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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
How hosting a mega-event changes the emotional connection of spectators with destination brands: brand personality of the Olympics and South Korea	48
From colonial company housing to dark tourism site: the complex legacy of the Mitsubishi Workers’ Housing in Samneung	48
Developing a weighted model to measure knowledge diffusion in a tourism destination network	46
Using Gini decomposition to explore the multidimensionality of spatial dispersal for tourism promotion – the case of outgoing passengers in Queensland, Australia	43
Linking the internal mechanism of flow experience to exhibition intention: a comparison among diverse cultural tourists	38
Tourist trust toward a tourism destination: scale development and validation	34
Household livelihood adaptive strategies in gateway communities of new national parks	33
Trouble in paradise: examining the unholy relationship between mental imagery and perceived terror	32
An investigation of developing smart tourism from the perspective of stakeholders	29
Why do tourists use public transport in Korea? The roles of artificial intelligence knowledge, environmental, social, and governance, and sustainability	27
Voluntourism sustainability: a case of Malaysian east coast island destinations	27
Metaverse and regenerative tourism: the role of avatars in promoting sustainable practices	27
Between a rock and a hard place: how does the tourist crowding perception affect the decision of absolute displacement?	26
Tourism demand forecasting using complex network theory	26
A study on enhancing culinary tourism: personalized menu recommendation using auto-tagging	25
How to create sustainability of destination? Evidence from ecotourism community in Taiwan	24
COVID-19-induced discrimination toward tourists, emotional responses, and identity management strategies	23
When city landmarks meet AI design: the impact of AI painting on the travel intentions of consumers	23
Fishing tourists’ green behaviors at coastal destinations: an optimum combination of perceived benefits, volitional/non-volitional factors, and emotions	23
How to promote film tourism more effectively? From a perspective of self-congruity and film tourism experience	21
The evolution of Chinese border tourism policies: an intergovernmental perspective on border tourism in Xishuangbanna	21