Classification of authors, institutions, and countries, using productivity, centrality, and impact metrics

the field of tourism studies in Brazil (journals), 1990-2018

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https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v15i3.2035

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Tourism and information science, Scientific production, Scientific journals, Bibliometrics

Abstract

We investigated the set of Brazilian tourism journals, specifically 3,887 articles published in 16 journals, from 1990 to 2018. The three main objectives of this study are: a) to rank authors, institutions, and countries in the field of tourism studies in Brazil, using productivity, centrality, and impact metrics, for 1990-1999, 1990-2009, and 1990-2018; b) to characterize the leading elements – i.e. top-ranked ones; and c) to compare these rankings with h-index based rankings. A bibliometric and social network study was carried out, with manual data collection and revision and disambiguation. Productivity (full and fractional counting), centrality (degree, betweenness, and PageRank), and impact (based on actual citations) metrics were calculated. In summary, the leading authors are affiliated with institutions in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, and they are linked to graduate programs. For institutions, offering a graduate program in tourism or in a related field seems to be a key factor. The University of São Paulo (USP) and the University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI) clearly stand out in all metrics. Brazil occupies the first position in productivity, centrality, and impact, followed by Spain.

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André Fontan Köhler, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

He has a degree in Business Administration from the Sao Paulo School of Business Administration of Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-EAESP) (1999), and a master’s degree in Public Administration and Government from FGV-EAESP (2006). He holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of University of Sao Paulo (FAU-USP) (2011). He is an assistant professor in the Undergraduate Program in Leisure and Tourism and in the Graduate Program in Cultural Studies and Graduate Program in Public Policies at the School of Arts, Science and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo (EACH-USP).

Luciano Antonio Digiampietri, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

He has a degree in Computer Science from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UNICAMP. He is an associate professor in the Undergraduate Program in Information Systems and in the Graduate Program in Information Systems at the School of Arts, Science and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo (EACH-USP).

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2021-06-02

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Köhler, A. F., & Digiampietri, L. A. (2021). Classification of authors, institutions, and countries, using productivity, centrality, and impact metrics: the field of tourism studies in Brazil (journals), 1990-2018. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 15(3), 2035. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v15i3.2035

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): setembro/dezembro

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