2026 Gianna Moscardo: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	57	655	606	32	32	263	14277

Gianna Moscardo publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianna Moscardo sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 263 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Gianna Moscardo D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianna Moscardo sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gianna Moscardo is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and has a research focus in social sciences, particularly within the fields of sociology and political science, demography, and marketing. Their publication record reflects a broad engagement with themes related to tourism and its various interdisciplinary connections.

Their recent research outputs include several papers published between 2020 and 2021. Notable works include:

"Stories and design in tourism" (2020) published in Annals of Tourism Research
"The story turn in tourism: forces and futures" (2020) published in Journal of Tourism Futures
"Using Systems Thinking to Improve Tourism and Hospitality Research Quality and Relevance: A Critical Review and Conceptual Analysis" (2021) published in Tourism and Hospitality
"Learning About Learning in Tourism: Indigenous Guide Perspectives on Their Personal and Professional Development" (2021) published in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
"Leadership style and psychological contract" (2021) published in Australian Journal of Career Development

Frequent collaborators in their work include Laurie Murphy, Karen Hughes, Haipeng Jin, Julia N. Albrecht, and Trisha Dwyer, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts in related areas.

Gianna Moscardo's contributions appear regularly in a range of journals such as:

Journal of Interpretation Research
Annals of Tourism Research
Journal of Tourism Futures
Tourism and Hospitality
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

The main topics of their research address diverse aspects of tourism including:

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
Media, Gender, and Advertising
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Hospitality and Tourism Education

The combination of disciplines covered - ranging from social sciences to business management and accounting - demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach to studying tourism and its societal impacts. Their work includes qualitative and conceptual analyses, systems thinking applications, and engagement with indigenous perspectives, reflecting the complexity of tourism as a social phenomenon.

Best Publications

Mindful visitors: Heritage and tourism

Gianna Moscardo

1181
Citations
Tourism community relationships

Philip L. Pearce;Gianna Moscardo;Glenn F. Ross

880
Citations
Using Brand Personality to Differentiate Regional Tourism Destinations

Laurie Murphy;Gianna Moscardo;Pierre Benckendorff

603
Citations
Understanding the impact of ecotourism resort experiences on tourists' environmental attitudes and behavioural intentions

Won Hee Lee;Gianna Moscardo

532
Citations
The Concept of Authenticity in Tourist Experiences

Philip L. Pearce;Gianna M. Moscardo

496
Citations
Linking Travel Motivation, Tourist Self-Image and Destination Brand Personality

Laurie Murphy;Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo

455
Citations
Historic theme parks: An Australian experience in authenticity

Gianna M. Moscardo;Philip L. Pearce

370
Citations
Understanding ethnic tourists.

Gianna Moscardo;Philip L Pearce

364
Citations
Sustainable tourism, progress, challenges and opportunities: an introduction

Adriana Budeanu;Graham Miller;Gianna Moscardo;Can-Seng Ooi

356
Citations
Exploring social representations of tourism planning: issues for governance

Gianna Moscardo

356
Citations
Building community capacity for tourism development.

Gianna Moscardo

355
Citations
Understanding vacation destination choice through travel motivation and activities

Gianna Moscardo;Alastair M. Morrison;Philip L. Pearce;Cheng-Te Lang

352
Citations
Analyzing the role of festivals and events in regional development

Gianna Moscardo

351
Citations
Interpretation and sustainable tourism: functions, examples and principles.

Gianna Moscardo

325
Citations
Developing a Typology for Understanding Visiting Friends and Relatives Markets

Gianna Moscardo;Philip Pearce;Alastair Morrison;David Green

295
Citations
Sustainable Tourism Innovation: Challenging Basic Assumptions:

Gianna Moscardo

289
Citations
Shopping as a destination attraction: An empirical examination of the role of shopping in tourists’ destination choice and experience:

Gianna Moscardo

280
Citations
Tourism and Quality of Life: Towards a More Critical Approach

Gianna Moscardo

236
Citations
Destination brand personality: visitor perceptions of a regional tourism destination

Laurie Murphy;Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo

200
Citations
Tourism and Generation Y.

Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo;Donna Pendergast

181
Citations
Evaluating tourist satisfaction with the retail experience in a typical tourist shopping village

Laurie Murphy;Gianna Moscardo;Pierre Benckendorff;Philip Pearce

175
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Pearce James Cook University

Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland

Eric Laws Longwood University

Bruce Prideaux Central Queensland University

Alastair M. Morrison University of Greenwich

Bill Faulkner Griffith University

Nancy Gard McGehee Virginia Tech

Joseph T. O'Leary Colorado State University

Roy Ballantyne University of Queensland

Graham Miller Universidade Nova de Lisboa

External Links

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