Dean MacCannell

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Dean MacCannell is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean MacCannell has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Dean MacCannell's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 papers), Sociology and Cultural Identity Studies (5 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 papers). Dean MacCannell is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 papers), Sociology and Cultural Identity Studies (5 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 papers). Dean MacCannell collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Dean MacCannell's co-authors include Samuel C. Heílman, Barry Schwartz, Juliet Flower MacCannell, Valene L. Smith, Alan C. Brent, Ian Craib, Richard Handler, Ruth C. Young, Ronald Cohen and M. Estellie Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Consumer Research.

In The Last Decade

Dean MacCannell

49 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Tourist: A New Theory... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1977 1973 1977 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class.
    1977 2.6k citations Dean MacCannell et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. Staged Authenticity: Arrangements of Social Space in Tourist Settings
    1973 2.0k citations Dean MacCannell American Journal of Sociology profile →
  3. The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class.
    1977 1.3k citations Samuel C. Heílman, Dean MacCannell Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean MacCannell United States 19 5.5k 1.8k 1.2k 1.0k 845 56 7.2k
Erik Cohen Israel 41 8.4k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 1.3k 1.5× 134 10.3k
Tim Edensor United Kingdom 34 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 435 0.4× 316 0.3× 838 1.0× 98 5.4k
Annette Pritchard United Kingdom 39 4.8k 0.9× 573 0.3× 898 0.8× 488 0.5× 897 1.1× 91 5.9k
Tazim Jamal United States 36 4.8k 0.9× 796 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 358 0.3× 734 0.9× 90 6.0k
Graham M. S. Dann United Kingdom 25 4.0k 0.7× 595 0.3× 577 0.5× 406 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 94 4.7k
Gianna Moscardo Australia 41 5.2k 0.9× 630 0.3× 899 0.8× 334 0.3× 1.3k 1.5× 166 6.5k
Jonas Larsen Denmark 26 2.3k 0.4× 709 0.4× 498 0.4× 278 0.3× 560 0.7× 64 3.4k
G.J. Ashworth Netherlands 27 2.6k 0.5× 641 0.4× 212 0.2× 185 0.2× 581 0.7× 111 4.0k
Edward M. Bruner United States 20 2.2k 0.4× 580 0.3× 540 0.5× 313 0.3× 359 0.4× 58 3.8k
Yaniv Poria Israel 23 2.6k 0.5× 995 0.5× 287 0.2× 235 0.2× 970 1.1× 72 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean MacCannell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacCannell, Dean. (2024). Alienated Leisure: Reflections on The Tourist. Theory Culture & Society. 41(7-8). 165–176. 1 indexed citations
2.
MacCannell, Dean. (2020). A economia moral do turismo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 21–38.
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MacCannell, Dean, et al.. (2017). Sobre arte, turismo y autenticidad. 32–51.
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MacCannell, Dean. (2015). The tourist and the local. Tourist Studies. 16(4). 343–350. 5 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (2013). Tourist. 130 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (2011). The Ethics of Sightseeing. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 61 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (2007). La ¿autenticidad representada¿ hoy. Revista de occidente. 89–116. 2 indexed citations
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Zulaika, Joseba, Dean MacCannell, Lucy R. Lippard, et al.. (2005). Learning from the Bilbao Guggenheim. 14 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (2003). El turista: una nueva teoría de la clase ociosa. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 56 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (2000). Symbolic Capital: Urban Design for Tourism. 1(1). 2 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (1997). Virtual Reality's Place. Performance Research. 2(2). 10–21. 5 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (1989). Introduction. Annals of Tourism Research. 16(1). 1–6. 21 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (1986). Tourisme et identité culturelle. Communications. 43(1). 169–186. 12 indexed citations
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Grimshaw, Allen D., Dean MacCannell, & Juliet Flower MacCannell. (1984). The Time of the Sign: A Semiotic Interpretation of Modern Culture.. Social Forces. 62(4). 1098–1098. 3 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean, et al.. (1980). Sightseers: The Tourist as Theorist. diacritics. 10(4). 2–2. 31 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean & Barry Schwartz. (1977). Queuing and Waiting: Studies in the Social Organization of Access and Delay.. Social Forces. 55(3). 812–812. 23 indexed citations
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Heílman, Samuel C. & Dean MacCannell. (1977). The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class.. Social Forces. 55(4). 1104–1104. 1253 indexed citations breakdown →
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MacCannell, Dean & Ian Craib. (1977). Existentialism and Sociology: A Study of Jean-Paul Sartre.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(4). 493–493. 15 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (1977). Tourist and the new community. Annals of Tourism Research. 4(4). 208–216. 8 indexed citations
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MacCannell, Dean. (1975). A World of Strangers: Order and Action in Urban Public Space.Lyn H. Lofland. American Journal of Sociology. 80(4). 1024–1026.

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