OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
How hosting a mega-event changes the emotional connection of spectators with destination brands: brand personality of the Olympics and South Korea	64
Why do tourists use public transport in Korea? The roles of artificial intelligence knowledge, environmental, social, and governance, and sustainability	56
Trouble in paradise: examining the unholy relationship between mental imagery and perceived terror	49
Developing a weighted model to measure knowledge diffusion in a tourism destination network	31
From colonial company housing to dark tourism site: the complex legacy of the Mitsubishi Workers’ Housing in Samneung	30
Using Gini decomposition to explore the multidimensionality of spatial dispersal for tourism promotion – the case of outgoing passengers in Queensland, Australia	29
Tourist trust toward a tourism destination: scale development and validation	27
Household livelihood adaptive strategies in gateway communities of new national parks	27
An investigation of developing smart tourism from the perspective of stakeholders	27
A joint analysis of the effects of climate change denial and problem awareness in predicting air travel behavioral intentions	27
Metaverse and regenerative tourism: the role of avatars in promoting sustainable practices	25
Between a rock and a hard place: how does the tourist crowding perception affect the decision of absolute displacement?	24
Linking the internal mechanism of flow experience to exhibition intention: a comparison among diverse cultural tourists	24
Tourism demand forecasting using complex network theory	23
Voluntourism sustainability: a case of Malaysian east coast island destinations	23
Calligraphic landscapes and environments: perceived stimuli, emotion and commitment in heritage tourism	22
Towards a harmonious welcome: mobilising collectivist values for Muslim-friendly policy in South Korea	22
When city landmarks meet AI design: the impact of AI painting on the travel intentions of consumers	21
A study on enhancing culinary tourism: personalized menu recommendation using auto-tagging	21
Exploring antecedents and consequences of tourists’ perceived relationship investment from new perspectives in the tour group context	21
How to create sustainability of destination? Evidence from ecotourism community in Taiwan	21
How to promote film tourism more effectively? From a perspective of self-congruity and film tourism experience	21
“I wish I were there” the effect of social comparison on social media on travel intention: a parallel mediation model	21
Self-discovery and subject construction of tourists with disabilities: a case study of the Wheelchair Huangshan Tour, China	21
COVID-19-induced discrimination toward tourists, emotional responses, and identity management strategies	21

Fishing tourists’ green behaviors at coastal destinations: an optimum combination of perceived benefits, volitional/non-volitional factors, and emotions