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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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Tourism
GIS
Urban forests
Leisure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
2,544
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Market segmentation within a tourism context
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
2,167
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Crisis
Risk
Disaster management
Corporate Governance
Reputation Risk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,904
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Turnaround Strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,489
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tourism
Events Management
Adventure Tourism
Emotional Labor
Emotional Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,253
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
tourism economics
tourism management
trade and development
growth and development
small states
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,043
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Tourism marketing
ICT
Tourism Distribution Channels
Tourism Branding
Cultural and Medical tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
935
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nation branding
Travel behaviour
Tourism brand marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
717
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
lifestyle migration
retirement migration
second homes
impacts of tourism
visiting friends and relatives tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
600
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Tourism Planning
Sustainable Tourism
Technology
Green Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
548
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
401
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tourism
social impact
travel motives
marketing
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
401
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
386
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Tourism
Tourism management
Sustainability
Urban tourism
World tourism cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
333
0.886
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Special Interest Tourism
Policy Planning and Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
329
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Foreign Direct Investment in Tourism (TFDI)
Sport Tourism
Medical Tourism
Tourism Planning & Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
320
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tourism Destinations Management
Competitiveness
Management of treats
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
294
0.801
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hospitality
Tourism
Consumer behavior
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
291
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Tourism destinations development
sustainable tourism
alternative forms of tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
290
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Tourism
EIA
Climate Change
Social Surveys
Public participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
229
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cultural tourism
tourist behaviour
wine tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
196
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
tourism
destination management
marketing
system dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
192
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
turism
amenajari turistice
economia serviciilor
turism si servicii internationale
managementul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
169
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tourism Marketing
Tourism Managment
Tourism Innovations
Applied Market Research
Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
162
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Pro-poor Tourism
Community-based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,534
69,310
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jinyang Deng
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
2,544
0.484
Tourism
GIS
Urban forests
Leisure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,863
1,108
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martinette Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
2,167
0.691
Market segmentation within a tourism context
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,428
20,090
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexandros Paraskevas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,904
0.505
Crisis
Risk
Disaster management
Corporate Governance
Reputation Risk management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,834
109,755
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Dawley
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,489
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,817
27,337
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sandro Carnicelli Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,253
0.822
Tourism
Events Management
Adventure Tourism
Emotional Labor
Emotional Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,997
14
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Troy Lorde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,043
0.560
tourism economics
tourism management
trade and development
growth and development
small states
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,364
3,748
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vicky Katsoni|Katsoni Vicky, Βίκυ Κατσώνη, Βασιλική Κατσώνη
University of West Attica
Egaleo, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
935
0.771
Tourism marketing
ICT
Tourism Distribution Channels
Tourism Branding
Cultural and Medical tourism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,022
3,115
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tafadzwa Matiza
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
717
0.976
Nation branding
Travel behaviour
Tourism brand marketing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,685
40,348
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maria Angeles Casado Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
600
0.324
lifestyle migration
retirement migration
second homes
impacts of tourism
visiting friends and relatives tourism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,527
12,725
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mana Khoshkam-
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
548
0.878
Tourism Planning
Sustainable Tourism
Technology
Green Tourism Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,014
47,580
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Petra Glover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
401
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,366
4,581
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marco Scholtz
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
468
401
0.857
Tourism
social impact
travel motives
marketing
social media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,387
4,698
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adam Viljoen
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
386
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,747
51,666
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cristina Maxim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
333
0.886
Tourism
Tourism management
Sustainability
Urban tourism
World tourism cities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,232
51,888
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul Fidgeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
329
0.454
Special Interest Tourism
Policy Planning and Strategy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,476
41
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cristina JöNsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
320
0.480
Foreign Direct Investment in Tourism (TFDI)
Sport Tourism
Medical Tourism
Tourism Planning & Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,273
891
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mariya Zlatkova Stankova
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
294
0.801
Tourism Destinations Management
Competitiveness
Management of treats
Sustainable Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,487
252,848
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xuan Van Tran
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
291
0.590
Hospitality
Tourism
Consumer behavior
Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
963,465
902
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivanka Vasenska
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
290
0.822
Tourism destinations development
sustainable tourism
alternative forms of tourism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,156
51
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Janice Cumberbatch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
229
0.716
Tourism
EIA
Climate Change
Social Surveys
Public participation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,586
1,305
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilinka Terziyska
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
196
0.852
cultural tourism
tourist behaviour
wine tourism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,426
4,233
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Petr Stumpf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
192
0.946
tourism
destination management
marketing
system dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,293
4,973
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lucia Negrut
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
169
0.904
turism
amenajari turistice
economia serviciilor
turism si servicii internationale
managementul
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,229,447
1,517
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Preslav Dimitrov
South-West University Neofit Rilski Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
162
0.675
Tourism Marketing
Tourism Managment
Tourism Innovations
Applied Market Research
Forecasting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,113
8,550
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Owen Gohori
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
Pro-poor Tourism
Community-based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism