OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Manage is 26. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Postleisure: Disrupting the Disciplinary Fixity of Leisure Thinking	92
The cognitive and conative image in insular marine protected areas: A study from Galapagos, Ecuador	86
Thinking big: The role of mega trails in creating meaning and sense of place to conserve large landscapes	79
The influences of paragliding flow experience on storytelling intention through satisfaction: A comparison of adventure-seekers and learning-seekers	64
Leveraging human mobility data to assess recreational activity across the United States’ most visited National Forest	61
Inclusive pathways to understand differential forest recreation participation among ethnoracial minorities in the United States	59
Understanding exposure to avalanche terrain and avalanche information product use of snowshoers and winter hikers: Insights from Mount Seymour Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada	49
Mapping the excess demand for recreation in Northern Ireland to inform land use policy	49
Leisure constraint and mental health: The case of park users in Ningbo, China	48
Exploring the potential of forest rental services as a tool for balancing recreation and forestry	47
Been there, done that? Effects of centrality-to-lifestyle and experience use history on angling tourists’ loyalty to a Swedish salmon fishery	43
The impact of recreational activities on species at risk in Canada	42
Ecological Footprint and tourism: Development and sustainability monitoring of ecotourism packages in Mediterranean Protected Areas	40
Senior outdoor tourists’ injuries, illnesses & infirmities: Reveal or conceal?	37
Strategic interventions for enhancing destination competitiveness in island-based adventure tourism: Insights from a small island destination	36
Editorial Board	35
Understanding memorable tourism experiences and behavioural intentions at geothermal destinations: A PLS-SEM and fsQCA approach	32
Hiking-related degradation of alpine landscape in Low Tatras national park (Slovakia) during the COVID-19 pandemic	31
Editorial: Introduction to sustainably managing outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism as social-ecological complex adaptive systems	31
The importance of pro-environmental behavior in advancing sustainable tourism	30
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity of protected areas for mountain biking and hiking in Australia: Insights from volunteered geographic information	30
Older adults’ preferences for natural environment and rural life: Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental motivation	30
Urban space use for outing before and during the pandemic: A case study of Daejeon, South Korea using social media posts	29
Cases and context: Mask-related behaviors among U.S. trail visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic	28
Stand-up paddling: A case study on the effect and impact pathway of information and appeals to reduce ecological conflicts	27

Research note: Spatial variations of condition class in Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY, USA