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Robert Gifford publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Gifford sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 155 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Robert Gifford D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Gifford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Robert Gifford is a researcher affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Social Sciences, with a focus on various subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Applied Psychology, and Communication.

The research topics covered by Robert Gifford include:

  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Risk Perception and Management

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Gifford are:

  • "Targeting interventions to distinct meat-eating groups reduces meat consumption," 2020, published in Food Quality and Preference
  • "Predicting climate change anxiety," 2023, published in Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • "Place imageability, sense of place, and spatial navigation: A community investigation," 2021, published in Cities
  • "Qualitative research and the future of environmental psychology," 2024, published in Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • "Degrowth or Not Degrowth: The Importance of Message Frames for Characterizing the New Economy," 2021, published in Ecological Economics

Robert Gifford frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Zahra Asgarizadeh
  • Georgiy A. Bondar
  • Linh Thi Xuan Phan
  • Abhishek Halder
  • Karine Lacroix

Publication venues where their work appears regularly include:

  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Food Quality and Preference

Among the recognitions received, Robert Gifford was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019 under the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Defining place attachment: A tripartite organizing framework

    Leila Scannell;Robert Gifford

  • The dragons of inaction: Psychological barriers that limit climate change mitigation and adaptation.

    Robert Gifford

  • Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice

    Robert Gifford

  • Personal and social factors that influence pro-environmental concern and behaviour: a review

    Robert Gifford;Andreas Nilsson

  • ILLUSORY CORRELATION IN INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION. A COGNITIVE BASIS OF STEREOTYPIC JUDGMENTS.

    David L. Hamilton;Robert K. Gifford

  • Environmental Psychology Matters

    Robert Gifford

  • Extending the theory of planned behavior: Predicting the use of public transportation

    Yuko Heath;Robert Gifford

  • The relations between natural and civic place attachment and pro-environmental behavior

    Leila Scannell;Robert Gifford

  • The validity of self-report measures of proenvironmental behavior: A meta-analytic review

    Christine Kormos;Robert Gifford

  • Personally Relevant Climate Change: The Role of Place Attachment and Local Versus Global Message Framing in Engagement

    Leila Scannell;Robert Gifford

  • SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Linda Steg;Robert Gifford

  • Free-Market Ideology and Environmental Degradation The Case of Belief in Global Climate Change

    Yuko Heath;Robert Gifford

  • Psychology's Contributions to Understanding and Addressing Global Climate Change

    Janet K Swim;Paul C Stern;Thomas J Doherty;Susan Clayton

  • The experienced psychological benefits of place attachment

    Leila Scannell;Robert Gifford

  • Factors influencing car use for commuting and the intention to reduce it: A question of self-interest or morality?

    Wokje Abrahamse;Linda Steg;Robert Gifford;Charles Vlek

  • Behavioral dimensions of climate change: drivers, responses, barriers, and interventions

    Robert Gifford;Christine Kormos;Amanda McIntyre

  • The Consequences of Living in High-Rise Buildings

    Robert Gifford

  • Temporal pessimism and spatial optimism in environmental assessments: An 18-nation study

    Robert Gifford;Leila Scannell;Christine Kormos;Lidia Smolova

  • Psychology and Global Climate Change: Addressing a Multi-faceted Phenomenon and Set of Challenges A Report by the American Psychological Association's Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change Members

    Janet Swim;Susan Clayton;Thomas Doherty;Robert Gifford

  • Message framing influences perceived climate change competence, engagement, and behavioral intentions

    Robert Gifford;Louise A. Comeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald W. Hine
Donald W. Hine University of New England
Linda Steg
Linda Steg University of Groningen
Shunsuke Managi
Shunsuke Managi Kyushu University
Clevo Wilson
Clevo Wilson Queensland University of Technology
Benno Torgler
Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology
Janet K. Swim
Janet K. Swim Pennsylvania State University
Susan Clayton
Susan Clayton College of Wooster
Taciano L. Milfont
Taciano L. Milfont University of Waikato
Elke U. Weber
Elke U. Weber Princeton University
Paul C. Stern
Paul C. Stern Social and Environmental Research Institute

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