2026 Anthony Leiserowitz: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	81	349	300	163	139	228	31952
Ecology and Evolution	80	822	781	299	278	215	29412

Overview

Anthony Leiserowitz is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes in research at the intersection of social sciences and environmental science. Their work centers on the communication and perception of climate change and environmental sustainability, with a strong focus on how public understanding and risk perceptions influence climate-related behaviors and policies.

Their main fields of study include:

Social Sciences
Environmental Science

Within these fields, their subfields of study emphasize:

Sociology and Political Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Literature and Literary Theory
Communication
Global and Planetary Change

The primary research topics explored are:

Climate Change Communication and Perception
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Risk Perception and Management
Media Influence and Health
Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Media Studies and Communication

Leiserowitz has contributed notably to several publication venues, frequently publishing in:

Climatic Change
Environmental Communication
Journal of Environmental Psychology
npj Climate Action
PLOS Climate

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

Global Warming's Six Americas: a review and recommendations for climate change communication, 2021, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States, 2021, Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States, 2020, Behavioural Public Policy
Shifting Republican views on climate change through targeted advertising, 2021, Nature Climate Change
Personal Stories Can Shift Climate Change Beliefs and Risk Perceptions: The Mediating Role of Emotion, 2020, Communication Reports

Leiserowitz frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Seth A. Rosenthal
Matthew H. Goldberg
Edward Maibach
John Kotcher
Abel Gustafson

Best Publications

Climate Change Risk Perception and Policy Preferences: The Role of Affect, Imagery, and Values

Anthony Leiserowitz

2861
Citations
What is Sustainable Development? Goals, Indicators, Values, and Practice

Kates W. Robert;Thomas M. Parris;Anthony A. Leiserowitz

1879
Citations
Predictors of public climate change awareness and risk perception around the world

Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Ezra M. Markowitz;Ezra M. Markowitz;Ezra M. Markowitz;Peter D. Howe;Peter D. Howe;Chia-Ying Ko;Chia-Ying Ko

1524
Citations
American Risk Perceptions: Is Climate Change Dangerous?

Anthony A. Leiserowitz

1274
Citations
Inoculating the Public against Misinformation about Climate Change

Sander van der Linden;Anthony Leiserowitz;Seth Rosenthal;Edward Maibach

1062
Citations
Geographic variation in opinions on climate change at state and local scales in the USA

Peter D. Howe;Matto Mildenberger;Jennifer R. Marlon;Anthony Leiserowitz

835
Citations
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence

Sander L. van der Linden;Anthony A. Leiserowitz;Geoffrey D. Feinberg;Edward W. Maibach

743
Citations
A public health frame arouses hopeful emotions about climate change

Teresa A. Myers;Matthew C. Nisbet;Edward W. Maibach;Anthony A. Leiserowitz

739
Citations
Sustainability Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Review of Multinational and Global Trends

Anthony A. Leiserowitz;Robert W. Kates;Thomas M. Parris

702
Citations
“Fracking” Controversy and Communication: Using National Survey Data to Understand Public Perceptions of Hydraulic Fracturing

Hilary Boudet;Christopher Clarke;Dylan Bugden;Edward Maibach

672
Citations
Communication and mental processes: Experiential and analytic processing of uncertain climate information

Sabine M. Marx;Elke U. Weber;Benjamin S. Orlove;Benjamin S. Orlove;Anthony Leiserowitz

649
Citations
The relationship between personal experience and belief in the reality of global warming

Teresa A. Myers;Edward W. Maibach;Connie Roser-Renouf;Karen Akerlof

633
Citations
The Role of Emotion in Global Warming Policy Support and Opposition

Nicholas Smith;Anthony Leiserowitz

610
Citations
Climate on Cable The Nature and Impact of Global Warming Coverage on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC

Lauren Feldman;Edward W. Maibach;Connie Roser-Renouf;Anthony Leiserowitz

609
Citations
Climategate, Public Opinion, and the Loss of Trust

Anthony A. Leiserowitz;Edward W. Maibach;Connie Roser-Renouf;Nicholas Smith

578
Citations
An attack on science? Media use, trust in scientists, and perceptions of global warming.

Jay D. Hmielowski;Lauren Feldman;Teresa A. Myers;Anthony Leiserowitz

563
Citations
Improving Public Engagement With Climate Change Five “Best Practice” Insights From Psychological Science

Sander van der Linden;Edward Maibach;Anthony Leiserowitz

554
Citations
Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement

Ding Ding;Ding Ding;Edward W. Maibach;Xiaoquan Zhao;Connie Roser-Renouf

541
Citations
Global Warming's Six Americas 2009: An Audience Segmentation Analysis

Edward Maibach;Connie Roser-Renouf;Anthony Leiserowitz

461
Citations
Identifying Like-Minded Audiences for Global Warming Public Engagement Campaigns: An Audience Segmentation Analysis and Tool Development

Edward W. Maibach;Anthony Leiserowitz;Connie Roser-Renouf;C. K. Mertz

436
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Maibach George Mason University

Jennifer R. Marlon Yale University

Sander van der Linden University of Cambridge

Matto Mildenberger University of California, Santa Barbara

Matthew J. Kotchen Yale University

Lauren Feldman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Robert W. Kates Clark University

Matthew C. Nisbet Northeastern University

Tien Ming Lee Sun Yat-sen University

Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol

External Links

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