World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
Japan Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality 56 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025
The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Feb 02, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (870.053) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-19
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
47
11,978
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human Geography
Sustainability/Social-Ecological Resilience
Tourism Geographies
Asia Pacific
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
54
5,009
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tourism
Regional Science
Sustainable development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,732
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hotel reservation
mobile payment
hospitality
tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
1,551
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tourism
Hospitality
Development
Social Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
30
1,244
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nature-Based Tourism
Protected Area Management
Sustainability
Environmental Policy.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,246
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tourist attractions
Critical tourism theory
Hospitality and tourism education
Tourism education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,270
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
data engineering
social media
geoprocessing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
26
690
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Critical Tourism Studies
Philosophy of Tourism
Tourism Ethics
Surf Tourism
Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
701
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
tourism
destination management
tourist behaviour
tourism marketing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
245
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Creative Geography
Regional Revitalization
Creative In-migrant
Art Festival Tourism
Island Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
384
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tourism
Cognitive Mapping
Landscape Conflict
Geography
GIScience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
264
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Learning Technology
Augmented Reality
eTourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
207
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tourism Development
Policy and planing
Rural Tourism
Agricultural Heritage Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
218
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
mobililty
international migration
transnationalism
tourism
cosmopolitanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
349
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sport Management
Event Management
Sport Tourism
Event Tourism
Lifelong Sports
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
279
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agritourism
Developing countries
Rural tourism
Rural development
Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
348
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sport management
sport tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
161
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Business Analytics
Hospitality Information Management
Microblogs
CGM
Social media mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
198
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
352
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
wildlife tourism
animal geographies
tourism geographies
human-animal studies
critical animal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
222
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Media Tourism
Cultural Anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
186
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
politicized consumption
experiential consumption
tourism marketing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
164
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Smart tourism
human activity modeling
fishery activity analysis
oceanographic analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
118
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Geography
Rural study
Education for sustainable development
Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
200
Takahide Kagawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
47
11,978
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-19
Joseph M Cheer
Wakayama University
Wakayama, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
54
5,009
Human Geography
Sustainability/Social-Ecological Resilience
Tourism Geographies
Asia Pacific
João Romão
Yasuda Women's University
Hiroshima, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,732
Tourism
Regional Science
Sustainable development
Sunny Sun
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
32
1,551
Hotel reservation
mobile payment
hospitality
tourism
Huong T Bui
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
30
1,244
Tourism
Hospitality
Development
Social Sciences
Thomas E Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,246
Nature-Based Tourism
Protected Area Management
Sustainability
Environmental Policy.
Johan Edelheim
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,270
Tourist attractions
Critical tourism theory
Hospitality and tourism education
Tourism education
Masaharu Hirota
Okayama University of Science
Okayama, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
26
690
data engineering
social media
geoprocessing
Adam Doering|ドーリング・アダム, AyA Autrui
Wakayama University
Wakayama, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
15
701
Critical Tourism Studies
Philosophy of Tourism
Tourism Ethics
Surf Tourism
Japan
Hayato Nagai
Wakayama University
Wakayama, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
11
245
tourism
destination management
tourist behaviour
tourism marketing
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Meng Qu
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
384
Creative Geography
Regional Revitalization
Creative In-migrant
Art Festival Tourism
Island Studies
Koshiro Suzuki (鈴木晃志郎)
University of Toyama
Toyama, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
264
Tourism
Cognitive Mapping
Landscape Conflict
Geography
GIScience
Eric Hawkinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
9
207
Learning Technology
Augmented Reality
eTourism
Kazem Vafadari ヴァファダリ カゼム
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
8
218
Tourism Development
Policy and planing
Rural Tourism
Agricultural Heritage Tourism
Atsushi Takeda
Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
7
349
mobililty
international migration
transnationalism
tourism
cosmopolitanism
Shiro Yamaguchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
8
279
Sport Management
Event Management
Sport Tourism
Event Tourism
Lifelong Sports
Agritourism
Developing countries
Rural tourism
Rural development
Tourism
sport management
sport tourism
Phillip Pardo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
6
198
Business Analytics
Hospitality Information Management
Microblogs
CGM
Social media mining
Hiromi Kamata
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
8
352
wildlife tourism
animal geographies
tourism geographies
human-animal studies
critical animal
Media Tourism
Cultural Anthropology
I-Chieh Michelle Yang|I-Chieh Michelle Yang
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
4
164
politicized consumption
experiential consumption
tourism marketing
Smart tourism
human activity modeling
fishery activity analysis
oceanographic analysis
Daichi Kohmoto|Daichi Kohmoto, 河本 大地
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
4
200
Geography
Rural study
Education for sustainable development
Tourism