OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding food experience in sharing-economy platforms: insights from Eatwith and Withlocals	27
Developing poor communities through creative tourism	25
Tourism-phobia in Barcelona: dismantling discursive strategies and power games in the construction of a sustainable tourist city	24
Understanding the heritage experience: a content analysis of online reviews of World Heritage Sites in Istanbul	22
A land of cheese: from food innovation to tourism development in rural Catalonia	20
Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in strengthening agriculture-tourism linkages in Nigeria’s oil producing communities	20
Eco-cultural tourism development in Ghana: potentials and expected benefits in the Lawra Municipality	19
Impact of tourism on intangible cultural heritage: case of Kalbeliyas from Rajasthan, India	17
How social media influences resident participation in rural tourism development: a case study of Tunda in Tibet	16
Chinese cultural theme parks: text mining and sentiment analysis	15
Impacts of tourism in predicting residents’ opinions and interest in tourism activities	13
Cultural heritage and nation branding – multi stakeholder perspectives from Portugal	12
Tourism development in the Seychelles: a proposal for a unique community-based tourism alternative	11
The changing nature of the cultural tourist: motivations, profiles and experiences of cultural tourists in Budapest	11
Baby-boomers hitting the road: the paradoxes of the senior leisure tourism	11
Intangible cultural heritage listing and tourism growth in China	10
Learning through culinary tourism and developing a culinary tourism education strategy	9
Paradise glossed: tourism imaginaries, alienation, and the construction of landscape in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Guatemala	8
Impacts of COVID-19 on local tour guides	8
The multidimensional realities of mediatized places: the transformative role of tour guides	7
A critical debate of the cultural and social effects of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture	7
Unfolding authenticity within retail gentrification in Mouraria, Lisbon	7
Perceived impacts of tourism in the Arctic	7
From livestock to families: taking pets to tourism activities in China	6
Overtourism and the impact of tourist traffic on the daily life of city residents: a case study of Poznan	6

The influence of interpretation on learning about architectural heritage and on the perception of cultural significance	6
Rural tourism development perceived by involved local farmers: evidences from Gaochun County of China	6
A quest for the healthy lifestyle and learning experiences in olive oil tourism	5
Seaside hotel location and environmental impact: land use dilemmas	5
Development of petite bourgeoisie commercial landscapes in China’s historic towns: a perspective from tourists’ taste and distinction	5
Tourist ethnocentrism and tourism intentions during a political crisis	5
What draws Shia Muslims to an insecure pilgrimage? The Iranian journey to Arbaeen, Iraq during the presence of ISIS	5
Different cultures, different images: a comparison between historic conservation area destination image choices of Chinese and Western tourists	5
Buddhist gaze and power in a post-war destination: case study of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	5
Narrating values-based entrepreneurs in tourism	4
Tourists’ experience of iconic public art in Macau	4
The tourist-pilgrim continuum in consumer behaviour: the case of international visitors to Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus	4
Road mapping recovery from the impacts of multiple crises: framing the role of domestic self-drive tourism in regional South Australia	4
Former border railway stations in Central and Eastern Europe: revitalization of a problematic cultural heritage in Poland	4
Locals’ perspectives on the role of tourism in the preservation of a diaspora language: the case of Veneto in Mexico	4
In search of traces of ‘The Tourist Gaze’ on locals: an ethnographic study in Garmeh village, Iran	4
Affinity tourism and exotic tourism in Bali. The Chinese and Indian tourist gaze in the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Park	4
From escape to seeking: understanding drug tourists	4
commodification Stage of George Town Historic Waterfront: an assessment	3
How do degrowth values in tourism influence the host–guest exchange? An exploratory analysis in small towns in the rurality	3
Modelling pilgrim-tourist experience in Hindu religious destinations: an Interactive Qualitative Analysis	3
Involution of tradition and existential authenticity of the resident group in Nyuh-Kuning village	3
Tourism and coastal & maritime cultural heritage: a dual relation	3
Visual representation of a linear tourist destination based on social network photos: a comparative analysis of cross-cultural perspectives	3
Seeing China’s social-cultural change through the eyes of tourists	3
Residents’ perceptions towards sustainability of cultural resources: the case of great inn	3
Do the locals really feel good? Understanding wellbeing in volunteer tourism from the perspectives of host communities in Mongolia	3
Culture, tourism, and territory: Analyzing discourses and perceptions of actors in Byblos and Baalbek in Lebanon	3
The role of creative tourism through arts and crafts in promoting inclusive tourism in Zimbabwe	3
Tourism and inequality: problems and prospects	3
Overtourism in Istanbul: an interpretative study of non-governmental organizational views	3
Are they the ‘other'? The ethno-nationalism experiences of Iranian Kurdish ethnic tourists	3
Nicknaming tourism as development: commercialization of culture and nature in CHT, Bangladesh	3
Impossibility of authentic experience? The existential estrangement which turns to performance	3
Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach	3
Millennials, spirituality and tourism	2
Green or red faces? Tourist strategies when encountering irresponsible environmental behavior	2
Tourist memory and childhood landscape	2
Social involvement and adaptation to the 1960s tourist boom on Ibiza	2
Impact of tourist trips on seniors’ migrations – case study from Poland	2
Populism in mediated anti-tourism discourse: a critical analysis of the documentary tourist go home!	2
Herding behaviors in family travel decision-making in mothers’ online communities: a netnographic approach	2
Staged authenticity and nostalgia of mining tourists in the Jiayang mining Geo-park of China	2
An empirical analysis of young adult Kuwaiti nationals’ intention to travel to non-Muslim countries	2
Seeing history come to life with augmented reality: the museum experience of generation Z in Göbeklitepe	2
Developing responsible tourism in emerging economies: the case of Nigeria	2
Ancient town tourism and the community supported entrance fee avoidance – Xitang Ancient Town of China	2
Ecotourism for transformative and youth development in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria’s oil host communities	2
The experience and satisfaction of visiting a Jewish heritage site in the context of cultural and Jewish heritage tourism. Evidence from Krakow, Poland	2
Macao’s post-Mao grand tour: China’s gamble on urbanization in the Venetian Macao Resort	2

Fethiye: Turkey’s ‘Little Britain' – residential tourists’ identity and relationships	2
Art tourism: definitions, opportunities, and discussions based on a case study from Abu Dhabi	2
Spiritual seekers in esoteric tourism contexts. The Damanhur community in Italy	2
How to deal with tourism constraints for seniors? Evidence from social tourism programmes	2
Attitudes towards development of tourism among young citizens of a tourism city	2
How ‘Carmen’ became a flamenco doll. Andalusian women and Spanish folklore in films featuring tourists (1905–1975)	2
Travel beyond place: touring memories and displaced homecoming	2
A post-pandemic look at short-term tourist accommodations and World Heritage Site management	2
Perception in cultural heritage tourism: an analysis of tourists to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, China	2
Striving for a new normal after the Covid-19 pandemic: taking small businesses at Bangsaen Beach as an example	2
Exploring the perceived conflicts by rural residents in relation to the expansion of the second-homes	2
Understanding continuous sharing behavior of online travel community users: a case of TripAdvisor	2