Adam Mayer

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Adam Mayer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam Mayer has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 17 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Adam Mayer's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (26 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (25 papers) and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (19 papers). Adam Mayer is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (26 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (25 papers) and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (19 papers). Adam Mayer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Germany. Adam Mayer's co-authors include E. Keith Smith, Stephanie A. Malin, Shawn Hazboun, Emilio F. Morán, María Claudia López, Tara O’Connor Shelley, John L. Adgate, Ted Chiricos, Marc Gertz and Stacia Ryder and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Adam Mayer

76 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A social trap for the climate? Collective action, trust and climate change risk perception in 35 countries

2018 238 citations E. Keith Smith, Adam Mayer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adam Mayer United States	21	975	437	383	204	164	82	1.6k
Chad Zanocco United States	19	573 0.6×	352 0.8×	177 0.5×	188 0.9×	79 0.5×	52	1.2k
Sebastian Seebauer Austria	24	1.0k 1.1×	685 1.6×	376 1.0×	147 0.7×	97 0.6×	52	1.9k
Christina Demski United Kingdom	24	1.5k 1.5×	635 1.5×	695 1.8×	201 1.0×	112 0.7×	51	2.3k
Karen Parkhill United Kingdom	28	1.5k 1.6×	908 2.1×	455 1.2×	158 0.8×	112 0.7×	43	2.3k
Matthew Cotton United Kingdom	21	705 0.7×	530 1.2×	235 0.6×	104 0.5×	141 0.9×	75	1.4k
Noel Healy United States	13	628 0.6×	431 1.0×	287 0.7×	245 1.2×	141 0.9×	13	1.4k
Catherine Butler United Kingdom	27	1.8k 1.8×	878 2.0×	789 2.1×	141 0.7×	101 0.6×	49	2.7k
Shannon Elizabeth Bell United States	15	758 0.8×	273 0.6×	172 0.4×	160 0.8×	224 1.4×	29	1.6k
Simon Matti Sweden	22	471 0.5×	289 0.7×	497 1.3×	270 1.3×	57 0.3×	50	1.3k
Kaitlin T. Raimi United States	21	915 0.9×	270 0.6×	962 2.5×	249 1.2×	71 0.4×	37	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Adam Mayer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adam Mayer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adam Mayer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fisk, Jonathan M., et al.. (2025). Digging Deeper: Examining Oil and Gas Violations in Pennsylvania From 2010 to 2022. Social Science Quarterly. 106(6).

Fisk, Jonathan M., et al.. (2025). Administrative resilience under pressure: Environmental governance and institutional adaptation. Administrative Theory & Praxis. 47(4). 289–295.

Mayer, Adam. (2025). Visibility, Land Use, Social Norms, and Partisanship in Support for a Hypothetical Solar Facility in Non-Metropolitan Michigan. Society & Natural Resources. 38(8). 800–831.

Mayer, Adam & Perry Parks. (2025). Victimhood, partisan identities, and media consumption in the US. Politics Groups and Identities. 13(4). 948–973.

Mayer, Adam & E. Keith Smith. (2024). Can solar energy become polarized? Understanding the role of expressive and negative partisanship in support for solar tax credits. Energy Research & Social Science. 113. 103545–103545. 2 indexed citations

Evensen, Darrick, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Patrick Devine‐Wright, et al.. (2023). Growing importance of climate change beliefs for attitudes towards gas. Nature Climate Change. 13(3). 240–243. 9 indexed citations

Mayer, Adam & E. Keith Smith. (2023). Multidimensional partisanship shapes climate policy support and behaviours. Nature Climate Change. 13(1). 32–39. 33 indexed citations

Arantes, Caroline C., Adam Mayer, Emilio F. Morán, et al.. (2023). Large-scale hydropower impacts and adaptation strategies on rural communities in the Amazonian floodplain of the Madeira River. Journal of Environmental Management. 336. 117240–117240. 10 indexed citations

Mayer, Adam, et al.. (2023). Large hydropower projects increase stress despite compensation efforts: Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon. PLoS ONE. 18(7). e0284760–e0284760. 5 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam & Perry Parks. (2023). Media and partisanship in energy transition: Towards a new synthesis. Energy Research & Social Science. 108. 103368–103368. 6 indexed citations

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Morán, Emilio F., María Claudia López, Rachel R. Mourão, et al.. (2022). Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(49). e2207754119–e2207754119. 12 indexed citations

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Johansen, Igor Cavallini, Ana Paula Bortoleto, Yadu Pokhrel, et al.. (2022). Feasibility of hybrid in-stream generator–photovoltaic systems for Amazonian off-grid communities. PNAS Nexus. 1(3). pgac077–pgac077. 8 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam & Stacia Ryder. (2021). Food, Energy, and Water Security in the Era of COVID-19: Preliminary Evidence from Colorado, United States. Environmental Justice. 15(5). 306–312. 3 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam, Stephanie A. Malin, Lisa M. McKenzie, Jennifer L. Peel, & John L. Adgate. (2020). Understanding Self-Rated Health and Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in Three Colorado Communities. Society & Natural Resources. 34(1). 60–81. 15 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam. (2019). Can Unconventional Oil and Gas Reduce the Rural Mortality Penalty? A Study of U.S. Counties. Journal of rural and community development. 14(4). 1 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam. (2018). Energy Transition and Rural Hospital Closure: Leaving Rural America Behind?. Environmental Justice. 11(2). 71–76. 2 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam. (2018). Economic Identity, Price and Policy: Willingness to Pay for Fracking Regulation in Colorado. Journal of Rural Social Sciences. 33(1). 1. 2 indexed citations

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Malin, Stephanie A., et al.. (2017). Free market ideology and deregulation in Colorado’s oil fields: Evidence for triple movement activism?. Environmental Politics. 26(3). 521–545. 31 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam. (2017). Community economic identity and colliding treadmills in oil and gas governance. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 8(1). 1–12. 18 indexed citations

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Mayer, Adam & Michelle T. Foster. (2015). Understanding Recession and Self-Rated Health with the Partial Proportional Odds Model: An Analysis of 26 Countries. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140724–e0140724. 8 indexed citations

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