Mark Layman

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
5 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Mark Layman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Layman has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mark Layman's work include Risk Perception and Management (5 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (1 paper). Mark Layman is often cited by papers focused on Risk Perception and Management (5 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (1 paper). Mark Layman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Mark Layman's co-authors include Paul Slovic, James H. Flynn, Sarah Lichtenstein, Baruch Fischhoff, Barbara Harris Combs, James A. Chalmers, N KRAUS and James Flynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Risk Analysis and Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development.

In The Last Decade

Mark Layman

5 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Judged frequency of lethal events.

1978 913 citations Sarah Lichtenstein, Paul Slovic et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory profile →
Perceived Risk, Trust, and the Politics of Nuclear Waste

1991 502 citations Paul Slovic, James H. Flynn et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Layman United States	5	973	327	218	177	149	5	1.7k
Wibecke Brun Norway	20	803 0.8×	382 1.2×	125 0.6×	98 0.6×	30 0.2×	33	1.6k
Jan M. Gutteling Netherlands	23	1.5k 1.5×	35 0.1×	105 0.5×	77 0.4×	376 2.5×	69	2.2k
Adam J. L. Harris United Kingdom	19	446 0.5×	356 1.1×	165 0.8×	17 0.1×	43 0.3×	64	1.6k
Kurt Neuwirth United States	16	1.8k 1.9×	47 0.1×	75 0.3×	39 0.2×	108 0.7×	26	2.6k
Paul M. Miller United States	15	464 0.5×	334 1.0×	160 0.7×	27 0.2×	15 0.1×	36	1.2k
Tadeusz Tyszka Poland	17	261 0.3×	174 0.5×	157 0.7×	38 0.2×	16 0.1×	40	847
Lisa Zaval United States	13	885 0.9×	80 0.2×	157 0.7×	21 0.1×	188 1.3×	18	1.6k
Stephan Dickert United Kingdom	18	692 0.7×	505 1.5×	288 1.3×	16 0.1×	17 0.1×	52	2.0k
Allyson L. Holbrook United States	18	1.7k 1.8×	46 0.1×	301 1.4×	16 0.1×	102 0.7×	33	2.7k
Till Grüne‐Yanoff Sweden	20	363 0.4×	414 1.3×	535 2.5×	13 0.1×	75 0.5×	61	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Layman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Layman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Layman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Layman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Layman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Layman. Mark Layman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Slovic, Paul, et al.. (1991). Perceived Risk, Stigma, and Potential Economic Impacts of a High‐Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. Risk Analysis. 11(4). 683–696. 195 indexed citations

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Slovic, Paul, James H. Flynn, & Mark Layman. (1991). Perceived Risk, Trust, and the Politics of Nuclear Waste. Science. 254(5038). 1603–1607. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Slovic, Paul, Mark Layman, & James H. Flynn. (1991). Risk Perception, Trust, and Nuclear Waste: Lessons from Yucca Mountain. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 33(3). 6–30. 97 indexed citations

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Slovic, Paul, Mark Layman, & James H. Flynn. (1990). What Comes to Mind When You Hear the Words ‘Nuclear Waste Repository’? A Study of 10,000 Images. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

5.

Lichtenstein, Sarah, Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff, Mark Layman, & Barbara Harris Combs. (1978). Judged frequency of lethal events.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory. 4(6). 551–578. 913 indexed citations breakdown →

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