Lin Lu

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lin Lu is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Lu has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in Lin Lu's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (19 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (7 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 papers). Lin Lu is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (19 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (7 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 papers). Lin Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lin Lu's co-authors include Hongmei Zhang, Liping A. Cai, Xiaoxiao Fu, Jinhe Zhang, Taufiq Choudhry, Xiao Xiao, Bingjin Yan, Wang De-gen, Zehua Liu and Tian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Cleaner Production and Tourism Management.

In The Last Decade

Lin Lu

33 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Destination image and tourist loyalty: A meta-analysis 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
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. Destination image and tourist loyalty: A meta-analysis
    2013 828 citations Hongmei Zhang, Lin Lu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lin Lu China 20 1.1k 383 314 268 255 36 1.6k
Chung‐Shing Chan Hong Kong 24 1.0k 0.9× 270 0.7× 294 0.9× 75 0.3× 94 0.4× 75 1.5k
Patrick Brouder Sweden 18 1.2k 1.1× 137 0.4× 227 0.7× 73 0.3× 316 1.2× 31 1.5k
Peter W. Williams Canada 22 1.1k 1.0× 237 0.6× 274 0.9× 91 0.3× 262 1.0× 92 1.6k
Jasper Eshuis Netherlands 19 844 0.7× 325 0.8× 77 0.2× 294 1.1× 99 0.4× 55 1.6k
Fernando Almeida‐García Spain 19 1.2k 1.1× 204 0.5× 384 1.2× 97 0.4× 101 0.4× 68 1.6k
John Swarbrooke United Kingdom 12 1.4k 1.2× 275 0.7× 406 1.3× 120 0.4× 114 0.4× 21 1.7k
Char-lee McLennan Australia 20 859 0.8× 202 0.5× 165 0.5× 56 0.2× 136 0.5× 44 1.2k
Ching‐Hui Su United States 14 464 0.4× 319 0.8× 112 0.4× 89 0.3× 140 0.5× 44 1.0k
Joseph M. Cheer Australia 18 1.3k 1.1× 165 0.4× 338 1.1× 50 0.2× 142 0.6× 63 1.6k
Azizan Marzuki Malaysia 19 831 0.7× 139 0.4× 261 0.8× 98 0.4× 59 0.2× 103 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lin Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lin Lu. 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 Lin Lu. The network helps show where Lin Lu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lin Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lin Lu 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 Lin Lu. Lin Lu 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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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2025). Understanding return migration's decisions in rural tourism destinations from a family perspective: Evidence from Guzhu Village in China. Habitat International. 163. 103476–103476. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2020). Residents’ willingness to pay for ecosystem services and its influencing factors: A study of the Xin’an River basin. Journal of Cleaner Production. 268. 122301–122301. 84 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2020). Influence of high-speed rail on tourist flow network in typical tourist cities: an empirical study based on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed rail in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 25(11). 1215–1231. 20 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2019). Cultural Tourists’ Satisfaction from a Leisure Experience Perspective: An Empirical Study in China. Journal of China Tourism Research. 16(3). 368–390. 8 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2018). The effects of road building on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in Huangshan Scenic Area. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(2). 30–30. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2017). Analysis of the correlations between environmental factors and rare cranes in the Poyang Lake region of China. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 44(1). 140–148. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongmei, Feifei Xu, Lin Lu, & Peng Yu. (2016). The spatial agglomeration of museums, a case study in London. Journal of Heritage Tourism. 12(2). 172–190. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinhe, et al.. (2016). Network analysis of tourist flows: a cross-provincial boundary perspective. Tourism Geographies. 18(5). 561–586. 53 indexed citations
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De-gen, Wang, et al.. (2016). HSR mechanisms and effects on the spatial structure of regional tourism in China. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 26(12). 1725–1753. 19 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2011). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Huangshan Magnolia (Magnolia cylindrica). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5(18). 4542–4548. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Lilong & Lin Lu. (2009). [Research progress on wetland ecotourism].. PubMed. 20(6). 1517–24. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Lin, et al.. (2004). Residents’ attitudes to tourism development in ancient village resorts. Chinese Geographical Science. 14(2). 170–178. 9 indexed citations

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