Richard Sharpley

12.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Richard Sharpley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Sharpley has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Demography and 24 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Richard Sharpley's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (68 papers), Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (26 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (18 papers). Richard Sharpley is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (68 papers), Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (26 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (18 papers). Richard Sharpley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Richard Sharpley's co-authors include David J. Telfer, Philip R. Stone, Perunjodi Naidoo, L. Roberts, Barrie Craven, Prokopis Christou, Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson, Edward H. Huijbens, Tony Seaton and Rudi Hartmann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Tourism Management and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Richard Sharpley

102 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Host perceptions of tourism: A review of the research

2013 799 citations Richard Sharpley profile →
Tourism and Sustainable Development: Exploring the Theoretical Divide

2000 678 citations Richard Sharpley profile →
Consuming dark tourism: A Thanatological Perspective

2008 494 citations Philip R. Stone, Richard Sharpley profile →
Tourism, sustainable development and the theoretical divide: 20 years on

2020 281 citations Richard Sharpley profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Sharpley United Kingdom	41	5.8k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	106	7.4k
Bill Bramwell United Kingdom	45	5.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	790 0.7×	598 0.5×	104	6.9k
Tazim Jamal United States	36	4.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	933 0.7×	734 0.6×	796 0.7×	90	6.0k
Dallen J. Timothy United States	46	5.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	666 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	214	7.6k
Kathleen L. Andereck United States	27	4.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	545 0.5×	73	5.1k
Geoffrey Wall Canada	53	8.6k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	287	11.2k
Christine A. Vogt United States	40	5.5k 0.9×	871 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	499 0.5×	128	6.7k
Greg Richards Netherlands	42	6.1k 1.0×	676 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	865 0.7×	680 0.6×	267	8.2k
Gianna Moscardo Australia	41	5.2k 0.9×	899 0.5×	960 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	630 0.6×	166	6.5k
Bruce Prideaux Australia	40	4.2k 0.7×	726 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	639 0.5×	347 0.3×	198	5.3k
Nancy Gard McGehee United States	35	3.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	607 0.4×	817 0.7×	483 0.4×	58	5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sharpley, Richard. (2017). Responsible volunteer tourism: tautology or oxymoron? A comment on Burrai and Hannam. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events. 10(1). 96–100. 5 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (2014). Tourist experiences of genocide sites: The case of Rwanda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61–78. 4 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard & David J. Telfer. (2014). Tourism and Development: Concepts and Issues (Aspects of Tourism), 2nd Edition. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 1 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (2014). Teaching responsible tourism. 2 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard & Philip R. Stone. (2012). Special Issue: Dark tourism.. Tourism Recreation Research. 4(1). 1–25. 2 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (2012). Tourism and Governance in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): The Case of Zanzibar. International Journal of Tourism Research. 16(1). 87–96. 55 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (2011). Exploring Agritourism Entrepreneurship in the UK. Tourism Planning & Development. 8(2). 121–136. 47 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard & Perunjodi Naidoo. (2010). Tourism and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Mauritius. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 7(2). 145–162. 40 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard & Philip R. Stone. (2009). The Darker Side of Travel: The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 139 indexed citations

10.

Sharpley, Richard. (2008). Tourism, Tourists and Society, 4th Edition. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 68(Pt 4). 468–77. 2 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (2008). Tourism in The Gambia: a case of planning failure?. Tourism Review International. 12(3). 215–230. 5 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (2008). Planning for Tourism: The Case of Dubai. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 5(1). 13–30. 48 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (2005). The Management of Tourism. SAGE Publications eBooks. 47 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (2005). The Tsunami and Tourism: A Comment. Current Issues in Tourism. 8(4). 344–349. 58 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (2005). Managing Urban Tourism. 162–174. 3 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard & David J. Telfer. (2002). Tourism and development : concepts and issues. Channel View Publications eBooks. 407 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (2001). Sustainability and the political economy of tourism in Cyprus.. 49(3). 241–254. 6 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (1998). Sustainable tourism development : a theoretical and empirical analysis. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 3 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard, et al.. (1997). Rural tourism : an introduction. 1–165. 220 indexed citations

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Sharpley, Richard. (1993). Tourism & leisure in the countryside. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2. 324. 6 indexed citations

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