What are the most common topics in recent tourism and hospitality research?

In the last 30 days, the most frequent OpenAlex keywords in papers from the tracked tourism and hospitality journals were “hospitality industry” (9), “hotel employees” (7), “hospitality employees” (6), “conservation of resources theory” (4) and “consumer behavior” (4).

Which universities and institutions publish the most tourism and hospitality research?

In the last 30 days, the institutions with the most papers in the tracked tourism and hospitality journals were Hong Kong Polytechnic University (7), Kyung Hee University (6), Macau University of Science and Technology (4), Griffith University (3) and Sun Yat-sen University (3).

Which countries publish the most tourism and hospitality research?

Counting papers with at least one author at an institution in the country, the leaders over the last 30 days were China (36), United States (18), United Kingdom (12), South Korea (12) and Hong Kong (10).

Which equations and models do recent tourism and hospitality research papers use most?

Counting papers that mention them by name in the title, abstract, keywords or full text, the most frequent in the tracked tourism and hospitality journals over the last 30 days were Gradient boosting (XGBoost) (2), Mediation model (indirect effect) (2), Shapley value (SHAP) (2), Cox proportional hazards model (1) and Gated recurrent unit (GRU) (1).

What data do recent tourism and hospitality research papers use?

Counting papers that mention a dataset by name, the kinds of data used most over the last 30 days were Job postings and occupation data (1), Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (1) and Social media data (1); the most-mentioned datasets were Glassdoor (1), TripAdvisor (1) and Weibo (1).

Which tourism and hospitality research topics are rising?

Compared with the ranking on 2026-10-22, the keywords that climbed the most were “hospitality industry” (new, now #1), “hotel employees” (new, now #2), “hospitality employees” (new, now #3), “conservation of resources theory” (new, now #4) and “consumer behavior” (new, now #4).

How current is this data?

It is rebuilt from OpenAlex 4 times a day (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00, UTC+09:00); the last update was 2026-10-28 12:01 UTC+09:00. OpenAlex usually indexes new papers within a few days of publication.

Tourism and Hospitality research rankings

Papers in the 10 tracked tourism and hospitality journals, window 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days). Keywords, institutions, web domains and countries are ranked by paper count. Also as Markdown.

Latest monthly report: September 2026 · all 36 months

111Papers (30 days)

14Papers (last 7 days)

10Journals

204Institutions

46Countries

202Web domains

Key findings#

In the last 30 days (2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28), 111 papers were published in the 10 tracked tourism and hospitality journals (as indexed by OpenAlex).
The most frequent keywords were “hospitality industry” (9), “hotel employees” (7) and “hospitality employees” (6).
The institutions with the most papers were Hong Kong Polytechnic University (7), Kyung Hee University (6) and Macau University of Science and Technology (4).
China was involved in 32% of the papers (36), followed by United States (18) and United Kingdom (12).
Among institution web domains, .edu.cn appeared on 30% of the papers.
The most-mentioned equations and models were Gradient boosting (XGBoost) (2), Mediation model (indirect effect) (2) and Shapley value (SHAP) (2).
The most-mentioned kinds of data were Job postings and occupation data (1), Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (1) and Social media data (1); the most-mentioned datasets were Glassdoor (1), TripAdvisor (1) and Weibo (1).
Rising since 2026-10-22: “hospitality industry” (new, now #1), “hotel employees” (new, now #2) and “hospitality employees” (new, now #3).

Papers per day#

2026-09-292026-10-28

Show the numbers

Papers per publication date
Date	Papers
2026-09-29	4
2026-09-30	7
2026-10-01	3
2026-10-02	1
2026-10-03	5
2026-10-04	2
2026-10-05	3
2026-10-06	1
2026-10-07	3
2026-10-08	3
2026-10-09	4
2026-10-10	2
2026-10-11	0
2026-10-12	10
2026-10-13	9
2026-10-14	6
2026-10-15	11
2026-10-16	5
2026-10-17	10
2026-10-18	1
2026-10-19	2
2026-10-20	0
2026-10-21	5
2026-10-22	3
2026-10-23	6
2026-10-24	3
2026-10-25	0
2026-10-26	2
2026-10-27	0
2026-10-28	0

Growing lately# Trends →

Papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 beyond what the keyword's share in Oct 2023–Jun 2026 predicts
Keyword	Papers Jul 2026–Sep 2026	vs. earlier share
generative AI	14	+9
heritage tourism	9	+5
coping strategies	5	+4
ecotourism	5	+4
prospect theory	5	+4

Most-cited papers of the past three years# All →

Most-cited papers published since 2023-10-28 (citations counted by OpenAlex)
#	Citations	Per month	Title	Journal	Published	Authors
1	161	4.6	A systematic review of virtual reality in tourism and hospitality: The known and the paths to follow	International Journal of Hospitality Management	2023-11-19	Maria de Lurdes Calisto, Soumodip Sarkar
2	161	4.6	Netnography evolved: New contexts, scope, procedures and sensibilities	Annals of Tourism Research	2023-12-08	Robert V. Kozinets, Ulrike Gretzel B
3	151	4.9	Embracing artificial intelligence (AI) with job crafting: Exploring trickle-down effect and employees’ outcomes	Tourism Management	2024-04-06	Wanlu Li, Xin Qin, Kai Chi Yam et al.
4	149	4.2	Augmented and virtual reality in hotels: Impact on tourist satisfaction and intention to stay and return	International Journal of Hospitality Management	2023-11-20	Weng Marc Lim, K. Mohamed Jasim, Madhumita Das
5	147	4.5	Unpacking AI for hospitality and tourism services: Exploring the role of perceived enjoyment on future use intentions	International Journal of Hospitality Management	2024-02-10	Arthur Huang, Ahmet Bulent Ozturk, Tingting Christina Zhang et al.

Rising keywords#

Keywords that climbed the most since 2026-10-22
#	Keyword	Papers	vs 2026-10-22
1	hospitality industry	9	new
2	hotel employees	7	new
3	hospitality employees	6	new
4	conservation of resources theory	4	new
4	consumer behavior	4	new
4	generative AI	4	new
4	nature-based tourism	4	new
4	tourism	4	new
4	tourist behavior	4	new
10	destination image	3	new

Top research keywords#

Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Keyword	Papers	Last 7 days
1	hospitality industry	9	0
2	hotel employees	7	0
3	hospitality employees	6	1
4	conservation of resources theory	4	0
4	consumer behavior	4	1
4	generative AI	4	1
4	nature-based tourism	4	1
4	tourism	4	2
4	tourist behavior	4	0
10	destination image	3	0
10	hospitality	3	1
10	scale development	3	0
10	tourism promotion	3	0
10	value co-creation	3	0
10	visitor behavior	3	0
16	agentic AI	2	2
16	appraisal theory	2	1
16	artificial intelligence	2	0
16	burnout	2	0
16	career development	2	0

Top universities and research institutions#

Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Institution	Papers	Last 7 days
1	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	7	1
2	Kyung Hee University	6	1
3	Macau University of Science and Technology	4	2
4	Griffith University	3	0
4	Sun Yat-sen University	3	0
4	University of Surrey	3	0
4	Auckland University of Technology	3	0
8	Beijing Union University	2	0
8	Huaqiao University	2	0
8	Selçuk University	2	0
8	Queensland University of Technology	2	1
8	Universidad de Granada	2	0
8	University of Colorado Boulder	2	0
8	Xiamen University	2	0
8	Purdue University West Lafayette	2	0
8	University of Johannesburg	2	0
8	Eastern Mediterranean University	2	0
8	Macao University of Tourism	2	1
8	WSB Merito University in Wroclaw	2	0
8	University of Houston	2	0

Top institution web domains#

Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Web domain	Papers	Last 7 days
1	polyu.edu.hk	7	1
2	kyunghee.edu	6	1
3	must.edu.mo	4	2
4	aut.ac.nz	3	0
4	griffith.edu.au	3	0
4	surrey.ac.uk	3	0
4	sysu.edu.cn	3	0
8	buu.edu.cn	2	0
8	cityu.edu.mo	2	0
8	colorado.edu	2	0
8	emu.edu.tr	2	0
8	gre.ac.uk	2	0
8	hqu.edu.cn	2	0
8	purdue.edu	2	0
8	qut.edu.au	2	1
8	reading.ac.uk	2	0
8	selcuk.edu.tr	2	0
8	ualg.pt	2	0
8	ugr.es	2	0
8	uh.edu	2	0

Top countries#

Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Country	Papers	Last 7 days
1	China (CN)	36	2
2	United States (US)	18	0
3	United Kingdom (GB)	12	1
3	South Korea (KR)	12	2
5	Hong Kong (HK)	10	2
6	Australia (AU)	9	2
7	Spain (ES)	8	2
8	Macao (MO)	7	2
9	New Zealand (NZ)	5	0
10	United Arab Emirates (AE)	4	1
10	Saudi Arabia (SA)	4	1
10	Vietnam (VN)	4	1
13	Austria (AT)	3	0
13	Poland (PL)	3	0
13	Portugal (PT)	3	1
16	Cyprus (CY)	2	0
16	Germany (DE)	2	0
16	France (FR)	2	0
16	Iran (IR)	2	0
16	Malaysia (MY)	2	0

Research fields#

Top 12 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Field	Papers	Last 7 days
1	Social Sciences	48	6
2	Business, Management and Accounting	24	2
3	Computer Science	12	3
4	Psychology	10	1
5	Economics, Econometrics and Finance	4	0
6	Decision Sciences	3	0
6	Engineering	3	0
8	Agricultural and Biological Sciences	2	0
8	Arts and Humanities	2	0
10	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	1	0
10	Environmental Science	1	1
10	Health Professions	1	1

Papers per journal#

Top 10 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Journal	Papers	Last 7 days
1	International Journal of Hospitality Management	26	2
2	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	24	1
3	Tourism Management Perspectives	14	0
4	Tourism Management	13	4
5	Annals of Tourism Research	8	0
5	Information Technology & Tourism	8	2
5	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	8	4
8	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism	6	0
9	Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights	3	0
10	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	1	1

Most-used equations and models#

Top 7 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Equation or model	Formula	Papers
1	Gradient boosting (XGBoost)	$\mathcal{L} = \sum_i l(y_i, \hat y_i) + \sum_k \Omega(f_k),\quad \Omega(f) = \gamma T + \tfrac{1}{2}\lambda \lVert w \rVert^2$	2
1	Mediation model (indirect effect)	$M = \alpha_0 + a X + e_1,\quad Y = \beta_0 + c' X + b M + e_2,\quad \text{indirect effect} = a\,b$	2
1	Shapley value (SHAP)	$\phi_i(v) = \sum_{S \subseteq N \setminus \{i\}} \frac{\lvert S \rvert!\,(n - \lvert S \rvert - 1)!}{n!}\big[v(S \cup \{i\}) - v(S)\big]$	2
4	Cox proportional hazards model	$h(t \mid x) = h_0(t)\,\exp(x^\top\beta)$	1
4	Gated recurrent unit (GRU)	$h_t = (1 - z_t) \odot h_{t-1} + z_t \odot \tilde h_t$	1
4	Structural equation modeling (SEM)	$\eta = B\eta + \Gamma\xi + \zeta,\quad y = \Lambda_y\,\eta + \varepsilon$	1
4	Value at risk (VaR)	$\mathrm{VaR}_\alpha(L) = \inf\{\ell \in \mathbb{R} : \Pr(L > \ell) \le 1 - \alpha\}$	1

Most-used data#

Top 3 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)
#	Data category	Most-mentioned datasets	Papers
1	Job postings and occupation data	Glassdoor (1)	1
1	Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data	TripAdvisor (1)	1
1	Social media data	Weibo (1)	1

Latest tourism and hospitality papers#

Latest tourism and hospitality papers
Date	Title	Journal	Authors	Affiliations
2026-10-26	Testing a moderated mediated model through intellectual capital of smart circularity and brand loyalty in Saudi Arabia	International Journal of Hospitality Management	Karam Zaki, Alaa Raslan, Emad Elnaggar	Shaqra University; Fayoum University
2026-10-26	Professionalising sport management education: Why the field needs industry integrated accreditation	Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education	Mike Rayner, Christopher Yorke
2026-10-24	Weaving lived experiences into strategy: A multi-stakeholder framework for vulnerability-friendly big health tourism	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	Jose Weng Chou Wong, Jieqi Guan, Jingye Du	Macau University of Science and Technology; Macao University of Tourism
2026-10-24	Developing vulnerability-friendly tourism destinations in Macau: A multilevel perspective	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	Aliana Man Wai Leong, Ying Li, Ian Phau et al.	Macau University of Science and Technology; Education University of Hong Kong; Curtin University; …
2026-10-24	From embodied awareness to perceived identity transformation: NanoMindfulness as a fluid, practice-embedded mechanism in hospitality work	Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management	Linh Le Phuong Giao, Van Kien Pham, Le Na	VinUniversity; University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
2026-10-23	Tourism recommendation integrating subjective distance and place preferences based on travel context	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	Changkyu Lee, Subin Kim, Yerin Yhee et al.	Kyung Hee University; American University of Sharjah
2026-10-23	From human travellers to agentic AI: when algorithms choose our holidays	Information Technology & Tourism	Samiha Chemli, Shekhar, Marco Valeri	Universidad de Deusto; O. P. Jindal Global University; University Niccolò Cusano
2026-10-23	Resolving the “privacy paradox” in digital tourism: A decision process lens	Tourism Management	Tianyu Ying, Sixiao Zhou, Shun Ye et al.	Zhejiang University
2026-10-23	Rethinking human–AI agency in tourism and hospitality: A framework for the agentic AI era	Tourism Management	Yujeong Jo, Hakseung Shin	Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hanyang University
2026-10-23	Natural resource management strategies of nature-based tourism firms	Tourism Management	Pinja Leino, Henna Konu, Esko Sorakunnas	University of Eastern Finland; University of Turku
2026-10-23	Whose hotel does the AI recommend? An algorithm audit of reputation signals in LLM-assisted hotel selection	Information Technology & Tourism	Mirza Samad Ahmed Baig, Syeda Anshrah Gillani, Asher Ali	Hamdard University
2026-10-22	A flight-level assessment of tourism aviation emissions and carbon-pricing impacts in the Canary Islands	Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	Ana López-Ojeda, Casiano Manrique-de-Lara-Peñate, Carmelo J. León	Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2026-10-22	Optimal tourism taxation with externalities: A rejoinder on Rosselló-Nadal and Sard (2026)	Tourism Management	Nino Fonseca	Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo
2026-10-22	Turning adversity into opportunity: Managerial interventions and employee responses to observed customer mistreatment	International Journal of Hospitality Management	Xiaowen Hu, Hongmin Yan, Siran Zhan	Queensland University of Technology; University of Manchester; Aston University; …
2026-10-21	An investigation of the neglected serial mediators and moderators of green inclusive leadership in the hospitality industry	International Journal of Hospitality Management	Hajar Boutmaghzoute, Fedwa Jebli, Elisa Rescalvo‐Martin et al.	International University of Rabat; Universidad de Granada; Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; …

Questions this page answers#

What are the most common topics in recent tourism and hospitality research?: In the last 30 days, the most frequent OpenAlex keywords in papers from the tracked tourism and hospitality journals were “hospitality industry” (9), “hotel employees” (7), “hospitality employees” (6), “conservation of resources theory” (4) and “consumer behavior” (4).
Which universities and institutions publish the most tourism and hospitality research?: In the last 30 days, the institutions with the most papers in the tracked tourism and hospitality journals were Hong Kong Polytechnic University (7), Kyung Hee University (6), Macau University of Science and Technology (4), Griffith University (3) and Sun Yat-sen University (3).
Which countries publish the most tourism and hospitality research?: Counting papers with at least one author at an institution in the country, the leaders over the last 30 days were China (36), United States (18), United Kingdom (12), South Korea (12) and Hong Kong (10).
Which equations and models do recent tourism and hospitality research papers use most?: Counting papers that mention them by name in the title, abstract, keywords or full text, the most frequent in the tracked tourism and hospitality journals over the last 30 days were Gradient boosting (XGBoost) (2), Mediation model (indirect effect) (2), Shapley value (SHAP) (2), Cox proportional hazards model (1) and Gated recurrent unit (GRU) (1).
What data do recent tourism and hospitality research papers use?: Counting papers that mention a dataset by name, the kinds of data used most over the last 30 days were Job postings and occupation data (1), Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (1) and Social media data (1); the most-mentioned datasets were Glassdoor (1), TripAdvisor (1) and Weibo (1).
Which tourism and hospitality research topics are rising?: Compared with the ranking on 2026-10-22, the keywords that climbed the most were “hospitality industry” (new, now #1), “hotel employees” (new, now #2), “hospitality employees” (new, now #3), “conservation of resources theory” (new, now #4) and “consumer behavior” (new, now #4).
How current is this data?: It is rebuilt from OpenAlex 4 times a day (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00, UTC+09:00); the last update was 2026-10-28 12:01 UTC+09:00. OpenAlex usually indexes new papers within a few days of publication.

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Scholar4AI. (2026). Tourism and Hospitality research rankings. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality

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