OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Information Technology & Tourism is 13. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
When and why personalized tourism recommendations reduce purchase intention?	105
From museums to fantasyscapes: user responses to traditional and hyperreality VR in cultural tourism	90
Virtual reality’s promise for eco-friendly adventures: a study on its role in fostering sustainable tourism and reducing environmental footprint	86
Big data analytics of online news to explore destination image using a comprehensive deep-learning approach: a case from Mexico	73
Measuring tourism destination image from multimodal online reviews: a novel framework using deep learning approach	71
An enabling Framework for Blockchain in Tourism	66
Influencers and the choice of a travel destination: a customer journey and information processing perspective	48
Assessing pre-travel online destination experience values of destination websites: scale development and validation	48
Evaluation of generative artificial intelligence tools in tourism using the extended VIKOR method with probabilistic linguistic information incorporating regret theory	47
AI-powered smartphones and phygital tourism experiences: implications and future research directions	46
Driving tourism growth through AI adoption in G-7 economies: a quantile regression approach	40
Psychological recovery effects of 3D virtual tourism with real scenes -- a comparative study	39
Digital transformation: what are the smart cities today?	37
Metaverse and tourism development: issues and opportunities in stakeholders’ perception	34
Challenges in smart tourism: a media content analysis of digital barriers for senior tourists in China	34
A user experience perspective on heritage tourism in the metaverse: Empirical evidence and design dilemmas for VR	33
The pandemic of loneliness: designing smart tourism for combating loneliness	32
Optimising geotrail planning by leveraging least-cost path for sustainable geotourism development: a case study on a Tasmanian west coast post-mining landscape	32
Will a technology-featured authentic shopping environment motivate participants’ purchasing behavior in tourism live-streamed shopping?	30
Revisiting and exploring trust in the digital era: conceptualization and scale development of digital trust in hospitality and tourism	28
Does familiarity with the attraction matter? Antecedents of satisfaction with virtual reality for heritage tourism	26
Tourism in the digital frontier: a study on user continuance intention in the metaverse	24
A multi-criteria recommendation system for personalised tourism experiences with user query analysis	23
Exploring experience design features in the metaverse concerts: a mixed-method approach	22
Exploring the psychological effects of Metaverse on mental health and well-being	19

A systematic literature review on payment methods in hospitality and tourism	18
Enhancing destination marketing through artificial intelligence driven visual recognition	17
Urban tourists’ spatial distribution and subgroup identification in a metropolis --the examination applying mobile signaling data and latent profile analysis	17
SHMIS: An integrated IoT context awareness framework for hotel management to enhance guest experience and operational efficiency	17
Modeling sustainable city trips: integrating $$\text {CO}_{2}\text {e}$$ emissions, popularity, and seasonality into tourism recommender systems	15
Immersive technologies for tourism: a systematic review	15
Correction to: Mapping tourism and hospitality research on information and communication technology: a bibliometric and scientific approach	15
Beta tourist world: a conceptual framework for organizing an event in the metaverse	15
The influence of robot anthropomorphism and perceived intelligence on hotel guests’ continuance usage intention	14
Interpreting the perceptions of authenticity in virtual reality tourism through postmodernist approach	13
Reaching new heights: investigating adoption factors shaping the moon landing of metaverse tourism	13
Interactive webcam travel: supporting wildlife tourism and conservation during COVID-19 lockdowns	13
Can Google Trends data provide information on consumer’s perception regarding hotel brands?	13