Paolo Mura

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Paolo Mura is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Mura has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and 7 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Paolo Mura's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (33 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (12 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (10 papers). Paolo Mura is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (33 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (12 papers) and Hospitality and Tourism Education (10 papers). Paolo Mura collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Australia. Paolo Mura's co-authors include Sarah N.R. Wijesinghe, Rokhshad Tavakoli, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Saeed Pahlevansharif, Catheryn Khoo‐Lattimore, Ryan Yung, Erica Wilson, Gareth Butler, Girish Prayag and C. Michael Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Tourism Management and Annals of Tourism Research.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Mura

42 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

A systematic review of systematic reviews in tourism

2019 240 citations Saeed Pahlevansharif, Paolo Mura et al. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paolo Mura Malaysia	20	951	253	184	165	145	46	1.4k
Jigang Bao China	19	1.0k 1.1×	247 1.0×	187 1.0×	173 1.0×	93 0.6×	50	1.3k
Tianyu Ying China	25	1.6k 1.7×	494 2.0×	271 1.5×	264 1.6×	118 0.8×	58	2.1k
Elaine Chiao Ling Yang Australia	22	1.2k 1.3×	354 1.4×	315 1.7×	303 1.8×	98 0.7×	57	1.6k
Cody Morris Paris United Arab Emirates	18	918 1.0×	245 1.0×	258 1.4×	185 1.1×	41 0.3×	65	1.3k
Serena Volo Italy	20	1.2k 1.2×	385 1.5×	116 0.6×	202 1.2×	77 0.5×	45	1.6k
Wei‐Jue Huang Hong Kong	22	1.2k 1.2×	435 1.7×	237 1.3×	204 1.2×	129 0.9×	48	1.6k
Statia Elliot Canada	18	1.0k 1.1×	539 2.1×	79 0.4×	118 0.7×	118 0.8×	48	1.3k
Daisy X.F. Fan United Kingdom	25	1.2k 1.3×	622 2.5×	170 0.9×	201 1.2×	62 0.4×	58	1.6k
Kevin D. O’Gorman United Kingdom	25	1.2k 1.3×	614 2.4×	160 0.9×	156 0.9×	179 1.2×	66	2.0k
Hugues Séraphin United Kingdom	18	1.0k 1.1×	228 0.9×	233 1.3×	141 0.9×	110 0.8×	83	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Paolo Mura

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Mura

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2024). Transforming urban industrial landscapes through art tourism – a gentrification aesthetics model from Abu Dhabi’s case. International Journal of Tourism Cities. 10(4). 1192–1209. 1 indexed citations

Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2024). How are value orientations toward intangible cultural heritage important to local cultural festival development?. Journal of Heritage Tourism. 20(3). 450–469.

Michael, Ian & Paolo Mura. (2023). ‘An Gorta Mor (The Great Hunger): Passage to India’ – Exploring genealogy and roots tourism through documentary filmmaking. Tourist Studies. 23(4). 315–334.

Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2023). Empowering marginalised groups for inclusive tourism: a call for critical studies. Tourism Recreation Research. 48(6). 813–819. 9 indexed citations

Khoo‐Lattimore, Catheryn, et al.. (2023). Envisioning an inclusive tourism for an equitable future. Tourism Recreation Research. 48(6). 1035–1043.

Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2022). Art tourism and urban development in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi – a business owners’ perspective. Current Issues in Tourism. 26(14). 2375–2388. 4 indexed citations

Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2022). Art and tourism – a systematic review of the literature. Tourism Review. 78(1). 273–290. 3 indexed citations

Jiménez‐Barreto, Jano, Natalia Rubio, Paolo Mura, Erose Sthapit, & Sara Campo. (2022). “Ask Google Assistant Where to Travel” Tourists’ Interactive Experiences With Smart Speakers: An Assemblage Theory Approach. Journal of Travel Research. 62(4). 734–752. 29 indexed citations

Mura, Paolo. (2020). Ethnodrama and ethnotheatre in tourism. Current Issues in Tourism. 23(24). 3042–3053. 7 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo, et al.. (2020). Contemporary Asian Artistic Expressions and Tourism. 8 indexed citations

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Pahlevansharif, Saeed, Paolo Mura, & Sarah N.R. Wijesinghe. (2019). A systematic review of systematic reviews in tourism. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 39. 158–165. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wilson, Erica, Paolo Mura, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, & Sarah N.R. Wijesinghe. (2019). Beyond the third moment? Mapping the state of qualitative tourism research. Current Issues in Tourism. 23(7). 795–810. 53 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo & Catheryn Khoo‐Lattimore. (2018). Asian Qualitative Research in Tourism Ontologies, Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Methods. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 23 indexed citations

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Khoo‐Lattimore, Catheryn, Paolo Mura, & Ryan Yung. (2017). The time has come: a systematic literature review of mixed methods research in tourism. Current Issues in Tourism. 22(13). 1531–1550. 153 indexed citations

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Prayag, Girish, et al.. (2015). Drug or spirituality seekers? Consuming ayahuasca. Annals of Tourism Research. 52. 175–177. 21 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo & Saeed Pahlevan Sharif. (2015). Exploring rural tourism and sustainability in Southeast Asia through the lenses of official tourism websites. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. 7(5). 440–452. 12 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo. (2015). Perceptions of authenticity in a Malaysian homestay – A narrative analysis. Tourism Management. 51. 225–233. 85 indexed citations

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Nair, Vikneswaran, et al.. (2015). Conceptualizing a Framework for Slow Tourism in a Rural Destination in Malaysia. Advanced Science Letters. 21(5). 1185–1188. 5 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo. (2011). Tourism and Crime: Key Themes. Annals of Tourism Research. 38(4). 1677–1678. 10 indexed citations

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Mura, Paolo. (2010). ‘Scary … but I like it!’ Young tourists' perceptions of fear on holiday. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. 8(1-2). 30–49. 39 indexed citations

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