Sam Elkington
Impact in
- Social Psychology top 5%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
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- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Papers in
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- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts 13
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- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management 15
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking 5
- Co-authors
- Alastair Irons (2 shared papers)Robert A. Stebbins (1 shared paper)Paul Chesterton (2 shared papers)Elspeth Frew (1 shared paper)Jill Dickinson (1 shared paper)Sean Gammon (2 shared papers)Carol Evans (1 shared paper)Ian Jones (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Leisure/Loisir (2 papers)Leisure Studies (2 papers)Higher Education Research & Development (2 papers)Teaching in Higher Education (2 papers)Annals of Leisure Research (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSloveniaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Sam Elkington
33 papers receiving 532 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
- Social Psychology 289
- Sociology and Political Science 244
- Gender Studies 49
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 61
- Applied Psychology 22
Countries citing papers authored by Sam Elkington
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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Elkington
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside Sam Elkington, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | 187 | |
| 2 | 2021 | 103 | |
| 3 | 2014 | 83 | |
| 4 | 2014 | 41 | |
| 5 | 2018 | 38 | |
| 6 | 2011 | 15 | |
| 7 | Comedy festival attendance: serious, project-based or casual leisure? | 2006 | 11 |
| 8 | 2012 | 9 | |
| 9 | 2012 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 12 | Exploring the nature of pre and post flow in serious leisure. | 2006 | 4 |
| 13 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 15 | 2022 | 3 | |
| 16 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 17 | "Getting steamed up about leisure" - aspects of serious leisure within the tourism industry. | 2006 | 3 |
| 18 | Volunteering, obligation and serious leisure. | 2006 | 3 |
| 19 | Transforming Assessment in Higher Education: A Case Study Series | 2017 | 3 |
| 20 | Landscapes of Leisure: Space, Place and Identities | 2015 | 3 |
About Sam Elkington
Sam Elkington is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Education, Urban Studies and Gender Studies, having authored 36 papers that have together received 555 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (15 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (13 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (6 papers), Higher Education Practises and Engagement (5 papers), Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (5 papers), Reflective Practices in Education (4 papers), Student Assessment and Feedback (4 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (289 citations), Sociology and Political Science (244 citations), Gender Studies (49 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (61 citations) and Applied Psychology (22 citations). Sam Elkington has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovenia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alastair Irons, Robert A. Stebbins, Robert A. Stebbins, Paul Chesterton, Elspeth Frew, Jill Dickinson, Sean Gammon, Carol Evans, Ian Jones and Brett Bligh. Their work appears in journals such as Leisure/Loisir, Leisure Studies, Higher Education Research & Development, Teaching in Higher Education and Annals of Leisure Research.
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