Ellen Peters

32.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
216 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Ellen Peters is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Peters has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 54 papers in General Health Professions and 54 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ellen Peters's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (46 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (44 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (38 papers). Ellen Peters is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (46 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (44 papers) and Risk Perception and Management (38 papers). Ellen Peters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Ellen Peters's co-authors include Paul Slovic, Judith H. Hibbard, Melissa L. Finucane, C. K. Mertz, Daniel Västfjäll, Donald G. MacGregor, Dan M. Kahan, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Donald Braman and Gregory N. Mandel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Peters

210 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Polarizing Impact of Science Literacy and Numeracy on Perceived Climate Change Risks

2012 1.4k citations Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic et al. profile →
The affect heuristic

2006 1.0k citations Paul Slovic, Ellen Peters et al. profile →
Risk Perception and Affect

2006 984 citations Paul Slovic, Ellen Peters profile →
Numeracy and Decision Making

2006 863 citations Ellen Peters, Daniel Västfjäll et al. profile →
The Role of Affect and Worldviews as Orienting Dispositions in the Perception and Acceptance of Nuclear Power¹

1996 457 citations Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic profile →
Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid developers

2013 404 citations Lyndal Trevena, Brian J. Zikmund‐Fisher et al. profile →
Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government

2017 376 citations Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ellen Peters United States	65	6.0k	3.1k	2.5k	2.4k	2.0k	216	16.7k
Neil D. Weinstein United States	61	6.7k 1.1×	3.4k 1.1×	7.8k 3.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	98	21.8k
Baruch Fischhoff United States	85	12.9k 2.1×	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	6.9k 2.8×	4.7k 2.3×	401	33.2k
Jon A. Krosnick United States	80	12.7k 2.1×	1.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	630 0.3×	2.6k 1.3×	203	22.9k
Noah J. Goldstein United States	30	5.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	522 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	73	13.1k
Elke U. Weber United States	64	7.8k 1.3×	690 0.2×	3.5k 1.4×	5.3k 2.2×	3.6k 1.8×	238	21.7k
Alexander J. Rothman United States	57	3.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	6.0k 2.4×	554 0.2×	622 0.3×	201	14.8k
Duane T. Wegener United States	42	6.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 1.0×	826 0.3×	698 0.3×	135	17.4k
Ralph Hertwig Germany	63	3.8k 0.6×	719 0.2×	1.9k 0.8×	6.4k 2.6×	2.9k 1.4×	301	16.0k
Eldar Shafir United States	39	2.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	95	11.4k
Paschal Sheeran United Kingdom	70	6.5k 1.1×	3.3k 1.1×	10.7k 4.3×	848 0.3×	753 0.4×	201	22.9k

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Chapman, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Association between wildfire smoke exposure and parents’ adoption of protective behaviours: Exploring the role of objective and subjective smoke exposure. Environmental Challenges. 21. 101362–101362.

Chapman, Daniel & Ellen Peters. (2024). Examining the (non-linear) relationships between climate change anxiety, information seeking, and pro-environmental behavioral intentions. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 99. 102440–102440. 10 indexed citations

Fish, Carolyn, et al.. (2024). Using Geovisualizations to Educate the Public About Environmental Health Hazards: What Works and Why. Current Environmental Health Reports. 11(4). 453–467. 1 indexed citations

Chapman, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Motivating parents to protect their children from wildfire smoke: the impact of air quality index infographics. Environmental Research Communications. 6(7). 75001–75001. 3 indexed citations

Peters, Ellen, et al.. (2023). Poster Abstracts. HIV Medicine. 24(S3). 21–106.

Silverstein, Michael, Pär Bjälkebring, Brittany Shoots‐Reinhard, & Ellen Peters. (2023). The numeric understanding measures: Developing and validating adaptive and nonadaptive numeracy scales. Judgment and Decision Making. 18. 1 indexed citations

Philipsborn, Rebecca, et al.. (2023). Educating families about the impacts of wildfire smoke on children’s health: opportunities for healthcare professionals. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 7(1). e002187–e002187. 6 indexed citations

Peters, Ellen, et al.. (2022). Large numbers cause magnitude neglect: The case of government expenditures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(28). e2203037119–e2203037119. 9 indexed citations

Shoots‐Reinhard, Brittany, et al.. (2022). Greater objective numeracy protects COVID-19 pandemic grades but endangers academic interest.. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. 8(4). 315–329. 3 indexed citations

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Trevena, Lyndal, Carissa Bonner, Yasmina Okan, et al.. (2021). Current Challenges When Using Numbers in Patient Decision Aids: Advanced Concepts. Medical Decision Making. 41(7). 834–847. 73 indexed citations

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Nowell, W. Benjamin, Shilpa Venkatachalam, Christine E. Stake, et al.. (2020). Identifying patient decisions and related information needs during decision making related to total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 9(16). 1153–1166. 10 indexed citations

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Berman, Micah L., Michael Byron, Eric N. Lindblom, et al.. (2017). Communicating Tobacco Product Information to the Public.. PubMed. 72(3). 386–405. 9 indexed citations

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Gregory, Robin, Ellen Peters, & Paul Slovic. (2011). Making decisions about prescription drugs: A study of doctor–patient communication. Health Risk & Society. 13(4). 347–371. 13 indexed citations

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Slovic, Paul & Ellen Peters. (2010). Risk Perception and Affect. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Greene, Jessica & Ellen Peters. (2009). Medicaid consumers and informed decisionmaking.. PubMed. 30(3). 25–40. 25 indexed citations

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Västfjäll, Daniel, Ellen Peters, & Paul Slovic. (2008). Affect, risk perception and future optimism after the tsunami disaster. Judgment and Decision Making. 3(1). 64–72. 80 indexed citations

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Greene, Jessica, Ellen Peters, C. K. Mertz, & Judith H. Hibbard. (2008). Comprehension and choice of a consumer-directed health plan: an experimental study.. PubMed. 14(6). 369–76. 36 indexed citations

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Västfjäll, Daniel, Ellen Peters, & Paul Slovic. (2008). Affect, risk perception and future optimism after the tsunami disaster. Judgment and Decision Making. 3(1). 64–72. 75 indexed citations

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Peters, Ellen, Paul Slovic, Daniel Västfjäll, & C. K. Mertz. (2008). Intuitive numbers guide decisions. Judgment and Decision Making. 3(8). 619–635. 73 indexed citations

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Peters, Ellen & Paul Slovic. (2007). Affective Asynchrony and the Measurement of the Affective Attitude Component. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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