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
119,165
58,283
0.489
* 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
62,523
27,411
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,581
16,715
0.285
* 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
56,056
44,631
0.796
* 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
50,250
23,913
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Hospitaity Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,659
28,872
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,798
25,831
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
21,663
0.546
* 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
38,239
23,704
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,477
12,925
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,364
15,592
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,600
15,230
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,567
12,125
0.384
* 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
30,019
16,067
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hospitality management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,391
17,784
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,285
17,209
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,606
10,135
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
turnover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,432
10,453
0.368
* 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
28,430
27,521
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,653
15,128
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
migration
geography
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,466
9,420
0.343
* 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
27,439
12,817
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,165
12,525
0.479
* 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
24,990
10,520
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208
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
119,165
58,283
0.489
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,990
263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Smith
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,523
27,411
0.438
tourism statistics
tourism economics
culinary tourism
destination competitiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
288
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steve Brown
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,746
3,689
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John L Crompton
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,581
16,715
0.285
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,326
74
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heesup Han
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,056
44,631
0.796
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
cryptocurrency and tourism technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,955
4,742
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muzzo Muzaffer Uysal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,250
23,913
0.476
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,398
5,887
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Young Hoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,659
28,872
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,403
572
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Scott
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,798
25,831
0.649
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,482
6,846
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Soocheong Shawn Jang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,647
21,663
0.546
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,338
7,237
90
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
38,239
23,704
0.620
tourism
persuasion
social media
technology adoption
intelligent systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,246
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
35,477
12,925
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,128
1,605
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alastair M Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,364
15,592
0.454
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,682
884
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bob Mckercher
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,600
15,230
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,723
890
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Pearce
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,567
12,125
0.384
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,361
989
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Matzarakis
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Offenbach, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,019
16,067
0.535
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,170
10,715
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
29,391
17,784
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,293
185
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
29,285
17,209
0.588
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,146
11,116
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abraham Pizam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,606
10,135
0.354
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,368
11,220
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Hom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,432
10,453
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,371
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amandeep Dhir
University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,430
27,521
0.968
IS-Marketing
Sustainability
Tourism-Hospitality
Digitalisation
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,343
229
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Haiyan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,653
15,128
0.547
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,609
2,232
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Allan Williams
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,466
9,420
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,643
11,786
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dallen J Timothy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,439
12,817
0.467
tourism
geopolitics
borders
pilgrimage
cultural heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,570
2,406
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Sharpley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,165
12,525
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,510
90
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,990
10,520
0.421
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development