OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Manage is 25. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Mapping the excess demand for recreation in Northern Ireland to inform land use policy	79
The cognitive and conative image in insular marine protected areas: A study from Galapagos, Ecuador	74
The influences of paragliding flow experience on storytelling intention through satisfaction: A comparison of adventure-seekers and learning-seekers	72
Postleisure: Disrupting the Disciplinary Fixity of Leisure Thinking	65
Leisure constraint and mental health: The case of park users in Ningbo, China	53
The impact of recreational activities on species at risk in Canada	52
Exploring the potential of forest rental services as a tool for balancing recreation and forestry	51
Inclusive pathways to understand differential forest recreation participation among ethnoracial minorities in the United States	49
Understanding exposure to avalanche terrain and avalanche information product use of snowshoers and winter hikers: Insights from Mount Seymour Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada	43
Leveraging human mobility data to assess recreational activity across the United States’ most visited National Forest	42
Thinking big: The role of mega trails in creating meaning and sense of place to conserve large landscapes	42
Been there, done that? Effects of centrality-to-lifestyle and experience use history on angling tourists’ loyalty to a Swedish salmon fishery	42
Ecological Footprint and tourism: Development and sustainability monitoring of ecotourism packages in Mediterranean Protected Areas	39
Hiking-related degradation of alpine landscape in Low Tatras national park (Slovakia) during the COVID-19 pandemic	37
Senior outdoor tourists’ injuries, illnesses & infirmities: Reveal or conceal?	35
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity of protected areas for mountain biking and hiking in Australia: Insights from volunteered geographic information	34
Older adults’ preferences for natural environment and rural life: Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental motivation	34
Editorial Board	33
Perceptions of ecosystem services and disservices associated with open water swimming	30
Editorial: Introduction to sustainably managing outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism as social-ecological complex adaptive systems	29
Cases and context: Mask-related behaviors among U.S. trail visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic	27
Stand-up paddling: A case study on the effect and impact pathway of information and appeals to reduce ecological conflicts	27
Using social media user profiles to identify visitor demographics and origins in Yellowstone national park	26
Research note: Spatial variations of condition class in Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY, USA	26
Crawling with a vehicle: Rock-crawlers’ recreation specialization, motivation, and sources of challenges	25

Climate change adaptation in the ski industry: Stakeholders' perceptions regarding a mountain resort in Southeastern Europe