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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 64 1073 935 48 45 391 24946

Greg Richards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Greg Richards between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Greg Richards published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2010. 10 of the 421 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2010. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 7 publications
1989 2025

421 publications in total across all disciplines

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Greg Richards: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 22
1997 6
1998 10
1999 12
2000 20
2001 18
2002 14
2003 8
2004 14
2005 3
2006 17
2007 19
2008 13
2009 7
2010 40
2011 13
2012 12
2013 9
2014 15
2015 11
2016 12
2017 16
2018 24
2019 10
2020 16
2021 24
2022 12
2023 9
2024 3
2025 7
Total 421
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Greg Richards 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 Greg Richards sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 384–393 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 391 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 44 391
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
570+ 100
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Greg Richards 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 Greg Richards sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 64
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
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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Overview

Greg Richards is affiliated with Tilburg University in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily within the field of Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, Museology, Food Science, and Transportation. Over the course of their career, Richards has published extensively, contributing to 104 works in Social Sciences, with a significant concentration in Sociology and Political Science (64 publications) and Urban Studies (24 publications).

The main topics of Richards' research include diverse aspects of tourism, cultural industries and urban development, sport and mega-event impacts, museums and cultural heritage, culinary culture and tourism, conferences and exhibitions management, and cruise tourism development and management. These thematic areas reflect a broad engagement with tourism from cultural, social, and economic perspectives.

Richards' publication record features multiple papers in high-profile journals. Some recent notable papers include:

  • "Designing creative places: The role of creative tourism" (2020) published in Annals of Tourism Research
  • "Evolving research perspectives on food and gastronomic experiences in tourism" (2021) published in International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • "Experiencing culture in attractions, events and tour settings" (2020) published in Tourism Management

They have collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Brian King, Emmy Yeung, Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer, Elias José Mediotte, and B. Bargeman. This network highlights their active engagement within a community of scholars focused on tourism research.

Richards has published in various scholarly venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Policy Research in Tourism Leisure and Events (7 publications)
  • Annals of Tourism Research (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (3 publications)
  • Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo (2 publications)
  • Brazilian Creative Industries Journal (2 publications)

Their work also extends to book publications, including titles such as Rethinking Cultural Tourism published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2021, and UNESCO Chair: Creative Economy & Public Policies published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture?

    Greg Richards;Julie Wilson

  • Cultural Tourism in Europe

    Greg Richards

  • Creativity and tourism: The State of the Art

    Greg Richards

  • Tourism and Gastronomy

    Anne-Mette Hjalager;Greg Richards

  • Cultural Tourism: a review of recent research and trends

    Greg Richards

  • The Impact of Cultural Events on City Image: Rotterdam, Cultural Capital of Europe 2001:

    Greg Richards;Julie Wilson

  • Cultural tourism : global and local perspectives

    Greg Richards

  • Production and consumption of European cultural tourism

    Greg Richards

  • Tourism and Sustainable Community Development

    Greg Richards;Derek R. Hall

  • Gastronomy : an essential ingredient in tourism production and consumption?

    Greg Richards

  • Tourism, creativity and development

    Greg Richards;Julie Wilson

  • Tourism attraction systems: exploring cultural behavior

    Greg Richards

  • The Global Nomad: Backpacker Travel in Theory and Practice

    Greg Richards;Julie A. Wilson

  • Cultural Attractions and European Tourism

    Greg Richards

  • Tourism development trajectories. From culture to creativity

    Greg Richards

  • Eventful Cities: Cultural management and urban revitalisation

    Greg Richards;Robert Palmer

  • Creativity and tourism in the city

    Greg Richards

  • Designing creative places: The role of creative tourism

    Greg Richards;Greg Richards

  • The meaning of cultural festivals: stakeholder perspectives in Catalunya.

    Montserrat Crespi‐Vallbona;Greg Richards

  • Cultural tourism research methods

    Greg Richards;Wil Munsters

  • The impact of culture on tourism

    G.W. Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian King
Brian King Texas A&M University
Derek Hall
Derek Hall University of St Andrews
Philip L. Pearce
Philip L. Pearce James Cook University
Robert Darren Brooks
Robert Darren Brooks Monash University
Alastair M. Morrison
Alastair M. Morrison University of Greenwich
Svetlana Stepchenkova
Svetlana Stepchenkova University of Florida

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