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In search of ‘a research front’ in cruise tourism studies

Authors

Vega-Muñoz A. , ARJONA FUENTES, JUAN MANUEL, ARIZA MONTES, JOSÉ ANTONIO, Han H. , Law R.

External publication

No

Means

Int. J. Hosp. Manage.

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

9.237

SJR Impact

2.321

Publication date

01/02/2020

ISI

000528562500015

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85070490735

Abstract

This article aims to provide a critical view of the global scientific production involved in cruise tourism study. Global references in this field were identified and emphasised for managing existing data to establish ‘bridges’ among researchers. Scientometric analysis was conducted on publications about cruise tourism in mainstream journals integrated into Web of Science. This methodology enabled us to identify current topics, relevant journals, authors, institutions, profitable countries, ‘visible’ and ‘invisible’ collaborative colleges and the research areas considered as the epicentre of the cruise tourism debate. A significant contribution of this work is the use of indicators at the three levels of scientometric complexity, i.e. scientific activity, impact and relational character. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

Cruise tourism; Scientometrics; Shipping industry; Social network analysis; Tourism industry