A NETWORK ANALYSIS OF TOURISM RESEARCH |
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| Institution: | 1. Wageningen University & Research, Cultural Geography, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, Building number 101/GAIA, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;2. Aalborg University Copenhagen, Tourism Research Unit, Department of Culture and Global Studies, A. C. Meyers Vænge 15, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark;3. University of Iceland, Askja v/Sturlugötu, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland;1. Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands;2. Centre for Complex System Studies (CCSS), Utrecht University, Leuvenlaan 4, 3584 CW Utrecht, Netherlands;3. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands;1. Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain;2. Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK;3. University of Surrey, UK |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses network analysis to identify the pioneering scholars and seminal works which have influenced recent papers in leading journals. The analysis extends beyond rankings of scholars by using co-citation networks to visualize the relationships between the most influential scholars and works and to uncover the disciplinary contributions which have supported the emergence of tourism as a field of academic study. The networks of scholars and works illuminate invisible colleges, tribes and territories in tourism research and indicate that while the social sciences have been most influential, business-related citations are increasing. The findings contribute to the discourse about the epistemology of tourism research by using bibliometric techniques to offer insights into the interdisciplinary structure of tourism research. |
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| Keywords: | tourism epistemology knowledge domain bibliometrics co-citation analysis network analysis |
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