Chris Ryan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chris Ryan between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chris Ryan published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2024. 20 of the 698 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40

1981 2026

698 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chris Ryan: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year	Publications
1981	1
1982	0
1983	1
1984	0
1985	0
1986	1
1987	0
1988	0
1989	1
1990	2
1991	9
1992	9
1993	8
1994	4
1995	14
1996	10
1997	24
1998	22
1999	15
2000	17
2001	13
2002	15
2003	21
2004	13
2005	31
2006	15
2007	34
2008	17
2009	29
2010	16
2011	13
2012	29
2013	41
2014	22
2015	15
2016	19
2017	13
2018	17
2019	8
2020	14
2021	12
2022	44
2023	42
2024	47
2025	17
2026	3
Total	698

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Chris Ryan publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Ryan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 566 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8	566
570+	100

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Chris Ryan D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Ryan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15	84
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Chris Ryan is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Their research primarily contributes to the Social Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Education, Global and Planetary Change, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work spans several main topics, reflecting a diverse research agenda. These topics include:

Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Smart Cities and Technologies
Higher Education Research Studies
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Chris Ryan has coauthored with a number of colleagues, demonstrating collaborative engagement across various domains. Frequent coauthors include:

Robert Webb
Xuemei Bai
Ché Biggs
Tayanah O'Donnell
Kate Auty

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on urban systems, resilience, education economics, welfare policy, and tourism studies. Selected recent papers are:

"Visions of Resilience: Design-led transformation for climate extremes" (2024), published in Minerva Access (University of Melbourne)
"Enabling urban systems transformations: co-developing national and local strategies" (2023), published in Urban Transformations
"Socioeconomic disadvantage, ability to pay and university attendance in Australia" (2022), published in Education Economics
"Literature review on the impact of welfare policy design on children and youth" (2021), published in Journal of Economic Surveys
"Residents' perceptions of tourism and Chinese central policies: the case of Anhui's UNESCO sites" (2024), published in Tourism Critiques Practice and Theory

The publication venues for Chris Ryan's work include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Urban Transformations
Education Economics
Tourism Critiques Practice and Theory
Journal of Economic Surveys

The scope of Chris Ryan's scholarship emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches bridging social sciences with practical concerns such as climate governance, urban transformation, education accessibility, and tourism impacts. Their research contributes to understanding mechanisms of social development, policy design, and institutional interactions within these contexts.

Best Publications

Destination Positioning Analysis through a Comparison of Cognitive, Affective, and Conative Perceptions

Steven Pike;Chris Ryan

1672
Citations
Antecedents of Tourists’ Loyalty to Mauritius: The Role and Influence of Destination Image, Place Attachment, Personal Involvement, and Satisfaction

Girish Prayag;Chris Ryan

1537
Citations
Analysing Service Quality in the Hospitality Industry Using the SERVQUAL Model

Farouk Saleh;Chris Ryan

1186
Citations
Researching Tourist Satisfaction: Issues, Concepts, Problems

Chris Ryan

1023
Citations
The Tourist Experience

Chris Ryan

1023
Citations
Recreational Tourism: A Social Science Perspective

Chris Ryan

971
Citations
Place attachment, identity and community impacts of tourism - the case of a Beijing Hutong

Huimin Gu;Chris Ryan

775
Citations
Equity, management, power sharing and sustainability—issues of the ‘new tourism’

Chris Ryan

733
Citations
Application of leisure motivation scale to tourism

Chris Ryan;Ian Glendon

733
Citations
The relationship between the ‘push’and ‘pull’factors of a tourist destination: The role of nationality–an analytical qualitative research approach

Unknown

660
Citations
Destination image, romance and place experience—an application of intimacy theory in tourism

Birgit Trauer;Chris Ryan

611
Citations
Recreational tourism: Demand and impacts

Unknown

562
Citations
Sex Tourism: Marginal People and Liminalities

Chris Ryan;C. M. Hall

552
Citations
Decline of the sea turtles: causes and prevention

Unknown

495
Citations
Structuring Destination Image: A Qualitative Approach

Chris Ryan;Jenny Cave

451
Citations
The attitudes of Bakewell residents to tourism and issues in community responsive tourism.

Chris Ryan;Chris Ryan;David Montgomery

443
Citations
Crime, violence, terrorism and tourism: an accidental or intrinsic relationship?

Chris Ryan

424
Citations
About the choice of the protogenic group in PEM separator materials for intermediate temperature, low humidity operation: a critical comparison of sulfonic acid, phosphonic�…

Unknown

389
Citations
THE GAZE, SPECTACLE AND ECOTOURISM

Chris Ryan;Karen Hughes;Sharon Chirgwin

343
Citations
Client perceptions of hotels: A multi-attribute approach

Farouk Saleh;Chris Ryan

338
Citations
The travel career ladder an appraisal.

Chris Ryan

338
Citations
Social conflict in communities impacted by tourism

Jingjing Yang;Chris Ryan;Lingyun Zhang

329
Citations
Business networks and the uptake of sustainability practices: the case of New Zealand

Eva Marie Collins;Stewart R. Lawrence;Kathryn Pavlovich;Chris Ryan

300
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Griffin Macquarie University

David N. Jamieson University of Melbourne

David L. Paterson University of Queensland

Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University

Enzo Lombi University of South Australia

Barbara Etschmann Monash University

Alicia J. Jenkins University of Sydney

Joël Brugger Monash University

Khin Zaw University of Tasmania

Erica Donner University of South Australia

External Links

Personal website of Chris Ryan Google Scholar page

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