Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1952. 33.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex intersection of volunteer tourism, global development, and social justice. It delves into the motivations, impacts, and ethical challenges associated with volunteer tourism, emphasizing the importance of fostering cross-cultural understanding, promoting sustainable practices, and critically examining the neoliberal dynamics at play. The papers also highlight the potential for volunteer tourism to contribute to global citizenship and community engagement while addressing issues of systemic inequality and post-colonial power dynamics.
- Volunteer Tourism
- Development
- Global Citizenship
- Social Justice
- Community Engagement
- Cross-Cultural Understanding
- Sustainability
- Ethical Challenges
- Motivations
- Neoliberalism
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +39% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (517 and 269 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 517 works
- 2 United Kingdom 269 works
- 3 Australia 206 works
- 4 China 183 works
- 5 Indonesia 136 works
- 6 India 136 works
- 7 Canada 129 works
- 8 South Africa 119 works
- 9 Türkiye 92 works
- 10 Germany 81 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Johannesburg publishes the most Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research, followed by Griffith University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 18 works
- 2 Griffith UniversityAustralia 15 works
- 3 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 15 works
- 4 Deakin UniversityAustralia 14 works
- 5 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 13 works
- 6 Australian National UniversityAustralia 12 works
- 7 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 12 works
- 8 North-West UniversitySouth Africa 11 works
- 9 University of OtagoNew Zealand 11 works
- 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development include C. Michael Hall.
- 1 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research done?
The largest centres of Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Brisbane (Australia) and Beijing (China).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 49 works
- 2 Melbourne Australia 38 works
- 3 Brisbane Australia 33 works
- 4 Beijing China 27 works
- 5 Pretoria South Africa 24 works
- 6 Hong Kong China 24 works
- 7 Johannesburg South Africa 23 works
- 8 Sydney Australia 23 works
- 9 Tokyo Japan 22 works
- 10 New York United States 21 works
Where is the best place to study Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development?
Among universities, judged by research, Griffith University, University of Johannesburg and North-West 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 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 74.1 | 55.4% | 12.0× | 15 | +137.1% |
| 2 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 73.1 | 57.6% | 8.9× | 18 | +84.7% |
| 3 | North-West UniversitySouth Africa | 58.2 | 46.9% | 12.2× | 11 | +89.6% |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 57.5 | 52.3% | 5.2× | 15 | +40.1% |
| 5 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 56.4 | 48.0% | 8.2× | 12 | +144.9% |
| 6 | University of OtagoNew Zealand | 55.8 | 46.1% | 11.4× | 11 | +56.1% |
| 7 | University of TasmaniaAustralia | 55.0 | 45.1% | 13.8× | 10 | +95.5% |
| 8 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 53.6 | 38.0% | 9.3× | 14 | +16.5% |
| 9 | Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa | 52.3 | 54.0% | 6.8× | 8 | +209.1% |
| 10 | University of WaterlooCanada | 50.5 | 59.3% | 5.7× | 10 | +85.5% |
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 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.