Vikki Schaffer

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 836 citations indexed

About

Vikki Schaffer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Vikki Schaffer has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 836 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Vikki Schaffer's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (11 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (6 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (5 papers). Vikki Schaffer is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (11 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (6 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (5 papers). Vikki Schaffer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Brazil. Vikki Schaffer's co-authors include Brent Moyle, Alexandra Bec, Lee Kannis‐Dymand, Liubov Skavronskaya, Kate E. Mulgrew, Eleanor Clark, Aaron Tham, Meredith Lawley, Andrew Allen and Noel Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Environmental Psychology and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

In The Last Decade

Vikki Schaffer

26 papers receiving 806 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.

Management of immersive heritage tourism experiences: A conceptual model

2018 210 citations Alexandra Bec, Brent Moyle et al. Tourism Management profile →
Virtual reality and mixed reality for second chance tourism

2020 173 citations Alexandra Bec, Brent Moyle et al. Tourism Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vikki Schaffer Australia	12	464	195	160	129	108	27	836
Chunhui Zheng China	19	596 1.3×	154 0.8×	40 0.3×	290 2.2×	79 0.7×	35	975
Dung Le Australia	12	441 1.0×	218 1.1×	56 0.3×	126 1.0×	43 0.4×	19	842
Yongrui Guo China	15	526 1.1×	128 0.7×	35 0.2×	229 1.8×	80 0.7×	22	864
Zhuowei Huang United States	14	779 1.7×	474 2.4×	46 0.3×	117 0.9×	122 1.1×	41	1.1k
Shanshi Li China	15	450 1.0×	377 1.9×	83 0.5×	182 1.4×	18 0.2×	40	923
Alexandra Bec Australia	12	516 1.1×	129 0.7×	153 1.0×	88 0.7×	28 0.3×	19	797
Piera Buonincontri Italy	9	800 1.7×	444 2.3×	122 0.8×	86 0.7×	37 0.3×	13	1.1k
Liubov Skavronskaya Australia	9	420 0.9×	154 0.8×	84 0.5×	115 0.9×	15 0.1×	10	660
Marissa Orlowski United States	16	448 1.0×	222 1.1×	108 0.7×	171 1.3×	17 0.2×	33	880
Terence Love Australia	9	276 0.6×	88 0.5×	103 0.6×	108 0.8×	9 0.1×	37	758

Countries citing papers authored by Vikki Schaffer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vikki Schaffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vikki Schaffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vikki Schaffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vikki Schaffer 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 Vikki Schaffer. Vikki Schaffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schaffer, Vikki, et al.. (2025). Exploring the impacts of the soundscape, awe and knowledge on pro-environmental intent. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 102. 102524–102524. 2 indexed citations

Scheepers, Margarietha de Villiers, et al.. (2023). Creating spaces of well-being in academia to mitigate academic burnout: a collaborative auto-ethnography. Qualitative Research Journal. 23(5). 569–587. 5 indexed citations

Allen, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Nature Relatedness May Play a Protective Role and Contribute to Eco-Distress. Ecopsychology. 16(1). 71–82. 6 indexed citations

Schaffer, Vikki, et al.. (2023). Awe: A Systematic Review within a Cognitive Behavioural Framework and Proposed Cognitive Behavioural Model of Awe. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 9(1). 101–136. 19 indexed citations

Mulgrew, Kate E., et al.. (2023). Understanding Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Intentions in Visitors to a Zoo-Based Seal Encounter. Visitor Studies. 26(2). 125–142. 4 indexed citations

Kannis‐Dymand, Lee, Vikki Schaffer, Prudence Millear, et al.. (2022). Virtual immersion in nature and psychological well-being: A systematic literature review. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 80. 101765–101765. 90 indexed citations

Tham, Aaron, et al.. (2021). The ethics of experimental research employing intrusive technologies in tourism: A collaborative ethnography perspective. Tourism and Hospitality Research. 21(3). 303–316. 7 indexed citations

Kannis‐Dymand, Lee, et al.. (2020). Humpback whale encounters: encouraging pro-environmental behaviours. Current Issues in Tourism. 24(13). 1918–1929. 16 indexed citations

Tham, Aaron, et al.. (2020). Does Ecotourism Influence Environmental Awareness? A Methodological Approach Based on Virtual Reality and Physiological Responses. 4(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations

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Skavronskaya, Liubov, Brent Moyle, Noel Scott, & Vikki Schaffer. (2020). Novelty, unexpectedness and surprise: a conceptual clarification. Tourism Recreation Research. 46(4). 548–552. 15 indexed citations

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Clark, Eleanor, et al.. (2019). Theory of planned behaviour: predicting tourists’ pro-environmental intentions after a humpback whale encounter. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 27(5). 649–667. 105 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Vikki & Aaron Tham. (2019). Engaging tourists as citizen scientists in marine tourism. Tourism Review. 75(2). 333–346. 27 indexed citations

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Kannis‐Dymand, Lee, et al.. (2019). Empathy and experience: understanding tourists’ swim with whale encounters. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 25(2). 105–120. 17 indexed citations

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Skavronskaya, Liubov, Brent Moyle, Noel Scott, & Vikki Schaffer. (2019). Collecting Memorable Tourism Experiences: How Do ‘wechat’?. Journal of China Tourism Research. 16(3). 424–446. 30 indexed citations

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Bec, Alexandra, et al.. (2018). Management of immersive heritage tourism experiences: A conceptual model. Tourism Management. 72. 117–120. 210 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schaffer, Vikki. (2017). Enhancing learning to diverse cohorts via immersive visualization. Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education. 21. 46–54. 10 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Vikki. (2015). Social Media: A Conduit for Increasing Knowledge and Skill for Capacity Building. USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast). 6(2). 20–33. 2 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Vikki. (2013). Overcoming Social Media Barriers for Small Businesses. USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast). 1–12. 11 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Vikki & Meredith Lawley. (2011). An analysis of the networks evolving from an artificial reef development. Current Issues in Tourism. 15(5). 497–503. 24 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Vikki & Meredith Lawley. (2010). Sink It: But Will They Continue to Come?: Future of Artificial Dive Tourism in Australia. USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast). 1291.

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