Alison W. Bowers

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Alison W. Bowers is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison W. Bowers has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Alison W. Bowers's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (13 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (7 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (4 papers). Alison W. Bowers is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (13 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (7 papers) and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (4 papers). Alison W. Bowers collaborates with scholars based in United States and Panama. Alison W. Bowers's co-authors include Nicole M. Ardoin, Martha C. Monroe, Estelle Gaillard, Richard Plate, Willandia A. Chaves, Annie Oxarart, Mele Wheaton, Nicole Holthuis, Noelle Wyman Roth and Carter A. Hunt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biological Conservation and AMBIO.

In The Last Decade

Alison W. Bowers

23 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Identifying effective climate change education strategies: a systematic review of the research

2017 722 citations Martha C. Monroe, Richard Plate et al. Environmental Education Research profile →
Environmental education outcomes for conservation: A systematic review

2019 419 citations Nicole M. Ardoin, Alison W. Bowers et al. Biological Conservation profile →
Environmental education and K-12 student outcomes: A review and analysis of research

2017 196 citations Nicole M. Ardoin, Alison W. Bowers et al. The Journal of Environmental Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alison W. Bowers United States	12	1.1k	759	562	306	227	24	2.0k
Kathryn T. Stevenson United States	26	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	391 0.7×	564 1.8×	201 0.9×	76	2.4k
Sarah Carrier United States	19	669 0.6×	467 0.6×	447 0.8×	288 0.9×	101 0.4×	51	1.3k
Joe E. Heimlich United States	18	698 0.6×	478 0.6×	393 0.7×	370 1.2×	68 0.3×	76	1.5k
Siegmar Otto Germany	19	1.2k 1.0×	548 0.7×	223 0.4×	415 1.4×	75 0.3×	49	1.8k
Michaela Zint United States	15	540 0.5×	303 0.4×	505 0.9×	134 0.4×	156 0.7×	36	1.2k
Daniella Tilbury Australia	21	1.3k 1.2×	394 0.5×	1.5k 2.6×	172 0.6×	162 0.7×	65	2.4k
Amy Cutter‐Mackenzie Australia	20	885 0.8×	685 0.9×	758 1.3×	292 1.0×	44 0.2×	87	1.7k
Trudi L. Volk United States	13	1.8k 1.6×	769 1.0×	704 1.3×	488 1.6×	56 0.2×	19	2.2k
Urs Führer Germany	12	1.2k 1.0×	769 1.0×	237 0.4×	377 1.2×	135 0.6×	33	2.2k
Alan Reid United Kingdom	19	808 0.7×	476 0.6×	739 1.3×	180 0.6×	85 0.4×	101	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ardoin, Nicole M. & Alison W. Bowers. (2025). Collective action impacts on climate change mitigation. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 63. 101503–101503. 1 indexed citations

Bowers, Alison W., et al.. (2024). Identifying indicators, empathy, and anthropomorphism in zoo visitors' perceptions of animal wellbeing through qualitative interviews. Curator The Museum Journal. 68(1). 141–161. 1 indexed citations

Wheaton, Mele, et al.. (2024). Sociocultural learning theories for social-ecological change. Environmental Education Research. 30(8). 1193–1210. 5 indexed citations

Spalding, Ana K., et al.. (2024). Power and participation: A systematic review of marine protected area engagement through participatory science Methods. Marine Policy. 163. 106133–106133. 10 indexed citations

Ardoin, Nicole M., Alison W. Bowers, & Mele Wheaton. (2022). Leveraging collective action and environmental literacy to address complex sustainability challenges. AMBIO. 52(1). 30–44. 47 indexed citations

Ardoin, Nicole M., Alison W. Bowers, & Estelle Gaillard. (2022). A systematic mixed studies review of civic engagement outcomes in environmental education. Environmental Education Research. 29(1). 1–26. 29 indexed citations

Ardoin, Nicole M., et al.. (2022). Positive youth development outcomes and environmental education: a review of research. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 27(1). 475–492. 13 indexed citations

Bowers, Alison W., Laura E. Welfare, & Gerard Lawson. (2022). Perceptions of Officer Roles in School Resource Officer Programs. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 22(4). 890–904. 1 indexed citations

Ardoin, Nicole M. & Alison W. Bowers. (2020). Early childhood environmental education: A systematic review of the research literature. Educational Research Review. 31. 100353–100353. 192 indexed citations

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Bowers, Alison W. & Elizabeth G. Creamer. (2020). Core principles of grounded theory in a systematic review of environmental education for secondary students. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 24(6). 713–726. 8 indexed citations

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Bowers, Alison W. & Elizabeth G. Creamer. (2020). A grounded theory systematic review of environmental education for secondary students in the United States. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 30(3). 184–201. 12 indexed citations

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Ardoin, Nicole M., Alison W. Bowers, & Estelle Gaillard. (2019). Environmental education outcomes for conservation: A systematic review. Biological Conservation. 241. 108224–108224. 419 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bowers, Alison W., Shyam Ranganathan, & Denise R. Simmons. (2018). Defining Quality in Undergraduate Education. Higher Learning Research Communications. 8(1). 2 indexed citations

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Monroe, Martha C., Richard Plate, Annie Oxarart, Alison W. Bowers, & Willandia A. Chaves. (2017). Identifying effective climate change education strategies: a systematic review of the research. Environmental Education Research. 25(6). 791–812. 722 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ardoin, Nicole M., Alison W. Bowers, Noelle Wyman Roth, & Nicole Holthuis. (2017). Environmental education and K-12 student outcomes: A review and analysis of research. The Journal of Environmental Education. 49(1). 1–17. 196 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bowers, Alison W., Martha C. Monroe, & Damian C. Adams. (2016). Climate change communication insights from cooperative Extension professionals in the US Southern states: finding common ground. Environmental Communication. 10(5). 656–670. 16 indexed citations

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Ardoin, Nicole M. & Alison W. Bowers. (2012). Trends in Philanthropic Support: Foundation Giving in Environmental Education. The Journal of Environmental Education. 43(4). 259–273. 5 indexed citations

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Monroe, Martha C., Susan K. Jacobson, & Alison W. Bowers. (2003). Partnerships for Natural Resource Education: Differing Program Needs and Perspectives of Extension Agents and State Agency Staff.. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 41(3). 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Kristen C., et al.. (2003). Public perceptions of defensible space and landscape values in Minnesota and Florida.. 55–62. 15 indexed citations

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Monroe, Martha C., et al.. (2003). The Moving Edge: Perspectives on the Southern Wildland-Urban Interface. 63. 4 indexed citations

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