Babu George

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Babu George is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Marketing and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Babu George has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 24 papers in Marketing and 24 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Babu George's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (55 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (18 papers) and Cruise Tourism Development and Management (13 papers). Babu George is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (55 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (18 papers) and Cruise Tourism Development and Management (13 papers). Babu George collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Argentina. Babu George's co-authors include Ontario S. Wooden, Tony L. Henthorne, Anil Gupta, Nikita Dogra, Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong, Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Justin Paul, Manoj Edward, Morteza Haghiri and Laura Orobia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Travel Research and Current Issues in Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Babu George

137 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Managing the Strategic Transformation of Higher Education through Artificial Intelligence
    2023 154 citations Babu George, Ontario S. Wooden Administrative Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Babu George United States 19 835 344 273 194 158 154 1.7k
Anestis Fotiadis United Arab Emirates 18 1.1k 1.3× 528 1.5× 287 1.1× 257 1.3× 156 1.0× 69 1.7k
Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah‬ Malaysia 20 1.2k 1.4× 480 1.4× 185 0.7× 185 1.0× 284 1.8× 160 1.7k
Ana Brochado Portugal 25 964 1.2× 563 1.6× 453 1.7× 99 0.5× 130 0.8× 95 1.9k
Νικόλαος Παππάς United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.4× 539 1.6× 328 1.2× 222 1.1× 112 0.7× 55 1.6k
Muhammad Khalilur Rahman Malaysia 28 936 1.1× 400 1.2× 244 0.9× 183 0.9× 56 0.4× 104 2.0k
Adiyukh Berbekova United States 12 635 0.8× 328 1.0× 265 1.0× 155 0.8× 45 0.3× 21 1.4k
María Elisa Alén González Spain 23 1.2k 1.4× 489 1.4× 366 1.3× 99 0.5× 366 2.3× 90 1.8k
Birgit Muskat Australia 19 1.2k 1.4× 533 1.5× 395 1.4× 77 0.4× 168 1.1× 54 1.8k
Amr Al‐Ansi South Korea 23 1.8k 2.2× 590 1.7× 392 1.4× 111 0.6× 158 1.0× 48 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Babu George

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Fields of papers citing papers by Babu George

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Babu George. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Babu George. The network helps show where Babu George may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Babu George

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Babu George. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Babu George based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Babu George. Babu George is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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George, Babu, et al.. (2025). Empowering African American Tourism Entrepreneurs with Generative AI: Bridging Innovation and Cultural Heritage. Societies. 15(2). 34–34. 2 indexed citations
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George, Babu & Ontario S. Wooden. (2023). Managing the Strategic Transformation of Higher Education through Artificial Intelligence. Administrative Sciences. 13(9). 196–196. 154 indexed citations breakdown →
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George, Babu, et al.. (2022). Sustainability Initiatives for Green Tourism Development: The Case of Wayanad, India. Journal of risk and financial management. 15(2). 52–52. 16 indexed citations
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George, Babu. (2022). Mega Universities, Nanodegrees, and the Digital Disruption in Higher Education. Journal of risk and financial management. 15(11). 496–496.
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George, Babu, et al.. (2020). Boardroom Leadership: the Board of Directors as a Source of Strategic Leadership. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(20)(1). 103–119. 18 indexed citations
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George, Babu. (2020). Inclusive Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region: Social Capital and the Creation of Competitive Advantage in Tourism Networks. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 119–126. 18 indexed citations
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George, Babu, et al.. (2020). CUSTOMER-BASED BRAND EQUITY FOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS: A COMPARISON OF EQUITIES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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George, Babu. (2020). Decision Making in Organizations: Intuition, Information, and Religiosity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 152–158.
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George, Babu, et al.. (2019). The ecotourism principle - practice divide: Factors that limit the applicability of ecotourism principles into practice.. 8(2). 170–198. 5 indexed citations
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George, Babu, et al.. (2018). Social media technologies in the tourism industry: an analysis with special reference to their role in sustainable tourism development. International Journal of Tourism Sciences. 18(4). 269–278. 28 indexed citations
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Agrusa, Jerome, et al.. (2015). What Could Tourism Do to a Small Fishing Village: A Case Study of the City of Weihai, China. FHSU Scholars Repository (Fort Hays State University). 4. 85. 2 indexed citations
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Korstanje, Maximiliano E. & Babu George. (2015). THE IMPOSIBLE SUSTAINABILITY: APPLICATIONS OF RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN TOURISM FIELDS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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George, Babu, Tony L. Henthorne, & Alvin J. Williams. (2013). The internal structure of destination visitation model and implications for image management. PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 11(3). 47–53. 2 indexed citations
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George, Babu, et al.. (2007). The Factors that Affect Indian Migrants' Decision to Stay in or Counter Migrate from the United States: A Study with Special Reference to the Role of Tourism Related Imagery as a Determinant. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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George, Babu, et al.. (2007). Human Rights in Tourism: Conceptualization and Stakeholder Perspectives. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 8 indexed citations

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