Michael E. Patterson

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael E. Patterson is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Patterson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Social Psychology, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Patterson's work include Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (12 papers), Place Attachment and Urban Studies (7 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (7 papers). Michael E. Patterson is often cited by papers focused on Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (12 papers), Place Attachment and Urban Studies (7 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (7 papers). Michael E. Patterson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael E. Patterson's co-authors include Daniel R. Williams, Alan E. Watson, Joseph W. Roggenbuck, William E. Hammitt, Stephen F. McCool, Paul Lachapelle, Donald F. Dansereau, William T. Borrie, Francis P. Noe and Cary McDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, Journal of Educational Psychology and Tourism Management.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Patterson

34 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Beyond the commodity metaphor: Examining emotional and symbolic attachment to place

1992 1.0k citations Daniel R. Williams, Michael E. Patterson et al. Leisure Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael E. Patterson United States	24	1.8k	968	615	405	277	35	2.9k
Alan E. Watson United States	23	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	554 0.9×	467 1.2×	304 1.1×	89	2.7k
Michael A. Tarrant United States	28	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	542 0.9×	354 0.9×	566 2.0×	65	3.2k
Joseph W. Roggenbuck United States	23	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	561 0.9×	162 0.4×	273 1.0×	53	2.7k
William P. Stewart United States	29	2.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	483 0.8×	429 1.1×	267 1.0×	105	3.4k
William E. Hammitt United States	34	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 2.3×	1.1k 1.8×	396 1.0×	462 1.7×	108	4.0k
Peter Fredman Sweden	26	1.4k 0.8×	896 0.9×	280 0.5×	428 1.1×	231 0.8×	108	2.2k
Paul F.J. Eagles Canada	31	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	372 0.6×	721 1.8×	749 2.7×	96	3.5k
R. Bruce Hull United States	28	720 0.4×	697 0.7×	929 1.5×	992 2.4×	229 0.8×	68	2.5k
Dorothy H. Anderson United States	23	1.1k 0.6×	654 0.7×	489 0.8×	529 1.3×	311 1.1×	49	2.1k
James D. Absher United States	23	1.3k 0.8×	820 0.8×	275 0.4×	334 0.8×	230 0.8×	78	2.0k

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Yung, Laurie, et al.. (2011). Place Mapping and the Role of Spatial Scale in Understanding Landowner Views of Fire and Fuels Management. Society & Natural Resources. 25(5). 453–467. 14 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E., et al.. (2005). The Wolf Viewing Experience in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 10(4). 273–284. 41 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E. & Daniel R. Williams. (2005). Maintaining research traditions on place: Diversity of thought and scientific progress. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 25(4). 361–380. 191 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E., et al.. (2004). Conceptualization of a meaning-based research approach for tourism service experiences. Tourism Management. 27(1). 34–41. 43 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E., et al.. (2003). The urbanization of wildlife management: Social science, conflict, and decision making. Urban forestry & urban greening. 1(3). 171–183. 63 indexed citations

Lachapelle, Paul, Stephen F. McCool, & Michael E. Patterson. (2003). Barriers to Effective Natural Resource Planning in a "Messy" World. Society & Natural Resources. 16(6). 473–490. 162 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E. & Daniel R. Williams. (2002). Collecting and analyzing qualitative data: Hermeneutic principles, methods and case examples. 122 indexed citations

Patterson, Michael E.. (2000). Philosophy of Science and Leisure Research. Journal of Leisure Research. 32(1). 106–110. 4 indexed citations

Borrie, William T., et al.. (2000). Women, Wilderness, and Everyday Life: A Documentation of the Connection between Wilderness Recreation and Women's Everyday Lives. Journal of Leisure Research. 32(4). 415–434. 104 indexed citations

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Williams, Daniel R. & Michael E. Patterson. (1999). Environmental psychology: Mapping landscape meanings for ecosystem management. 80 indexed citations

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Patterson, Michael E. & Daniel R. Williams. (1998). Paradigms and problems: The practice of social science in natural resource management. Society & Natural Resources. 11(3). 279–295. 61 indexed citations

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Guynn, David C., et al.. (1996). Determinants of participant satisfaction with quality deer management.. 24(2). 318–324. 21 indexed citations

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Williams, Daniel R. & Michael E. Patterson. (1996). Environmental Meaning and Ecosystem Management: Perspectives from Environmental Psychology and Human Geography. Society & Natural Resources. 9(5). 507–521. 120 indexed citations

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Patterson, Michael E., et al.. (1992). Effects of communication aids and strategies on cooperative teaching.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 84(4). 453–461. 35 indexed citations

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Roggenbuck, Joseph W., et al.. (1992). The Variability of User-Based Social Impact Standards for Wilderness Management. Forest Science. 38(4). 738–756. 39 indexed citations

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Williams, Daniel R., Michael E. Patterson, Joseph W. Roggenbuck, & Alan E. Watson. (1992). Beyond the commodity metaphor: Examining emotional and symbolic attachment to place. Leisure Sciences. 14(1). 29–46. 1034 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wiegmann, Douglas A., Donald F. Dansereau, & Michael E. Patterson. (1992). Cooperative Learning. The Journal of Experimental Education. 60(2). 109–116. 25 indexed citations

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Patterson, Michael E., et al.. (1992). Effects of communication aids and strategies on cooperative teaching.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 84(4). 453–461. 2 indexed citations

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Patterson, Michael E., James D. Fraser, & Joseph W. Roggenbuck. (1991). Factors Affecting Piping Plover Productivity on Assateague Island. Journal of Wildlife Management. 55(3). 525–525. 55 indexed citations

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Patterson, Michael E. & William E. Hammitt. (1990). Backcountry Encounter Norms, Actual Reported Encounters, and Their Relationship to Wilderness Solitude. Journal of Leisure Research. 22(3). 259–275. 86 indexed citations

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