Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Highly Cited Researchers 6.160 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
121,797
53,513
0.439
* 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
63,639
24,602
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,451
21,994
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,176
13,859
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,916
38,422
0.713
* 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
51,040
20,618
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hospitaity Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,330
26,783
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,780
24,346
0.597
* 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
40,512
18,853
0.465
* 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
39,319
21,570
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,130
11,070
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
14,318
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
13,385
0.416
* 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
32,019
10,311
0.322
* 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
30,771
14,514
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
IS-Marketing
Sustainability
Tourism-Hospitality
Digitalisation
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,637
29,238
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hospitality management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,107
16,176
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,981
15,797
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,052
8,638
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
turnover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,823
8,941
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,212
13,669
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
tourism
geopolitics
borders
pilgrimage
cultural heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,073
11,405
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
migration
geography
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,859
8,280
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,954
11,220
0.416
* 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
25,292
9,085
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,191
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
121,797
53,513
0.439
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,000
262
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Smith
University of Guelph
Guelph, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,639
24,602
0.387
tourism statistics
tourism economics
culinary tourism
destination competitiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,582
289
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steve Brown
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,451
21,994
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,848
3,732
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
59,176
13,859
0.234
tourism
recreation
sport
parks
pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,136
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heesup Han
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,916
38,422
0.713
sustainable tourism
hospitality marketing
consumer behavior
destination development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,998
4,749
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muzzo Muzaffer Uysal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,040
20,618
0.404
Quality of life research
motivation
satisfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,589
5,499
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Young Hoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,330
26,783
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,260
569
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Scott
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,780
24,346
0.597
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,411
6,803
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
40,512
18,853
0.465
Hospitality Finance
Service Management
Tourism
Hospitality
Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,124
7,129
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
39,319
21,570
0.549
tourism
persuasion
social media
technology adoption
intelligent systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,271
57
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Ryan
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,130
11,070
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,076
1,596
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alastair M Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
14,318
0.408
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Travel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,685
895
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bob Mckercher
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
13,385
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,835
900
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philip Pearce
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,019
10,311
0.322
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,124
985
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Matzarakis
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Offenbach, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,771
14,514
0.472
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,285
90
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amandeep Dhir
University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,637
29,238
0.954
IS-Marketing
Sustainability
Tourism-Hospitality
Digitalisation
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,942
10,569
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Woo Gon Kim
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,107
16,176
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,102
185
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Choong Ki Lee
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,981
15,797
0.527
Tourism
CVM
Forecasting
Casino
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,238
11,130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abraham Pizam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,052
8,638
0.297
Hospitality Management
Tourism Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,501
11,254
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Hom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,823
8,941
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,291
231
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Haiyan Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,212
13,669
0.485
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,454
11,681
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dallen J Timothy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,073
11,405
0.406
tourism
geopolitics
borders
pilgrimage
cultural heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,753
2,235
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Allan Williams
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,859
8,280
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,096
2,354
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Sharpley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,954
11,220
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,793
91
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,292
9,085
0.359
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development