Michaela Zint

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michaela Zint is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Michaela Zint has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Michaela Zint's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (22 papers), Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (7 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (7 papers). Michaela Zint is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (22 papers), Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (7 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (7 papers). Michaela Zint collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Michaela Zint's co-authors include Jason Duvall, Amara T. Brook, Raymond De Young, Jessica Ostrow Michel, Brett L. M. Levy, Gisela Cebrián, Matthias Barth, Meghann Jarchow, Yoko Mochizuki and Roderic A. Parnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Conservation Biology and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

Michaela Zint

36 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Key competencies in sustainability in higher education—toward an agreed-upon reference framework
    2020 393 citations Katja Brundiers, Matthias Barth et al. Sustainability Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michaela Zint United States 15 540 505 303 156 134 36 1.2k
Heila Lotz‐Sisitka South Africa 17 494 0.9× 672 1.3× 345 1.1× 209 1.3× 69 0.5× 88 1.3k
Joe E. Heimlich United States 18 698 1.3× 393 0.8× 478 1.6× 68 0.4× 370 2.8× 76 1.5k
Tasos Hovardas Cyprus 19 290 0.5× 339 0.7× 273 0.9× 258 1.7× 160 1.2× 46 1.2k
Annie Oxarart United States 9 627 1.2× 351 0.7× 470 1.6× 133 0.9× 91 0.7× 16 1.0k
Alison W. Bowers United States 12 1.1k 2.1× 562 1.1× 759 2.5× 227 1.5× 306 2.3× 24 2.0k
Lenore Newman Canada 22 254 0.5× 212 0.4× 394 1.3× 304 1.9× 53 0.4× 57 1.6k
Alan Reid United Kingdom 19 808 1.5× 739 1.5× 476 1.6× 85 0.5× 180 1.3× 101 1.4k
Richard Plate United States 9 605 1.1× 325 0.6× 457 1.5× 101 0.6× 94 0.7× 14 1.0k
Sarah Carrier United States 19 669 1.2× 447 0.9× 467 1.5× 101 0.6× 288 2.1× 51 1.3k
Victoria Wibeck Sweden 19 352 0.7× 150 0.3× 639 2.1× 388 2.5× 71 0.5× 48 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michaela Zint

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michaela Zint

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michaela Zint

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michaela Zint. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michaela Zint 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 Michaela Zint. Michaela Zint is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zint, Michaela, Paige Porter, & Michelle J. Bellino. (2023). Can Co-Creating and Participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Develop Climate Change Leaders?. Sustainability. 15(12). 9781–9781. 1 indexed citations
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Michel, Jessica Ostrow, et al.. (2023). A framework for graduate leadership education for sustainability guided by the SDGs. New Directions for Student Leadership. 2023(179). 43–57. 1 indexed citations
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Brundiers, Katja, Matthias Barth, Gisela Cebrián, et al.. (2020). Key competencies in sustainability in higher education—toward an agreed-upon reference framework. Sustainability Science. 16(1). 13–29. 393 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2019). Fostering environmental behaviors through observational learning. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 27(10). 1530–1552. 13 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2017). Assessing Student Interest and Desire to Learn More about Climate Change Effects on Forests in Middle School: An Intervention-Based Path Model.. The Electronic Journal of Science Education. 21(5). 14–35. 7 indexed citations
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Levy, Brett L. M. & Michaela Zint. (2012). Toward fostering environmental political participation: framing an agenda for environmental education research. Environmental Education Research. 19(5). 553–576. 47 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2012). Watershed Outreach Professionals’ Behavior Change Practices, Challenges, and Needs. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 11(1). 35–52. 4 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, Beth A. Covitt, & Patrick F. Dowd. (2011). Insights From an Evaluability Assessment of the U.S. Forest ServiceMore Kids in the WoodsInitiative. The Journal of Environmental Education. 42(4). 255–271. 6 indexed citations
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Covitt, Beth A., et al.. (2005). An Evaluation of the Risk Education Module: Exploring Environmental Issues-- Focus on Risk.. The Journal of Environmental Education. 36(2). 3. 2 indexed citations
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Covitt, Beth A., et al.. (2005). An Evaluation of the Risk Education Module. The Journal of Environmental Education. 36(2). 3–13. 14 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2003). Do newspapers lead with lead? A content analysis of how lead health risks to children are covered.. PubMed. 65(10). 17–22, 30, 34. 15 indexed citations
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Brook, Amara T., Michaela Zint, & Raymond De Young. (2003). Landowners' Responses to an Endangered Species Act Listing and Implications for Encouraging Conservation. Conservation Biology. 17(6). 1638–1649. 135 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2002). Peer Reviewed: Exploring Environmental Careers. Environmental Science & Technology. 36(1). 22A–26A. 1 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela. (2002). Perspectives on the Environmental Career Development of Youth: Insights from a Survey of U.S. Environmental Educators. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 1(2). 81–90. 2 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Conservation Education Programs. Conservation Biology. 16(3). 641–649. 46 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela. (2001). Advancing Environmental Risk Education. Risk Analysis. 21(3). 417–426. 18 indexed citations
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Zint, Michaela & R. Ben Peyton. (2001). Improving Risk Education in Grades 6–12: A Needs Assessment of Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Science Teachers. The Journal of Environmental Education. 32(2). 46–54. 15 indexed citations

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