The “Evaluation of the International Impact of China’s Tourism Academic Research: A Statistical Study Based on SSCI Tourism Papers from 2001-2021” issued by the Research Center of Tourism Academic Assessment of China Tourism Academy etc., was recently published in the Tourism Tribune. The University of Macau was ranked fourth out of 103 exceptional institutions with a score of SSCI tourism academic paper greater than 12, and first in Macau. In the individual impact of the global tourism academic, faculty members from the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management of the Faculty of Business Administration performed admirably. Specifically, Chair Professor Rob LAW (severing as the Deputy Director of Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management and the UMDF Chair Professor of Smart Tourism since July 2022), Associate Professor Lawrence Hoc Nang FONG, Assistant Professor Jacey Ja Young CHOE, Assistant Professor Fiona Xi YANG has been named in several lists, among which Professor Rob LAW topped all of the lists.
In this study, 53 keywords were used to search tourism papers written by scholars from Chinese academic institutions published in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) database from 2001 to 2021, and a number of indicators (score*, frequency, h-index**, g-index***) including the number of papers, the source, the authors and the institutions were analyzed. The most influential academic journals, papers, authors, and institutions throughout a specific time span were then selected in a scientific and objective manner.
The study ranked the academic institutions in China in descending order by their scores and frequency of citations and obtained a total of 103 institutions that published tourism academic papers in SSCI journals from 2001 to 2021 with scores greater than 12. Among them, University of Macau was ranked fourth in the list, which demonstrates the strength of the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management and the outstanding international academic influence of its scholars.
The study ranked the authors from Chinese institutions with a total sample size of 8,528 in descending order by score and h-index and obtained a total of 103 authors who published tourism academic papers in SSCI journals with a score greater than 6 from 2001 to 2021. Prof. Rob LAW of the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management was ranked first, Prof. Lawrence Hoc Nang FONG was ranked 44th, and Prof. Fiona Xi YANG was ranked 42nd.
From 2001 to 2021, a total of 125 authors published tourism academic papers in SSCI journals with an h-index greater than 7. Among them, Prof. Rob LAW was ranked first, Prof. Lawrence Hoc Nang FONG was ranked 111st, Prof. Fiona Xi YANG was ranked 42nd, and Prof. Jacey Ja Young CHOE was ranked 74th.
In addition to achieving outstanding results in the ” Evaluation of the International Impact of China’s Tourism Academic Research”, the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management is constantly committed to enhancing the influence of international academic research. The University of Macau ranked 22nd in 2022 Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking for Hospitality & Tourism Management, ranked fifth in Asia, third in Greater China Area, and first in Macau. In the QS World University Rankings 2023, the University of Macau is ranked in the top 100 globally in the subject of “Hospitality and Leisure Management”, with a ranking range of 51-100. The above fully demonstrates that the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management of the University of Macau has been recognized by the industry and academia for its efforts in talent development, research, and social practice and services, highlighting the University’s strengths and capabilities in the field of hotel and tourism management.
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* If there are N authors in an article, the score of each author is 1/N, and the “score” of an author is the cumulative score of all the articles (covered in the sample) published by that author; if there are N authors in an article, and an author belongs to M institutions, the score of each institution is 1/MN, and the scores of the remaining authors also belong to this institution are added together. The final “score” of an institution is the sum of the scores of that institution.
** h-index: h articles of a rating entity (journal, author, or institution) are cited at least h times in each of the articles (articles covered in the sample) published (or published). In this paper, the h-index of authors and institutions is calculated by “weighted citation frequency”, i.e., authors in different order are empowered according to the reconciliation method, and the weight is multiplied by the citation frequency of the article to obtain the “weighted citation frequency” of each author; and if the weight of an author in an article is Ni, and the author has M institutions, the weight of each institution to which the author belongs is Ni/M, and the weight of the institution in the article is multiplied by the citation frequency of the article. If the weight of an author in an article is Ni and the author has M institutions, the weight of each institution to which the author belongs is Ni/M. The weight of the institution in the article multiplied by the citation frequency of the article is equal to the “weighted citation frequency” of an institution.
*** g index: All the articles (articles covered in the sample) published (or published) by an evaluation body (journal, author or institution) are ranked according to their citation frequency, and the number of citations are added up one by one by squaring the serial number. If the square of the serial number is not exactly equal to but less than the corresponding cumulative number of citations, the serial number closest to the cumulative number of citations is the g index.
Resource:
China Academy of Tourism Research, Tourism Academic Evaluation Research Base, et al. Evaluation of the International Impact of China’s Tourism Academic Research: A Statistical Study Based on SSCI Tourism Papers from 2001-2021[J]. Tourism Tribune, 2023, 38(3): 147- 162.
