over Time	3
Exploring the Moderating Effects of Incidental Emotions on Rewards for Encouraging Hotel Guests’ Towel Reuse Behavior	3
Political Common Ground on Preserving Nature: Environmental Motives Across the Political Spectrum	3
Ecological Dominance Orientation as a predictor of Wildlife Value Orientations and Support for Lethal Wildlife Management	3
Co-designing an Ideal Nature-Related Digital Tool With Children: An Exploratory Study From the Netherlands	3
Greening and Safety: The Influence of Road Greenness on Driver’s Attention and Emergency Reaction Time	3
Understanding the Nature of Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Psychometric Network Analysis	3
Impact of Constructive Narratives About Climate Change on Learned Helplessness and Motivation to Engage in Climate Action	2
Validation and Application of a Perception of Community Adaptive Capacity to Coastal Hazards Measure	2
Literature review of human interactions with urban nature and their mental health associations	2
Ash Everywhere: Place Attachment and Meanings in the Aftermath of Wildfires	2
Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents’ Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing	2
Is Neighborhood Nature an Ecological Precursor of Parenting Practices, Infant-Parent Bonding, and Infant Socioemotional Function?	2
The Mitigating Effects of Water Sound Attributes on Stress Responses to Traffic Noise	2
Predicting Behaviors Towards Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Conservation: A Systematic Review of the Literature	2