Melphon Mayaka

544 total citations
11 papers, 356 citations indexed

About

Melphon Mayaka is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Melphon Mayaka has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 356 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Demography and 5 papers in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. Recurrent topics in Melphon Mayaka's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 papers), Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (8 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (5 papers). Melphon Mayaka is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 papers), Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (8 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (5 papers). Melphon Mayaka collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Kenya and South Africa. Melphon Mayaka's co-authors include Glen Croy, Julie Wolfram Cox, John S. Akama, Brian King, Christian M. Rogerson and Susan Mayson and has published in prestigious journals such as Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Melphon Mayaka

10 papers receiving 306 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melphon Mayaka Australia	7	286	114	106	65	34	11	356
L. Roberts United Kingdom	8	337 1.2×	75 0.7×	88 0.8×	38 0.6×	23 0.7×	19	396
J Fesenmaier United States	4	372 1.3×	108 0.9×	115 1.1×	54 0.8×	32 0.9×	5	451
Montserrat Villarino Pérez Spain	11	321 1.1×	70 0.6×	99 0.9×	66 1.0×	21 0.6×	41	503
R. Geoffrey Lacher United States	8	251 0.9×	76 0.7×	84 0.8×	21 0.3×	25 0.7×	12	312
Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh Jamaica	7	340 1.2×	91 0.8×	80 0.8×	25 0.4×	41 1.2×	13	386
Alexander Trupp Malaysia	10	283 1.0×	56 0.5×	92 0.9×	31 0.5×	36 1.1×	43	368
Michelle McLeod Jamaica	9	248 0.9×	64 0.6×	70 0.7×	33 0.5×	15 0.4×	22	314
David L. Edgell United States	11	479 1.7×	169 1.5×	114 1.1×	68 1.0×	28 0.8×	36	565
Hugues Séraphin United Kingdom	11	306 1.1×	110 1.0×	73 0.7×	24 0.4×	22 0.6×	32	396
Carolina Roman Australia	4	319 1.1×	106 0.9×	41 0.4×	33 0.5×	43 1.3×	6	386

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Mayaka, Melphon, et al.. (2020). Empowerment process in community-based tourism: Friend relationship perspective. Development Southern Africa. 37(5). 791–808. 18 indexed citations

2.

Mayaka, Melphon, et al.. (2019). Empowerment through friendship: A process view of community-based tourism. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 1 indexed citations

3.

Mayaka, Melphon, Glen Croy, & Julie Wolfram Cox. (2018). A dimensional approach to community-based tourism: Recognising and differentiating form and context. Annals of Tourism Research. 74. 177–190. 39 indexed citations

4.

Mayaka, Melphon, Glen Croy, & Julie Wolfram Cox. (2017). Participation as motif in community-based tourism: a practice perspective. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 26(3). 416–432. 74 indexed citations

5.

Mayaka, Melphon & John S. Akama. (2014). Challenges for the tourism, hospitality and events higher education curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya. 267–281.

6.

Mayaka, Melphon & John S. Akama. (2014). Challenges for the tourism, hospitality and events higher education curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa. 3 indexed citations

7.

Mayaka, Melphon, Glen Croy, & Susan Mayson. (2012). Community-based tourism: Common conceptualisation or disagreement?. 397. 5 indexed citations

8.

Mayaka, Melphon, et al.. (2012). Tourism in Kenya: An analysis of strategic issues and challenges. Tourism Management Perspectives. 1. 48–56. 39 indexed citations

9.

Mayaka, Melphon, et al.. (2012). Application of destination choice model: Factors influencing domestic tourists destination choice among residents of Nairobi, Kenya. Tourism Management. 33(6). 1593–1597. 85 indexed citations

10.

Mayaka, Melphon & John S. Akama. (2006). Systems approach to tourism training and education: The Kenyan case study. Tourism Management. 28(1). 298–306. 71 indexed citations

11.

Mayaka, Melphon & Brian King. (2002). A Quality Assessment of Education and for Kenya's Tour-operating Sector. Current Issues in Tourism. 5(2). 112–133. 21 indexed citations

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