Anja Pabel

962 total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 627 citations indexed

About

Anja Pabel is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Pabel has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 627 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in Anja Pabel's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (15 papers), Humor Studies and Applications (10 papers) and Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (8 papers). Anja Pabel is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (15 papers), Humor Studies and Applications (10 papers) and Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (8 papers). Anja Pabel collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Slovenia. Anja Pabel's co-authors include Bruce Prideaux, Philip L. Pearce, Michelle Thompson, Guanghui Qiao, Wenjia Jasmine Ruan, Mahsood Shah, Anjum Naweed, Amy C. Reynolds, Sally A. Ferguson and Alexandra Coghlan and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Frontiers in Psychology and Current Issues in Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Anja Pabel

37 papers receiving 600 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Lessons from COVID-19 can prepare global tourism for the economic transformation needed to combat climate change

2020 188 citations Bruce Prideaux, Michelle Thompson 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
Anja Pabel Australia	14	412	136	100	91	79	41	627
Philipp Wassler United Kingdom	16	586 1.4×	101 0.7×	181 1.8×	71 0.8×	73 0.9×	32	713
Alana Dillette United States	11	495 1.2×	117 0.9×	86 0.9×	56 0.6×	45 0.6×	23	657
Lawrence J. Bendle South Korea	11	514 1.2×	109 0.8×	219 2.2×	68 0.7×	108 1.4×	16	748
Xavier Matteucci Austria	11	493 1.2×	146 1.1×	131 1.3×	38 0.4×	15 0.2×	25	659
Bernadette Quinn Ireland	18	857 2.1×	197 1.4×	72 0.7×	64 0.7×	33 0.4×	48	1.1k
So Young Bae South Korea	11	557 1.4×	137 1.0×	210 2.1×	73 0.8×	132 1.7×	27	821
Esther García Buades Spain	15	474 1.2×	293 2.2×	56 0.6×	137 1.5×	48 0.6×	46	976
Sandro Carnicelli United Kingdom	11	445 1.1×	141 1.0×	85 0.8×	81 0.9×	25 0.3×	37	649
Lauren N. Duffy United States	16	491 1.2×	92 0.7×	83 0.8×	60 0.7×	31 0.4×	56	814
Zengxian Liang China	10	442 1.1×	86 0.6×	89 0.9×	83 0.9×	30 0.4×	28	554

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anja Pabel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pabel, Anja & Mahsood Shah. (2025). Student experience survey: trends and insights in Australian higher education from 2017 to 2023. Perspectives Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 1–12.

Pabel, Anja, et al.. (2025). Navigating the ethical landscape: A systematic review of challenges in AI adoption within the accounting profession. Multidisciplinary Reviews. 8(11). 2025357–2025357. 1 indexed citations

Pabel, Anja, et al.. (2025). The Funny Side of Tourism: Exploring Children's Engagement With Humour‐Driven Interpretation. International Journal of Tourism Research. 27(4).

Pabel, Anja, et al.. (2022). The Influence of Trail Design on the Impacts of Walkers, Mountain Bikers and Multi-use Trail Users: An Environmentally Responsible Approach. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 2(2). 2 indexed citations

Pabel, Anja, et al.. (2022). Holiday photographic trends: Geographic origin and the male/female divide. Journal Of Vacation Marketing. 29(4). 522–536. 1 indexed citations

Pabel, Anja & Maja Turnšek. (2022). Travel-related humour and COVID-19. European Journal of Humour Research. 10(3). 211–216. 1 indexed citations

Pabel, Anja, Anjum Naweed, Sally A. Ferguson, & Amy C. Reynolds. (2022). Going the extra (s)mile: Countermeasures to emotional labour dysregulation in Australian reef tourism. Tourism Management Perspectives. 43. 100989–100989. 5 indexed citations

Qiao, Guanghui, Wenjia Jasmine Ruan, & Anja Pabel. (2021). Understanding tourists’ protection motivations when faced with overseas travel after COVID-19: the case of South Koreans travelling to China. Current Issues in Tourism. 25(10). 1588–1606. 48 indexed citations

Reynolds, Amy C., Anja Pabel, Sally A. Ferguson, et al.. (2021). “It's not just about putting a smile on your face, it's about keeping people safe”: Causes and consequences of sleep loss and fatigue in the coral reef tourism industry. Annals of Tourism Research. 88.

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Qiao, Guanghui, et al.. (2021). Understanding the Factors Influencing the Leisure Tourism Behavior of Visually Impaired Travelers: An Empirical Study in China. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 684285–684285. 22 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Amy C., Anja Pabel, Sally A. Ferguson, & Anjum Naweed. (2021). Causes and consequences of sleep loss and fatigue: The worker perspective in the coral reef tourism industry. Annals of Tourism Research. 88. 103160–103160. 21 indexed citations

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Prideaux, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Tourists' concerns with the state of the Great Barrier Reef. Acquire (CQUniversity). 225. 1 indexed citations

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Prideaux, Bruce, Michelle Thompson, & Anja Pabel. (2020). Lessons from COVID-19 can prepare global tourism for the economic transformation needed to combat climate change. Tourism Geographies. 22(3). 667–678. 188 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pabel, Anja & Philip L. Pearce. (2019). Humour in supplier-customer interactions: the views of Australian tourism operators. European Journal of Humour Research. 7(3). 84–100. 4 indexed citations

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Pabel, Anja & Philip L. Pearce. (2019). Developing the humour repertoire concept to guide future tourism-humour research. European Journal of Humour Research. 7(3). 120–136. 3 indexed citations

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Shah, Mahsood, Anja Pabel, & Ann Martin‐Sardesai. (2019). Assessing Google reviews to monitor student experience. International Journal of Educational Management. 34(3). 610–625. 5 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Amy C., Catherine O’Mullan, Anja Pabel, et al.. (2018). Perceptions of success of women early career researchers. Acquire (CQUniversity). 9(1). 2–18. 13 indexed citations

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Prideaux, Bruce, et al.. (2016). The cassowary as a tourism icon: opportunities and limitations. Journal of Ecotourism. 17(1). 43–66. 4 indexed citations

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Pabel, Anja & Philip L. Pearce. (2015). Highlighting the benefits of tourism humour: The views of tourists. Tourism Management Perspectives. 16. 357–364. 32 indexed citations

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Pabel, Anja & Bruce Prideaux. (2015). Social media use in pre-trip planning by tourists visiting a small regional leisure destination. Journal Of Vacation Marketing. 22(4). 335–348. 45 indexed citations

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