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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating Age-Related Differences in Wayfinding in a Real-World Indoor Setting	62
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?	28
Evidence on the Effectiveness-Acceptance Trade-Off Between Forced Active Choice and Default Nudging: A Field Study to Reduce Meat Consumption in Cafeterias	24
Experimental Evaluation of Environmental Manipulation to Increase Composting Behavior	23
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	21
Neighborhood Safety and Perinatal Mental Health	21
Cross-Cultural Applications of the New Ecological Paradigm in Protected Area Contexts	20
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	18
Factors Affecting Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Pleasantness Induced by Public Space Lighting: A Systematic Literature Review	14
Descriptive Norms, Personal Values, Organizational Pro-Environmental Support: Providing Intrinsic or Extrinsic Attributions to Increase Pro-Environmental Behaviors	13
Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards	13
Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal, and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data From a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany	13
Nature Sounds for Stress Recovery and Healthy Eating: A Lab Experiment Differentiating Water and Bird Sound	13
Greenness, Deprivation, and Fatal Police Shootings: A Five-Year Nationwide Study in the United States	13
Wearable Sensing and Mining of the Informativeness of Older Adults’ Physiological, Behavioral, and Cognitive Responses to Detect Demanding Environmental Conditions	12
A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback	11
Climato-Economic Context of Regional Crime and Corruption Across the Russian Federation	10
Seasonal Influence of Sakura Trees on Human Health: Evidence From Physiological and Psychological Responses	9
Communicating the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Diverse Audiences and Effects Over Time	8
Environmental Conditions Associated With Youth Delinquency Events: A Temporal, Meteorological, and Contextual Perspective	8
Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next?	8
Access to Environmental Cognitive Alternatives Predicts Pro-Environmental Activist Behavior	8

The Role of Neighborhood Satisfaction in Urban Tree Planting and Survival: Insights from the EquiTree Program in San Antonio, Texas	8
Beauty Builds Cooperation by Increasing Moral Concern for the Environment	7
Psychosocial Determinants of Lyme Disease Preventive Behavior Among Outdoor Recreationists	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
Biophilic Design Interventions for Indoor Environments: Exploring Nature Connectedness, Well-being, and Public Acceptance Through a Within-subjects Experiment	5
Public Awareness of Air Quality Issues in Manhattan Chinatown	5
The Role of Civic Participation for Environmental Policy Support	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
Contributions and Limitations Walk Score^® in the Context of Walkability: A Scoping Review	4
Once Good, Always Good? Testing Nudge’s Spillovers on Pro Environmental Behavior	4
Understanding the Nature of Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Psychometric Network Analysis	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
Pathways from Built Environment to Health Care Costs: Linking Objectively Measured Built Environment with Physical Activity and Health Care Expenditures	3
Reciprocal Relations Between Climate Change Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior	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
Impact of Constructive Narratives About Climate Change on Learned Helplessness and Motivation to Engage in Climate Action	2
Greening and Safety: The Influence of Road Greenness on Driver’s Attention and Emergency Reaction Time	2
Ash Everywhere: Place Attachment and Meanings in the Aftermath of Wildfires	2
From Governance to Green Behavior: How Anticipatory Environmental Systems Shape Individual Sustainability Actions in Emerging Markets	2
Validation and Application of a Perception of Community Adaptive Capacity to Coastal Hazards Measure	1
The Effect of Nature-Based Adventure Interventions on Depression: A Systematic Review	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
Antiscience Will Tear Us Apart: Relationship Between Antiscientific Beliefs and Sustainable Behaviour in a Mexican Population	1
Predicting Behaviors Towards Biodiversity and Natural Habitat Conservation: A Systematic Review of the Literature	1
Is Neighborhood Nature an Ecological Precursor of Parenting Practices, Infant-Parent Bonding, and Infant Socioemotional Function?	1
Political Common Ground on Preserving Nature: Environmental Motives Across the Political Spectrum	1
Home Yard and Neighbourhood Physical Environment Latent Class Profiles and Preschooler’s Physical Activity Behaviour: Findings from the PLAYCE Study	1
Sustainability and Sociability: Shared Practices and Community Cohesion in U.S. Cohousing	1
Nature, Buildings, and Humans: Residents’ Perceptions of Well-Being in Permanent Supportive Housing	1
The Mitigating Effects of Water Sound Attributes on Stress Responses to Traffic Noise	1
The Golden Mean: How Zhongyong Affects Environmental Behaviors and the Pathways	1
Experimental Vignette Methodology: A Cost-Effective Approach for Testing the Energy Saving Effects of Psychological Interventions?	1