Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Oceania Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :101
Marine Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Interpretation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
749
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Travel
Sleep
Exercise Immunology
Performance Recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
1,246
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Tourism Development
Tourism Impacts
Human Geography
Mobilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
941
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Aboriginal History
History of Tourism
Tourism Management
Onomastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
455
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Tourist behaviour
Humour research
Marine tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,251
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
807
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Resilience
Economic development
Community development
Investment
Change management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
1,263
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Tourism
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
854
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Sustainable Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
692
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
840
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Sustainable tourism
Tourism management
Small islands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
827
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
tourism
economics
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
518
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Travel health
Tourism's health impact
Poverty alleviation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
587
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
sustainable tourism
risk and recovery
cultural diversity
gender equity.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
817
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Natural Resource Management
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
657
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
803
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Agri-tourism
food and wine tourism
regional tourism development
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
811
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Hospitality
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
349
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Hospitality
Tourism
Organisational Communication
Community
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
695
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Community based tourism
Community empowerment
Tourism and Hospitality Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
931
549
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
travel
tourism
mobilities
human geography
social technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
618
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Tourist behaviour
Muslim tourists
Islamic and Halal
Tourism Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
737
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
museum studies
visitor studies
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
409
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Workforce Diversity
Organisational Culture
Diversity Management
Hospitality Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
672
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Grounded Theory
Tourism Research
post-colonialism
qualitative methods
critical studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
528
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,623
21,782
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Kaye Walker
Southern Cross University
Lismore, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
749
0.507
Marine Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,167
21,728
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Peter Fowler
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
1,246
0.841
Travel
Sleep
Exercise Immunology
Performance Recovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,796
21,900
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Gareth Butler
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
941
0.644
Tourism Development
Tourism Impacts
Human Geography
Mobilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,699
22,537
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Ian D Clark
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
455
0.329
Aboriginal History
History of Tourism
Tourism Management
Onomastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,521
22,465
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Anja Pabel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,251
0.901
Tourist behaviour
Humour research
Marine tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,384
22,563
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Noreen Breakey
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
807
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,766
22,667
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Alexandra Bec
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
1,263
0.926
Resilience
Economic development
Community development
Investment
Change management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,407
22,944
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Aise KyoungJin Kim
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
854
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,703
23,042
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Diane Lee
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
692
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,410
23,315
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Tamara Young
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
840
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,739
24,051
617
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Aishath Shakeela
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
827
0.687
Sustainable tourism
Tourism management
Small islands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,720
24,176
1,772
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Sally Driml
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
518
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,515
24,636
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Irmgard Bauer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
587
0.515
Travel health
Tourism's health impact
Poverty alleviation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,843
24,577
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Joanne Pyke
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
817
0.714
sustainable tourism
risk and recovery
cultural diversity
gender equity.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,775
24,933
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Po Hsin Lai
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
657
0.593
Natural Resource Management
Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,389
25,667
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Robert Hales
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
803
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,188
25,834
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Michelle Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
811
0.799
Agri-tourism
food and wine tourism
regional tourism development
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,939
26,223
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Zelko Livaic
Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
349
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,154
3,669
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Cheryl Cockburn Wootten|Cheryl Cockburn-Wootton, Cheryl Cockburn-Wooten, Cheryl Cockburn-Wotten
University of Waikato
Yeni Zelanda, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
695
0.730
Hospitality
Tourism
Organisational Communication
Community
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,250
26,620
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Melphon Mayaka
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
931
549
0.590
Community based tourism
Community empowerment
Tourism and Hospitality Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,842
27,062
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Garth Lean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
618
0.695
travel
tourism
mobilities
human geography
social technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,507
27,828
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Hera Oktadiana, Che
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
737
0.901
Tourist behaviour
Muslim tourists
Islamic and Halal
Tourism Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,916
3,914
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Lee Davidson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
409
0.507
museum studies
visitor studies
tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,738
28,854
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Ashokkumar Manoharan
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
672
0.926
Workforce Diversity
Organisational Culture
Diversity Management
Hospitality Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,810
28,913
1,197
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Patrick J L Espoir Decosta
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
528
0.731
Grounded Theory
Tourism Research
post-colonialism
qualitative methods
critical studies