Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Rankings 2025
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 :26
tourism information technology internet social media hospitality service management wine tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,863
16,418
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Planning theory
urban redevelopment
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
6,385
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Loyalty
value
satisfaction
quality
cruise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
9,889
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
tourism
sustainable tourism
ecotourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
8,289
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Outdoor Recreation Behavior
Outdoor Recreation Management
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,422
7,175
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
tourism
hospitality
national parks
destination marketing
data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
9,933
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
travel behavior
information technology
social media analytics
e-Tourism
tourism analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,725
13,725
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
recreation
parks
leisure and tourism
time use
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,188
5,002
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
memory studies
museum studies
heritage tourism
heritage studies
critical heritage studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,982
10,836
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,966
13,702
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Tourism
marketing
gender
ageing
wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,813
7,175
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Tourism
destination management
tourism marketing
experience design
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
11,795
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Tourism
Gender
Equality
Tourism Management
Wales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,375
6,519
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,084
10,155
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Hotel and Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
9,230
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Tourism
Destination Marketing & Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,766
7,641
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Visitor Research
Environmental Learning & Interpretation
Eco-Wildlife Tourism
Environmental Education.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,097
7,469
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
tourist behavior
sport tourism
leisure
life course/span
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,743
8,047
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
tourism
marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,494
7,745
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,481
7,958
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
tourism and hospitality management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,099
9,588
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Sustainability
tourism
heritage tourism
tourism planning
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,975
7,287
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Smart Tourism
e-Tourism
IT Adoption
Knowledge Sharing
Travel Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,745
11,556
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
consumer behavior
marketing communications
resident support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,689
6,551
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Travel and Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,195
8,495
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,505
134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marianna Sigala
University of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,863
16,418
0.688
tourism information technology internet social media hospitality service management wine tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,836
15,611
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Susan Fainstein
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,217
6,385
0.287
Planning theory
urban redevelopment
tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,834
16,032
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
James F Petrick
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
9,889
0.454
Loyalty
value
satisfaction
quality
cruise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,836
1,566
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
David Weaver
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,777
8,289
0.381
tourism
sustainable tourism
ecotourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,701
16,371
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alan R Graefe
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,422
7,175
0.335
Outdoor Recreation Behavior
Outdoor Recreation Management
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,977
16,475
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Bing Pan 潘冰|潘冰
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,308
9,933
0.466
tourism
hospitality
national parks
destination marketing
data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,430
17,090
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Zheng Xiang 向征
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,725
13,725
0.662
travel behavior
information technology
social media analytics
e-Tourism
tourism analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,912
17,675
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Geoffrey Godbey
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,188
5,002
0.248
recreation
parks
leisure and tourism
time use
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,503
1,799
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Laurajane Smith
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,982
10,836
0.542
memory studies
museum studies
heritage tourism
heritage studies
critical heritage studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,538
1,803
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Brent W Ritchie
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,966
13,702
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,974
3,550
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nigel Morgan
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,813
7,175
0.362
Tourism
marketing
gender
ageing
wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,693
1,986
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Noel Scott
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
11,795
0.636
Tourism
destination management
tourism marketing
experience design
cognitive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,301
3,937
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Annette Pritchard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,375
6,519
0.355
Tourism
Gender
Equality
Tourism Management
Wales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,352
2,056
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Susanne Becken
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,084
10,155
0.562
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,479
381
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cathy Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
9,230
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,492
20,611
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alan Fyall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,766
7,641
0.430
Tourism
Destination Marketing & Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,038
2,218
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Roy Ballantyne
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,097
7,469
0.437
Visitor Research
Environmental Learning & Interpretation
Eco-Wildlife Tourism
Environmental Education.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,393
22,134
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Heather Gibson
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,743
8,047
0.481
tourist behavior
sport tourism
leisure
life course/span
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,465
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Yvette Reisinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,494
7,745
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,518
22,594
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Simon Hudson
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,481
7,958
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,213
23,232
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Xinran Y Lehto
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,099
9,588
0.596
tourism and hospitality management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,802
23,448
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tazim Jamal
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,975
7,287
0.456
Sustainability
tourism
heritage tourism
tourism planning
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,858
614
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Namho Chung
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,745
11,556
0.734
Smart Tourism
e-Tourism
IT Adoption
Knowledge Sharing
Travel Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,132
23,949
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Christine Vogt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,689
6,551
0.418
consumer behavior
marketing communications
resident support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,513
588
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Akhilesh Singh
Uttarakhand Open University
Haldwani, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,195
8,495
0.559