OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education is 9. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Integration of emerging technologies in tourism and hospitality curriculum: An international perspective	125
Using active learning strategies on travel and tourism higher education programmes in Ireland	64
Whence legitimate peripheral participation? De-trivializing the social dynamics around Chinese students' doctoral research in the West	57
Exploring the role of a serious game in developing competencies in higher tourism education	51
Fostering a culture of care for tourism graduate students in the academy	51
Authentic assessment and digital literacy in sport marketing	46
Statistical learning in sports education: A case study on improving quantitative analysis skills through project-based learning	45
Personality is no stranger to occupational choice among hospitality graduates	42
University and industry cooperation from the perspective of hotel managers: The case of Türkiye	42
The relationship between career adaptability, hope, resilience, and life satisfaction for hospitality students in times of Covid-19	42
The power of engaged reflection in fostering new insights on diversity, equity and inclusion	40
Hospitality and tourism management student satisfaction with their majors and career readiness amid the COVID-19 pandemic	40
Feminism and sports business management higher education	35
International virtual sport coaching exchange: A mechanism for exploring pre-professional coaches’ interests and issues	32
Exploring opportunities and challenges toward ChatGPT for inclusion in sport education	30
Using synchronous hybrid pedagogy to nurture a community of inquiry: Insights from a tourism Master's programme	29
The roles of cognitive benefits and technology usage in predicting students’ sustainable behavioural intentions: The moderating roles of data literacy and marketing strategy	27
Editorial Board	26
Exposure to netflix enhances listening effort and learning motivation among MICE learners	24
Sport students’ experiences of teaching and learning in the United Kingdom: A comparison between further and higher education settings	24
Realtime online courses mutated amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical study in hospitality program	22
Presenting the case for implementing entrustable professional activities (EPA) in Sport and Exercise Sciences teaching: Application and alignment to develop student competencies	21
A virtual versus blended learning approach to higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: The experiences of a sport and exercise science student cohort	20
Small change, big impact: The influence of reframing in a sport and globalization course on students’ perspectives regarding diversity and equity in society	19
Tour guiding practice and feedback in guide education: Lessons from London for Japan	18

Sustainability courses in hospitality and tourism higher education: Perspectives from industry practitioners and students	18
A case study of sustainable hospitality education relating to food waste from the perspective of transformative learning theory	17
Navigating external referencing through COVID-19 disruptions - Teaching tourism policy and planning in Australia and China	17
Pushed or pulled? A qualitative analysis of university sport management faculty attrition in the United States due to a lack of a sense of belonging	17
University students’ perception to online class delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focus on hospitality education in Korea and Malaysia	16
Experiential learning from the perspective of outdoor education leaders	16
Enhancing student experience and career knowledge through alumni engagement: Case study of a sport and exercise science course	15
Intergenerational service learning outcomes for event management undergraduates involved in organizing Pickleball events	15
A Facebook-mediated blended learning model is associated with enhanced knowledge retention in sports science undergraduates	15
What Shapes E-Learning Effectiveness among Tourism Education Students? An Empirical Assessment during COVID19	15
Learning experiences in the culinary classroom: Identifying barriers and enablers in the practical teaching-learning process in gastronomy	15
“It feels like a job …” Understanding commuter students: Motivations, engagement, and learning experiences	14
International graduate students’ perspectives on sense of belonging in leisure	13
TikTok as a learning tool in higher education: Validation of a scale	13
A bibliometric study on higher tourism education and curriculum	13
Identifying gender gaps on sports degrees: a retrospective case study	12
From Cap and Gown to career Crown: Unlocking employability with career adaptability and regulatory focus for a successful transition	12
Socialising students for Philosophic Practice? An analysis of learning outcomes in tourism taught Master's programmes	11
Present and prospective research themes for tourism and hospitality education post-COVID19: A bibliometric analysis	11
The impacts of school support and hotel support on hotel interns’ career growth: The mediation of role clarity and occupational identification	11
The impact of student attendance on assessment specific performance in sport degree programs	11
Undergraduate sport sciences students’ attitudes towards statistics: A gender perspective	11
The internship experience: Students’ self-evaluations of soft skill development during hospitality internships	11
Implementation of actions by higher education institutions to stimulate sport entrepreneurship.	10
Career beliefs, self-efficacy and VUCA skills: A study among generation Z female students of tourism and hospitality	10
What drives green experiential outcomes in tourism higher education?	10
Artificial intelligence in sport management education: Playing the AI game with ChatGPT	10
Entry-level professional competencies and skills in tourism – The case of Slovakia	10
It's more than just internships, placements, and guest lecturers: Partnership pedagogy in practice	10
Living qualitatively: Getting lost, to be found, only to be lost again	10
Student perspectives of event design: Learning and transformation using the #EventCanvas methodology	9
A comprehensive science mapping of tourism and hospitality research: Tribes, territories and networks	9
Editorial Board	9
The importance of context: How university entrepreneurial climates enhances entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality graduates	9
Grab the Mic: Connecting theory and practice within an undergraduate sport communication course	9