Hospitality and Tourism Research Rankings by Author, University, and Country Using Six Major Journals

Abstract

This study reports productivity of authors, universities, and countries using research contributions to top hospitality and tourism journals. Since the new millennium, hospitality and tourism research has seen tremendous expansion and diversification. To understand hospitality and tourism research in the first decade of the new millennium, this study examined articles published in the six most commonly cited hospitality and tourism journals: To provide more insight, this study classified and analyzed articles from the selected journals into various research agendas. A total of 2,834 research articles in these journals from 2000 to 2009 revealed the 50 most prolific authors and universities and the 20 countries of residence of these authors and institutions in the field of hospitality and tourism. In addition, overall productivity rankings for 100 hospitality and tourism authors and universities and 30 countries are presented. The results of this study provide valuable and detailed information for academic stakeholders such as current and prospect graduate students, faculty, and academic administrators.

An insight into research performance through a citation counting analysis

“…The importance of academic excellence has been widely documented in the existing hospitality and tourism literature (Law et al, 2010;Park et al, 2011), but no standardized method of evaluating research performance has been universally accepted. A commonly used method for evaluating research performance is to count the number of publications a university (Park et al, 2011) or individual researcher (Zhao & Ritchie, 2007) has in selected journals.…”

“…A commonly used method for evaluating research performance is to count the number of publications a university (Park et al, 2011) or individual researcher (Zhao & Ritchie, 2007) has in selected journals.…”

“…Table 6 presents the universities that received the most number of citations in the six journals, along with their corresponding rankings in productivity (Park et al, 2011) and in terms of editors, associate editors, and editorial board members (Law et al, 2010). *** Please Place Table 6 Here ***…”

“…Based on a global survey of university program heads in hospitality and tourism, Law and Chon (2007) argued that publication in first-tier journals is the most important among various research metrics. Although their study did not provide a list of first-tier journals, other recent studies pointed to six hospitality and tourism journals that are generally considered to be leading journals (McKercher et al, 2006;Park, Philips, Canter, & Abbott, 2011). These six journals included three hospitality journals: Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ) their highly perceived quality, these six journals are commonly considered the most prestigious journals in hospitality and tourism.…”

The stereotyping of tourism management students in a business school setting

“…The academic institutions that house such activities commonly seek to contribute to their national and local economies, as well as to develop their international reputation and prestige (Park et al, 2011). However, universities are facing greater scrutiny, downward pressure on funding and fluctuating student enrolment patterns.…”