The Visualized Analysis on the Research Cooperation Network ofTourism Research Based on CiteSpace

Tourism Research ›› 2019, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5) : 14-24.

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Tourism Research ›› 2019, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5) : 14-24.

The Visualized Analysis on the Research Cooperation Network ofTourism Research Based on CiteSpace

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This study applies the Web of Science ( WOS) database and the visualized analysissoftware - CiteSpace to analyze the research cooperation of global tourism researchers from 2012 to2016, aiming to study the tightness of research cooperation among global tourism scholars, the space -time characteristics and the future trends. It is expected to provide relevant reference for future researchers in the field of tourism. Findings from the analysis are the followings: 1) There is less andlooser cooperation in tourism research from 2012 to 2016 on the global scale. There are obvious directional characteristics of cooperative relations in individual and institutions. The geographical orientationis obvious too; 2) Research is featured by “ the cooperation between the strong and the strong”. Universities are the main cooperative institutions. Strong research institutions have much more publications. 3) The sequenced countries based on the quantity of publications are the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China. The United States has the largest quantity of publications, butthe number of researchers is small. The research achievements mainly come from those high - yield researchers. In the end, it is pointed out that future researchers should pay attention not only to the cooperation between regions, but also to the interdisciplinary cooperation. The dynamic for research will bestrengthened by cross - region and interdisciplinary research.

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research cooperation network / tourism research / CiteSpace / global context

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