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Nuclear Risk Perception

Nuclear Risk Perception is a psychological construct within the domain of risk perception that specifically denotes the subjective assessment and emotional response individuals hold toward the potential dangers associated with nuclear energy and nuclear accidents, distinguished by its focus on low-probability, high-consequence events characterized by dread, uncontrollability, and catastrophic potential.

451

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23.6K

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868

Authors

455

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2017–2026

92

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Publications

451

The Role of Affect and Worldviews as Orienting Dispositions in the Perception and Acceptance of Nuclear Power<sup>1</sup>

Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 1996 · 647 citations

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Perceived risk: psychological factors and social implications

Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff, Sarah Lichtenstein · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1981 · 371 citations

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Climate change or nuclear power—No thanks! A quantitative study of public perceptions and risk framing in Britain

Nick Pidgeon, Irene Lorenzoni, Wouter Poortinga · Global Environmental Change · 2007 · 362 citations

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Nuclear power, climate change and energy security: Exploring British public attitudes

Adam Corner, Dan Venables, Alexa Spence et al. · Energy Policy · 2011 · 344 citations

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How a Nuclear Power Plant Accident Influences Acceptance of Nuclear Power: Results of a Longitudinal Study Before and After the Fukushima Disaster

Vivianne Visschers, Michael Siegrist · Risk Analysis · 2012 · 318 citations

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Authors

868

  1. LS
    Lennart Sjöberg

    Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. PS
    Paul Slovic

    Decision Research, United States

    15 publications · 2.3K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. JR
    J. Richard Eiser

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 316 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. JV
    J. van der Pligt

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    8 publications · 338 citations

    8

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  5. JF
    James Flynn

    Decision Research, United States

    7 publications · 689 citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

455

  1. Stockholm School of Economics

    Stockholm, Sweden

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Decision Research

    Eugene, United States

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Fukushima Medical University

    Fukushima, Japan

    11 h-index

    37 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    4.8K citations

  6. University of Science and Technology of China

    Hefei, China

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    810 citations

  8. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    558 citations

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Venues

  1. Risk Analysis

    51 publications · 5.1K citations

    40

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  2. Energy Policy

    24 publications · 2.5K citations

    20

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  3. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    16 publications · 760 citations

    15

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  4. Journal of Risk Research

    11 publications · 572 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    10 publications · 1K citations

    10

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