OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Environmental Psychology is 42. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	286
Landmark-based guidance and cognitive saliency: Age-related benefits in spatial performance	235
Evaluating children's preferences of the orphanages' outdoor spaces: Integrated multi-method ‘Jourchin’ approach	153
How exposure to natural scenes can promote weight control behaviors: A replication experiment	151
Microplastics in food and drink: Predictors of public risk perceptions and support for plastic-reducing policies based on a climate change framework	146
#Fighteverycrisis: A psychological perspective on motivators of the support of mitigation measures in the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic	139
Editorial Board	121
Chaotic or crowded? The role of physical household environment in children's learning during the COVID-19 pandemic	110
Psychometric properties of the climate change anxiety scale	100
What types of nature exposure are associated with hedonic, eudaimonic and evaluative wellbeing? An 18-country study	98
Measuring pro-environmental orientation: Testing and building scales	75
Exploring psychophysical measurement in landscape aesthetics: Validity, reliability and signal detection via single-versus opposing-construct rating scales, with or without zeros	75
Can we do more than “bounce back”? Transilience in the face of climate change risks	74
Political differences in climate change knowledge and their association with climate attitudes, behavior, and policy support	69
Environmental framing and left-wing political orientation promote sustainability in a US-based common-pool resource dilemma	67
Characteristics of physical environments that enhance learning: A systematic review of EEG-Based empirical studies	66
Nature and patient waiting: Mediating effects of anxiety and perceived wait time on the association between nature and service perception	66
Electromagnetic and climatic foundations of human aggression	65
The role of switching frequency, task variety and motivation in activity-based working: When does the switch fit?	64
Moving beyond meat: Perceived unnaturalness and disgust across cultured foods	63
Synthesising psychometric evidence for the Climate Anxiety Scale and Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale	61
Caring about one's legacy relates to constructive coping with climate change	59
Does exposure to pictures of nature boost attentional control in the Stroop task?	59
Predictors of hurricane evacuation decisions: A meta-analysis	57
Green or greenwashed? Examining consumers' ability to identify greenwashing	54

The effect of water sound level in virtual reality: A study of restorative benefits in young adults through immersive natural environments	53
Spillover from general and specific pro-environmental behavior to climate-friendly choices and policy Acceptance: The mediating role of psychological engagement	49
Self-transcendent emotion dispositions: Greater connections with nature and more sustainable behavior	49
The burden of climate action: How environmental responsibility is impacted by socioeconomic status	48
Exposure to nature in immersive virtual reality increases connectedness to nature among people with low nature affinity	48
Can organizations shape eco-friendly employees? Organizational support improves pro-environmental behaviors at work	47
Sniffing the distance: Scents can make objects appear closer	47
The climate activist’s dilemma: Extreme protests reduce movement support but raise climate concern and intentions	45
What does sustainability sound like? Crafting soundscapes that reflect environmental and social sustainability dimensions	45
GPS use and navigation ability: A systematic review and meta-analysis	45
School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California	44
Worry's Clout: Concern, not positive affectivity, drives climate activism	44
Greater perceived access to green spaces near homes: Safer and more satisfied residents	44
Eco-anxiety and climate-anxiety linked to indirect exposure: A scoping review of empirical research	44
Man or bear? How gender affects experiences of natural environments with varying levels of vegetation density and different danger threats	44
Understanding slow progress on urban climate adaptation: An empirical analysis of behavioural dynamics in Dutch policymaking	43
The influence of physical office environments on physiological stress: A PRISMA systematic scoping review	42