Alan E. Watson

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Alan E. Watson is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan E. Watson has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Social Psychology, 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alan E. Watson's work include Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (53 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (31 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (28 papers). Alan E. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (53 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (31 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (28 papers). Alan E. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Alan E. Watson's co-authors include Joseph W. Roggenbuck, Daniel R. Williams, Michael E. Patterson, William T. Borrie, H. Ken Cordell, Tyron J. Venn, D. R. Williams, John C. Bergstrom, David N. Cole and John J. Daigle and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Ecological Economics and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Alan E. Watson

83 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Beyond the commodity metaphor: Examining emotional and symbolic attachment to place

1992 1.0k citations Daniel R. Williams, Michael E. Patterson et al. profile →
Biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change: Facing challenges and management strategies

2024 47 citations Xiujuan Zhang, Junbang Wang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan E. Watson United States	23	1.7k	1.2k	554	467	465	89	2.7k
Michael E. Patterson United States	24	1.8k 1.1×	968 0.8×	615 1.1×	405 0.9×	272 0.6×	35	2.9k
Michael A. Tarrant United States	28	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	542 1.0×	354 0.8×	436 0.9×	65	3.2k
Joseph W. Roggenbuck United States	23	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	561 1.0×	162 0.3×	386 0.8×	53	2.7k
William P. Stewart United States	29	2.3k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	483 0.9×	429 0.9×	339 0.7×	105	3.4k
Jinyang Deng United States	28	1.6k 1.0×	815 0.7×	405 0.7×	449 1.0×	373 0.8×	81	2.8k
Peter Fredman Sweden	26	1.4k 0.8×	896 0.8×	280 0.5×	428 0.9×	481 1.0×	108	2.2k
Paul F.J. Eagles Canada	31	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	372 0.7×	721 1.5×	730 1.6×	96	3.5k
William E. Hammitt United States	34	2.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.9×	396 0.8×	666 1.4×	108	4.0k
Bo Shelby United States	26	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	469 0.8×	209 0.4×	702 1.5×	65	2.3k
Dorothy H. Anderson United States	23	1.1k 0.6×	654 0.6×	489 0.9×	529 1.1×	327 0.7×	49	2.1k

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Zhang, Xiujuan, Junbang Wang, Yongsheng Yang, et al.. (2024). Biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change: Facing challenges and management strategies. The Science of The Total Environment. 937. 173377–173377. 47 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Junbang, Shaoqiang Wang, Alan E. Watson, et al.. (2022). Pixel-scale historical-baseline-based ecological quality: Measuring impacts from climate change and human activities from 2000 to 2018 in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 313. 114944–114944. 28 indexed citations

Wang, Junbang, et al.. (2021). Applying a projection pursuit model for evaluation of ecological quality in Jiangxi Province, China. Ecological Indicators. 133. 108414–108414. 30 indexed citations

Borrie, William T., et al.. (2021). A Social Science Method for Public Engagement in the Context of Natural Resource Planning in the United States. Society & Natural Resources. 35(5). 506–526. 6 indexed citations

Dvorak, Robert G, William T. Borrie, & Alan E. Watson. (2013). Personal Wilderness Relationships: Building on a Transactional Approach. Environmental Management. 52(6). 1518–1532. 7 indexed citations

Watson, Alan E.. (2011). The Role of Wilderness Protection and Societal Engagement as Indicators of Well-Being: An Examination of Change at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Social Indicators Research. 110(2). 597–611. 7 indexed citations

Borrie, William T., et al.. (2008). Determinants of Trust for Public Lands: Fire and Fuels Management on the Bitterroot National Forest. Environmental Management. 43(4). 571–584. 52 indexed citations

Borrie, William T., et al.. (2002). Public purpose recreation marketing: a focus on the relationships between the public and public lands.. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 20(2). 49–68. 30 indexed citations

Watson, Alan E., et al.. (2000). Personal, societal, and ecological values of wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation, Volume II. 14. 12 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E.. (2000). Wilderness Use in the Year 2000: Societal Changes That Influence Human Relationships With Wilderness. 15. 53–60. 18 indexed citations

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Edmondston, Stephen J., et al.. (1998). Effect of position on the posteroanterior stiffness of the lumbar spine. Manual Therapy. 3(1). 21–26. 50 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E., et al.. (1996). Human values and codes of behavior: Changes in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness visitors and their attitudes. Natural Areas Journal. 16(2). 89–93. 9 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E. & Liisa Kajala. (1995). Intergroup conflict in wilderness: balancing opportunities for experience with preservation responsibility. 1 indexed citations

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Roggenbuck, Joseph W., D. R. Williams, & Alan E. Watson. (1993). Defining acceptable conditions in wilderness. Environmental Management. 17(2). 187–197. 112 indexed citations

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Roggenbuck, Joseph W., et al.. (1992). The Variability of User-Based Social Impact Standards for Wilderness Management. Forest Science. 38(4). 738–756. 39 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E. & David N. Cole. (1992). LAC indicators: an evaluation of progress and list of proposed indicators. 65–84. 13 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E., Daniel R. Williams, & John J. Daigle. (1991). Sources of Conflict Between Hikers and Mountain Bike Riders in the Rattlesnake NRA. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 9(3). 59–71. 58 indexed citations

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Manfredo, Michael J., Martin Fishbein, Glenn E. Haas, & Alan E. Watson. (1990). Attitudes Toward Prescribed Fire Policies. Journal of Forestry. 88(7). 19–23. 80 indexed citations

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Watson, Alan E., H. Ken Cordell, & Lawrence Hartmann. (1989). Characteristics of wilderness users in outdoor recreation assessments. 2 indexed citations

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Roggenbuck, Joseph W., et al.. (1985). Education to Reduce Impacts in Forest Campgrounds. Journal of Forestry. 83(4). 234–236. 55 indexed citations

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