Abstract
Highlights:
A comprehensive analysis of what factors drive citations in tourism research.
Analyze 27 SSCI and 30 ESCI tourism and hospitality journals.
Article-related factors include age, number of keywords, and special issue articles.
Author esteem and review articles are positively related to citations.
Being published in an ABDC A* or SSCI Q1 journal significantly predicts citations.
Keywords
Citations, Driving factors of citations, Negative binomial regression, Research impact, Tourism research
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2025
Volume
110
Publication Title
Annals of Tourism Research
Publisher
Elsevier
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
76457
Funding Information
China Scholarship Council (202308330047)
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Full object
Recommended Citation
Huang, S. S., Shao, Y., & Zhang, D. (2025). What drives citations in tourism research?. Annals of Tourism Research, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2024.103870
Comments
This is an Authors Accepted Manuscript version of an article published by Elsevier in Annals of Tourism Research. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2024.103870
Huang, S. S., Shao, Y., & Zhang, D. (2025). What drives citations in tourism research?. Annals of Tourism Research, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2024.103870