A bibliometric study of psychological research on tourism
ScientometricsPublished 17 September 2008
Maite Barrios, Ãngel Borrego, Andreu Vilaginés, Candela Ollé, Marta Somoza‐Fernández
Citations162
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.15
SNIP1.82
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A bibliometric analysis of the area of psychology of tourism between 1990 and 2005 shows a significant growth in the literature on the subject, as well as an increase in coauthorship and institutional collaboration.
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Abstract The psychology of tourism is a new, multidisciplinary research field. However, no systematic analyses of the scientific production in this field have been carried out to date. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the area of psychology of tourism between 1990 and 2005. The evolution of scientific production during this period, Price’s, Lotka’s and Bradford’s laws and citation patterns were studied. The results show a significant growth in the literature on the subject, as well as an increase in coauthorship and institutional collaboration. Bibliometric laws and empiric regularities observed in other disciplines are also present in this new research field.
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