Figure 1.
Modified PRISMA flow diagram used for bibliometric review
Source: Authors’ elaboration.
Figure 2.
Scientific production evolution and citation development between 2006 and 2024
Source: Authors’ elaboration.
Figure 3.
Top 10 countries in academic output in tourism open innovation based on authors’ national affiliations
Source: Authors’ elaboration (with use of mapchart.net)
Table 1.
The most productive universities by institutional affiliation of contributing authors
| No | Affiliation | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 33 |
| 2 | University of Central Florida | 22 |
| 3 | Universidade de Aveiro | 22 |
| 4 | Bournemouth University | 20 |
| 5 | Rosen College of Hospitality Management | 18 |
| 6 | Universitat de València | 17 |
| 7 | School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 17 |
| 8 | UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet | 15 |
| 9 | Hanken – Svenska handelshögskolan | 14 |
| 10 | Aalborg University | 14 |
| 11 | GOVCOPP – Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies | 14 |
| 12 | Silesian University of Technology | 12 |
| 13 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 12 |
| 14 | University of Johannesburg | 11 |
| 15 | Sun Yat-Sen University | 11 |
Figure 4.
Keyword network visualization
Source: Authors’ elaboration
Figure 5.
Network visualization of open-innovation cluster in the context of the whole network
Source: Authors’ elaboration
Figure 6.
Visualization of open-innovation keywords density
Source: Authors’ elaboration
Table 2.
Time and volume of scientific production
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of papers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
Figure 7.
Visualization of the keyword network of open innovation in tourism
Source: Authors’ elaboration
Figure 8.
Visualization of the keyword network over time
Source: Authors’ elaboration
Figure 9.
Word cloud from abstracts of 64 papers related to open innovation in tourism
Source: Authors’ elaboration