Nancy M. Wells

6.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Nancy M. Wells is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy M. Wells has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nancy M. Wells's work include Urban Green Space and Health (26 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (14 papers). Nancy M. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (26 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (19 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (14 papers). Nancy M. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and France. Nancy M. Wells's co-authors include Gary W. Evans, Kristi S. Lekies, Gary W. Evans, Annie Moch, Heidi Saltzman, Yizhao Yang, Charles Henderson, Noa Pinter‐Wollman, Andrea Jelić and Kimberly A. Rollings and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Nancy M. Wells

56 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Nature and the Life Course: Pathways from Childhood Nature Experiences to Adult Environmentalism

2006 668 citations Nancy M. Wells et al. profile →
Nearby Nature

2003 668 citations Nancy M. Wells et al. profile →
At Home with Nature

2000 587 citations Nancy M. Wells profile →
Housing and Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence and a Methodological and Conceptual Critique

2003 500 citations Gary W. Evans, Nancy M. Wells et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy M. Wells United States	25	2.0k	1.0k	930	810	628	58	4.1k
Robert A. Baruch Bush Australia	25	1.7k 0.8×	994 1.0×	755 0.8×	223 0.3×	687 1.1×	101	4.5k
Myron F. Floyd United States	46	2.8k 1.4×	2.6k 2.5×	2.5k 2.7×	583 0.7×	354 0.6×	116	7.2k
Catharine Ward Thompson United Kingdom	38	4.4k 2.2×	1.0k 1.0×	694 0.7×	289 0.4×	329 0.5×	90	6.0k
Frances E. Kuo United States	22	4.3k 2.1×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	726 0.9×	344 0.5×	27	5.8k
Matthew H.E.M. Browning United States	41	4.3k 2.1×	748 0.7×	803 0.9×	249 0.3×	391 0.6×	151	6.4k
Mardie Townsend Australia	21	1.4k 0.7×	463 0.4×	502 0.5×	267 0.3×	445 0.7×	48	2.9k
Gregory N. Bratman United States	23	3.4k 1.7×	702 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	407 0.5×	399 0.6×	53	5.1k
Andrew T. Kaczynski United States	39	3.7k 1.8×	969 0.9×	709 0.8×	178 0.2×	789 1.3×	176	7.1k
Jolanda Maas Netherlands	28	3.9k 2.0×	599 0.6×	509 0.5×	201 0.2×	280 0.4×	55	4.8k
A.E. van den Berg Netherlands	28	4.2k 2.1×	907 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	353 0.4×	246 0.4×	54	5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phillips, Tina, et al.. (2023). Nature and well‐being: The association of nature engagement and well‐being during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic. People and Nature. 5(2). 607–620. 7 indexed citations

Wells, Nancy M., et al.. (2023). School greenspace is associated with enhanced benefits of academic interventions on annual reading improvement for children of color in California. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 86. 101966–101966. 11 indexed citations

Rakow, Donald A., et al.. (2022). Barriers to children’s outdoor time: teachers’ and principals’ experiences in elementary schools. Environmental Education Research. 30(1). 16–36. 11 indexed citations

Wells, Nancy M., Charles Henderson, Karen Barale, et al.. (2022). The effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable consumption at school: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools in four U.S. states. Preventive Medicine Reports. 31. 102053–102053. 9 indexed citations

Cosco, Nilda, Nancy M. Wells, Daowen Zhang, et al.. (2022). Hands-on childcare garden intervention: A randomized controlled trial to assess effects on fruit and vegetable identification, liking, and consumption among children aged 3–5 years in North Carolina. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 993637–993637. 9 indexed citations

Ryan, Robert L., et al.. (2019). Exploring Preferences for Urban Greening. 12(1). 3. 4 indexed citations

Wells, Nancy M., Kimberly A. Rollings, Anthony D. Ong, & M. Carrington Reid. (2019). Nearby Nature Buffers the Pain Catastrophizing–Pain Intensity Relation Among Urban Residents With Chronic Pain. Frontiers in Built Environment. 5. 20 indexed citations

Razani, Nooshin, Nancy M. Wells, Nancy K. Hills, et al.. (2019). Clinic and park partnerships for childhood resilience: A prospective study of park prescriptions. Health & Place. 57. 179–185. 35 indexed citations

Razani, Nooshin, et al.. (2018). Effect of park prescriptions with and without group visits to parks on stress reduction in low-income parents: SHINE randomized trial. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192921–e0192921. 97 indexed citations

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Rollings, Kimberly A. & Nancy M. Wells. (2018). Cafeteria assessment for elementary schools (CAFES): development, reliability testing, and predictive validity analysis. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1154–1154. 7 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M., Charles Henderson, Karen Barale, et al.. (2018). The carry-over effects of school gardens on fruit and vegetable availability at home: A randomized controlled trial with low-income elementary schools. Preventive Medicine. 112. 152–159. 27 indexed citations

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Frerichs, Leah, John R. Sirard, Nancy M. Wells, et al.. (2017). Impacts of active school design on school-time sedentary behavior and physical activity: A pilot natural experiment. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0189236–e0189236. 22 indexed citations

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Rollings, Kimberly A., Nancy M. Wells, & Gary W. Evans. (2015). Measuring Physical Neighborhood Quality Related to Health. Behavioral Sciences. 5(2). 190–202. 28 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M., et al.. (2014). Children’s Physical Activity While Gardening: Development of a Valid and Reliable Direct Observation Tool. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 12(4). 522–528. 8 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M., et al.. (2014). Study protocol: effects of school gardens on children’s physical activity. Archives of Public Health. 72(1). 43–43. 16 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (2010). Environmental Sustainability in an Aging Society: A Research Agenda. Journal of Aging and Health. 23(3). 433–453. 49 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M., Gary W. Evans, Anna Beavis, & Anthony D. Ong. (2010). Early Childhood Poverty, Cumulative Risk Exposure, and Body Mass Index Trajectories Through Young Adulthood. American Journal of Public Health. 100(12). 2507–2512. 98 indexed citations

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Wethington, Elaine, et al.. (2009). Older People and Climate Change: Vulnerability and Health Effects. 33(4). 19. 49 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M. & Yizhao Yang. (2008). Neighborhood Design and Walking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 34(4). 313–319. 103 indexed citations

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Wells, Nancy M.. (2000). Housing and well -being: A longitudinal investigation of low -income families transitioning to new dwellings.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 3 indexed citations

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