New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)
Rank Journal H4-Index
1 International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management60
2 Tourism Management59
3 International Journal of Hospitality Management52
4 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management47
5 Annals of Tourism Research41
6 Journal of Sport and Health Science39
7 Journal of Sustainable Tourism37
8 Journal of Travel Research34
- Tourism Review34
- Current Issues in Tourism34
- Tourism Management Perspectives34
12 Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing29
13 Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management27
14 Journal of Destination Marketing & Management26
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise26
16 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology25
- Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management25
18 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology24
- Journal of Vacation Marketing24
20 International Journal of Tourism Research23
- Information Technology & Tourism23
22 Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research22
23 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education21
- Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research21
25 Tourism Economics20
26 Tourism Geographies18
27 European Sport Management Quarterly17
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching17
29 International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology16
- Leisure Studies16
31 Journal of Sport Management15
- Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health15
- Sport Education and Society15
34 Cornell Hospitality Quarterly14
35 Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport13
- Sport Management Review13
- Communication & Sport13
- International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship13
- International Review for the Sociology of Sport13
- Leisure Sciences13
- Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism13
42 Journal of Applied Sport Psychology12
- Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology12
- Sport in Society12
45 Journal of Leisure Research11
- Journal of Sports Economics11
- Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change11
48 Sociology of Sport Journal10
- Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology10
50 Journal of Sport & Social Issues9
- Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science9
- Tourist Studies9
53 Sport Psychologist8
54 Journal of the Philosophy of Sport7
55 International Journal of the History of Sport5
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