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Susan Clayton 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 Susan Clayton sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 132 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Clayton 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 Susan Clayton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan Clayton is affiliated with the College of Wooster in the United States and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of environmental science, social sciences, and psychology. Their scholarly work predominantly addresses climate change communication, environmental education, and the psychological impacts of climate change.

The main fields of study for Susan Clayton include Environmental Science, Social Sciences, and Psychology, with notable subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Applied Psychology, and Social Psychology.

Key research topics explored by Clayton focus on Climate Change Communication and Perception, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research, Animal and Plant Science Education, and Urban Green Space and Health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Clayton include Sherilee L. Harper, Ashlee Cunsolo, McKenna F. Parnes, Elizabeth Marks, and Panu Pihkala.

Clayton has published several research articles, including:

  • Climate anxiety: Psychological responses to climate change (2020) in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • Development and validation of a measure of climate change anxiety (2020) in the Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Climate Change and Mental Health (2021) in Current Environmental Health Reports

Other frequently encountered publication venues for Clayton's work include Environmental Education Research, Journal of Environmental Psychology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Sustainability, and Biological Conservation.

In addition to journal articles, Clayton has contributed to book publications. One such work is Climate Change and Youth Mental Health, published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Climate anxiety: Psychological responses to climate change

    Susan Clayton

  • The psychological impacts of global climate change.

    Thomas J. Doherty;Susan Clayton

  • Environmental Identity: A Conceptual and an Operational Definition.

    Susan Clayton

  • Development and validation of a measure of climate change anxiety

    Susan Clayton;Bryan T. Karazsia

  • Conservation Psychology: Understanding and Promoting Human Care for Nature

    Susan D. Clayton;Gene Myers

  • Psychological research and global climate change

    Susan Clayton;Patrick Devine-Wright;Paul C. Stern;Lorraine Whitmarsh

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

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

  • Affirmative action. Psychological data and the policy debates.

    Faye J. Crosby;Aarti Iyer;Susan Clayton;Roberta A. Downing

  • The Oxford handbook of environmental and conservation psychology

    Susan D. Clayton

  • Domesticated nature: Motivations for gardening and perceptions of environmental impact

    Susan Clayton

  • Zoo experiences: Conversations, connections, and concern for animals

    Susan Clayton;John Fraser;Carol D. Saunders

  • 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

  • Identity and the natural environment : the psychological significance of nature

    Susan D. Clayton;Susan Opotow

  • Human preferences for species conservation: Animal charisma trumps endangered status

    Agathe Colléony;Susan Clayton;Denis Couvet;Michel Saint Jalme

  • Justice and Identity: Changing Perspectives on What Is Fair:

    Susan Clayton;Susan Opotow

  • How psychology can help limit climate change.

    Kristian S Nielsen;Susan Clayton;Paul C Stern;Thomas Dietz

  • Introduction to the special issue: Place, identity and environmental behaviour

    Patrick Devine-Wright;Susan Clayton

  • Human behavioral contributions to climate change: psychological and contextual drivers.

    Janet K. Swim;Susan Clayton;George S. Howard

  • Can Psychology Help Save the World? A Model for Conservation Psychology

    Susan Clayton;Amara Brook

  • Justice, Gender, and Affirmative Action

    Susan D. Clayton;Faye J. Crosby

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvin J. Lerner
Melvin J. Lerner University of Waterloo
Janet K. Swim
Janet K. Swim Pennsylvania State University
Paul C. Stern
Paul C. Stern Social and Environmental Research Institute
Patrick Devine-Wright
Patrick Devine-Wright University of Exeter
George Howard
George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lorraine Whitmarsh
Lorraine Whitmarsh University of Bath
Linda Steg
Linda Steg University of Groningen
Robert Gifford
Robert Gifford University of Victoria
Aarti Iyer
Aarti Iyer University of Sheffield
Elke U. Weber
Elke U. Weber Princeton University

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