Gareth Shaw

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Gareth Shaw is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Marketing and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Gareth Shaw has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Marketing and 20 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Gareth Shaw's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (38 papers), Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (14 papers) and Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (14 papers). Gareth Shaw is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (38 papers), Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (14 papers) and Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (14 papers). Gareth Shaw collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Gareth Shaw's co-authors include Allan M. Williams, Allan Williams, Tim Coles, Stewart Barr, Adrian R. Bailey, Stephen J. Page, Rhodri Thomas, Andrew Alexander, Andrew W. Gilg and Jan Prillwitz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gareth Shaw

126 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Understanding small firms in tourism: A perspective on research trends and challenges

2011 333 citations Rhodri Thomas, Gareth Shaw et al. Tourism Management profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gareth Shaw United Kingdom	33	2.7k	1.2k	686	564	559	133	4.5k
Bruce Prideaux Australia	40	4.2k 1.5×	889 0.8×	1.5k 2.2×	436 0.8×	446 0.8×	198	5.3k
Ercan Sirakaya United States	22	3.6k 1.3×	958 0.8×	990 1.4×	344 0.6×	436 0.8×	32	4.1k
Alan Fyall United States	35	3.3k 1.2×	843 0.7×	729 1.1×	202 0.4×	574 1.0×	118	4.1k
Lisa Ruhanen Australia	32	2.8k 1.0×	545 0.5×	602 0.9×	330 0.6×	321 0.6×	130	3.8k
Brian Garrod United Kingdom	31	2.8k 1.0×	724 0.6×	644 0.9×	290 0.5×	261 0.5×	101	3.9k
Scott McCabe United Kingdom	37	3.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	546 0.8×	351 0.6×	421 0.8×	90	4.4k
Richard R. Perdue United States	35	4.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	949 1.4×	275 0.5×	793 1.4×	77	5.3k
Betty Weiler Australia	39	3.9k 1.4×	870 0.7×	613 0.9×	949 1.7×	585 1.0×	186	5.4k
Bill Bramwell United Kingdom	45	5.8k 2.1×	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 2.1×	648 1.1×	443 0.8×	104	6.9k
Greg Richards Netherlands	42	6.1k 2.2×	990 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	194 0.3×	529 0.9×	267	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gareth Shaw

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gareth Shaw

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gareth Shaw. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gareth Shaw 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 Gareth Shaw. Gareth Shaw is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Thomas, Rhodri, Stephen J. Page, & Gareth Shaw. (2025). The case for transforming SME research in tourism implications for policy, theory, evidence and impact. Leeds Beckett Repository (Leeds Beckett University). 6(2). 271–300.

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Shaw, Gareth & Allan M. Williams. (2025). Knowledge transfer and knowledge management in tourism organisations: A widening and deepening research agenda. Tourism Management. 109. 105121–105121.

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Maclean, Mairi, Gareth Shaw, & Charles Harvey. (2023). Demanding a Voice? Worker Participation in the British Interwar Management Movement. Work Employment and Society. 38(6). 1680–1702. 1 indexed citations

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Ampountolas, Apostolos & Gareth Shaw. (2022). COVID-19 Impact on the Stock Market Indices’ Performance and the REITs Index. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Maclean, Mairi, et al.. (2022). Methodological Openness in Business History Research: Looking Afresh at the British Interwar Management Movement. The Business History Review. 96(4). 805–832. 6 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth, et al.. (2020). SHOPPING AND TOURISM: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW. PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology. 17(5). 1220–1239. 1 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth, et al.. (2020). Towards wellness? A case study of the profile of tourists visiting a Southern Spanish Spa. 3(1). 40–55. 7 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Sheela & Gareth Shaw. (2017). Heritage, Screen and Literary Tourism. Channel View Publications eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Allan M., et al.. (2012). Migration and Innovation at the Bottom End: Understanding the Role of Migrant Managers in Small Hotels in the Global City. Mobilities. 7(3). 389–414. 7 indexed citations

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Alexander, Andrew, et al.. (2009). The Co-Creation of a Retail Innovation: Shoppers and the Early Supermarket in Britain. Enterprise & Society. 10(3). 529–558. 37 indexed citations

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Coles, Tim, et al.. (2008). Tourism and New Economic Geography: Issues and Challenges in Moving from Advocacy to Adoption. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. 25(3-4). 312–324. 14 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth. (2005). 'The Inferior Parts of the Body': The Development and Role of Women's Meetings in the Early Quaker Movement. Digital Commons - George Fox University (George Fox University). 9(2). 4. 2 indexed citations

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Alexander, Andrew, et al.. (2005). Promoting Retail Innovation: Knowledge Flows during the Emergence of Self-Service and Supermarket Retailing in Britain. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 37(5). 805–821. 29 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth, et al.. (2004). Selling Self-Service and the Supermarket: The Americanisation of Food Retailing in Britain, 1945–60. Business History. 46(4). 568–582. 51 indexed citations

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Coles, Tim & Gareth Shaw. (2003). Strategy and tactics at the tourist-resident interface: lessons for sustainable tourism management from the World Heritage city of Bath.. 51(2). 165–176.

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Williams, Allan M. & Gareth Shaw. (1998). Tourism and economic development : European experiences. J. Wiley eBooks. 59 indexed citations

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Cater, Erlet, Gareth Shaw, & Allan M. Williams. (1996). Critical Issues in Tourism: A Geographical Perspective. Geographical Journal. 162(1). 101–101. 32 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth & Allan M. Williams. (1988). Tourism and employment: reflections on a pilot study of Looe, Cornwall.. Area. 20(1). 23–34. 16 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth. (1982). Nineteenth Century Directories as Sources in Canadian Social History. Archivaria. 14. 107–121. 3 indexed citations

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Shaw, Gareth. (1982). British directories as sources in historical geography. 8 indexed citations

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