Richard Butler

10.8k citations
167 papers · 6.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 37
Topics
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (98 papers)Cruise Tourism Development and Management (45 papers)Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (26 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaCHEST JournalTourism Management

In The Last Decade

Richard Butler

158 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Sustainable tourism: A state‐of‐the‐art review19992026200820171999250500750

Peers

Richard Butler
Comparison fields: 5 of 164
  • Sociology and Political Science 5.1k
  • Transportation 1.7k
  • Demography 1.3k
  • Marketing 834
  • Social Psychology 826
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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Butler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Butler

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All Works

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The Application of Force Field Analysis to the Tourism Area Life Cycle
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Applications and modifications
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The Tourism Area Life Cycle Volume 1: Applications and Modifications
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A new planning tool: the tourism opportunity spectrum
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Perceptions of marketing managers of the effectiveness of the Internet in tourism and hospitality.
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Tourism and recreation in rural areas.
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Images of destination people in travelogues.
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Identifying areas of ecotourism in Northern Ontario: Application of a Geographical Information System Methodology
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The application of remote sensing to recreation research.
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Organic reaction mechanisms, 1973 : an annual survey covering the literature dated December 1972 through November 1973
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About Richard Butler

Richard Butler is a scholar working on Transportation, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and Geography, Planning and Development, having authored 167 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (98 papers), Cruise Tourism Development and Management (45 papers) and Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (467 citations), Transportation (1.7k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (5.1k citations). Richard Butler has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include Rachel Dodds, C. Michael Hall, John Jenkins, Dallen J. Timothy, Adi Weidenfeld, Louise Twining-Ward, Douglas G. Pearce, Allan M. Williams, Stephen Boyd and Stephen Boyd. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, CHEST Journal and Tourism Management.

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