OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environment and Behavior is 1. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Wayfinding in a Real-World Indoor Setting	95
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	42
Blue, Rather Than Red Light Can Nudge Employees to Choose Delayed But Larger Wage Payment	38
Experimental Evaluation of Environmental Manipulation to Increase Composting Behavior	37
Evidence on the Effectiveness-Acceptance Trade-Off Between Forced Active Choice and Default Nudging: A Field Study to Reduce Meat Consumption in Cafeterias	35
Effectiveness of a Point-of-Decision Prompt to Encourage Physical Distancing on Greenways and Rail-Trails During the COVID-19 Pandemic	27
A Splash and a Crowd: Do Water Fountains and Storefronts Improve Plaza’s Visitability?	27
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	25
Driving Change: Unveiling the Power of Perceived Marketplace Influence and Green Consumer Behavior	21
Neighborhood Safety and Perinatal Mental Health	21
Can Virtual Reality Nature Serve as a Substitute for Real Nature? A Comparison of Visual Attention, Blood Pressure, and Emotional Responses	20
Factors Affecting Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Pleasantness Induced by Public Space Lighting: A Systematic Literature Review	17
Nature Sounds for Stress Recovery and Healthy Eating: A Lab Experiment Differentiating Water and Bird Sound	16
Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal, and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data From a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany	16
Cross-Cultural Applications of the New Ecological Paradigm in Protected Area Contexts	15
Perceived Family Conflict Under High Household Density: Could Frequent Visits to Approachable Urban Outdoor Spaces Potentially Be a Mitigator?	14
Descriptive Norms, Personal Values, Organizational Pro-Environmental Support: Providing Intrinsic or Extrinsic Attributions to Increase Pro-Environmental Behaviors	13
Greenness, Deprivation, and Fatal Police Shootings: A Five-Year Nationwide Study in the United States	13
A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback	12
Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards	11
Wearable Sensing and Mining of the Informativeness of Older Adults’ Physiological, Behavioral, and Cognitive Responses to Detect Demanding Environmental Conditions	11
Monitoring Data and Public Perception Diverge – Especially When Species Abundance Increases	10
Seasonal Influence of Sakura Trees on Human Health: Evidence From Physiological and Psychological Responses	9
Exploring Citizens’ Support for Carbon Taxation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: Evidence From Iran	9
Concerns About the Drying Great Salt Lake: What Do People Care About and Who Cares the Most?	8

Taming the Dragons: Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Awareness-Empowerment and Social Norms Interventions to Reduce Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behavior	8
Roles of Technological Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Influencing Consumer Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies: A Path Analysis	8
The Role of Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urban Tree Planting and Survival: Insights from the EquiTree Program in San Antonio, Texas	7
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
Beauty Builds Cooperation by Increasing Moral Concern for the Environment	6
Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next?	5
Solutions Journalism Stories Boosts Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions Through Positive Affect and Collective Efficacy Beliefs	4
Biophilic Design Interventions for Indoor Environments: Exploring Nature Connectedness, Well-being, and Public Acceptance Through a Within-subjects Experiment	4
An Underview Effect? Psycho-Social Impacts of Saturation Diving Among Aquanauts	4
Relationships of Task–Environment Fit With Office Workers’ Concentration and Team Functioning in Activity-Based Working Environments	4
Psychosocial Determinants of Lyme Disease Preventive Behavior Among Outdoor Recreationists	4
Public Awareness of Air Quality Issues in Manhattan Chinatown	3
Diffusion of Innovation Influences the Value Basis of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Rural Communities	3
Small Steps, Big Impact: Increasing Perceived Effectiveness of Sustainable Behavior by Demonstrating Its Cumulative Impact Over Time	3
Ecological Dominance Orientation as a predictor of Wildlife Value Orientations and Support for Lethal Wildlife Management	3
Radical Climate Movements: Associations Between Government Response and Public Support	3
Contributions and Limitations Walk Score ^® in the Context of Walkability: A Scoping Review	3
The Positive Effects of Action Regrets: A Brief Regret Intervention Showing That Environmentally Unfriendly Acts Can Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviors	3
Reciprocal Relations Between Climate Change Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior	3
The Role of Civic Participation for Environmental Policy Support	3
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	3
Understanding the Nature of Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Psychometric Network Analysis	3
Stigma Next Door: Discrimination Against Public Housing Residents and Their Neighborhood Perceptions and Attitudes	3
Ash Everywhere: Place Attachment and Meanings in the Aftermath of Wildfires	2
Exploring the Moderating Effects of Incidental Emotions on Rewards for Encouraging Hotel Guests’ Towel Reuse Behavior	2
Political Common Ground on Preserving Nature: Environmental Motives Across the Political Spectrum	2
Impact of Constructive Narratives About Climate Change on Learned Helplessness and Motivation to Engage in Climate Action	2
Is Neighborhood Nature an Ecological Precursor of Parenting Practices, Infant-Parent Bonding, and Infant Socioemotional Function?	2
Co-designing an Ideal Nature-Related Digital Tool With Children: An Exploratory Study From the Netherlands	2
Greening and Safety: The Influence of Road Greenness on Driver’s Attention and Emergency Reaction Time	2
From Governance to Green Behavior: How Anticipatory Environmental Systems Shape Individual Sustainability Actions in Emerging Markets	2
The Mitigating Effects of Water Sound Attributes on Stress Responses to Traffic Noise	1
The Effect of Nature-Based Adventure Interventions on Depression: A Systematic Review	1
Sustainability and Sociability: Shared Practices and Community Cohesion in U.S. Cohousing	1
Antiscience Will Tear Us Apart: Relationship Between Antiscientific Beliefs and Sustainable Behaviour in a Mexican Population	1
Ecospirituality Predicts Pro-Environmental Outcomes Across Cultures	1
Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents’ Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing	1
Predicting Behaviors Towards Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Conservation: A Systematic Review of the Literature	1
Validation and Application of a Perception of Community Adaptive Capacity to Coastal Hazards Measure	1
Changing the “Meaning of Place” Within a Hospital: The Impact of Establishing an Art Gallery on Esthetic Experience, Restorativeness, Affective Commitment, and Work Engagement of Healthcare Personnel	1
Relationships Among Environmental Attitudes, Environmental Efficacy, and Pro-Environmental Behaviors Across and Within 11 Countries	1
Experimental Vignette Methodology: A Cost-Effective Approach for Testing the Energy Saving Effects of Psychological Interventions?	1
Literature review of human interactions with urban nature and their mental health associations	1
The Golden Mean: How Zhongyong Affects Environmental Behaviors and the Pathways	1
Home Yard and Neighbourhood Physical Environment Latent Class Profiles and Preschooler’s Physical Activity Behaviour: Findings from the PLAYCE Study	1
A Panel Study of the Relationships Between Social Media Interactions and Adolescents’ Pro-Environmental Cognitions and Behaviors	1
Norm Neutralization and Climate Inaction: Application of the Norm Activation Model to Climate Change	1