Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Highly Cited Researchers 15 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,416
World Rank
97
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
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Total25,836
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Last 6 Years9,669
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Last 6 Years / Total0.374
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
382,078
World Rank
1,745
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total2,610
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Last 6 Years2,214
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
777,305
World Rank
4,041
Country Rank
280
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Cultural tourism | transmodernism | authenticity | tourist experience | South Afric
Cultural tourism | transmodernism | authenticity | tourist experience | South Afric
Citation Metrics
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Total820
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Last 6 Years360
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Last 6 Years / Total0.439
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,020,933
World Rank
5,813
Country Rank
444
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Local Economic Development | Rural tourism product development | Tourism Development | Sport Tourism Events | Tourism Marketin
Local Economic Development | Rural tourism product development | Tourism Development | Sport Tourism Events | Tourism Marketin
Citation Metrics
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Total431
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Last 6 Years378
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Last 6 Years / Total0.877
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,122,265
World Rank
6,675
Country Rank
523
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Local Economic Development | Defence Conversion | Transformation | Urban & Rural development | Touris
Local Economic Development | Defence Conversion | Transformation | Urban & Rural development | Touris
Citation Metrics
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Total339
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Last 6 Years172
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Last 6 Years / Total0.507
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,149,117
World Rank
6,902
Country Rank
544
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
eco-tourism | community based tourism | social and environmental impacts of tourism development | sustainable developmen
eco-tourism | community based tourism | social and environmental impacts of tourism development | sustainable developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total318
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Last 6 Years285
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Last 6 Years / Total0.896
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,437,817
World Rank
9,310
Country Rank
777
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism Policy | Tourism Development and Planning | Youth Tourism | Social Tourism | Diaspora Touris
Tourism Policy | Tourism Development and Planning | Youth Tourism | Social Tourism | Diaspora Touris
Citation Metrics
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Total176
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Last 6 Years146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.830
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,510,888
World Rank
9,894
Country Rank
828
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total153
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Last 6 Years139
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Last 6 Years / Total0.908
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,541,900
World Rank
10,179
Country Rank
860
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Local Economic Development | Tourism development | Sustainable development | Regional developmen
Local Economic Development | Tourism development | Sustainable development | Regional developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total144
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Last 6 Years137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.951
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,622,655
World Rank
10,786
Country Rank
915
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism Development | Business Tourism | Informal Economy | Digital Transformation | Sustainabilit
Tourism Development | Business Tourism | Informal Economy | Digital Transformation | Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
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Total123
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Last 6 Years111
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Last 6 Years / Total0.902
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,683,292
World Rank
11,220
Country Rank
960
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total109
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Last 6 Years93
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Last 6 Years / Total0.853
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,817,294
World Rank
12,265
Country Rank
1,064
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Hospitality management | Human Resources | green hotels | work-life balance | hospitality graduat
Hospitality management | Human Resources | green hotels | work-life balance | hospitality graduat
Citation Metrics
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Total82
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Last 6 Years82
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,406,050
World Rank
17,593
Country Rank
1,597
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
tourism | sport tourism | environmental sustainability | tourism development | developing countrie
tourism | sport tourism | environmental sustainability | tourism development | developing countrie
Citation Metrics
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Total12
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Last 6 Years12
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,467,946
World Rank
18,191
Country Rank
1,652
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Wine | Food & Beverage Management | Food & Beverage Service | Beverage Studie
Wine | Food & Beverage Management | Food & Beverage Service | Beverage Studie
Citation Metrics
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Total8
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Last 6 Years8
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,590,205
World Rank
19,395
Country Rank
1,772
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Hospitality Management | Tourism | Community Engagement | WI
Hospitality Management | Tourism | Community Engagement | WI
Citation Metrics
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Total2
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Last 6 Years1
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Last 6 Years / Total0.500
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