A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research
Purpose – E-tourism is instilling in the tourism industry with the advancement in the technological infrastructure all over the world and fetching tremendous tourists’ attention. The dynamic changes in the technological aspects unveil varied developments in the tourism industry. This paper attempts...
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description | Purpose – E-tourism is instilling in the tourism industry with the advancement in the technological infrastructure all over the world and fetching tremendous tourists’ attention. The dynamic changes in the technological aspects unveil varied developments in the tourism industry. This paper attempts to reveal the developments in the field of e-tourism by a systematic review of the literature using bibliometric analysis. Design/methodology/approach – In total,146 research articles were retrieved from the Web of Science data during the period of 2004 – 2020, for further analysis using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny package of R Studio. Findings – Useful insights resulted in the form of most cited papers, contribution in e-tourism research by different authors, countries, institutions, journals and so on, co-occurrence analysis and cluster analysis for major trends or themes of e-tourism. This study solicits an elaborated review of e-tourism research and unveils the future directions for the researchers. Originality/value – This study adds substantial value to the research of e-tourism by analysing the bibliometric data of the last 16 years, that is, from 2004 – 2020, procured from the Scopus by analysing the significant trends developed in the e-tourism research. It also adds value by indicating the emerging areas of e-tourism. |
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spelling | doaj.art-70cd7543a061423ca8c0e74d845f92912023-07-03T08:07:12ZengEmerald PublishingInternational Hospitality Review2516-81422023-06-01371719310.1108/IHR-03-2021-0015A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism researchShalini Singh0Abu Bashar1School of Management, IMS Unison University, Dehradun, IndiaSchool of Management, IMS Unison University, Dehradun, IndiaPurpose – E-tourism is instilling in the tourism industry with the advancement in the technological infrastructure all over the world and fetching tremendous tourists’ attention. The dynamic changes in the technological aspects unveil varied developments in the tourism industry. This paper attempts to reveal the developments in the field of e-tourism by a systematic review of the literature using bibliometric analysis. Design/methodology/approach – In total,146 research articles were retrieved from the Web of Science data during the period of 2004 – 2020, for further analysis using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny package of R Studio. Findings – Useful insights resulted in the form of most cited papers, contribution in e-tourism research by different authors, countries, institutions, journals and so on, co-occurrence analysis and cluster analysis for major trends or themes of e-tourism. This study solicits an elaborated review of e-tourism research and unveils the future directions for the researchers. Originality/value – This study adds substantial value to the research of e-tourism by analysing the bibliometric data of the last 16 years, that is, from 2004 – 2020, procured from the Scopus by analysing the significant trends developed in the e-tourism research. It also adds value by indicating the emerging areas of e-tourism.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IHR-03-2021-0015/full/pdfe-tourismBibliometric analysisReviewVOSviewerBiblioshiny |
spellingShingle | Shalini Singh Abu Bashar A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research International Hospitality Review e-tourism Bibliometric analysis Review VOSviewer Biblioshiny |
title | A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research |
title_full | A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research |
title_fullStr | A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research |
title_full_unstemmed | A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research |
title_short | A bibliometric review on the development in e-tourism research |
title_sort | bibliometric review on the development in e tourism research |
topic | e-tourism Bibliometric analysis Review VOSviewer Biblioshiny |
url | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IHR-03-2021-0015/full/pdf |
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