Lorraine Nicholas

708 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 565 citations indexed

About

Lorraine Nicholas is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Archeology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorraine Nicholas has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 565 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Archeology and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lorraine Nicholas's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 papers), Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (1 paper). Lorraine Nicholas is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 papers), Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (1 paper). Lorraine Nicholas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jamaica and Bulgaria. Lorraine Nicholas's co-authors include Brijesh Thapa, Yong Jae Ko, Myron F. Floyd, Injae Lee, David Scott, Jin‐Hyung Lee and Lori Pennington‐Gray and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Leisure Sciences and Environment Development and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Lorraine Nicholas

6 papers receiving 525 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

RESIDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES OF A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

2009 377 citations Lorraine Nicholas, Brijesh Thapa et al. Annals of Tourism Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lorraine Nicholas United States	6	487	115	114	101	90	6	565
Pamela S. Y. Ho Hong Kong	6	465 1.0×	128 1.1×	55 0.5×	44 0.4×	97 1.1×	7	552
Blanca A. Camargo Mexico	9	379 0.8×	65 0.6×	53 0.5×	173 1.7×	53 0.6×	16	479
Rudi Hartmann United States	8	388 0.8×	149 1.3×	266 2.3×	43 0.4×	111 1.2×	21	646
Priscilla Boniface India	9	334 0.7×	91 0.8×	38 0.3×	63 0.6×	57 0.6×	31	431
Andrea Corsale Italy	8	341 0.7×	86 0.7×	24 0.2×	147 1.5×	55 0.6×	19	431
Laurie Kroshus Medina United States	10	297 0.6×	63 0.5×	26 0.2×	97 1.0×	51 0.6×	18	443
Fung Mei Sarah Li Australia	4	282 0.6×	62 0.5×	45 0.4×	41 0.4×	59 0.7×	4	348
Vuk Tvrtko Opačić Croatia	7	178 0.4×	53 0.5×	43 0.4×	47 0.5×	61 0.7×	44	391
G. Lowman	8	372 0.8×	45 0.4×	71 0.6×	112 1.1×	134 1.5×	10	418
Jost Krippendorf Switzerland	8	376 0.8×	54 0.5×	82 0.7×	99 1.0×	113 1.3×	11	454

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorraine Nicholas

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All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Nicholas, Lorraine & Brijesh Thapa. (2013). The politics of world heritage: a case study of the Pitons Management Area, St Lucia. Journal of Heritage Tourism. 8(1). 37–48. 12 indexed citations

2.

Nicholas, Lorraine & Brijesh Thapa. (2010). Visitor perspectives on sustainable tourism development in the Pitons Management Area World Heritage Site, St. Lucia. Environment Development and Sustainability. 12(5). 839–857. 75 indexed citations

3.

Nicholas, Lorraine, Brijesh Thapa, & Yong Jae Ko. (2009). RESIDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES OF A WORLD HERITAGE SITE. Annals of Tourism Research. 36(3). 390–412. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicholas, Lorraine, Brijesh Thapa, & Lori Pennington‐Gray. (2009). Public sector perspectives and policy implications for the Pitons Management Area World Heritage Site, St. Lucia. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 16(3). 205–216. 19 indexed citations

5.

Nicholas, Lorraine. (2007). Stakeholder perspectives on the Pitons Management Area in St. Lucia : potential for sustainable tourism development. UMI eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Floyd, Myron F., Lorraine Nicholas, Injae Lee, Jin‐Hyung Lee, & David Scott. (2006). Social Stratification in Recreational Fishing Participation: Research and Policy Implications. Leisure Sciences. 28(4). 351–368. 75 indexed citations

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