Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Manage

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Manage is 3. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board64
Research note: An evaluation of potential locations for the Bears Ears National Monument cultural center59
Exploring the avalanche bulletin as an avenue for continuing education by including learning interventions56
Self-assessment of riding skills and perception of trail difficulty in mountain biking - An investigation within the German-speaking mountain biking community51
Ecotourism and COVID-19: Impact on the efficiency of the Spanish hospitality industry42
What climbing means…42
Weather conditions and ski resorts’ vitality: Linear and non-linear effects41
Been there, done that? Effects of centrality-to-lifestyle and experience use history on angling tourists’ loyalty to a Swedish salmon fishery40
Clustering marine wildlife voluntourism to evaluate its potential for southern Africa and beyond39
Leisure constraint and mental health: The case of park users in Ningbo, China39
Editorial Board38
Examining the relationship between leisure constraints and quality of life: A case of hikers in Ningbo, China37
Impacts of participation in scientific activities on marine tourists’ engagement and individual learning outcomes31
Hiker's leisure involvement and mental health: Moderating role of self-efficacy and social support30
Mountain bike trails in urban forests: Meeting recreation demands in Vienna and Zurich27
A method for overtourism optimisation for protected areas27
Geocaching and tourist activity in Slovenia: An exploration of travel patterns27
Successful camping operators: Performance measurement using cluster analysis and DEA methods.26
Heterogeneity in trips to green natural spaces: A travel cost approach across UK sites25
Building a narcissism-based framework of picnics: An eastern culture perspective25
Book Review25
Thinking big: The role of mega trails in creating meaning and sense of place to conserve large landscapes24
Perceptions of social and ecological change at the Bonneville Salt Flats24
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act at 50: Managers’ views of actions, barriers and partnerships24
Re-thinking the nature of decision making in outdoor extreme situations: Lessons from Britain's National Three Peaks Challenge23
Use of social media data, online reviews and wikipedia page views to measure visitation patterns of outdoor attractions23
Mapping the excess demand for recreation in Northern Ireland to inform land use policy23
Research note: The impact of advanced information communication technologies on visitor acceptance of forest management in response to emerald ash borer23
The impact of recreational activities on species at risk in Canada22
Eye-catching or breath-catching: Role and landscape attributes of pauses differs among hikers’ profile when rambling in a French mountainous area22
How tourism research integrates environmental issues? A keyword network analysis20
Sustainable recreation and tourism: Making sense of diverse conceptualizations and management paradigms20
Research note: Ski touring on groomed slopes and the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential trigger for motivational changes19
Protected area management effectiveness and COVID-19: The case of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia18
Enhancing recreational activities through planting design in neighborhood parks18
Ecological Footprint and tourism: Development and sustainability monitoring of ecotourism packages in Mediterranean Protected Areas18
The nature of the pandemic: Exploring the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon recreation visitor behaviors and experiences in parks and protected areas18
Managing conflict by mapping stakeholders’ views on ecotourism development using statement and place Q methodology18
Biking-hiking conflicts and their mitigation in urban recreation areas: Results of a quasi-experimental long-term evaluation in the Zurich forest17
Trail morphology and impacts to soil induced by a small mountain bike race series17
Measuring the human-dimension of outdoor recreation and its impacts on terrestrial wildlife16
Bridging information gaps: A rapid assessment of cetacean watching tourism in Sri Lanka16
Measuring belongingness in outdoor orientation programs16
Defining contemporary outdoor physical activity: A critical interpretive synthesis16
Beneath the lens: Exploring the impacts of underwater photographers in marine-based tourism16
How important is air quality in travel decision-making?16
Thru-hikers’ attitudes about potential management actions for interactions with grizzly bears along the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail15
When you walk the trail, you start to fantasize about food, right? Teleologies and understandings of hikers’ meal practices while hiking in Arctic Sweden15
“If we really disturbed them, they would leave”: Mountain sports participants and wildlife disturbance in the northern French Alps15
Outdoor recreationists’ engagement with weather: The weather-outdoor recreation process model15
Designing for human-nature connectedness: A case study of the Barefoot Path Spalt, Germany14
What's the crux? Falcon nesting closures and rock climbing constraints at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park14
Assessment of forest visitors’ route preferences – Impact encounters across a range of forest environments14
Place meanings and national parks: A rhetorical analysis of social media texts14
Exploring the relationship between sport demand's key players and environmental sustainability: Pointers from a systematic review13
The impact of graphic design on attention capture and behavior among outdoor recreationists: Results from an exploratory persuasive signage experiment13
Environmental and social impacts of shifting park-use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from state and local park managers13
Understanding spatial inequities in urban neighborhood park services: A mixed method study in Taiwan13
Exploring a structured framework for camping sleep experience13
Find the one you like! Profiling Swiss parks with user generated content12
The cognitive and conative image in insular marine protected areas: A study from Galapagos, Ecuador12
Climate change and winter outdoor activities in Austria12
Employees’ experiences of outdoor adventure training on psychological capital and wellbeing: A mixed methods case study12
Participatory development and management of eco-cultural trails in sustainable tourism destinations12
Socio-ecological and economic evaluation of urban parks - A methodology integrating and articulating diverse components12
Destination image of Chitwan National Park, Nepal: Insights from a content analysis of online photographs12
Invasive plant hitchhikers: Appalachian Trail thru-hiker knowledge and attitudes of invasive plants and leave No trace practices12
The effectiveness of information signs in deterring visitor vandalism12
A comparative analysis of the value of recreation in six contrasting Nordic landscapes using the travel cost method11
Terrain park participants’ perceptions of contributing factors in injury events and risk management suggestions11
The practice of (un)sustainable tourism in a National Park: An empirical study focusing on structural elements11
Tourism and climate change – A discussion of suitable strategies for Austria11
The nexus between visitor satisfaction and expenditure behaviour in national parks: The case of Dragon Palace National Park, Guizhou, China11
The value of social distancing: A discrete choice experiment to examine golf tourists’ preferences for COVID-19 Safety protocols11
Tourism and climate change – An integrated look at the Austrian case10
Tourists' assessment of economic value, benefits and negative impacts of pedestrian walkways: Case-studies of the Paiva River (Arouca) and the Mondego River (Guarda) in Portugal10
In what context do scholars differentiate recreation and tourism in park studies?10
Economic impact analysis of nature tourism in protected areas: Towards an adaptation to international standards in German protected areas10
Editorial: Introduction to sustainably managing outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism as social-ecological complex adaptive systems10
Modelling the overall image of coastal tourism destinations through personal values of tourists: A robust regression approach10
Not seeing the wood for the (invasive) trees: Visitors’ perceptions of invasive wilding conifers in the New Zealand landscape10
Elevating the park experience: Exploring asymmetric relationships in visitor satisfaction at Canadian national parks9
Editorial Board9
Domestic tourists’ experience in protected natural parks: A new trend in pandemic crisis?9
Editorial Board9
COVID-19 compliance among urban trail users: Behavioral insights and environmental implications9
When the mountains call: Exploring mountaineering motivations through the lens of the calling theory9
Older adults’ preferences for natural environment and rural life: Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental motivation9
Editorial Board9
Countrywide screening of spatiotemporal overlap between coastal and marine recreation and waterbirds in Denmark8
Confidence, community & conservation: Exploring the relationship between self-efficacy and experience in female hunters8
Integrating recreation into National Forest Inventories – Results from a forest visitor survey in winter and summer8
Editorial Board8
Linking visitor perceptions and behaviours related to ticks and lyme disease to risk management strategies in a protected areas context8
Thinking like a system in the turbulent world of outdoor recreation management8
Acceptability and appeal: How visitors’ perceptions of sounds can contribute to shared learning and transdisciplinary protected area governance8
Challenges, experiences, and coping behaviors among SMEs in the adventure tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic: A case from Pokhara, Nepal8
A method to analyze variability and seasonality the visitors in mountain national park in period 2017–2020 (Stołowe Mts. National Park; Poland)8
How ocean beach recreational quality fits with safety issues? An analysis of risky behaviours in France8
DANGER! NO HIKING! Risky hiking decisions, framing of normative warning messages, and self-exempting beliefs8
Estimating encounter probabilities among recreational trail user groups8
Exploring the attitudes and experiences of those living near a multipurpose recreation trail in the southern United States8
Navigating complexities in forest visitation modelling: Intersecting environmental, social, and public health factors during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Scoping the lines: Assessing the mountain biking research terrain and calling for a holistic scholarship agenda7
National forest park visitors’ connectedness to nature and pro-environmental behavior: The effects of cultural ecosystem service, place and event attachment7
Exploring tourists' motivations, constraints, and negotiations regarding outdoor recreation trips during COVID-19 through a focus group study7
Visitation patterns in a peri-urban natural park: Comparing mountain bikers, runners, walkers and hikers7
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity of protected areas for mountain biking and hiking in Australia: Insights from volunteered geographic information7
Intersectionality in facilitators of active outdoor recreation in parks and protected areas7
Tangible or intangible satisfiers? Comparative study of visitor satisfaction in a nature-based tourism destination in the pre- and during-COVID pandemic7
Idealizing adventure tourism experiences: tourists’ self-assessment and expectations7
Community-based ecotourism as a social transformation tool for rural community: A victory or a quagmire?7
Nurtured by nature: Body appreciation and adaptive appearance management increase with nature exposure7
Recreation ‘home range’: Motivations and use of green spaces along an urban—peri-urban continuum7
Fitness tests as predictors of physical exertion on graded hiking trails7
Snapshots of nature: Harnessing Flickr data to frame sustainable brand positioning strategies for Thailand's national parks7
Perceptions of ecosystem services and disservices associated with open water swimming7
The role of brand associations on the development of place attachment into outdoor adventure tourism destinations7
Sea swimming and snorkeling in tropical coastal blue spaces and mental well-being: Findings from Indonesian island communities during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Price differentiation in the alpine skiing industry—The challenges of demand shifting and capacity constraints under pandemics6
Motivations as a predictor of satisfaction and loyalty in ecotourism6
Financing recreational trails through donations: Testing behavioural theory in mountain biking context6
Tourists’ motivations, learning, and trip satisfaction facilitate pro-environmental outcomes of the Antarctic tourist experience6
A cognitive appraisal approach to understanding mountain bikers' post-trip trails recommendation intent6
Living in an untouchable world: Barriers to recreation and tourism for Portuguese blind people during the COVID-19 pandemic6
Visitors’ relations to recreational facilities and attractions in a large vulnerable mountain region in Norway: Unpacking the roles of tourists and locals6
Values and pro-environmental behavior: What is the role of trust?6
Why do Japanese people visit hot springs during a pandemic? A psychographic segmentation analysis6
Ticks and lyme disease in natural areas: A segmentation analysis of visitor perceptions of risk and preferred communication strategies6
Assessing the camping competitiveness using a clustering approach6
Editorial Board6
Climate change-induced droughts and tourism: Impacts and responses of Western Cape province, South Africa6
Geotourism destination development: Scale development and validation6
Consistency of photo and field surveys in measuring the attractiveness of forest stands6
Research on tourism spatial justice based on residents' perception: A case study on Babao Town of Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai area)6
Using social media user profiles to identify visitor demographics and origins in Yellowstone national park6
Electrically assisted mountain biking: Riding faster, higher, farther in natural mountain systems6
Motivations and spatial behavior of OHV recreationists: A case-study from central Utah (USA)5
The influence of trekkers’ personal and subjective norms on their pro-environmental behaviors5
A research on Fethiye Babadag commercial tandem paragliding participants within the scope of experiential tourism5
Introducing sense of place narratives in image projection for marine destinations5
Stand-up paddling: A case study on the effect and impact pathway of information and appeals to reduce ecological conflicts5
A dual spatial analysis method based on recreation opportunity spectrum and analytical hierarchy process for outdoor recreation site suitability5
Editorial Board5
A review of digitalization and sustainability in parks and recreation indicators and thresholds research5
How destination attributes affect mountain bikers’ behavioral intention: The mediating roles of enduring involvement and place attachment5
COVID-19 messaging in U.S. state parks: Extensions of the outdoor recreation strategies and practices framework unmasked by the pandemic5
Wildlife-based tour operators complying with the principles of responsible tourism: Influence of moral and legal persuasions5
Characteristics of attached visitors in ecotourism destination5
Cases and context: Mask-related behaviors among U.S. trail visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic5
Novice tourists’ play experience in commercial outdoor adventure tourism: The perspective of reversal theory5
Editorial Board5
Contemporary issues, opportunities, and resources for the U.S. outdoor recreation profession5
Editorial Board5
Experiential value and environmentally responsible behavioral intention in rock-climbing tourism: The role of place attachment and biospheric value5
When a place is psychologically claimed: The shifting effect of psychological ownership on residents’ support and prevention of local tourism5
Four dimensions of sustainable governance for National Scenic Trails5
Conceptualising the power of outdoor adventure activities for subjective well-being: A systematic literature review5
Environmental interpretation and socio-cognitive mindfulness: A literature review5
Understanding regional economic impacts of recreation spending at a public lake: A case study in rural Oklahoma, USA5
Urban space use for outing before and during the pandemic: A case study of Daejeon, South Korea using social media posts5
Understanding coastal zone innovation: The ‘Waterdunen’ project as an ecology of practices5
Updating in the mountains: A sensemaking perspective on ski guiding4
Why build mountain bike trails? An exploratory mixed-methods study of volunteer motives in Danish MTB-trail building4
What affect the satisfaction, preferences, and visitation of pocket parks? Evidence from Shanghai4
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SCUBA diving experience in marine protected areas4
Crawling with a vehicle: Rock-crawlers’ recreation specialization, motivation, and sources of challenges4
Factors promoting nature-based outdoor recreation during the daytime and evening4
Climate change adaptation in the ski industry: Stakeholders' perceptions regarding a mountain resort in Southeastern Europe4
Place-based motivations and normative beliefs predict pro-environmental behavior across involvement profiles4
The role of place attachment in recreation experience and outcome preferences among forest bathers4
Research note: Protected area labels as brands in tourism4
Accessible nature beyond city limits – A scoping review4
Unveiling the dynamics of co-created camping experiences: Influence of co-production on family cohesion and resilience via place identity4
Mapping of user-perceived landscape types and spatial distribution using crowdsourced photo data and machine learning: Focusing on Taeanhaean National Park4
How sustainable are recreational practices on Brazilian Amazon beaches?4
Research note: Spatial variations of condition class in Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY, USA4
Mapping gender in tourist behaviour based on instagram4
Effects and functional mechanisms of serious leisure on environmentally responsible behavior of mountain hikers: Mediating effect of place attachments and destination attractiveness4
Expanding the viewshed: Insights and implications for examining visitor use management across scales and modalities in an Iconic National Forest4
How recreational farm operators use dynamic capabilities to respond to COVID-19 pandemic4
Comparing established visitor monitoring approaches with triggered trail camera images and machine learning based computer vision4
Landscape character assessment, perception surveys of stakeholders and SWOT analysis: A holistic approach to historical public park management4
Establishing a standard for park visitation analyses: Insights from Germany4
Forecasting daily foot traffic in recreational trails using machine learning4
Not for all: Barriers to universal accessibility in nature-based tourism and recreation spaces across British Columbia, Canada4
The residents' participation in tourism based social entrepreneurship organization: Evidence from residents’ perception on ecosphere social enterprise3
Editorial Board3
Wildfire-driven entry closures influence visitor displacement and spending to alternative park entrance corridors and gateway communities around Yosemite National Park3
Outdoor recreation shows promise as an equitable context for youth informal STEM learning in amenity-rich rural areas3
Classifying visually appealing elements in parks using social media data-assisted eye-tracking: Case study of Shinsui parks in Tokyo, Japan3
Challenging hegemonic velocipedic modality in the great outdoors: The seemingly inexorable rise of the electric mountain bike3
Transformative potential of nature-based values that influence the relationships between reported and intended pro-environmental behavior3
Measuring the rush experiences: Development and validation of a short psychometric scale3
Aesthetic perceptions of the landscape of a shrinking glacier: Evidence from the Mont Blanc massif3
Dual trust, emotional bond, and tourists’ on-site pro-environmental behavior at nature-based destinations: Extending norm-activation theory from the perspective of social dilemma3
Do risk perception and safety of sites influence rock climbing destination choices?3
Editorial Board3
Spatiotemporal analysis to understand overflight travel patterns at HawaiI Volcanoes National Park3
‘Into the darkness’ – The caving community and their tourist experiences. The Polish case3
Managing sustainable development in recreational and protected areas. The Dovre case, Norway3
Editorial Board3
Winter sports tourism to urban destinations: Identifying potential and comparing motivational differences across skier groups3
Automated motif identification: Analysing Flickr images to identify popular viewpoints in Europe’s protected areas3
Identification of key measures to promote and enhance cycling for visiting National Parks: A case study of Peak District National Park, England3
Agritourism and sustainability: A global bibliometric analysis of the state of research and dominant issues3
Examining the relationship between social media users’ motivation and place attachment to national parks3
Lobbying in social media as a new source of survey bias3
Editorial Board3
Ski touring on groomed slopes: Analyzing opportunities, threats and areas of conflict associated with an emerging outdoor activity3
Understanding the approaches taken by private ski clubs in Southern Ontario to address climate change and sustainability3
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