Olivia McAnirlin

2.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Olivia McAnirlin is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivia McAnirlin has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9 papers in Speech and Hearing and 7 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Olivia McAnirlin's work include Urban Green Space and Health (20 papers), Noise Effects and Management (9 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (7 papers). Olivia McAnirlin is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (20 papers), Noise Effects and Management (9 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (7 papers). Olivia McAnirlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Olivia McAnirlin's co-authors include Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Alessandro Rigolon, Hyun‐Seo Yoon, Lincoln R. Larson, Iryna Sharaievska, Marco Helbich, Jennifer Thomsen, Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf, Ashley D’Antonio and Scott Cloutier and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Olivia McAnirlin

29 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university stud... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 2021 200 400 600
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. Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States
    2021 600 citations Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Lincoln R. Larson et al. profile →
  2. Green Space and Health Equity: A Systematic Review on the Potential of Green Space to Reduce Health Disparities
    2021 321 citations Alessandro Rigolon, Matthew H.E.M. Browning et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →
  3. Where greenspace matters most: A systematic review of urbanicity, greenspace, and physical health
    2021 173 citations Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Alessandro Rigolon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olivia McAnirlin United States 13 989 476 338 321 253 29 1.8k
Melanie Davern Australia 22 613 0.6× 489 1.0× 416 1.2× 176 0.5× 335 1.3× 75 2.4k
Anne Cleary Australia 17 631 0.6× 385 0.8× 322 1.0× 142 0.4× 212 0.8× 53 1.5k
Pooja S. Tandon United States 24 933 0.9× 389 0.8× 359 1.1× 247 0.8× 200 0.8× 78 3.0k
Kerryn Husk United Kingdom 17 665 0.7× 108 0.2× 171 0.5× 178 0.6× 153 0.6× 50 1.5k
Silvia Collado Spain 24 993 1.0× 461 1.0× 836 2.5× 92 0.3× 154 0.6× 61 2.4k
Jessica Finlay United States 24 505 0.5× 332 0.7× 235 0.7× 125 0.4× 94 0.4× 83 2.0k
Karen Villanueva Australia 29 1.2k 1.2× 92 0.2× 133 0.4× 508 1.6× 327 1.3× 76 3.1k
Lauren E. Mullenbach United States 16 408 0.4× 442 0.9× 252 0.7× 51 0.2× 203 0.8× 39 1.2k
Peter Bentsen Denmark 30 1.7k 1.8× 111 0.2× 909 2.7× 490 1.5× 521 2.1× 97 3.2k
Clare Hume Australia 29 594 0.6× 205 0.4× 239 0.7× 233 0.7× 115 0.5× 56 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivia McAnirlin

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All Works

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Norwood, Michael Francis, Susan Jones, Ali Lakhani, et al.. (2025). Locally sourced: Bringing local natural environments to a neurorehabilitation ward with virtual reality. A feasibility randomised controlled trial on the impact on psychological distress. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 105. 102634–102634. 1 indexed citations
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Browning, Matthew H.E.M., Jun Shan, Stacey Alexeeff, et al.. (2025). Moving to greener neighborhoods and healthcare costs in Northern California. Environmental Epidemiology. 9(3). e392–e392. 1 indexed citations
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McAnirlin, Olivia, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Tracy Fasolino, et al.. (2024). Co-creating and delivering personalized, nature-based VR experiences: Proof-of-concept study with four U.S. adults living with severe COPD. Wellbeing Space and Society. 7. 100212–100212. 5 indexed citations
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McAnirlin, Olivia. (2024). ‘It Feels Really Vulnerable and a Little Dangerous’: When Words Are Not Enough. Health Communication. 40(1). 165–168. 2 indexed citations
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McAnirlin, Olivia, Fēi Li, J. Pope, et al.. (2024). The Tandem VR™ protocol: Synchronized nature-based and other outdoor experiences in virtual reality for hospice patients and their caregivers. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 40. 101318–101318. 3 indexed citations
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Bardhan, Mondira, Li Fu, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, et al.. (2024). From space to street: A systematic review of the associations between visible greenery and bluespace in street view imagery and mental health. Environmental Research. 263(Pt 3). 120213–120213. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Fu, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Mondira Bardhan, et al.. (2024). Leveraging and exercising caution with ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools in environmental psychology research. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1295275–1295275. 5 indexed citations
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Browning, Matthew H.E.M., Aaron Reuben, Olivia McAnirlin, et al.. (2024). The paradox of high greenness and poor health in rural Central Appalachia. Environmental Research. 248. 118400–118400. 1 indexed citations
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Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin, Mondira Bardhan, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, et al.. (2023). The economics of nature's healing touch: A systematic review and conceptual framework of green space, pharmaceutical prescriptions, and healthcare expenditure associations. The Science of The Total Environment. 914. 169635–169635. 9 indexed citations
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Browning, Matthew H.E.M., Seunguk Shin, Olivia McAnirlin, et al.. (2023). Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 1239–1239. 47 indexed citations
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Bardhan, Mondira, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Tong Liu, et al.. (2023). Time in nature is associated with higher levels of positive mood: Evidence from the 2023 NatureDose™ student survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 90. 102083–102083. 18 indexed citations
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Rigolon, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). Do sex and gender modify the association between green space and physical health? A systematic review. Environmental Research. 209. 112869–112869. 85 indexed citations
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Sharaievska, Iryna, Olivia McAnirlin, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, et al.. (2022). Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students’ Social Experience: A Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study across Seven Universities in the U.S.. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. 39(1). 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Sharaievska, Iryna, Olivia McAnirlin, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, et al.. (2022). “Messy transitions”: Students’ perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. Higher Education. 1–18. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Hansen, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Alessandro Rigolon, et al.. (2022). Beyond “bluespace” and “greenspace”: A narrative review of possible health benefits from exposure to other natural landscapes. The Science of The Total Environment. 856(Pt 2). 159292–159292. 74 indexed citations
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Larson, Lincoln R., Lauren E. Mullenbach, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, et al.. (2021). Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research. 204(Pt D). 112367–112367. 89 indexed citations
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Rigolon, Alessandro, Matthew H.E.M. Browning, Olivia McAnirlin, & Hyun‐Seo Yoon. (2021). Green Space and Health Equity: A Systematic Review on the Potential of Green Space to Reduce Health Disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(5). 2563–2563. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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