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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Wayfinding in a Real-World Indoor Setting	92
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	40
Blue, Rather Than Red Light Can Nudge Employees to Choose Delayed But Larger Wage Payment	36
Experimental Evaluation of Environmental Manipulation to Increase Composting Behavior	35
Evidence on the Effectiveness-Acceptance Trade-Off Between Forced Active Choice and Default Nudging: A Field Study to Reduce Meat Consumption in Cafeterias	33
A Splash and a Crowd: Do Water Fountains and Storefronts Improve Plaza’s Visitability?	25
Effectiveness of a Point-of-Decision Prompt to Encourage Physical Distancing on Greenways and Rail-Trails During the COVID-19 Pandemic	24
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	24
Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal, and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data From a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany	20
Nature Sounds for Stress Recovery and Healthy Eating: A Lab Experiment Differentiating Water and Bird Sound	20
Neighborhood Safety and Perinatal Mental Health	19
Cross-Cultural Applications of the New Ecological Paradigm in Protected Area Contexts	17
Driving Change: Unveiling the Power of Perceived Marketplace Influence and Green Consumer Behavior	16
Wearable Sensing and Mining of the Informativeness of Older Adults’ Physiological, Behavioral, and Cognitive Responses to Detect Demanding Environmental Conditions	15
Factors Affecting Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Pleasantness Induced by Public Space Lighting: A Systematic Literature Review	15
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
Perceived Family Conflict Under High Household Density: Could Frequent Visits to Approachable Urban Outdoor Spaces Potentially Be a Mitigator?	13
A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback	11
Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards	11
Roles of Technological Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Influencing Consumer Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies: A Path Analysis	10
Exploring Citizens’ Support for Carbon Taxation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: Evidence From Iran	10
Communicating the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Diverse Audiences and Effects Over Time	8
Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next?	8
The Role of Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urban Tree Planting and Survival: Insights from the EquiTree Program in San Antonio, Texas	8

Seasonal Influence of Sakura Trees on Human Health: Evidence From Physiological and Psychological Responses	8
Beauty Builds Cooperation by Increasing Moral Concern for the Environment	7
Taming the Dragons: Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Awareness-Empowerment and Social Norms Interventions to Reduce Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behavior	7
Relationships of Task–Environment Fit With Office Workers’ Concentration and Team Functioning in Activity-Based Working Environments	6
Solutions Journalism Stories Boosts Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions Through Positive Affect and Collective Efficacy Beliefs	6
Impact of Urban Influence and Population Pressure on Cooperative Pasture Management: Insights from a Public Goods Game Approach with Mongolian Pastoralists	6
Psychosocial Determinants of Lyme Disease Preventive Behavior Among Outdoor Recreationists	5
An Underview Effect? Psycho-Social Impacts of Saturation Diving Among Aquanauts	5
Biophilic Design Interventions for Indoor Environments: Exploring Nature Connectedness, Well-being, and Public Acceptance Through a Within-subjects Experiment	4
Radical Climate Movements: Associations Between Government Response and Public Support	4
Public Awareness of Air Quality Issues in Manhattan Chinatown	4
The Role of Civic Participation for Environmental Policy Support	3
The Positive Effects of Action Regrets: A Brief Regret Intervention Showing That Environmentally Unfriendly Acts Can Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviors	3
Contributions and Limitations Walk Score ^® in the Context of Walkability: A Scoping Review	3
Understanding the Nature of Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Psychometric Network Analysis	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
Small Steps, Big Impact: Increasing Perceived Effectiveness of Sustainable Behavior by Demonstrating Its Cumulative Impact Over Time	3
Stigma Next Door: Discrimination Against Public Housing Residents and Their Neighborhood Perceptions and Attitudes	3
Ecological Dominance Orientation as a predictor of Wildlife Value Orientations and Support for Lethal Wildlife Management	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
The Mitigating Effects of Water Sound Attributes on Stress Responses to Traffic Noise	2
Reciprocal Relations Between Climate Change Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior	2
Impact of Constructive Narratives About Climate Change on Learned Helplessness and Motivation to Engage in Climate Action	2
From Governance to Green Behavior: How Anticipatory Environmental Systems Shape Individual Sustainability Actions in Emerging Markets	2
Ash Everywhere: Place Attachment and Meanings in the Aftermath of Wildfires	2
Political Common Ground on Preserving Nature: Environmental Motives Across the Political Spectrum	2
Greening and Safety: The Influence of Road Greenness on Driver’s Attention and Emergency Reaction Time	2
Is Neighborhood Nature an Ecological Precursor of Parenting Practices, Infant-Parent Bonding, and Infant Socioemotional Function?	2
Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents’ Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing	1
Home Yard and Neighbourhood Physical Environment Latent Class Profiles and Preschooler’s Physical Activity Behaviour: Findings from the PLAYCE Study	1
Landscape Identity, Well-Being, and Climate-Driven Disturbances in Southern Sweden	1
Top-Down Processing and Nature Connectedness Predict Psychological and Physiological Effects of Nature	1
Examining the Relationship Between Greenspace and Substance Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Scoping Review	1
Sustainability and Sociability: Shared Practices and Community Cohesion in U.S. Cohousing	1
Literature review of human interactions with urban nature and their mental health associations	1
Antiscience Will Tear Us Apart: Relationship Between Antiscientific Beliefs and Sustainable Behaviour in a Mexican Population	1
Validation and Application of a Perception of Community Adaptive Capacity to Coastal Hazards Measure	1
From Parents to Planet: Understanding the Link Between Parenting Styles and Pro-Environmental Behaviors of a Sample of Italian Young Adults	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
The Effect of Nature-Based Adventure Interventions on Depression: A Systematic Review	1
Predicting Behaviors Towards Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Conservation: A Systematic Review of the Literature	1
A Panel Study of the Relationships Between Social Media Interactions and Adolescents’ Pro-Environmental Cognitions and Behaviors	1
Nature Exposure is Associated With Reduced Smartphone Use	1
Breaking Barriers to Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Understanding Resident Stewardship Intentions in Three Major U.S. Cities	1
Deepening and Practical Application of Sentiment Analysis: Through Exploration of Public Interest and Sentiment on “Biodiversity” From Twitter	1
Ecospirituality Predicts Pro-Environmental Outcomes Across Cultures	1
The Golden Mean: How Zhongyong Affects Environmental Behaviors and the Pathways	1