OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Information Technology & Tourism is 22. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
When and why personalized tourism recommendations reduce purchase intention?	127
Managing emerging risks and sustainability in blockchain adoption for tourism operations	123
From museums to fantasyscapes: user responses to traditional and hyperreality VR in cultural tourism	98
Big data analytics of online news to explore destination image using a comprehensive deep-learning approach: a case from Mexico	61
Virtual reality’s promise for eco-friendly adventures: a study on its role in fostering sustainable tourism and reducing environmental footprint	61
Measuring tourism destination image from multimodal online reviews: a novel framework using deep learning approach	60
Driving tourism growth through AI adoption in G-7 economies: a quantile regression approach	53
Assessing pre-travel online destination experience values of destination websites: scale development and validation	47
Influencers and the choice of a travel destination: a customer journey and information processing perspective	47
Evaluation of generative artificial intelligence tools in tourism using the extended VIKOR method with probabilistic linguistic information incorporating regret theory	46
AI-powered smartphones and phygital tourism experiences: implications and future research directions	43
Psychological recovery effects of 3D virtual tourism with real scenes -- a comparative study	40
Digital transformation: what are the smart cities today?	39
Metaverse and tourism development: issues and opportunities in stakeholders’ perception	33
Challenges in smart tourism: a media content analysis of digital barriers for senior tourists in China	31
A user experience perspective on heritage tourism in the metaverse: Empirical evidence and design dilemmas for VR	30
Social media and environmentally sustainable tourism: insights from a systematic literature review of the tourist perspective	27
Will a technology-featured authentic shopping environment motivate participants’ purchasing behavior in tourism live-streamed shopping?	27
The pandemic of loneliness: designing smart tourism for combating loneliness	25
Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse	24
Optimising geotrail planning by leveraging least-cost path for sustainable geotourism development: a case study on a Tasmanian west coast post-mining landscape	24
A Systematic literature review of AI-based service failure and service recovery in hospitality and tourism industries using the TCCM framework	23
Does familiarity with the attraction matter? Antecedents of satisfaction with virtual reality for heritage tourism	22
Revisiting and exploring trust in the digital era: conceptualization and scale development of digital trust in hospitality and tourism	22
Exploring experience design features in the metaverse concerts: a mixed-method approach	22