Robert Govers

3.3k total citations
33 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Govers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Marketing and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Govers has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Marketing and 5 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Robert Govers's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (23 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (8 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (5 papers). Robert Govers is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (23 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (8 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (5 papers). Robert Govers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Robert Govers's co-authors include Frank M. Go, Kuldeep Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar, Joan Nogué i Font, Bart Neuts, Jordi de San Eugenio Vela, Étienne Van Hecke and Sebastian Zenker and has published in prestigious journals such as Tourism Management, Annals of Tourism Research and Journal of Travel Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Govers

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Govers Belgium 18 1.9k 613 392 281 223 33 2.2k
Haydée Calderón Garcı́a Spain 15 1.3k 0.7× 572 0.9× 377 1.0× 338 1.2× 162 0.7× 60 1.8k
Eric Laws Australia 26 1.8k 0.9× 409 0.7× 557 1.4× 372 1.3× 87 0.4× 77 2.2k
Erik Braun Netherlands 19 1.4k 0.8× 658 1.1× 184 0.5× 467 1.7× 154 0.7× 49 2.1k
Christian Laesser Switzerland 25 1.9k 1.0× 710 1.2× 622 1.6× 331 1.2× 69 0.3× 97 2.4k
Lorn Sheehan Canada 16 1.4k 0.7× 365 0.6× 365 0.9× 261 0.9× 63 0.3× 29 1.9k
Eli Avraham Israel 22 1.4k 0.7× 344 0.6× 210 0.5× 164 0.6× 82 0.4× 58 1.8k
Irving Rein Philippines 10 1.1k 0.6× 519 0.8× 179 0.5× 227 0.8× 109 0.5× 18 1.6k
Steven Pike Australia 25 3.2k 1.7× 1.4k 2.3× 768 2.0× 719 2.6× 314 1.4× 95 3.5k
Jackie Clarke United Kingdom 17 1.3k 0.7× 517 0.8× 288 0.7× 290 1.0× 88 0.4× 31 1.8k
Charlotte M. Echtner Canada 12 3.2k 1.7× 879 1.4× 897 2.3× 481 1.7× 399 1.8× 14 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Govers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Govers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Govers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Govers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Govers 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 Robert Govers. Robert Govers 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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Govers, Robert. (2024). Twenty years of place branding and public diplomacy. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 20(S1). 52–55.
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Govers, Robert. (2019). Imaginative communities and place branding. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 16(1). 1–5. 13 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert. (2018). Imaginative Communities: Admired cities, regions and countries. 13 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, et al.. (2017). The state of academic place branding research according to practitioners. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 13(1). 1–3. 7 indexed citations
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Vela, Jordi de San Eugenio, Joan Nogué i Font, & Robert Govers. (2017). Visual landscape as a key element of place branding. Journal of Place Management and Development. 10(1). 23–44. 42 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert. (2013). Not destination branding, but place branding.. Luyou xuekan. 28(1). 15–18. 1 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert. (2013). Why place branding is not about logos and slogans. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 9(2). 71–75. 85 indexed citations
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Go, Frank M., et al.. (2011). International Place Branding Yearbook 2011. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Go, Frank M. & Robert Govers. (2011). Managing reputational risk. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, et al.. (2010). The Hague, International City of Peace and Justice: A Relational Network Brand. 1 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert & Frank M. Go. (2009). Place Branding. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 75 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert & Frank M. Go. (2009). Place Branding: Glocal, Virtual and Physical Identities, Constructed, Imagined and Experienced. Lirias (KU Leuven). 157 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, et al.. (2008). DELINEATING TOURISM. Annals of Tourism Research. 35(4). 1053–1073. 37 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, et al.. (2008). A history of internet purchasing: suggestions for web‐based entrepreneurs and SMEs. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. 10(1). 4–18. 5 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, Frank M. Go, & Kuldeep Kumar. (2007). Virtual Destination Image: A New Measurement Approach. 2 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert. (2005). Virtual Tourism Destination Image, Innovating measurements methodologies. 1–23. 3 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert & Frank M. Go. (2004). Cultural identities constructed, imagined and experienced: a 3-gap tourism destination image model.. Tourism. 52(2). 165–182. 48 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert. (2001). Technology impact on cultural tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research. 3(4). 330–333. 2 indexed citations
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Govers, Robert, et al.. (2000). Tourism Destinations: Tourists' direct links and disintermediation. 533–557. 1 indexed citations
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Go, Frank M. & Robert Govers. (1999). The Asian Perspective. 1(4). 37–50. 76 indexed citations

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