Elizabeth Halpenny

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth Halpenny is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth Halpenny has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 31 papers in Social Psychology and 18 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth Halpenny's work include Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (27 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (26 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (17 papers). Elizabeth Halpenny is often cited by papers focused on Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (27 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (26 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (17 papers). Elizabeth Halpenny collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Elizabeth Halpenny's co-authors include Gordon J. Walker, Cory Kulczycki, Kelly J. MacKay, Christine M. Van Winkle, Jinyang Deng, Christopher J. Lemieux, Mark Groulx, Glen T. Hvenegaard, Andrew Spiers and Shintaro Kono and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Tourism Management and Annals of Tourism Research.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth Halpenny

66 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Pro-environmental behaviours and park visitors: The effect of place attachment
    2010 614 citations Elizabeth Halpenny profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elizabeth Halpenny Canada 23 1.4k 549 478 319 318 70 2.0k
Michael A. Tarrant United States 28 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 566 1.2× 542 1.7× 244 0.8× 65 3.2k
Leila Scannell Canada 13 2.8k 2.1× 471 0.9× 711 1.5× 864 2.7× 229 0.7× 18 3.6k
Kreg Lindberg United States 22 1.6k 1.2× 608 1.1× 340 0.7× 179 0.6× 185 0.6× 63 2.2k
Kelly S. Bricker United States 16 1.1k 0.8× 590 1.1× 171 0.4× 284 0.9× 120 0.4× 55 1.5k
Lynne C. Manzo United States 16 2.3k 1.7× 328 0.6× 252 0.5× 612 1.9× 96 0.3× 23 3.0k
Peter Fredman Sweden 26 1.4k 1.1× 896 1.6× 231 0.5× 280 0.9× 191 0.6× 108 2.2k
Brent Lovelock New Zealand 24 909 0.7× 268 0.5× 255 0.5× 89 0.3× 168 0.5× 78 1.4k
William P. Stewart United States 29 2.3k 1.7× 1.0k 1.8× 267 0.6× 483 1.5× 265 0.8× 105 3.4k
Alexandra Coghlan Australia 28 1.7k 1.3× 483 0.9× 393 0.8× 62 0.2× 665 2.1× 79 2.6k
Michael E. Patterson United States 24 1.8k 1.3× 968 1.8× 277 0.6× 615 1.9× 132 0.4× 35 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elizabeth Halpenny

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth Halpenny

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Halpenny, Elizabeth, et al.. (2025). The psychological drivers of pro-environmental behaviors on recreational trails in Canmore, Alberta. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 52. 100955–100955.
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Hvenegaard, Glen T., et al.. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 on Visitor Intentions to Attend Personal Interpretation Programs in the Provincial Parks of Alberta, Canada. Journal of Interpretation Research. 29(1). 10–25.
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Bloom, Jessica de, et al.. (2023). Integrative review: Vacations and subjective well-being. Journal of Leisure Research. 55(1). 65–94. 9 indexed citations
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Lemieux, Christopher J., Mark Groulx, Rachel T. Buxton, et al.. (2022). The ‘healthy parks–healthy people’ movement in Canada: progress, challenges, and an emerging knowledge and action agenda. PARKS. 7–21. 8 indexed citations
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Halpenny, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Petting bees or building bee boxes? Strategies for transformative learning. Environmental Education Research. 28(4). 560–580. 8 indexed citations
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Hvenegaard, Glen T., et al.. (2021). Towards Mobilizing Knowledge for Effective Decision-Making in Parks and Protected Areas. Land. 10(3). 254–254. 1 indexed citations
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Lemieux, Christopher J., Paul A. Gray, Rodolphe Devillers, et al.. (2018). How the race to achieve Aichi Target 11 could jeopardize the effective conservation of biodiversity in Canada and beyond. Marine Policy. 99. 312–323. 46 indexed citations
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Winkle, Christine M. Van, et al.. (2018). Engaging Festival Audiences through Social Media. 2 indexed citations
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Lemieux, Christopher J., Mark Groulx, Elizabeth Halpenny, et al.. (2017). “The End of the Ice Age?”: Disappearing World Heritage and the Climate Change Communication Imperative. Environmental Communication. 12(5). 653–671. 41 indexed citations
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Winkle, Christine M. Van, et al.. (2017). Factors affecting mobile device use at festival attractions. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 1 indexed citations
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Halpenny, Elizabeth, et al.. (2017). Front-Country Campers' Constraints, Negotiation, and Pro-Environment Behavioral Intention: An Extension to the Theory of Planned Behavior. Leisure Sciences. 40(3). 174–193. 25 indexed citations
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McCool, Stephen F., et al.. (2012). Protected Area branding strategies to increase stewardship among park constituencies. PARKS. 18(2). 55–64. 15 indexed citations
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Waithaka, John, et al.. (2012). Conserving biodiversity through Parks Canada’s volunteer programme. PARKS. 18(2). 65–78. 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Gordon J., Elizabeth Halpenny, Andrew Spiers, & Jinyang Deng. (2011). A Prospective Panel Study of Chinese-Canadian Immigrants’ Leisure Participation and Leisure Satisfaction. Leisure Sciences. 33(5). 349–365. 39 indexed citations
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Marck, Patrícia, et al.. (2011). Strengthening access to restorative places: Findings from a participatory study on engaging with nature in the promotion of health. Health & Place. 17(2). 558–571. 17 indexed citations
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Halpenny, Elizabeth, et al.. (2010). Engaging with nature to promote health: bridging research silos to examine the evidence. Health Promotion International. 26(1). 100–108. 30 indexed citations
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Halpenny, Elizabeth, et al.. (2003). Volunteering for nature: Motivations for participating in a biodiversity conservation volunteer program. World Leisure Journal. 45(2). 38–50. 67 indexed citations

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