Religious Tourism and Spaces
Religious Tourism and Spaces is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 18.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the changing geographies of religion in modernity, focusing on topics such as religious tourism, pilgrimage, sacred spaces, secularism, spiritual tourism, postsecular geographies, cultural geography, religious identity, tourist motivations, and spatial theory.
- Religious Tourism
- Pilgrimage
- Sacred Spaces
- Secularism
- Spiritual Tourism
- Postsecular Geographies
- Cultural Geography
- Religious Identity
- Tourist Motivations
- Spatial Theory
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Religious Tourism and Spaces research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (506 and 375 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 506 works
- 2 Indonesia 375 works
- 3 United Kingdom 300 works
- 4 India 210 works
- 5 Spain 186 works
- 6 France 157 works
- 7 China 154 works
- 8 Brazil 134 works
- 9 Italy 114 works
- 10 Germany 111 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Religious Tourism and Spaces research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Religious Tourism and Spaces research, followed by Film Independent and Jagiellonian University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 14 works
- 2 Film IndependentUnited States 14 works
- 3 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 13 works
- 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 13 works
- 5 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 13 works
- 6 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 12 works
- 7 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 12 works
- 8 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 11 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 11 works
- 10 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Religious Tourism and Spaces?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Religious Tourism and Spaces include C. Michael Hall, Heesup Han and David Harvey.
- 1 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
- 2 Heesup Han South Korea 2.1k citations
- 3 David Harvey United Kingdom 2k citations
- 4 Brian C. Wilson Canada 1.6k citations
- 5 Erik Cohen Israel 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Religious Tourism and Spaces research done?
The largest centres of Religious Tourism and Spaces research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), Madrid (Spain) and Jakarta (Indonesia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Religious Tourism and Spaces?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Universiti Teknologi MARA and Jagiellonian University 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 | Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain | 69.4 | 21.2% | 10.8× | 12 | +44.6% |
| 2 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 68.1 | 25.9% | 4.7× | 14 | +100.7% |
| 3 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 63.5 | 23.0% | 5.2× | 14 | +90.7% |
| 4 | Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania | 55.0 | 21.7% | 10.8× | 10 | -10.1% |
| 5 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 49.8 | 18.9% | 4.1× | 12 | +68.2% |
| 6 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 46.2 | 36.9% | 3.4× | 9 | -2.9% |
| 7 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 46.0 | 21.9% | 2.7× | 13 | -35.7% |
| 8 | Trunojoyo UniversityIndonesia | 44.5 | 12.1% | 9.7× | 10 | — |
| 9 | University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 41.8 | 13.1% | 4.0× | 11 | +29.6% |
| 10 | Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom | 36.7 | 9.5% | 6.0× | 8 | +75.7% |
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 Religious Tourism and Spaces research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Religious Tourism and Spaces.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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