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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2540 2317 177 168 133 13564

Jan Packer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Packer between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Packer published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2014. 4 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2014. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1978 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Packer: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 3
2003 0
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 8
2009 10
2010 11
2011 11
2012 4
2013 9
2014 13
2015 6
2016 8
2017 3
2018 10
2019 6
2020 1
2021 3
2022 3
2023 3
2024 1
2025 3
Total 145
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Jan Packer 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 Jan Packer 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, 124–133 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: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
124–133 453 133
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
570+ 100
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Jan Packer 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 Jan Packer 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 51
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
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

Jan Packer is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, focusing primarily on research in the field of Psychology, with specific emphasis on Social Psychology.

Their research spans multiple subfields including Social Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Marketing.

Packer's work addresses a range of topics such as Environmental Education and Sustainability, Animal and Plant Science Education, Recreation, Leisure, and Wilderness Management, Urban Green Space and Health, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Museums and Cultural Heritage, and diverse aspects of Tourism Research.

The scientist has contributed articles to a variety of publication venues, including:

  • Visitor Studies
  • Tourism Management
  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan Packer include:

  • "Facilitating zoo/aquarium visitors' adoption of environmentally sustainable behaviour: Developing a values-based interpretation matrix" (2020, Tourism Management)
  • "A 'blue ocean' strategy for developing visitor wine experiences: Unlocking value in the Cape region tourism market" (2020, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management)
  • "Taking a break: Exploring the restorative benefits of short breaks and vacations" (2020, Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights)
  • "Does Values-Based Interpretation Make a Difference? Testing Impacts on Visitors' Environmental Learning and Reported Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Behaviors" (2023, Visitor Studies)
  • "National identities and war heritage: acceptance and resistance of an authorised heritage discourse among visitors to the Australian War Memorial" (2020, International Journal of Heritage Studies)

Frequent collaborators in Jan Packer's research include:

  • Roy Ballantyne
  • Karen Hughes
  • Julie Lee
  • Joanne Sneddon
  • David Priilaid

Best Publications

  • Visitors' memories of wildlife tourism: implications for the design of powerful interpretive experiences.

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Lucy A. Sutherland

  • Visitors’ learning for environmental sustainability: Testing short- and long-term impacts of wildlife tourism experiences using structural equation modelling

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;John Falk

  • Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences.

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes

  • Promoting environmentally sustainable attitudes and behaviour through free‐choice learning experiences: what is the state of the game?

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Conservation learning in wildlife tourism settings: lessons from research in zoos and aquariums

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes;Lynn Dierking

  • Using Journal Writing to Enhance Student Teachers’ Reflectivity During Field Experience Placements

    John D. Bain;Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Colleen Mills

  • Travel and learning : a neglected tourism research area

    John H. Falk;Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Pierre Benckendorff

  • Motivational Factors and the Visitor Experience: A Comparison of Three Sites

    Jan M. Packer;Roy R. Ballantyne

  • Nature-based Excursions: School Students' Perceptions of Learning in Natural Environments

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Program Effectiveness in Facilitating Intergenerational Influence in Environmental Education: Lessons From the Field

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

  • The impact of music festival attendance on young people's psychological and social well-being

    Jan Packer;Julie Ballantyne

  • Environmental awareness, interests and motives of botanic gardens visitors: Implications for interpretive practice

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Karen Hughes

  • Trends in tourism research

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Megan Axelsen

  • Introducing a fifth pedagogy: experience‐based strategies for facilitating learning in natural environments

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Teaching and Learning in Environmental Education: Developing Environmental Conceptions.

    R. R. Ballantyne;J. M. Packer

  • Minds On The Move: New Links From Psychology To Tourism

    Philip L. Pearce;Jan Packer

  • Learning for Fun: The Unique Contribution of Educational Leisure Experiences

    Jan Packer

  • Using tourism free‐choice learning experiences to promote environmentally sustainable behaviour: the role of post‐visit ‘action resources’

    Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer

  • Beyond Learning: Exploring Visitors' Perceptions of the Value and Benefits of Museum Experiences

    Jan Packer

  • Conceptualizing the Visitor Experience: A Review of Literature and Development of a Multifaceted Model

    Jan Packer;Roy Ballantyne

  • School Environmental Education Programme Impacts upon Student and Family Learning: A case study analysis

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy Ballantyne
Roy Ballantyne University of Queensland
Noel Scott
Noel Scott University of the Sunshine Coast
John Fien
John Fien RMIT University
David Uzzell
David Uzzell University of Surrey
John H. Falk
John H. Falk Oregon State University
Philip L. Pearce
Philip L. Pearce James Cook University
Robert A. Stebbins
Robert A. Stebbins University of Calgary
Pierre Benckendorff
Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland

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