EVALUATIVE BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RECENT TRENDS IN RURAL TOURISM LITERATURE
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https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2004265LKeywords:
rural tourism, evaluative bibliometric analysis, Web of Science, tourism journalsAbstract
The development of academic thought is a slow but unquestionable process that leads to a more advanced intellectual structure of the research area. The global growth of tourism demand in rural areas has conditioned the accelerated development of rural tourism, and thus the growing interest of the academic community in this tourism specialism. In this regard, the paper aims to provide insight into recent trends in rural tourism literature and examine the intellectual structure of this discipline. A detailed review of relevant literature published in the Web of Science (WoS) tourism journals and the application of evaluative bibliometric analysis identified the predominant interests of authors and dominant research niches, the most common research regions, the most frequently used research methods, papers that had the highest impact on modelling scientific thought within the subject area, the most productive and influential journals, as well as the authors who have left the most profound trace in the analyzed discipline in the past ten years. It is expected that the paper stimulates academic discussion on the relatively steady interest of researchers and the need for further and more dynamic intellectual development in the field of rural tourism.
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12. Kastenholz, E., Carneiro, M. J., Marques, C. P., & Loureiro, S. M. C. (2018). The dimensions of rural tourism experience: Impacts on arousal, memory, and satisfaction. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 35(2), 189–201. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2017.1350617
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15. Látková, P., & Vogt, C. A. (2012). Residents attitudes toward existing and future tourism development in rural communities. Journal of Travel Research, 51(1), 50– 67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510394193
16. Loureiro, S. M. C., & Kastenholz, E. (2011). Corporate reputation, satisfaction, delight, and loyalty towards rural lodging units in Portugal. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(3), 575–583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.10.00
17. Loureiro, S. M. C. (2014). The role of the rural tourism experience economy in place attachment and behavioral intentions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 40, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.02.010
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22. Nusair, K., Butt, I., & Nikhashemi, S. R. (2019). A bibliometric analysis of social media in hospitality and tourism research. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(7), 2691–2719. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-06-2018-0489
23. Park, D.-B., Lee, K-W., Choi, H-S., & Yoon, Y.-S. (2012). Factors influencing social capital in rural tourism communities in South Korea. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1511–1520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2012.02.005
24. Park, D.-B., Nunkoo, R., & Yoon, Y.-S. (2015). Rural residents attitudes to tourism and the moderating effects of social capital. Tourism Geographies, 17(1), 112–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2014.959993
25. Phillips, W., Wolfe, K., Hodur, N., & Leistritz, F. L. (2013). Tourist word of mouth and revisit intentions to rural tourism destinations: A case of North Dakota, USA. International Journal of Tourism Research, 15(1), 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.879
26. Rasoolimanesh, S. M., Roldan, J. L., Jaafar, M., & Ramayah, T. (2017a). Factors influencing residents perceptions toward tourism development: Differences across rural and urban world heritage sites. Journal of Travel Research, 56(6), 760–775. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287516662354
27. Rasoolimanesh, S. M., Ringle, C. M., Jaafar, M., & Ramayah, T. (2017b). Urban vs. rural destinations: Residents perceptions, community participation and support for tourism development. Tourism Management, 60, 147–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.019
28. Rid, W., Ezeuduji, I. O., & Pröbstl-Haider, U. (2014). Segmentation by motivation for rural tourism activities in The Gambia. Tourism Management, 40, 102–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.05.006
29. Salvatore, R., Chiodo, E., & Fantini, A. (2018). Tourism transition in peripheral rural areas: Theories, issues and strategies. Annals of Tourism Research, 68, 41–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.11.003
30. Sharpley, R., & Jepson, D. (2011). Rural tourism A spiritual experience?. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(1), 52–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2010.05.002
31. Sidali, K., L., Kastenholz, E., & Bianchi, R. (2015). Food tourism, niche markets and products in rural tourism: Combining the intimacy model and the experience economy as a rural development strategy. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 23(8), 1179–1197. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.836210
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34. Wang, L., & Yotsumoto, Y. (2019). Conflict in tourism development in rural China. Tourism Management, 70, 188–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.08.012
35. Xue, L., Kerstetter, D., & Hunt, C. (2017). Tourism development and changing rural identity in China. Annals of Tourism Research, 66, 170–182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.07.016
36. Zhao, W., Ritchie, J. R. B., & Echtner, C. M. (2011). Social capital and tourism entrepreneurship. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(4), 1570–1593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.02.006
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Leković, M., Cvijanović, D., Pantić, N., & Stanišić, T. (2020). EVALUATIVE BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RECENT TRENDS IN RURAL TOURISM LITERATURE. Economics of Agriculture, 67(4), 1265–1282. https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2004265L
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