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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Wayfinding in a Real-World Indoor Setting	69
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	31
Blue, Rather Than Red Light Can Nudge Employees to Choose Delayed But Larger Wage Payment	30
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	26
Experimental Evaluation of Environmental Manipulation to Increase Composting Behavior	24
Neighborhood Safety and Perinatal Mental Health	22
Effectiveness of a Point-of-Decision Prompt to Encourage Physical Distancing on Greenways and Rail-Trails During the COVID-19 Pandemic	19
Driving Change: Unveiling the Power of Perceived Marketplace Influence and Green Consumer Behavior	19
Factors Affecting Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Pleasantness Induced by Public Space Lighting: A Systematic Literature Review	16
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
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	14
Descriptive Norms, Personal Values, Organizational Pro-Environmental Support: Providing Intrinsic or Extrinsic Attributions to Increase Pro-Environmental Behaviors	14
Wearable Sensing and Mining of the Informativeness of Older Adults’ Physiological, Behavioral, and Cognitive Responses to Detect Demanding Environmental Conditions	13
Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards	12
Greenness, Deprivation, and Fatal Police Shootings: A Five-Year Nationwide Study in the United States	10
A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback	10
Exploring Citizens’ Support for Carbon Taxation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: Evidence From Iran	9
Beauty Builds Cooperation by Increasing Moral Concern for the Environment	8
Seasonal Influence of Sakura Trees on Human Health: Evidence From Physiological and Psychological Responses	8
The Role of Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urban Tree Planting and Survival: Insights from the EquiTree Program in San Antonio, Texas	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
Solutions Journalism Stories Boosts Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions Through Positive Affect and Collective Efficacy Beliefs	7

Communicating the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Diverse Audiences and Effects Over Time	7
Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next?	7
Psychosocial Determinants of Lyme Disease Preventive Behavior Among Outdoor Recreationists	6
Relationships of Task–Environment Fit With Office Workers’ Concentration and Team Functioning in Activity-Based Working Environments	6
An Underview Effect? Psycho-Social Impacts of Saturation Diving Among Aquanauts	6
Public Awareness of Air Quality Issues in Manhattan Chinatown	5
A Multi-Method Behavior Setting Analysis of a Protracted Refugee Camp in Jordan	5
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
Radical Climate Movements: Associations Between Government Response and Public Support	4
Biophilic Design Interventions for Indoor Environments: Exploring Nature Connectedness, Well-being, and Public Acceptance Through a Within-subjects Experiment	4
The Role of Civic Participation for Environmental Policy Support	4
Understanding the Nature of Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Psychometric Network Analysis	3
The Positive Effects of Action Regrets: A Brief Regret Intervention Showing That Environmentally Unfriendly Acts Can Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviors	3
Small Steps, Big Impact: Increasing Perceived Effectiveness of Sustainable Behavior by Demonstrating Its Cumulative Impact Over Time	3
Pathways from Built Environment to Health Care Costs: Linking Objectively Measured Built Environment with Physical Activity and Health Care Expenditures	3
Contributions and Limitations Walk Score^® in the Context of Walkability: A Scoping Review	3
Greening and Safety: The Influence of Road Greenness on Driver’s Attention and Emergency Reaction Time	2
Co-designing an Ideal Nature-Related Digital Tool With Children: An Exploratory Study From the Netherlands	2
Exploring the Moderating Effects of Incidental Emotions on Rewards for Encouraging Hotel Guests’ Towel Reuse Behavior	2
Ash Everywhere: Place Attachment and Meanings in the Aftermath of Wildfires	2
Ecological Dominance Orientation as a predictor of Wildlife Value Orientations and Support for Lethal Wildlife Management	2
Reciprocal Relations Between Climate Change Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior	2
From Governance to Green Behavior: How Anticipatory Environmental Systems Shape Individual Sustainability Actions in Emerging Markets	2
Political Common Ground on Preserving Nature: Environmental Motives Across the Political Spectrum	1
The Mitigating Effects of Water Sound Attributes on Stress Responses to Traffic Noise	1
Impact of Constructive Narratives About Climate Change on Learned Helplessness and Motivation to Engage in Climate Action	1
Antiscience Will Tear Us Apart: Relationship Between Antiscientific Beliefs and Sustainable Behaviour in a Mexican Population	1
The Effect of Nature-Based Adventure Interventions on Depression: A Systematic Review	1
Validation and Application of a Perception of Community Adaptive Capacity to Coastal Hazards Measure	1
Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents’ Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing	1
Experimental Vignette Methodology: A Cost-Effective Approach for Testing the Energy Saving Effects of Psychological Interventions?	1
Sustainability and Sociability: Shared Practices and Community Cohesion in U.S. Cohousing	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
Literature review of human interactions with urban nature and their mental health associations	1
Is Neighborhood Nature an Ecological Precursor of Parenting Practices, Infant-Parent Bonding, and Infant Socioemotional Function?	1
Predicting Behaviors Towards Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Conservation: A Systematic Review of the Literature	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