2022
DOI: 10.1002/soej.12606
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Who is the most sought‐after economist? Ranking economists using Google Trends

Abstract: This paper uses Google Trends to rank economists and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Trends compared with other ranking methods, like those based on citations or downloads. I find that search intensity rankings based on Google Trends data are only modestly correlated with more traditional measures of scholarly impact; hence, search intensity statistics can provide additional information, allowing one to show a more comprehensive picture of academics' impact. In addition, search inten… Show more

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“…Furthermore, from an inbound tourism perspective alone, it is difficult to study the outflow and inflow of tourism information. At present, more mature platforms such as the Baidu Index and Google Trends contain huge Internet tourism search data, which provide convenience and support for the study of tourism flow characteristics [16][17][18]. Therefore, based on the Internet tourism flow data between the regions under the study area and each other, the exploration of tourism flow characteristics in two dimensions, outbound and inbound, is an issue that needs further research.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, from an inbound tourism perspective alone, it is difficult to study the outflow and inflow of tourism information. At present, more mature platforms such as the Baidu Index and Google Trends contain huge Internet tourism search data, which provide convenience and support for the study of tourism flow characteristics [16][17][18]. Therefore, based on the Internet tourism flow data between the regions under the study area and each other, the exploration of tourism flow characteristics in two dimensions, outbound and inbound, is an issue that needs further research.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%