John M. Zelenski

11.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
62 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

John M. Zelenski is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Applied Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Zelenski has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Social Psychology, 22 papers in Applied Psychology and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John M. Zelenski's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (17 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (17 papers). John M. Zelenski is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (22 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (17 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (17 papers). John M. Zelenski collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Poland. John M. Zelenski's co-authors include Elizabeth K. Nisbet, Steven A. Murphy, Colin A. Capaldi, Randy J. Larsen, Raelyne L. Dopko, David Jenkins, Deanna C. Whelan, Jessica Desrochers, Holli‐Anne Passmore and Karin Sobocko and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John M. Zelenski

60 papers receiving 6.3k 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 Nature Relatedness Scale

2008 1.3k citations Elizabeth K. Nisbet, John M. Zelenski et al. profile →
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis

2014 756 citations Colin A. Capaldi, John M. Zelenski et al. Frontiers in Psychology profile →
Happiness is in our Nature: Exploring Nature Relatedness as a Contributor to Subjective Well-Being

2010 509 citations Elizabeth K. Nisbet, John M. Zelenski et al. profile →
The NR-6: a new brief measure of nature relatedness

2013 472 citations Elizabeth K. Nisbet, John M. Zelenski Frontiers in Psychology profile →
Happiness and Feeling Connected

2012 367 citations John M. Zelenski, Elizabeth K. Nisbet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Zelenski Canada	29	3.0k	2.8k	1.9k	1.6k	858	62	6.7k
Susan Clayton United States	46	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	3.8k 2.0×	4.3k 2.7×	1.1k 1.3×	130	8.7k
Miles Richardson United Kingdom	37	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	268 0.3×	98	5.1k
Cynthia McPherson Frantz United States	14	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	439 0.5×	26	4.0k
Lincoln R. Larson United States	38	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	195 0.2×	160	5.7k
Taciano L. Milfont New Zealand	52	714 0.2×	3.0k 1.1×	4.1k 2.1×	4.4k 2.8×	1.5k 1.8×	205	10.9k
Elizabeth K. Nisbet Canada	12	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	835 0.5×	310 0.4×	16	3.6k
Peter H. Kahn United States	40	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	976 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	191 0.2×	117	6.2k
Gregory N. Bratman United States	23	3.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	407 0.2×	702 0.4×	217 0.3×	53	5.1k
F. Stephan Mayer United States	11	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	386 0.4×	14	3.5k
Kalevi Korpela Finland	45	6.7k 2.3×	1.8k 0.7×	539 0.3×	2.3k 1.5×	257 0.3×	86	9.4k

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Zelenski, John M., et al.. (2025). Nature Relatedness Usefully Links Well-Being, the Environment, and Sustainability. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 35(1). 17–24.

Newman, David B., et al.. (2024). Unlocking the bitter potential of nostalgia: Covariation between and causal effects of nostalgia on envy.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 128(2). 438–455. 2 indexed citations

Newman, David B., et al.. (2024). Belief in a just world and well-being: A daily diary perspective. Personality and Individual Differences. 233. 112886–112886. 2 indexed citations

Zelenski, John M., Sara Warber, Jake M. Robinson, Alan Logan, & Susan L. Prescott. (2023). Nature Connection: Providing a Pathway from Personal to Planetary Health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(1). 16–16. 17 indexed citations

Kryś, Kuba, Colin A. Capaldi, Yukiko Uchida, et al.. (2022). Preference for modernization is universal, but expected modernization trajectories are culturally diversified: A nine‐country study of folk theories of societal development. Asian Journal Of Social Psychology. 25(4). 731–746. 5 indexed citations

Zelenski, John M., et al.. (2022). The impact of trait introversion-extraversion and identity on state authenticity: Debating the benefits of extraversion. Journal of Research in Personality. 97. 104208–104208. 5 indexed citations

Zelenski, John M. & Jessica Desrochers. (2021). Can positive and self-transcendent emotions promote pro-environmental behavior?. Current Opinion in Psychology. 42. 31–35. 116 indexed citations

Kryś, Kuba, John M. Zelenski, Colin A. Capaldi, et al.. (2019). Putting the “We” Into Well‐being: Using Collectivism‐Themed Measures of Well‐Being Attenuates Well‐being's Association With Individualism. Asian Journal Of Social Psychology. 22(3). 256–267. 50 indexed citations

Kryś, Kuba, Colin A. Capaldi, John M. Zelenski, et al.. (2019). Family well-being is valued more than personal well-being: A four-country study. Current Psychology. 40(7). 3332–3343. 43 indexed citations

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Nisbet, Elizabeth K., et al.. (2019). Mindfulness in Nature Enhances Connectedness and Mood. Ecopsychology. 11(2). 81–91. 106 indexed citations

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Davis, William E., Roger Giner‐Sorolla, D. Stephen Lindsay, et al.. (2018). Peer-Review Guidelines Promoting Replicability and Transparency in Psychological Science. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 1(4). 556–573. 14 indexed citations

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Zelenski, John M., et al.. (2016). The daydreamer: Exploring the personality underpinnings of daydreaming styles and their implications for well-being. Consciousness and Cognition. 44. 114–129. 16 indexed citations

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Capaldi, Colin A. & John M. Zelenski. (2015). Seeing and Being Green? The Effect of Money Priming on Willingness to Perform Sustainable Actions, Social Connectedness, and Prosociality. The Journal of Social Psychology. 156(1). 1–7. 13 indexed citations

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Dopko, Raelyne L., John M. Zelenski, & Elizabeth K. Nisbet. (2014). Nature Salience Increases Judgments of Environmental Satisfaction. Ecopsychology. 6(4). 207–217. 16 indexed citations

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Capaldi, Colin A., et al.. (2014). The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 5. 976–976. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nisbet, Elizabeth K. & John M. Zelenski. (2013). The NR-6: a new brief measure of nature relatedness. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 813–813. 472 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zelenski, John M., et al.. (2013). Personality and affective forecasting: Trait introverts underpredict the hedonic benefits of acting extraverted.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 104(6). 1092–1108. 68 indexed citations

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Murphy, Steven A., Nathaniel C. Lupton, Michael J. Hine, & John M. Zelenski. (2007). Emotion and judgment in virtual environments: A research framework. 28(5). 2 indexed citations

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Kiene, Susan M., et al.. (2005). Why Are You Bringing Up Condoms Now? The Effect of Message Content on Framing Effects of Condom Use Messages.. Health Psychology. 24(3). 321–326. 81 indexed citations

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Zelenski, John M. & Randy J. Larsen. (1999). Susceptibility to Affect: A Comparison of Three Personality Taxonomies. Journal of Personality. 67(5). 761–791. 228 indexed citations

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