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Oceania Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

Total 178 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Colin Michael Hall
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
114
0.699
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chris Ryan
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
58
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Philip Pearce
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
57
0.713
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Steve Brown
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Susanne Becken
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
58
0.866
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
David Weaver
tourism
sustainable tourism
ecotourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
47
0.701
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Noel Scott
Tourism
destination management
tourism marketing
experience design
cognitive psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
James Higham
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
52
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Catherine Pickering
Alpine Ecology
Recreation Ecology
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
47
0.770
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Roy Ballantyne
Visitor Research
Environmental Learning & Interpretation
Eco-Wildlife Tourism
Environmental Education.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
46
0.754
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bruce Prideaux
Natural area tourism
crisis management
transport
heritage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
40
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Simon Darcy
Social Inclusion
Sustainability
Disability Studies
Sport Events Tourism Volunteers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
49
0.845
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Stephen Wearing
sustainable tourism planning and management
ecotourism
community based and volunteer tourism
- leadership
stewardship & envi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Laurajane Smith
memory studies
museum studies
heritage tourism
heritage studies
critical heritage studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
38
0.731
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ross Dowling
tourism
geotourism
geoparks
ecotourism
cruise ship tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
37
0.771
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Pierre Benckendorff
tourism
technology
design
experiences
learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
38
0.809
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Brent Moyle
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
40
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ian Yeoman
Hospitality
Foresight
Scenario Planning
Tourism
Futures Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Alison McIntosh
Critical Tourism Studies
Hospitality
Disability
Social Justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
34
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Judith Mair
Events
tourism and sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
38
0.905
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Emma Waterton
heritage
heritage tourism
memory studies
heritage studies
affect
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sangkyun Kim
film tourism
food tourism
tourist behaviour
tourism geographies
heritage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Michael Hall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
114
0.699
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bob Mckercher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
65
0.747
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chris Ryan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
58
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philip Pearce
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
57
0.713
Tourism
tourist behaviour
visitor evaluation
tourist attractions
tourism and communities
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steve Brown
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
52
0.703
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brent W Ritchie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
60
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susanne Becken
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
58
0.866
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Climate Change
Environment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Weaver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
47
0.701
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Noel Scott
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
Tourism
destination management
tourism marketing
experience design
cognitive psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Higham
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
52
0.813
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and tourism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Catherine Pickering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
47
0.770
Alpine Ecology
Recreation Ecology
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roy Ballantyne
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
46
0.754
Visitor Research
Environmental Learning & Interpretation
Eco-Wildlife Tourism
Environmental Education.
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce Prideaux
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
40
0.667
Natural area tourism
crisis management
transport
heritage
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simon Darcy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
49
0.845
Social Inclusion
Sustainability
Disability Studies
Sport Events Tourism Volunteers
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Wearing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
sustainable tourism planning and management
ecotourism
community based and volunteer tourism
- leadership
stewardship & envi
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laurajane Smith
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
38
0.731
memory studies
museum studies
heritage tourism
heritage studies
critical heritage studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ross Dowling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
37
0.771
tourism
geotourism
geoparks
ecotourism
cruise ship tourism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre Benckendorff
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
38
0.809
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brent Moyle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
40
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lisa Ruhanen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ian Yeoman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
Hospitality
Foresight
Scenario Planning
Tourism
Futures Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alison McIntosh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
34
0.791
Critical Tourism Studies
Hospitality
Disability
Social Justice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Judith Mair
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
38
0.905
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emma Waterton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
heritage
heritage tourism
memory studies
heritage studies
affect
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sangkyun Kim
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
film tourism
food tourism
tourist behaviour
tourism geographies
heritage