M. Nils Peterson

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

M. Nils Peterson is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Nils Peterson has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 55 papers in Ecology and 50 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in M. Nils Peterson's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (49 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (49 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (29 papers). M. Nils Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (49 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (49 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (29 papers). M. Nils Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malawi and Sweden. M. Nils Peterson's co-authors include Kathryn T. Stevenson, Tarla Rai Peterson, Markus J. Peterson, Howard D. Bondell, Erin Seekamp, Jianguo Liu, Sarah Carrier, Kirsten M. Leong, Renee Strnad and Hans Peter Hansen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

M. Nils Peterson

174 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 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.

Outdoor Activity Participation Improves Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 176 citations S. Brent Jackson, Kathryn T. Stevenson et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Nils Peterson United States	35	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	980	753	180	4.7k
Bjørn P. Kaltenborn Norway	37	863 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	109	4.4k
Anke Fischer United Kingdom	34	725 0.5×	665 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	715 0.9×	95	3.5k
Tara L. Teel United States	29	919 0.6×	663 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	61	4.0k
Diogo Veríssimo United Kingdom	37	938 0.6×	785 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	1.8k 2.3×	143	5.3k
Susan K. Jacobson United States	35	1.1k 0.7×	939 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	971 1.0×	913 1.2×	117	3.7k
Daniel J. Decker United States	39	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	197	5.4k
Enrico Di Minin Finland	38	549 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	88	4.9k
Caren B. Cooper United States	35	736 0.5×	814 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	876 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	88	6.0k
Juliette Young United Kingdom	35	1.3k 0.8×	644 0.5×	2.3k 1.8×	2.8k 2.8×	604 0.8×	105	5.9k
Sarah C. Klain Canada	18	1.4k 0.9×	961 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	3.2k 3.2×	556 0.7×	31	5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Nils Peterson

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Larson, Lincoln R., et al.. (2024). Environmental and social impacts of shifting park-use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from state and local park managers. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 48. 100833–100833. 1 indexed citations

Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2023). Conservation decision makers worry about relevancy and funding but not climate change. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47(2). 2 indexed citations

Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2023). Conservation motivations and willingness to pay for wildlife management areas among recreational user groups. Land Use Policy. 132. 106801–106801. 6 indexed citations

Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2022). The influence of YouTube videos on human tolerance of sharks. Animal Conservation. 26(2). 154–164. 9 indexed citations

Busch, K. C., Kathryn T. Stevenson, Bethany B. Cutts, et al.. (2022). What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL. Environmental Education Research. 28(10). 1423–1451. 8 indexed citations

Jackson, S. Brent, et al.. (2022). Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being. Wellbeing Space and Society. 3. 100094–100094. 25 indexed citations

Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2021). Group size mediates effects of intraspecific competition and forest structure on productivity in a recovering social woodpecker population. Animal Conservation. 25(3). 438–452. 2 indexed citations

Ennes, Megan, Danielle F. Lawson, Kathryn T. Stevenson, M. Nils Peterson, & M. Gail Jones. (2021). It’s about time: perceived barriers to in-service teacher climate change professional development. Environmental Education Research. 27(5). 762–778. 27 indexed citations

Stevenson, Kathryn T., Rachel Szczytko, Sarah Carrier, & M. Nils Peterson. (2021). How outdoor science education can help girls stay engaged with science. International Journal of Science Education. 43(7). 1090–1111. 18 indexed citations

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Peterson, Markus J., et al.. (2019). Multi‐attribute preferences for northern bobwhite habitat restoration among Texas landowners. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 43(2). 272–281.

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Moorman, Christopher E., et al.. (2019). Effects of group size and group density on trade‐offs in resource selection by a group‐territorial central‐place foraging woodpecker. Ibis. 162(2). 477–491. 5 indexed citations

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Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2019). International news media framing of invasive rodent eradications. Biological Invasions. 21(4). 1439–1449. 3 indexed citations

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Lawson, Danielle F., Kathryn T. Stevenson, M. Nils Peterson, et al.. (2018). Intergenerational learning: Are children key in spurring climate action?. Global Environmental Change. 53. 204–208. 85 indexed citations

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Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2018). Predator loss leads to reduced antipredator behaviours in Bahamas mosquitofish. Evolutionary ecology research. 19(4). 387–405. 8 indexed citations

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Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2018). Evaluating Climate Change Planning for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems in the Southeast United States. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 5. 151–168. 5 indexed citations

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Stevenson, Kathryn T., M. Nils Peterson, & Howard D. Bondell. (2016). The influence of personal beliefs, friends, and family in building climate change concern among adolescents. Environmental Education Research. 25(6). 832–845. 120 indexed citations

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Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2016). Meta-analysis of landscape conservation plan evaluations. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 3. 296–302. 2 indexed citations

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Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., et al.. (2016). Predicting multifarious behavioural divergence in the wild. Animal Behaviour. 121. 3–10. 28 indexed citations

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Stevenson, Kathryn T., Sarah Carrier, & M. Nils Peterson. (2014). Evaluating strategies for inclusion of environmental literacy in the elementary school classroom. The Electronic Journal of Science Education. 18(8). 1–17. 25 indexed citations

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Peterson, M. Nils, et al.. (2013). Prediction indicators for voluntary carbon-offset purchases among trail runners.. Journal of sport behavior. 36(3). 264–275. 3 indexed citations

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