Alana Dillette

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 657 citations indexed

About

Alana Dillette is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Alana Dillette has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 657 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Demography and 6 papers in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. Recurrent topics in Alana Dillette's work include Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (12 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (10 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (6 papers). Alana Dillette is often cited by papers focused on Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (12 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (10 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (6 papers). Alana Dillette collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Netherlands. Alana Dillette's co-authors include Stefanie Benjamin, Alecia C. Douglas, Carey E. Andrzejewski, Derek H. Alderman, Chelsea Carpenter, David S. Martin, Martin O’Neill, Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong and Lori J. Sipe and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Alana Dillette

22 papers receiving 634 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

“We can’t return to normal”: committing to tourism equity in the post-pandemic age

2020 169 citations Stefanie Benjamin, Alana Dillette et al. Tourism Geographies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alana Dillette United States	11	495	146	117	108	86	23	657
Anya Diekmann Belgium	11	510 1.0×	135 0.9×	224 1.9×	90 0.8×	95 1.1×	26	669
Sera Vada Australia	12	558 1.1×	89 0.6×	243 2.1×	63 0.6×	171 2.0×	25	784
Lynn Minnaert United Kingdom	12	574 1.2×	166 1.1×	220 1.9×	41 0.4×	59 0.7×	21	691
Birgit Trauer Australia	7	527 1.1×	68 0.5×	160 1.4×	24 0.2×	103 1.2×	7	606
Tomas Pernecky New Zealand	11	401 0.8×	86 0.6×	95 0.8×	24 0.2×	43 0.5×	31	522
Anja Pabel Australia	14	412 0.8×	78 0.5×	136 1.2×	28 0.3×	100 1.2×	41	627
Philipp Wassler United Kingdom	16	586 1.2×	86 0.6×	101 0.9×	19 0.2×	181 2.1×	32	713
Xavier Matteucci Austria	11	493 1.0×	104 0.7×	146 1.2×	16 0.1×	131 1.5×	25	659
Yin Teng Chew Malaysia	6	571 1.2×	48 0.3×	84 0.7×	31 0.3×	142 1.7×	14	759
Elisa Backer Australia	15	665 1.3×	258 1.8×	124 1.1×	28 0.3×	197 2.3×	36	778

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alana Dillette

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dillette, Alana, et al.. (2023). Emotional labour and fluctuating researcher identities. Hospitality & Society. 13(1). 63–84. 1 indexed citations

Adu-Ampong, Emmanuel Akwasi & Alana Dillette. (2023). Commemoration and commodification: slavery heritage, Black travel and the #YearofReturn2019 in Ghana. Tourism Geographies. 26(1). 120–139. 5 indexed citations

Dillette, Alana, et al.. (2023). Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices: a Delphi study to build a consensus in hospitality and tourism organizations. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. 35(11). 3764–3786. 17 indexed citations

Benjamin, Stefanie, et al.. (2022). Developing self-efficacy through transformative field experiences in tourism pedagogy. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 22(3). 242–249.

Benjamin, Stefanie, et al.. (2022). Black travel is not a monolith. Tourism Geographies. 26(1). 13–31. 11 indexed citations

Dillette, Alana & Stefanie Benjamin. (2021). The Black Travel Movement: A Catalyst for Social Change. Journal of Travel Research. 61(3). 463–476. 29 indexed citations

Benjamin, Stefanie & Alana Dillette. (2021). Black Travel Movement: Systemic racism informing tourism. Annals of Tourism Research. 88. 103169–103169. 31 indexed citations

Benjamin, Stefanie, Alana Dillette, & Derek H. Alderman. (2020). “We can’t return to normal”: committing to tourism equity in the post-pandemic age. Tourism Geographies. 22(3). 476–483. 169 indexed citations breakdown →

Dillette, Alana & Stefanie Benjamin. (2020). Living in a Black and White world: The value of reflexivity in social equity research. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 2 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, Alecia C. Douglas, & Carey E. Andrzejewski. (2020). Dimensions of holistic wellness as a result of international wellness tourism experiences. Current Issues in Tourism. 24(6). 794–810. 134 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, et al.. (2020). Diffusing innovation in times of disasters: considerations for event management professionals. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 22(3). 197–220. 37 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana. (2020). Roots tourism: a second wave of Double Consciousness for African Americans. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 29(2-3). 412–427. 26 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, et al.. (2020). (Dis)connected organizational identity of multinational hotel corporations: Employee insights from a Mexican luxury hotel property. Tourism and Hospitality Research. 21(1). 86–98. 3 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana & Lori J. Sipe. (2018). A Systematic Framework of Experiential Learning: Challenging Educators to Make College more than an Aggregation of Credits. Creative Education. 9(9). 1426–1443. 4 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, Alecia C. Douglas, & Carey E. Andrzejewski. (2018). Yoga tourism – a catalyst for transformation?. Annals of Leisure Research. 22(1). 22–41. 73 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, Alecia C. Douglas, & David S. Martin. (2018). Do Vacations Really Make Us Happier? Exploring the Relationships between Wellness Tourism, Happiness and Quality of Life. Journal of Tourism & Hospitality. 7(3). 9 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, Stefanie Benjamin, & Chelsea Carpenter. (2018). Tweeting the Black Travel Experience: Social Media Counternarrative Stories as Innovative Insight on #TravelingWhileBlack. Journal of Travel Research. 58(8). 1357–1372. 56 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana & Stefanie Benjamin. (2017). Traveling while Black: Storytelling through Twitter. 2017(1). 110. 2 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana. (2016). Wellness Tourism: An Application of Positive Psychological Theory to Overall Quality of Life. 4 indexed citations

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Dillette, Alana, Alecia C. Douglas, & Carey E. Andrzejewski. (2016). An exploratory examination of the wellness tourist experience using netnography. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 2 indexed citations

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