Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 29.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the relationship between leisure activities and subjective well-being, including the constraints, involvement, and health benefits associated with various forms of recreation. It also delves into the impact of tourism and the experiences of individuals with disabilities in leisure pursuits.
- Leisure
- Well-Being
- Constraints
- Recreation
- Involvement
- Health
- Quality of Life
- Tourism
- Disability
- Psychological Mechanisms
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 29.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (453 and 289 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 453 works
- 2 Türkiye 289 works
- 3 China 237 works
- 4 United Kingdom 154 works
- 5 Australia 120 works
- 6 Canada 112 works
- 7 Spain 74 works
- 8 India 62 works
- 9 South Korea 59 works
- 10 Portugal 57 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Waterloo publishes the most Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research, followed by Griffith University and The University of Queensland.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of WaterlooCanada 13 works
- 2 Griffith UniversityAustralia 13 works
- 3 The University of QueenslandAustralia 12 works
- 4 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 5 Adnan Menderes UniversityTürkiye 9 works
- 6 University of AlbertaCanada 9 works
- 7 University of AveiroPortugal 9 works
- 8 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 9 works
- 9 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 9 works
- 10 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management include C. Michael Hall and Dimitrios Buhalis.
- 1 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
- 2 Dimitrios Buhalis United Kingdom 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research done?
The largest centres of Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Ankara (Türkiye) and Brisbane (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Griffith University, University of Waterloo and University of Aveiro score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 73.0 | 55.0% | 12.7× | 13 | -7.8% |
| 2 | University of WaterlooCanada | 60.1 | 32.3% | 8.9× | 13 | +16.8% |
| 3 | University of AveiroPortugal | 59.4 | 42.2% | 10.6× | 9 | +122.8% |
| 4 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 54.4 | 44.7% | 6.0× | 12 | +18.5% |
| 5 | Adnan Menderes UniversityTürkiye | 45.2 | 7.3% | 21.0× | 9 | +247.2% |
| 6 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 41.8 | 70.9% | 3.6× | 8 | +3.6% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States | 30.8 | 12.8% | 4.7× | 12 | +63.7% |
| 8 | North Carolina State UniversityUnited States | 30.7 | 40.1% | 6.1× | 9 | -19.2% |
| 9 | University of AlbertaCanada | 30.5 | 27.9% | 4.1× | 9 | +118.7% |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 21.0 | 24.7% | 3.9× | 9 | +64.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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