Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :1
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
cryptocurrency and tourism technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,973
41,651
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,449
16,407
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,033
14,574
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hotel and Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,721
8,944
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
tourism
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,213
7,521
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Smart Tourism
e-Tourism
IT Adoption
Knowledge Sharing
Travel Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
11,202
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Travel and Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,916
8,249
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
hotel & tourism
trading area
franchising
sustainability
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,138
6,713
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
smart tourism
tourism marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,292
10,455
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Airline Management
Service Management
Luxury Marketing
Psychology and Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,784
10,293
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,367
7,099
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Heritage Tourism
PLS-SEM
fsQCA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,414
10,614
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,314
7,213
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
learning technology
attitudes
technology acceptance
electronic commerce
hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,083
4,856
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Elasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
6,547
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
tourism
smartphone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,791
6,396
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
MICE
Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,634
4,801
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
6,328
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ClimateCrisis
DataAnalytics/AI
Sustainability/Digitalization
SpaceTourism
GeoAI/Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,919
6,491
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Hospitality
Tourism
Information System
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,883
6,329
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sustainable tourism
Smart tourism
Community-based tourism
Nature-based tourism
Ecotourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,676
5,580
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cultural tourism
community based tourism
sustainable tourism
heritage tourism
tourism & security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
2,486
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Foodservice Management
Services Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
4,095
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
service management
hospitality management
sustainability
ESG
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,734
2,830
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
3,503
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,830
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heesup Han
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,973
41,651
0.786
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
cryptocurrency and tourism technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,540
186
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Choong Ki Lee
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,449
16,407
0.577
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,412
231
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Haiyan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,033
14,574
0.539
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,319
379
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cathy Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,721
8,944
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,252
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yvette Reisinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,213
7,521
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,089
626
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Namho Chung
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,379
11,202
0.728
Smart Tourism
e-Tourism
IT Adoption
Knowledge Sharing
Travel Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,419
581
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Akhilesh Singh
Uttarakhand Open University
Haldwani, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,916
8,249
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,576
717
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yong Ki Lee
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,138
6,713
0.475
hotel & tourism
trading area
franchising
sustainability
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,898
808
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chulmo Koo
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,292
10,455
0.787
smart tourism
tourism marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,330
867
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sunghyup Hyun
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,784
10,293
0.805
Airline Management
Service Management
Luxury Marketing
Psychology and Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,316
613
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brian King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,367
7,099
0.574
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,901
206
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,414
10,614
0.930
Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Heritage Tourism
PLS-SEM
fsQCA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,790
1,450
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Takahide Kagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,314
7,213
0.638
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-19
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,854
381
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shu Sheng Liaw
China Medical University Taiwan
Taichung City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,083
4,856
0.438
learning technology
attitudes
technology acceptance
electronic commerce
hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,358
1,241
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vikas Sharma
Galgotias University
Noida, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,861
6,547
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,847
889
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,791
6,396
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,146
908
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jin Soo Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,634
4,801
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,753
1,728
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wansoo Kim
Dong-A University
Busan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
6,328
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,603
1,743
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Myung Ja Kim
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,919
6,491
0.820
ClimateCrisis
DataAnalytics/AI
Sustainability/Digitalization
SpaceTourism
GeoAI/Blockchain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,244
1,753
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sangwon Park
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,883
6,329
0.803
Hospitality
Tourism
Information System
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,008
668
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tsung Hung Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,676
5,580
0.727
Sustainable tourism
Smart tourism
Community-based tourism
Nature-based tourism
Ecotourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,824
1,226
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yoel Mansfeld
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
2,486
0.354
Cultural tourism
community based tourism
sustainable tourism
heritage tourism
tourism & security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,706
2,137
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Namkung Young
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
4,095
0.594
Foodservice Management
Services Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,330
788
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kunshan Wu
Tamkang University
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,734
2,830
0.420
service management
hospitality management
sustainability
ESG
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,489
1,144
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Honggen Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
3,503
0.534
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism