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College of Tourism

In research, College of Tourism stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,616 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,454 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#730 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Marketing and Sociology and Political Science — Transportation is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,949
of 28,054 · #13,512 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#9
of 92
Research works
2.5k
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is College of Tourism known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,616 of 10,521 15.8%553 #2727
Social SciencesField #1,454 of 6,365 16.0%328 #2948
Business, Management and AccountingField #730 of 2,578 13.3%122 #881
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #898 of 2,578 16.8%175 #1610
Computer ScienceField #1,832 of 4,667 9.4%67 #3973
Physical SciencesDomain #7,479 of 12,888 9.6%153 #12960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Tourism sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,727 #1,616
  2. Social Sciences#2,948 #1,454
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#881 #730
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,610 #898
  5. Computer Science#3,973 #1,832
  6. Physical Sciences#12,960 #7,479
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does College of Tourism specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 29.7 works11×
  2. MarketingSubfield · 31.4 works9.6×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 175.4 works6.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.87× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 328 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Tourism?

Ranked on the composite score, Anette Therkelsen, Henrik Halkier and Yuji Yashima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Tourism.

  1. 1 Anette Therkelsen Bulgaria · #214,460 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Henrik Halkier Bulgaria · #391,594 worldwide 37 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Yuji Yashima Bulgaria · #865,107 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 XU Jian-gu Bulgaria · #1,224,222 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at College of Tourism

Which keywords describe research at College of Tourism?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: COVID-19 Impact, Economic Growth, Tourist Satisfaction, Destination Image, Tourism Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Tourism and Community Perceptions.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. COVID-19 Impact75▲ 57×4 topics
  2. Economic Growth74▲ 11×19 topics
  3. Sustainable Development69▲ 5.6×45 topics
  4. Tourist Satisfaction67▲ 85×2 topics
  5. Sustainability66▲ 3.5×59 topics
  6. Destination Image62▲ 95×2 topics
  7. Tourism Development59▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Tourism58▲ 64×3 topics
  9. Community Perceptions57▲ 105×1 topic
  10. Destination Loyalty57▲ 105×1 topic
  11. Social Media54▲ 4.8×19 topics
  12. Local Wisdom46▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior41▲ 8.4×16 topics
  14. Pandemic Response35▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Community-based Tourism34▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Cultural Ecotourism34▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Economic Development34▲ 5.3×25 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management32▲ 4.4×14 topics
  19. Economic Impact31▲ 6.8×8 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 2.8×28 topics
  21. E-commerce28▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Financial Performance27▲ 6.0×9 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction26▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Consumer Engagement25▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Electronic Word-of-Mouth25▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Pandemic23▲ 2.7×6 topics
  27. Indonesia21▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Digital Marketing20▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. SMEs20▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Service Quality19▲ 8.9×6 topics
  31. UMKM19▲ 8.2×1 topic
  32. Organizational Culture18▲ 6.0×12 topics
  33. Supply Chain17▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Big Data Analytics16▲ 9.5×3 topics
  35. Logistics16▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Cruise Tourism16▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Economic Contribution16▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Digital Technologies14▲ 13×4 topics
  39. International Trade14▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Cross-Border E-Commerce13▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does College of Tourism publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability, Digital Marketing and Social Media and SMEs Development and Digital Marketing.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…57Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 57 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 34 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 25 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 19 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 16 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…13E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 13 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 10 fractional worksHospitality and Tourism Education: 10 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 9 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDemographyTransportationBusiness and International Management3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 57 works
  2. 2 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  4. 4 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 19 works
  5. 5 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 16 works
  6. 6 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 13 works
  7. 7 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 Hospitality and Tourism Education Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 10 works
  9. 9 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 9 works
  10. 10 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Tourism's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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