Stephen Kaplan

26.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
101 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen Kaplan is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cognitive Neuroscience and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Kaplan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen Kaplan's work include Urban Green Space and Health (26 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (12 papers) and Place Attachment and Urban Studies (8 papers). Stephen Kaplan is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (26 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (12 papers) and Place Attachment and Urban Studies (8 papers). Stephen Kaplan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Stephen Kaplan's co-authors include Rachel Kaplan, Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, Lewis J. Kleinsmith, Robert L. Ryan, John S. Wendt, Rachel Kaplan, Anne R. Kearney, Terry Brown and Lisa Bardwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Psychologist and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Kaplan

96 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective 1983 2026 1997 2011 1989 1995 2008 1983 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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 Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective
    1989 4.4k citations Rachel Kaplan, Stephen Kaplan profile →
  2. The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework
    1995 4.4k citations Stephen Kaplan Journal of Environmental Psychology profile →
  3. The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature
    2008 1.6k citations Marc G. Berman, John Jonides et al. profile →
  4. Cognition and environment : functioning in an uncertain world
    1983 667 citations Stephen Kaplan, Rachel Kaplan profile →
  5. Directed Attention as a Common Resource for Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation
    2010 630 citations Stephen Kaplan, Marc G. Berman profile →
  6. Interacting with nature improves cognition and affect for individuals with depression
    2012 573 citations Marc G. Berman, Ethan Kross et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Kaplan United States 37 11.6k 4.6k 3.5k 2.9k 2.9k 101 17.9k
Rachel Kaplan United States 38 8.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 82 11.7k
Roger S. Ulrich United States 31 10.1k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 66 14.0k
Terry Hartig Sweden 64 15.2k 1.3× 3.8k 0.8× 3.8k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 4.6k 1.6× 135 19.9k
Mathew P. White United Kingdom 60 8.7k 0.8× 4.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 198 16.0k
Kalevi Korpela Finland 45 6.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 86 9.4k
Tommy Gärling Sweden 64 4.0k 0.3× 2.6k 0.6× 3.8k 1.1× 925 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 334 18.4k
W. C. Sullivan United States 38 6.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 80 8.7k
Gary W. Evans United States 60 3.7k 0.3× 2.8k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 539 0.2× 2.0k 0.7× 148 15.4k
Gary W. Evans United States 54 3.5k 0.3× 2.6k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 491 0.2× 2.1k 0.7× 127 14.4k
Richard Mitchell United Kingdom 46 8.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 278 13.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Kaplan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Kaplan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Kaplan

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All Works

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Berman, Marc G., Ethan Kross, Katherine M. Krpan, et al.. (2012). Interacting with nature improves cognition and affect for individuals with depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 140(3). 300–305. 573 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaplan, Stephen. (2006). Yoga and the battlefield of ethics: Highlighting an infusion model for ethics education. Science and Engineering Ethics. 12(2). 391–398. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Rachel, Maureen E. Austin, & Stephen Kaplan. (2004). Open Space Communities. Journal of the American Planning Association. 70(3). 3 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Rachel, Maureen E. Austin, & Stephen Kaplan. (2004). Open Space Communities: Resident Perceptions, Nature Benefits, and Problems with Terminology. Journal of the American Planning Association. 70(3). 300–312. 38 indexed citations
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Irvine, Katherine N. & Stephen Kaplan. (2001). Coping with Change: The Small Experiment as a Strategic Approach to Environmental Sustainability. Environmental Management. 28(6). 713–725. 18 indexed citations
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Kearney, Anne R., Gordon A. Bradley, Rachel Kaplan, & Stephen Kaplan. (1999). Stakeholder Perspectives on Appropriate Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest. Forest Science. 45(1). 62–73. 68 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Rachel, Stephen Kaplan, & Robert L. Ryan. (1998). With people in mind : design and management of everyday nature. 391 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Rachel, et al.. (1996). The corporate back‐40: Employee benefits of wildlife enhancement efforts on corporate land. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 1(2). 1–13. 13 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 15(3). 169–182. 4379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chown, Eric & Stephen Kaplan. (1992). Active symbols, limited storage and the power of natural intelligence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 15(3). 442–443. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen. (1990). A Holographic Alternative to a Traditional Yogacara Simple: An Analysis of Vasubandhu's Trisvabhava Doctrine. 23(1). 56–78.
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Kaplan, Stephen. (1987). Aesthetics, Affect, and Cognition. 57 indexed citations
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Brown, Terry, Tim Keane, & Stephen Kaplan. (1986). Aesthetics and management: bridging the gap. Landscape and Urban Planning. 13. 1–10. 25 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen. (1984). Affect and cognition in the context of home: The quest for intangibles. Population and Environment. 7(2). 126–133. 8 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen. (1978). AN APPRAISAL OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MEDITATION. Zygon®. 13(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen & Rachel Kaplan. (1970). The interaction of arousal and retention interval: Ipsative vs normative scoring. Psychonomic Science. 19(2). 115–117. 7 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen, et al.. (1965). A new technique for recording skin resistance. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 4 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Stephen, et al.. (1964). A Versatile Device for the Measurement of Skin-Resistance in Rats and Humans. The American Journal of Psychology. 77(2). 309–309. 12 indexed citations
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Kleinsmith, Lewis J. & Stephen Kaplan. (1963). Paired-associate learning as a function of arousal and interpolated interval.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 65(2). 190–193. 366 indexed citations

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