Karla Boluk

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Karla Boluk is a scholar working on Demography, Sociology and Political Science and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Karla Boluk has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Demography, 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. Recurrent topics in Karla Boluk's work include Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (24 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (18 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (11 papers). Karla Boluk is often cited by papers focused on Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (24 papers), Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (18 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (11 papers). Karla Boluk collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Karla Boluk's co-authors include Freya Higgins‐Desbiolles, Christina T. Cavaliere, Sandro Carnicelli, Ziene Mottiar, Gayathri Wijesinghe, Carol Kline, Stephen Boyd, Mark Groulx, Jackie Dawson and Lauren N. Duffy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Tourism Research and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Karla Boluk

48 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Degrowing tourism: rethinking tourism 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2019 100 200 300
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. Degrowing tourism: rethinking tourism
    2019 317 citations Freya Higgins‐Desbiolles, Sandro Carnicelli et al. Journal of Sustainable Tourism profile →
  2. A critical framework for interrogating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda in tourism
    2019 253 citations Karla Boluk, Freya Higgins‐Desbiolles et al. Journal of Sustainable Tourism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karla Boluk Canada 16 773 406 185 167 153 50 1.3k
Patrick Brouder Sweden 18 1.2k 1.6× 310 0.8× 105 0.6× 227 1.4× 137 0.9× 31 1.5k
Heidi Dahles Netherlands 21 1.1k 1.5× 368 0.9× 250 1.4× 185 1.1× 79 0.5× 70 1.7k
Albert Nsom Kimbu United Kingdom 18 769 1.0× 300 0.7× 352 1.9× 100 0.6× 180 1.2× 52 1.3k
Heike Schänzel New Zealand 19 996 1.3× 297 0.7× 93 0.5× 204 1.2× 232 1.5× 66 1.3k
Jayne M. Rogerson South Africa 25 1.3k 1.6× 304 0.7× 103 0.6× 426 2.6× 250 1.6× 122 1.9k
Edith Szivás United Kingdom 14 1.1k 1.4× 188 0.5× 89 0.5× 278 1.7× 174 1.1× 22 1.5k
Dimitri İoannides Sweden 25 1.6k 2.1× 470 1.2× 114 0.6× 480 2.9× 388 2.5× 61 2.2k
Raija Komppula Finland 19 1.0k 1.3× 147 0.4× 239 1.3× 197 1.2× 323 2.1× 49 1.6k
Hugues Séraphin United Kingdom 18 1.0k 1.3× 233 0.6× 44 0.2× 303 1.8× 228 1.5× 83 1.3k
Leonie Lockstone‐Binney Australia 21 746 1.0× 333 0.8× 54 0.3× 45 0.3× 138 0.9× 82 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karla Boluk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karla Boluk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boluk, Karla, et al.. (2025). Engaging Two-Eyed Seeing to enhance regenerative tourism. Leisure/Loisir. 50(1). 89–123.
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Davis, Heather, et al.. (2025). Fostering a culture of care for tourism graduate students in the academy. Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education. 36. 100539–100539. 1 indexed citations
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Aquino, Richard S. & Karla Boluk. (2025). Social entrepreneurship in tourism: A framework-based scoping review and research agenda. Tourism Management Perspectives. 57. 101351–101351. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Kai-Sean, Stefanie Benjamin, Karla Boluk, & Brendan Paddison. (2024). Caring for our graduate academy. Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education. 35. 100497–100497. 5 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Stefanie, Kai-Sean Lee, & Karla Boluk. (2024). Shit Has to Change, Right? A Call for “Good Trouble” in Tourism. Journal of Travel Research. 64(4). 1016–1024. 6 indexed citations
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Grindrod, Kelly, et al.. (2022). Implementing Technology Literacy Programs in Retirement Homes and Residential Care Facilities: Conceptual Framework. JMIR Aging. 5(3). e34997–e34997. 2 indexed citations
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Hoang, Peter, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of an Intergenerational and Technological Intervention for Loneliness: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(2). e23767–e23767. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Kirsten, et al.. (2021). Toward a Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Campus Food Environment: A Scoping Review of Postsecondary Food Interventions. Advances in Nutrition. 12(5). 1996–2022. 18 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla & Maggie C. Miller. (2020). Intergenerational Mentorship in Pedagogical Design and Delivery. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education. 36(1-2). 26–41. 6 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla, et al.. (2019). The negative sociocultural impacts of tourism on Bedouin communities of Petra, Jordan. Ereview of tourism research. 16(5). 489–510. 2 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla & Sandro Carnicelli. (2019). Tourism for the emancipation of the oppressed: towards a critical tourism education drawing on Freirean philosophy. Annals of Tourism Research. 76. 168–179. 30 indexed citations
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Hamm, Lisa M., Karla Boluk, Joanna Black, Shuan Dai, & Benjamin Thompson. (2019). Phenomenological approach to childhood cataract treatment in New Zealand using semi-structured interviews: how might we improve provision of care. BMJ Open. 9(1). e024869–e024869. 3 indexed citations
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Higgins‐Desbiolles, Freya, et al.. (2019). Degrowing tourism: rethinking tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 27(12). 1926–1944. 317 indexed citations breakdown →
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Devine, Adrian, Karla Boluk, & Frances Devine. (2017). Reimaging a post-conflict country through events – lessons from Northern Ireland. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events. 9(3). 264–279. 5 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla, et al.. (2016). Exploring the expectations and satisfaction derived from volunteer tourism experiences. Tourism and Hospitality Research. 17(3). 272–285. 12 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla. (2011). In consideration of a new approach to tourism : a critical review of fair trade tourism. 1(2). 27–37. 5 indexed citations
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Boluk, Karla. (2011). Revealing the Discourses: White Entrepreneurial Motivation in Black South Africa. Tourism Planning & Development. 8(2). 199–213. 17 indexed citations

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