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.
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,461
14,942
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hotel and Tourism Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
9,230
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
7,408
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
tourism
smartphone
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,941
6,543
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
MICE
Consumer Behavior
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,779
4,928
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
3,622
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Resident attitudes
tourist/consumer perspectives
destination management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,464
5,024
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,240
3,024
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
revenue management
women leadership
hospitality management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,072
3,843
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hotel and Tourism Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
3,565
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tourist Behavior and Psychology
Cruise tourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,644
3,973
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health and Wellness tourism
Spa Management
Hotel Management
Strategic HRM
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,465
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,356
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Business Intelligence
Information Management
Forecasting
Tourism
Hospitality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,985
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Human Mobility
GIScience
Urban Informatics
GeoAI
Spatial Data Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
2,475
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
2,338
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tourism and travel demand
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
2,001
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Tourism and hotel branding
consumer behaviour and marketing
theme park and cruise line management
destination studies
China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,975
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Applied Economics in Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hotel Demand Modelling and Forecasting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
2,260
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Services Marketing
Hospitality Marketing
Service Robotic Research
Cross-Cultural Consumer Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
1,290
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hospitality Management
Destination Image
Smart Tourism Destination
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,405
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Social media marketing in hospitality and tourism
Metaverse marketing in hospitality and tourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
943
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hospitality
HR
Casino Management
Lodging Operations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
598
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Human-Centered Computing
AI for Science
AI for Hospitality Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
481
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Hotel and Tourism Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
595
0.979
Haiyan Song
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,461
14,942
0.544
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Cathy Hsu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
9,230
0.511
Brian King
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,700
7,408
0.583
Tourism
Events
Hospitality
Recreation
Dan Wang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,941
6,543
0.732
Jin Soo Lee
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,779
4,928
0.561
Honggen Xiao
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,687
3,622
0.542
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism
Vincent Tung
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,464
5,024
0.777
Resident attitudes
tourist/consumer perspectives
destination management
Norman Au
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,240
3,024
0.485
Basak Denizci Guillet
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,072
3,843
0.633
revenue management
women leadership
hospitality management
Catherine Cheung
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,025
3,565
0.592
Kam Hung
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,644
3,973
0.704
Tourist Behavior and Psychology
Cruise tourism
Deniz Kucukusta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,481
3,465
0.632
Health and Wellness tourism
Spa Management
Hotel Management
Strategic HRM
Lo Ada S
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,171
2,356
0.565
Hengyun Neil Li
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
2,985
0.913
Business Intelligence
Information Management
Forecasting
Tourism
Hospitality
Yang Xu (徐阳)
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
2,475
0.908
Human Mobility
GIScience
Urban Informatics
GeoAI
Spatial Data Science
Wei Jue Huang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
2,338
0.862
Lorenzo Masiero
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
2,001
0.738
Bill Xu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,975
0.775
Tourism and hotel branding
consumer behaviour and marketing
theme park and cruise line management
destination studies
China
Anyu Liu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
2,260
0.935
Applied Economics in Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hotel Demand Modelling and Forecasting
Lisa C Wan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
1,290
0.649
Services Marketing
Hospitality Marketing
Service Robotic Research
Cross-Cultural Consumer Research
Pimtong Tavitiyaman
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,405
0.710
Hospitality Management
Destination Image
Smart Tourism Destination
Seunghun Shin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,042
943
0.905
Social media marketing in hospitality and tourism
Metaverse marketing in hospitality and tourism
Nicholas Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
884
598
0.676
Hospitality
HR
Casino Management
Lodging Operations
Chen Jason Zhang|Chen Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
481
0.575
Human-Centered Computing
AI for Science
AI for Hospitality Management
Bruce Tsui
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
595
0.979