Seth Wynes

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Seth Wynes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Wynes has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Seth Wynes's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (6 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (5 papers). Seth Wynes is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (6 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (5 papers). Seth Wynes collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Sweden and United States. Seth Wynes's co-authors include Kimberly A. Nicholas, H. Damon Matthews, Simon D. Donner, Jiaying Zhao, Matt Motta, Kevin Liang, Dylan G. Clark, Edward Maibach, Melody Brown Burkins and Matthias Garschagen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Seth Wynes

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The climate mitigation gap: education and government reco... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions
    2017 580 citations Seth Wynes, Kimberly A. Nicholas Environmental Research Letters profile →
  2. Current global efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C
    2022 302 citations H. Damon Matthews, Seth Wynes 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
Seth Wynes Canada 11 535 489 175 175 132 16 1.3k
Shahzeen Z. Attari United States 19 595 1.1× 669 1.4× 70 0.4× 156 0.9× 107 0.8× 42 1.4k
Kexin Zhou China 22 272 0.5× 339 0.7× 220 1.3× 57 0.3× 104 0.8× 77 1.4k
Johan Martinsson Sweden 26 388 0.7× 401 0.8× 430 2.5× 220 1.3× 44 0.3× 92 1.9k
Bärbel Winkler United States 3 789 1.5× 400 0.8× 89 0.5× 345 2.0× 56 0.4× 4 1.5k
Dana Nuccitelli United States 8 836 1.6× 416 0.9× 90 0.5× 404 2.3× 56 0.4× 14 1.6k
Andrew G. Skuce United Kingdom 6 799 1.5× 407 0.8× 89 0.5× 354 2.0× 56 0.4× 7 1.6k
J. Stuart Carlton United States 13 690 1.3× 339 0.7× 71 0.4× 352 2.0× 49 0.4× 19 1.5k
Simon Matti Sweden 22 471 0.9× 497 1.0× 45 0.3× 289 1.7× 38 0.3× 50 1.3k
Mark Richardson United States 16 803 1.5× 411 0.8× 106 0.6× 861 4.9× 56 0.4× 51 2.2k
Adam Mayer United States 21 975 1.8× 383 0.8× 76 0.4× 437 2.5× 55 0.4× 82 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Seth Wynes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seth Wynes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seth Wynes

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Wynes, Seth, Steven J. Davis, Edward Maibach, et al.. (2024). Perceptions of carbon dioxide emission reductions and future warming among climate experts. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 3 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth & H. Damon Matthews. (2023). Missing density: assessing support for compact cities among Canadian municipal officials and members of the public. Climate Policy. 23(8). 1019–1032.
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Matthews, H. Damon & Seth Wynes. (2022). Current global efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C. Science. 376(6600). 1404–1409. 302 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wynes, Seth, Jennifer Garard, Midori Aoyagi, et al.. (2022). Climate Action Failure Highlighted as Leading Global Risk by Both Scientists and Business Leaders. Earth s Future. 10(10). 2 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth. (2022). Guidance for health professionals seeking climate action. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100171–100171. 11 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth, Matt Motta, & Simon D. Donner. (2021). Understanding the climate responsibility associated with elections. One Earth. 4(3). 363–371. 16 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth, John Kotcher, & Simon D. Donner. (2021). Can citizen pressure influence politicians’ communication about climate change? Results from a field experiment. Climatic Change. 168(1-2). 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Kevin, et al.. (2021). A carbon footprint study of the Canadian medical residency interview tour. Medical Teacher. 43(11). 1302–1308. 20 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth. (2021). COVID-19 Disruption Demonstrates Win-Win Climate Solutions for Major League Sports. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(23). 15609–15615. 16 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth, Jiaying Zhao, & Simon D. Donner. (2020). How well do people understand the climate impact of individual actions?. Climatic Change. 162(3). 1521–1534. 85 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth & Kimberly A. Nicholas. (2019). Climate science curricula in Canadian secondary schools focus on human warming, not scientific consensus, impacts or solutions. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0218305–e0218305. 22 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth, et al.. (2019). Academic air travel has a limited influence on professional success. Journal of Cleaner Production. 226. 959–967. 131 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth & Kimberly A. Nicholas. (2018). Reply to Second comment on ‘The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions’. Environmental Research Letters. 13(6). 68002–68002. 11 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth, Kimberly A. Nicholas, Jiaying Zhao, & Simon D. Donner. (2018). Measuring what works: quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions of behavioural interventions to reduce driving, meat consumption, and household energy use. Environmental Research Letters. 13(11). 113002–113002. 74 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth & Kimberly A. Nicholas. (2018). Reply to Comment on ‘The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions’. Environmental Research Letters. 13(4). 48002–48002. 6 indexed citations
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Wynes, Seth & Kimberly A. Nicholas. (2017). The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environmental Research Letters. 12(7). 74024–74024. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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