OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Issues in Tourism is 34. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Air quality and tourism orders: a quasi-experimental study	178
Advancing scale development of tourists’ cultural experience in ethnic villages	167
Correction	97
Implementation of the theoretical framework of the circular economy in the tourism sector	90
Competitive intelligence and competitiveness in accommodation businesses: the role of employee training effectiveness	78
Assessing social carrying capacity of tourists in protected natural areas	72
Climate change risk in the Swedish ski industry	72
Advancing river cruise product design: insights from cross-quality elasticity of river cruises to ocean cruises	71
The countryside in the eyes of the beholder: developing and testing a tourists’ rurality perception scale	66
Correction	62
Drivers of digital currency adoption and their configurational impact assessment in tourism and hospitality: loss aversion under prospect theory	60
Beyond the numbers: unveiling the environmental impacts of international tourism and the role of renewable energy transition	56
Sports tourism supply chain resilience analysis with a stakeholder perspective: achieving risk management, digitalization and sustainability	52
The watchful eye: investigating tourist perceptions of different wireless tracking technologies at a travel destination	51
Dynamic evolution and driving mechanisms of tourism carbon reduction networks: a TERGM-based study	45
A conceptual overview of the relationship between tourism and peace in terms of international relations theories	44
A critical analysis of volunteer tourism in post-socialist China	43
Using city-bike stopovers to reveal spatial patterns of urban attractiveness	43
Local cultural distortion risk at tourist destinations: connotation deconstruction and theoretical construction	43
What motivates residents’ approval of hosting another winter mega-sporting events?	42
How does sharing travel experiences on social media improve social and personal ties?	41
What caused the wage changes in tourism-related industries? A demand-side analysis based on an extended input-output model	41
Social media destination information features and destination loyalty: does perceived coolness and memorable tourism experiences matter?	41
Seeing is wanting: how do tourism TV programmes affect online content generation and travel product demand on the featured destinations?	40
Islamic views on local tourism engagement in conservative societies: an insight from Oman	40

Jobs and tasks as a starting point for work automation research	40
The tourism productivity challenge: are we measuring the right factors, and is productivity growth unlimited?	38
Exploring the impact of travel vlog attributes on silver tourists’ behavioural intentions: the role of cognitive and emotional resonance	37
Self-efficacy and personal innovation in the intention to use of facial recognition systems by tourists: a mediation model moderated by trust and anticipated emotions	37
Linking UGP’s affective and cognitive concepts together for tourism destination image development	37
Green and gamification: a win-win combination for hotels and Ant Forest	36
When K-drama fiction becomes reality: the French perspective	36
A pilgrim but a tourist too: re-examining the contemporary links	36
When the real meets the virtual: the perceived function and added value of virtual reality before, during, and after cultural tourism experiences	35
The evolution and application of emotional solidarity theory in tourism behaviour research	34