Hospitality & Tourism Complete

This study identified the most frequently cited tourism scholars in two time periods (1970–2007, and 1998–2007). Google Scholar (www.scholar.google.com) and Publish or Perish (www.harzing.com) were used to analyze citation counts. A total of 58 tourism academics registered at least 500 citations for their books and journal articles published at any time between 1970 and 2007, while a minimum of 250 citations were recorded by 48 authors for their works published since 1998. The study suggests that Google Scholar and Publish or Perish may provide an alternative means to develop impact scores for tourism scholars, provided a number of codicils are considered. [Copyright 2008 Elsevier]

McKercher, B. (2008, December). A citation analysis of tourism scholars. Tourism Management, 29(6), 1226-1232. Retrieved October 17, 2008, doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2008.03.003

Segment transformation in urban tourism

Segment transformation in urban tourism

This study tests the proposition that market segments transform unevenly as distance from the source increases. It builds on distance decay theory by extending the concept to a sub-market or segment-specific level. To date, no research has examined the transformation of market segments with distance.

McKercher, B. (2008, December). Segment transformation in urban tourism. Tourism Management, 29(6), 1215-1225. Retrieved October 17, 2008, doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2008.03.005