Michelle Whitford

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michelle Whitford is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Whitford has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Demography and 13 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michelle Whitford's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (35 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (24 papers) and Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (17 papers). Michelle Whitford is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (35 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (24 papers) and Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (17 papers). Michelle Whitford collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hong Kong and Canada. Michelle Whitford's co-authors include Lisa Ruhanen, Charles Arcodia, Dianne Dredge, Judith Mair, Anna Carr, Soojung Kim, Char-lee McLennan, Giang T. Phi, Barry James Bell and M. M. Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Whitford

48 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Development of intangible cultural heritage as a sustainable tourism resource: the intangible cultural heritage practitioners’ perspectives
    2019 146 citations Michelle Whitford, Charles Arcodia 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
Michelle Whitford Australia 18 1.3k 314 306 277 129 49 1.5k
Philip Feifan Xie United States 20 1.0k 0.8× 162 0.5× 163 0.5× 103 0.4× 169 1.3× 49 1.3k
Hazel Tucker New Zealand 23 1.0k 0.8× 260 0.8× 417 1.4× 72 0.3× 236 1.8× 58 1.4k
Howard L. Hughes United Kingdom 25 1.2k 0.9× 302 1.0× 137 0.4× 129 0.5× 128 1.0× 52 1.5k
Joanne Connell United Kingdom 19 1.4k 1.0× 293 0.9× 161 0.5× 193 0.7× 93 0.7× 46 1.8k
Sue Beeton Australia 20 1.1k 0.9× 206 0.7× 91 0.3× 201 0.7× 93 0.7× 58 1.4k
Liz Fredline Australia 16 1.3k 1.0× 427 1.4× 197 0.6× 399 1.4× 80 0.6× 42 1.6k
Trevor Sofield Australia 16 947 0.7× 153 0.5× 321 1.0× 61 0.2× 156 1.2× 37 1.2k
Deepak Chhabra United States 20 1.7k 1.3× 293 0.9× 172 0.6× 172 0.6× 388 3.0× 81 2.1k
Simon Milne New Zealand 20 1.1k 0.8× 209 0.7× 302 1.0× 50 0.2× 105 0.8× 61 1.5k
Keıth Hollınshead United Kingdom 20 1.2k 0.9× 179 0.6× 379 1.2× 66 0.2× 304 2.4× 60 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Whitford

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Whitford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Whitford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle Whitford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle Whitford 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 Michelle Whitford. Michelle Whitford 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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Decosta, Patrick L’Espoir, et al.. (2024). Creating authentic indigenous tourism experiences. Annals of Tourism Research. 110. 103882–103882. 3 indexed citations
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Decosta, Patrick L’Espoir, et al.. (2024). Reimagining community-based indigenous tourism: Insights from the traditional knowledge of indigenous Newars of Nepal. Tourism Management. 108. 105110–105110. 1 indexed citations
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Decosta, Patrick L’Espoir, et al.. (2024). ‘A place where I belong’ - The ambiguous role of the outsider-within identity among indigenous Gurung women tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 58. 286–297. 2 indexed citations
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Decosta, Patrick L’Espoir, et al.. (2024). Indigenous knowledge systems and socio-cultural values for sustainable tourism development: insights from Indigenous Newars of Nepal. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 33(1). 143–167. 9 indexed citations
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Whitford, Michelle, et al.. (2017). Indigenous Tourism: Cases from Australia and New Zealand. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 256. 3 indexed citations
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Phi, Giang T., Michelle Whitford, Dianne Dredge, & Sacha Reid. (2017). Educating tourists for global citizenship: a microfinance tourism providers’ perspective. Tourism Recreation Research. 42(2). 235–247. 5 indexed citations
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Ruhanen, Lisa, Michelle Whitford, & Char-lee McLennan. (2014). Indigenous tourism in Australia: Time for a reality check. Tourism Management. 48. 73–83. 59 indexed citations
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Ruhanen, Lisa, Michelle Whitford, & Char-lee McLennan. (2013). Demand and Supply Issues in Indigenous Tourism: A Gap Analysis. 8 indexed citations
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Ruhanen, Lisa & Michelle Whitford. (2011). Indigenous sporting events: More than just a game.. Journal of Ginseng Research. 6(1). 33–51. 7 indexed citations
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Whitford, Michelle. (2011). People and work in events and conventions: a research perspective. Annals of Leisure Research. 14(4). 397–399. 1 indexed citations
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Dredge, Dianne & Michelle Whitford. (2011). Event tourism governance and the public sphere. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 19(4-5). 479–499. 91 indexed citations
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Dredge, Dianne & Michelle Whitford. (2010). Policy for sustainable and responsible festivals and events: institutionalisation of a new paradigm – a response. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events. 2(1). 1–13. 29 indexed citations
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Dredge, Dianne, et al.. (2010). Event governance: the rhetoric and reality of the World Rally Championship, Northern Rivers, NSW. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University). 427. 3 indexed citations
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Phi, Giang T., Dianne Dredge, & Michelle Whitford. (2010). Event governance: The rhetoric and reality of the World Rally Championship. 2 indexed citations
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Whitford, Michelle. (2009). Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders' tourism policy: the current state of play. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 1(3). 19–42. 4 indexed citations
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Whitford, Michelle & Lisa Ruhanen. (2009). Indigenous tourism businesses in Queensland: criteria for success: towards the development of a national diagnostic tool for Indigenous tourism businesses. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–68. 7 indexed citations
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Arcodia, Charles & Michelle Whitford. (2006). Festival Attendance and the Development of Social Capital. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 8(2). 1–18. 278 indexed citations
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Whitford, Michelle. (2004). Event Public Policy Development in the Northern Sub-Regional Organisation of Councils, Queensland Australia. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 6(3). 81–99. 20 indexed citations
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Barron, Paul & Michelle Whitford. (2004). An Evaluation of Event Management Education. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 4(2). 19–43. 10 indexed citations
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Cooper, Chris, et al.. (2004). Creating Tourism Knowledge. 2 indexed citations

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