OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Leisure Research is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Leisure’s relation to older adults adapting to new homes: A scoping review	31
Deconstructing serious leisure using identity theory	28
Context-free and work-related benefits of a leisure crafting intervention: A randomized controlled trial	23
The origins and (possible) future of practice in undergraduate education in recreation and leisure studies	19
Women’s cycling rides: Collective pathways to optimal experience	15
Solo travel intention: A study of Indonesian Muslim and non-Muslim women	13
“White-Savior Industrial Complex” in leisure studies: A response to Anderson, Knee, & Mowatt	13
Reflections on altruism, action, and “moral imagination” in the context of the White Savior	12
Landscape attributes as stimuli for cognitive restoration in the outdoor environment: A systematic review and thematic analysis	11
The relationship between consumer behavior and subjective well-being in Chinese teahouses and cafes: A social capital perspective	10
Neoliberalism’s influence on recreation access provisions: Municipal recreation practitioners’ perspectives	10
Motivations and expectations in the planned visits to commercial public space post pandemic: A Grounded Theory approach	9
Promoting on-going participation in group fitness among older adults: An application of the Psychological Continuum Model	9
How socioeconomic status shapes the association of social leisure with well-being	9
Empirically testing the experience type framework	9
Study on the role and internal mechanism of corporate leisure welfare in alleviating employee burnout	8
When the arts are not your cup of tea: Participation frequency and experience in cultural activities	8
Online communities, identity, and leisure: Why online communities mean so much to married women with young children	8
Sexual leisure and profiles of coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sex life: Using cluster analysis approach	8
The role of mobile fitness applications in student leisure activities	8
Co-creating family-inclusive leisure experiences: A study of Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house	7
Meanings of traditional Chinese leisure: Perspectives from etymology, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism	7
Examining the long-term effect of leisure engagement, leisure satisfaction, and perceived discrimination on stress perception among Koreans with physical disabilities	6
A national longitudinal study examining social-emotional benefits of summer camp for early adolescents: Effects of attendance, dosage, and experience quality	6
Phenomenological exploration of young adults’ recreational cannabis use experiences and associated leisure meanings	6

Understanding camping tourism experiences through thematic analysis: An embodiment perspective	6
Interrelationships among parental play belief, household playfulness, school play behaviors, and social competence of kindergarten children	5
It is more than fun and making friends: Social leisure and leisure experiences of Taiwanese urban women	5
Transnational leisure, ethnic identity conflict and life satisfaction among fourth-generation young adult Korean ethnic minority in China	5
Correction	5
Evaluating diversity, equity, and inclusivity in outdoor programs for veterans on public lands	5
The potentials of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in leisure research	5
Introduction to theme issue on leisure across the life course	5
Analysis of groups’ multi-day leisure travel behaviors	4
Perceived ownership of urban parks: The role of the social environment	4
A labeled magnitude scale for measuring the anticipated impact of immediate experiences	4
Technology, innovation and leisure: Leisure engagement in new and unexpected ways	4
Regional disparities in green space access and associations with adult obesity: An urban–rural comparison in Florida	4
Challenges of ecological momentary assessments to study family leisure: Participants’ perspectives	4
“We do revolve our lives around it” – The meaning and significance of being a collegiate women’s basketball fan among older women	4
“White Savior” as duly provocative or enforced civility with unintended consequences? A response to Anderson, Knee, & Mowatt	4
Exploring the conditions that promote intergroup contact at urban parks	4
The mediating role of passion in the relationship between serious leisure and well-being among university sport club participants	4
An examination of the stability of the remembering self when measuring social connection derived from a shared leisure experience	4
“I have to be the example”: Motherhood as a lens for understanding physical activity among low-income women	4
Remaining relevant, visible and vibrant: Embracing experience	4
Effects of online leisure education on leisure behaviors and experiences among university students	4