Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World 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 :1
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,156
57,358
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
tourism statistics
tourism economics
culinary tourism
destination competitiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,999
26,946
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,273
16,455
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,643
23,839
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
cryptocurrency and tourism technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,864
43,462
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,733
23,461
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hospitaity Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,472
27,360
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,384
21,405
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,338
25,385
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
tourism
persuasion
social media
technology adoption
intelligent systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,784
23,291
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,314
12,760
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,958
15,231
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,395
11,969
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,282
14,936
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,664
15,712
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hospitality management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,064
17,473
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,929
16,859
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,437
9,980
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
turnover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,189
10,235
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
IS-Marketing
Sustainability
Tourism-Hospitality
Digitalisation
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,551
26,652
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,461
14,942
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
migration
geography
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,320
9,283
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
tourism
geopolitics
borders
pilgrimage
cultural heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,195
12,591
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,916
12,284
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
10,361
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,227
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Michael Hall
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,156
57,358
0.485
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,031
263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Smith
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,999
26,946
0.435
tourism statistics
tourism economics
culinary tourism
destination competitiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,763
3,690
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John L Crompton
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,273
16,455
0.282
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,893
301
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steve Brown
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,643
23,839
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,598
77
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heesup Han
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,864
43,462
0.792
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
cryptocurrency and tourism technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,027
4,775
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muzzo Muzaffer Uysal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,733
23,461
0.472
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,397
6,344
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Young Hoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,472
27,360
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,542
6,866
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soocheong Shawn Jang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,384
21,405
0.543
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,568
573
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Scott
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,338
25,385
0.645
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,512
7,312
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ulrike Gretzel
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,784
23,291
0.616
tourism
persuasion
social media
technology adoption
intelligent systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,272
56
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Ryan
University of Waikato
Yeni Zelanda, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,314
12,760
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,327
1,617
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alastair M Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,958
15,231
0.449
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,781
883
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philip Pearce
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,395
11,969
0.381
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,900
890
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bob Mckercher
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,282
14,936
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,673
994
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Matzarakis
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Offenbach, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,664
15,712
0.530
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,432
10,803
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Woo Gon Kim
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,064
17,473
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,583
182
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Choong Ki Lee
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,929
16,859
0.583
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,219
11,139
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abraham Pizam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,437
9,980
0.351
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,547
11,273
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Hom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,189
10,235
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,382
112
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amandeep Dhir
University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,551
26,652
0.967
IS-Marketing
Sustainability
Tourism-Hospitality
Digitalisation
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,496
228
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Haiyan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,461
14,942
0.544
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,679
2,230
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Allan Williams
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,320
9,283
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,855
11,852
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dallen J Timothy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,195
12,591
0.463
tourism
geopolitics
borders
pilgrimage
cultural heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,823
2,412
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Sharpley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,916
12,284
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,704
94
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
10,361
0.418
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development