Publications

Global evidence on the relationship between extreme weather events and support for climate policies

Viktoria Cologna, Simona Meiler, Chahan M. Kropf, Samuel Lüthi, Niels G. Mede, David N. Bresch, Oscar Lecuona, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward W. Maibach, Naomi Oreskes, Mike S. Schäfer, Sander van der Linden & TISP Consortium

Investigating the trust gap between scientists and climate scientists in 68 countries

Omid Ghasemi, Viktoria Cologna, Niels G. Mede, Samantha Stanley, Noel Strahm, Robert M Ross, Mark Alfano, John R. Kerr, Sebastian Berger, Mathew da Costa Marques, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Ben Newell, Naomi Oreskes, & Mike S. Schäfer

Public communication about science across 68 countries: Global evidence on how people get information and communicate about science-related matters

Niels G. Mede, Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward W. Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Naomi Oreskes, & Mike S. Schäfer

Science and society in Ireland: Examining public trust in scientists against a global background
Irish Educational Studies (2025)

Joseph Roche, Mairéad Hurley, Karen Fowler, Amelia McConville, Aoife Taylor, Niels G. Mede, & Viktoria Cologna

Green growth beliefs: Investigating factors associated with expert opinions on green growth
PLOS Climate (2025)

Manuel Suter, Noel Strahm, Till Bundeli, Kaja Kaessner,  Viktoria Cologna, Naomi Oreskes, & Sebastian Berger

A positive picture of Africans’ trust in scientists
Nature Africa (2025)

Marina Joubert, Niels G. Mede, Viktoria Cologna &  Patrick O. Ansah

Perceptions of Science, Science Communication, and Climate Change Attitudes in 68 Countries: The TISP Dataset
Scientific Data (2025)

Niels G. Mede*, Viktoria Cologna*, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward W. Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Naomi Oreskes, Mike S. Schäfer, Sander van der Linden & TISP Consortium & TISP Consortium

*Authors contributed equally 

Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Nature Human Behaviour (2025)

Viktoria Cologna, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward W. Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Naomi Oreskes, Mike S. Schäfer, Sander van der Linden & TISP Consortium

Anticipatory solastalgia in the Antipodes: Evidence of future-oriented distress about environmental change in Australia and New Zealand
The Journal of Climate Change and Health (2025)

Samantha K. Stanley, Omid Ghasemi, Robert M. Ross, John R. Kerr, Mathew D. Marques, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger, Mark Alfano, Neil Levy, Marinus Ferreira & Viktoria Cologna 

How scientists’ collective climate advocacy affects public trust in scientists and voting behavior
Environmental Research Letters (2024)

Viktoria Cologna, Jana Freundt, Niels G. Mede, Lauren Howe, Eri Bertsou*, Jamie Gloor*, Naomi Oreskes, Reto Knutti, Mike S. Schäfer
*authors contributed equally

Reframing conservation audiences from individuals to social beings
Conservation Letters (2024)

Laura Thomas-Walters, Viktoria Cologna, Emiel de Lange, Josh Ettinger, Matthew Selinske, & Megan S. Jones

Mitigating Climate Change Via the Demand Side and Behavioral Insights: Policy Recommendation and Current Challenges

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2024)

Sebastian Berger, Viktoria Cologna, Jan M. Bauer

Climate change engagement by scientists

Nature Climate Change (2024)

Fabian Dablander, F.*, Maien S.M. Sachisthal*, Viktoria Cologna, Noel Strahm, Anna Bosshard, Nana-Maria Grüning, Alison Green, Cameron Brick, Adam R. Aron, & Jonas Haslbeck* 
*Authors contributed equally 

A reflection on non-epistemic values in environmental psychology research

Umweltpsychologie (2024)

Viktoria Cologna

Current research practices on pro-environmental behavior: A survey of environmental psychologists

Journal of Environmental Psychology (2024)

Cameron Brick, Kristian S. Nielsen, Sebastian Berger, ..., & Viktoria Cologna 

Trust in climate science and climate scientists: a narrative review

PLOS Climate (2024)

Viktoria Cologna, John Kotcher, Niels G. Mede, John Besley, Edward W. Maibach, & Naomi Oreskes.

Framing effects in expert assessments of optimal GDP development

Ecological economics (2024)

Manuel Suter, Noel Strahm, Till Bundeli, Kaja Kaessner, Viktoria Cologna, & Sebastian Berger

Realizing the full potential of behavioral science for climate change mitigation

Nature Climate Change (2024)

Kristian S. Nielsen, Viktoria Cologna, Jan M. Bauer, Sebastian Berger, Cameron Brick, Thomas Dietz, Ulf J. J. Hahnel, Laura Henn, Florian Lange, Paul C. Stern, & Kimberly S. Wolske

Attitudes towards technology and their relationship with pro-environmental behaviour: development and validation of the GATT scale

Journal of Environmental Psychology (2024)

Viktoria Cologna, Anna Lisa Kreissel, Anne Berthold, Michael Siegrist

Drop some money! The influence of income and subjective financial scarcity on pro-environmental behaviour
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 91 (2023)

Anne Berthold, Viktoria Cologna, Martina Hardmeier, Michael Siegrist

The communication of value judgements and its effects on climate scientists’ perceived trustworthiness
Environmental Communication (2022)

Viktoria Cologna, Christoph Baumberger, Reto Knutti, Naomi Oreskes, Anne Berthold

Trends in American scientists’ political donations and implications for trust in science
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9(1) (2022)

Alexander A. Kaurov, Viktoria Cologna*, Charlie Tyson*, Naomi Oreskes *Authors contributed equally

Don’t gloss over social science! A response to: Glavovic et al. (2021) ‘the tragedy of climate change science’
Climate and Development (2022)

Viktoria Cologna, Naomi Oreskes 

The influence of scarcity perception on people’s pro-environmental behavior and their readiness to accept new sustainable technologies
Ecological Economics, 196 (2022)

Anne Berthold, Viktoria Cologna, Michael Siegrist

Why home gardens fail in enhancing food security and dietary diversity
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022)

Marié J. Du Toit, Olivia Rendón, Viktoria Cologna, Sarel S. Cilliers, Martin Dallimer

Knowledge, perceived potential and trust as determinants of low- and high-impact pro-environmental behaviours
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 79 (2022)

Viktoria Cologna, Anne Berthold, Michael Siegrist

To strike or not to strike? An investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland
PLOS One, 16(10) (2021)

Viktoria Cologna, Gea Hoogendoorn, Cameron Brick

Making theory useful for understanding high-impact behavior. A response to van Valkengoed et al.
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 75 (2021)

Florian Lange, Kristian S. Nielsen, Viktoria Cologna, Cameron Brick, Paul Stern

The call for impact-focused environmental psychology
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 75 (2021)

Kristian S. Nielsen, Viktoria Cologna, Florian Lange, Cameron Brick, Paul Stern (All authors contributed equally)

Majority of German citizens, US citizens and climate scientists support policy advocacy by climate researchers and expect greater political engagement
Environmental Research Letters, 16(2) (2021)

Viktoria Cologna, Reto Knutti, Naomi Oreskes, Michael Siegrist

The role of trust for climate change mitigation and adaptation behaviour: A meta-analysis
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 69 (2020)

Viktoria Cologna, Reto Knutti, Naomi Oreskes, Michael Siegrist

Flood risk perceptions and the UK media: Moving beyond “once in a lifetime” to “Be Prepared” reporting
Climate Risk Management, 17 (2017)

Viktoria Cologna, Rosalind H. Bark, Jouni Paavola

The Role of Risk Perceptions in Climate Change Communication: A Media Analysis on the UK Winter Floods 2015/2016. 

In W. Leal Filho, E. Manolas, A. M. Azul, U. M. Azeiteiro, & H. McGhie (Eds.) Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 2: Practice of Climate Change Communication. (2018)

Viktoria Cologna, Rosalind H. Bark, Jouni Paavola

Viktoria Cologna. The Role of Trust, Confidence and Expert Credibility for Climate Change Mitigation [Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich]. 2021.