Adrian Brügger

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Adrian Brügger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Brügger has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 12 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Adrian Brügger's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (19 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (12 papers). Adrian Brügger is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (19 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (12 papers). Adrian Brügger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany. Adrian Brügger's co-authors include Suraje Dessai, Thomas A. Morton, Florian G. Kaiser, Nina Roczen, Nicholas Frank Pidgeon, Patrick Devine‐Wright, Terry Hartig, Claude Messner, Stuart Capstick and Carmen Tanner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Brügger

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Psychological responses to the proximity of climate change 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Psychological responses to the proximity of climate change
    2015 262 citations Adrian Brügger, Suraje Dessai et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adrian Brügger Switzerland 18 822 779 344 233 214 30 1.4k
Rachel I. McDonald Australia 11 901 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 387 1.1× 258 1.1× 454 2.1× 13 1.8k
Lisa Zaval United States 13 634 0.8× 885 1.1× 239 0.7× 150 0.6× 131 0.6× 18 1.6k
Thijs Bouman Netherlands 17 922 1.1× 862 1.1× 281 0.8× 258 1.1× 353 1.6× 44 1.7k
Nathaniel Geiger United States 18 650 0.8× 822 1.1× 284 0.8× 267 1.1× 82 0.4× 34 1.3k
Charles A. Ogunbode United Kingdom 16 602 0.7× 761 1.0× 197 0.6× 97 0.4× 119 0.6× 34 1.3k
Kaitlin T. Raimi United States 21 962 1.2× 915 1.2× 315 0.9× 263 1.1× 498 2.3× 37 2.0k
Zoe Leviston Australia 29 1.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.9× 384 1.1× 224 1.0× 196 0.9× 69 2.6k
Gregg Sparkman United States 13 637 0.8× 616 0.8× 284 0.8× 158 0.7× 188 0.9× 26 1.2k
Cameron Brick Netherlands 25 931 1.1× 788 1.0× 465 1.4× 182 0.8× 400 1.9× 65 1.9k
Matthew T. Ballew United States 20 828 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 198 0.6× 142 0.6× 90 0.4× 32 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Adrian Brügger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adrian Brügger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian Brügger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Adrian Brügger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Adrian Brügger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Adrian Brügger. Adrian Brügger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lange, Florian, Sebastian Berger, Katarzyna Byrka, et al.. (2023). Beyond self-reports: A call for more behavior in environmental psychology. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 86. 101965–101965. 51 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian & Isabel Richter. (2023). Our vision is your opportunity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Stöckli, Sabrina, et al.. (2023). Carbon footprint labels involving traffic lights foster sustainable food choices. Food Quality and Preference. 106. 104813–104813. 19 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, Robert Tobias, & Fredy S. Monge. (2021). Public Perceptions of Climate Change in the Peruvian Andes. Sustainability. 13(5). 2677–2677. 27 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2021). Exploring the influence of goals at different levels of abstraction on self-reported and electronically measured exercise frequency: an experimental field study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 20(2). 474–496. 1 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2019). The Role of Attitude Strength in Behavioral Spillover: Attitude Matters—But Not Necessarily as a Moderator. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1018–1018. 25 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2019). Using a Goal Theoretical Perspective to Reduce Negative and Promote Positive Spillover After a Bike-to-Work Campaign. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 433–433. 20 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2018). How Focusing on Superordinate Goals Motivates Broad, Long-Term Goal Pursuit: A Theoretical Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 1879–1879. 38 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2016). A replication and Extension of the socio-psychological model of climate Change risk perceptions. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern).
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Brügger, Adrian, Thomas A. Morton, & Suraje Dessai. (2015). Hand in Hand: Public Endorsement of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124843–e0124843. 61 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, Suraje Dessai, Patrick Devine‐Wright, Thomas A. Morton, & Nicholas Frank Pidgeon. (2015). Psychological responses to the proximity of climate change. Nature Climate Change. 5(12). 1031–1037. 262 indexed citations breakdown →
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Messner, Claude, et al.. (2014). Completed egoism and intended altruism boost healthy food choices☆. Appetite. 77. 38–45. 16 indexed citations
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O’Hagan, John, et al.. (2013). A preventive approach to risk management in global fruit and vegetable supply chains. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 147–158. 4 indexed citations
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Tanner, Carmen, et al.. (2010). Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology. 218(4). 225–233. 65 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, Florian G. Kaiser, & Nina Roczen. (2010). One for All?. European Psychologist. 16(4). 324–333. 226 indexed citations
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Brügger, Adrian, et al.. (2009). Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes. Sozial- und Präventivmedizin. 54(6). 427–438. 8 indexed citations
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Tobias, Robert, Adrian Brügger, & Hans‐Joachim Mosler. (2009). Developing Strategies for Waste Reduction by Means of Tailored Interventions in Santiago de Cuba. Environment and Behavior. 41(6). 836–865. 11 indexed citations

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