Wine Industry and Tourism
Wine Industry and Tourism is a research topic within Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 25.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the factors influencing wine tourism, consumer behavior, and wine choice. It explores topics such as sustainability, regional branding, market segmentation, environmental practices, winery visits, quality perception, and the economic implications of wine tourism. The research delves into understanding the motivations and preferences of wine tourists and consumers, as well as the impact of various factors on their decision-making processes.
- Wine Tourism
- Consumer Behavior
- Wine Choice
- Sustainability
- Regional Branding
- Market Segmentation
- Environmental Practices
- Winery Visits
- Quality Perception
- Economic Implications
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Wine Industry and Tourism research?
By volume, the United States and Spain publish the most (402 and 326 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 402 works
- 2 Spain 326 works
- 3 France 285 works
- 4 China 244 works
- 5 Italy 197 works
- 6 United Kingdom 130 works
- 7 Portugal 116 works
- 8 Germany 109 works
- 9 Australia 93 works
- 10 Brazil 92 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 Wine Industry and Tourism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Alicante publishes the most Wine Industry and Tourism research, followed by Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement and University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of AlicanteSpain 28 works
- 2 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 15 works
- 3 University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroPortugal 14 works
- 4 University of Castilla-La ManchaSpain 13 works
- 5 The University of AdelaideAustralia 12 works
- 6 Hochschule Geisenheim UniversityGermany 12 works
- 7 University of AveiroPortugal 11 works
- 8 University of CórdobaSpain 11 works
- 9 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 11 works
- 10 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 11 works
Where is Wine Industry and Tourism research done?
The largest centres of Wine Industry and Tourism research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), Madrid (Spain) and Alicante (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Alicante.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AlicanteES · 27.8 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Wine Industry and Tourism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Wine Industry and Tourism?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Alicante, Hochschule Geisenheim University and University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro 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 | University of AlicanteSpain | 78.5 | 48.7% | 33.6× | 28 | -9.9% |
| 2 | Hochschule Geisenheim UniversityGermany | 72.1 | 37.9% | 335.7× | 12 | +272.0% |
| 3 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroPortugal | 68.2 | 37.1% | 41.6× | 14 | +107.7% |
| 4 | Kedge Business SchoolFrance | 65.3 | 31.4% | 92.7× | 9 | +145.0% |
| 5 | Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain | 64.6 | 38.3% | 13.7× | 9 | +210.5% |
| 6 | University of AveiroPortugal | 63.8 | 34.0% | 10.7× | 11 | +106.7% |
| 7 | University of CórdobaSpain | 62.5 | 34.1% | 25.9× | 11 | +68.4% |
| 8 | University of PalermoItaly | 59.4 | 40.9% | 8.1× | 8 | +176.2% |
| 9 | The University of AdelaideAustralia | 54.3 | 27.0% | 9.2× | 12 | +16.9% |
| 10 | University of TurinItaly | 51.0 | 39.7% | 6.0× | 9 | +143.1% |
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 Wine Industry and Tourism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Wine Industry and Tourism.
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.