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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
From museums to fantasyscapes: user responses to traditional and hyperreality VR in cultural tourism	115
Managing emerging risks and sustainability in blockchain adoption for tourism operations	109
Virtual reality’s promise for eco-friendly adventures: a study on its role in fostering sustainable tourism and reducing environmental footprint	108
When and why personalized tourism recommendations reduce purchase intention?	91
An enabling Framework for Blockchain in Tourism	57
Measuring tourism destination image from multimodal online reviews: a novel framework using deep learning approach	57
Big data analytics of online news to explore destination image using a comprehensive deep-learning approach: a case from Mexico	55
AI-powered smartphones and phygital tourism experiences: implications and future research directions	51
Driving tourism growth through AI adoption in G-7 economies: a quantile regression approach	47
Evaluation of generative artificial intelligence tools in tourism using the extended VIKOR method with probabilistic linguistic information incorporating regret theory	45
Assessing pre-travel online destination experience values of destination websites: scale development and validation	45
Influencers and the choice of a travel destination: a customer journey and information processing perspective	42
Psychological recovery effects of 3D virtual tourism with real scenes -- a comparative study	39
Digital transformation: what are the smart cities today?	38
Metaverse and tourism development: issues and opportunities in stakeholders’ perception	35
Challenges in smart tourism: a media content analysis of digital barriers for senior tourists in China	34
A user experience perspective on heritage tourism in the metaverse: Empirical evidence and design dilemmas for VR	31
The pandemic of loneliness: designing smart tourism for combating loneliness	28
Will a technology-featured authentic shopping environment motivate participants’ purchasing behavior in tourism live-streamed shopping?	27
Optimising geotrail planning by leveraging least-cost path for sustainable geotourism development: a case study on a Tasmanian west coast post-mining landscape	25
Revisiting and exploring trust in the digital era: conceptualization and scale development of digital trust in hospitality and tourism	23
Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse	22