Papers on “destination image”
Research on “destination image” in the 480 tracked journals: papers per year and category, the journals, institutions and countries publishing it, the keywords studied with it and its most-cited papers. It is not among the most frequent keywords of the last 30 days, so this page has no list of its latest papers. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “destination image” appeared in 316 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in tourism and hospitality (273), management (18) and marketing (17).
- 21 of them were published in 2025, against 27 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were City University of Macau (7), Macao University of Tourism (5) and Sun Yat-sen University (5).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (34), Tourism Management (16) and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (14).
- The most-cited of them is “A model of perceived image, memorable tourism experiences and revisit intention” (Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2017), with 825 citations.
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism and Hospitality | 25 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 19 |
| Management | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marketing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Operations Research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Information Systems | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 27 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 40 | 21 | 23 |
Where the papers come from#
| # | Journal | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Destination Marketing & Management | 34 |
| 2 | Tourism Management | 16 |
| 3 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 14 |
| 4 | Tourism Management Perspectives | 11 |
| 5 | Information Technology & Tourism | 10 |
| 6 | Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | 7 |
| 7 | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights | 5 |
| 8 | Place Branding and Public Diplomacy | 3 |
| 9 | Annals of Tourism Research | 2 |
| 10 | Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services | 2 |
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City University of Macau | 7 |
| 2 | Macao University of Tourism | 5 |
| 3 | Sun Yat-sen University | 5 |
| 4 | Kyung Hee University | 4 |
| 5 | Macau University of Science and Technology | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 3 |
| 7 | Huaqiao University | 3 |
| 8 | Universidad de Granada | 3 |
| 9 | Universitat de València | 3 |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | 3 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 39 |
| 2 | United States | 16 |
| 3 | Spain | 15 |
| 4 | Macao | 15 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 6 | Portugal | 7 |
| 7 | South Korea | 5 |
| 8 | Poland | 5 |
| 9 | Austria | 4 |
| 10 | Australia | 4 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tourism promotion | 31 |
| 2 | destination marketing organizations | 12 |
| 3 | destination management | 11 |
| 4 | travel intention | 10 |
| 5 | user-generated content | 9 |
| 6 | cognitive image | 8 |
| 7 | emotional pictures | 8 |
| 8 | tourist perceptions | 8 |
| 9 | behavioral intention | 7 |
Most-cited papers#
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “destination image”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/destination-image
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