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Clusterization by VOSviewer
| No | Clusters | Items of concept | Colour | Number item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cluster 1 | Development, economic policy, government, marketing, planning, policy, policy approach, policy development, strategic approach, tourism, tourism policy. | Red | 11 |
| 02 | Cluster 2 | Competitiveness, economic growth, economic impact, governance, human resource, recreational policy, regulatory framework, rural development, rural tourism, tourism economics | Green | 10 |
| 03 | Cluster 3 | Complexity, decision making, developing world, governance approach, innovation, policy implementation, policy strategy, tourism market, tourist destination | Blue | 9 |
| 04 | Cluster 4 | Comparative study, heritage tourism, implementation, policy analysis, public policy, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, tourism management, tourism attraction | Yellow | 9 |
| 05 | Cluster 5 | Ecotourism, integrated approach, policymaking, stakeholder, sustainability | Purple | 5 |
| 06 | Cluster 6 | International tourism, tourism development, tourism policy | Tosca | 3 |
The most cited research
| No | Title | Authors | Sources (Volume, issue and pages) | Cited numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A typology of governance and its implications for tourism policy analysis | Michael Hall, C. | Journal of Sustainable Tourism 19(4–5), pp. 437–457 | 228 |
| 2 | Improving tourism policy implementation - The use of hybrid MCDM models | Liu, C.-H., Tzeng, G.-H., Lee, M.-H. | Tourism Management 33(2), pp. 413–426 | 143 |
| 3 | An analysis of tourism policy development in modern China | Zhang, H.Q., Chong, K., Ap, J. | Tourism Management 20(4), pp. 471–485 | 139 |
| 4 | Tourism policy in the making: An Australian network study | Pforr, C. | Annals of Tourism Research 33(1), pp. 87–108 | 134 |
| 5 | The sustainable performance index for tourism policy development | Castellani, V., Sala, S. | Tourism Management 31(6), pp. 871–880 | 133 |
| 6 | The impact of globalization on small and medium enterprises: New challenges for tourism policies in European countries | Smeral, E. . | Tourism Management 19(4), pp. 371–380 | 127 |
| 7 | Power and tourism policy relations in transition | Bramwell, B., Meyer, D. | Annals of Tourism Research 34(3), pp. 766–788 | 126 |
| 8 | Destination, place, identity, and regional tourism policy [Identite de lieu de destinations et prises de decision en tourisme au niyeau regional] | Dredge, D., Jenkins, J. | Tourism Geographies 5(4), pp. 383–407 | 111 |
| 9 | Tourism policy making: The policymakers' perspective | Stevenson, N., Airey, D., Miller, G. | Annals of Tourism Research 35(3), pp. 732–750 | 107 |
| 10 | Towards new tourism policies: The importance of environmental and sociocultural factors | Krippendorf, J. | Tourism Management 3(3), pp. 135–148 | 9 |