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2026

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D-Index
85
Citations
39890
World Ranking
120
National Ranking
60

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Overview

Muzaffer Uysal is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States and works primarily within the social sciences and business, management, and accounting fields. Their scholarly output spans several subfields, including sociology and political science, marketing, social psychology, tourism, leisure and hospitality management, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

The researcher focuses on diverse aspects of tourism research, with additional attention to digital marketing and social media, sport and mega-event impacts, consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification, hospitality and tourism education, recreation, leisure, wilderness management, and customer service quality and loyalty.

Uysal has published work in several prominent academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Tourism Management
  • Journal of Travel Research
  • Service Industries Journal
  • Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
  • Annals of Tourism Research

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • "Leadership, green innovation, and green creativity: a systematic review," 2021, Service Industries Journal
  • "Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Developing a Framework for Future Research," 2023, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
  • "A thematic analysis of crisis management in tourism: A theoretical perspective," 2021, Tourism Management
  • "Designing for Quality of life," 2020, Annals of Tourism Research
  • "Artificial intelligence-assisted mindfulness in tourism, hospitality, and events," 2023, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Uysal's frequent collaborators include Adiyukh Berbekova, A. George Assaf, İrem Önder, Hyelin Kim, and M. Joseph Sirgy.

Best Publications

  • An examination of the effects of motivation and satisfaction on destination loyalty: a structural model

    Yooshik Yoon;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Resident attitudes - A Structural Modeling Approach

    Dogan Gursoy;Claudia Jurowski;Muzaffer Uysal

  • A Theoretical Analysis of Host Community Resident Reactions to Tourism

    Claudia Jurowski;Muzaffer Uysal;Daniel R. Williams

  • Destination image and destination personality: An application of branding theories to tourism places

    Sameer Hosany;Yuksel Ekinci;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Testing the push and pull factors

    Muzaffer Uysal;Claudia Jurowski

  • What can big data and text analytics tell us about hotel guest experience and satisfaction

    Zheng Xiang;Zvi Schwartz;John H. Gerdes;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Market segments of push and pull motivations: a canonical correlation approach.

    Seyhmus Baloglu;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Travel Motivations of Japanese Overseas Travelers: A Factor-Cluster Segmentation Approach:

    Sukbin Cha;Ken W. Mccleary;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Perceived impacts of festivals and special events by organizers: an extension and validation.

    Dogan Gursoy;Kyungmi Kim;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Quality of life (QOL) and well-being research in tourism.

    Muzaffer Uysal;M. Joseph Sirgy;Eunju Woo;Hyelin (Lina) Kim

  • How does tourism in a community impact the quality of life of community residents

    Kyungmi Kim;Muzaffer Uysal;M. Joseph Sirgy

  • Measuring tourist satisfaction by attribute and motivation: The case of a nature-based resort

    Fang Meng;Yodmanee Tepanon;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Market Segmentation of an International Cultural-Historical Event in Italy

    Sandro Formica;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Motivation and Involvement as Antecedents of the Perceived Value of the Destination Experience

    Nina K. Prebensen;Eunju Woo;Joseph S. Chen;Joseph S. Chen;Muzaffer Uysal

  • An examination of event motivations: a case study.

    M. Uysal;L. Gahan;B. S. Martin

  • The Role of Satisfaction with Leisure Travel/ Tourism Services and Experience in Satisfaction with Leisure Life and Overall Life

    Janet D. Neal;M.Joseph Sirgy;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Life satisfaction and support for tourism development.

    Eunju Woo;Hyelin Kim;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Destination image and destination personality.

    Sameer Hosany;Yuksel Ekinci;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Tourism experience and quality of life among elderly tourists.

    Hyelin Kim;Eunju Woo;Muzaffer Uysal

  • Product bundles and market segments based on travel motivations: a canonical correlation approach.

    Heung Chul Oh;Muzaffer Uysal;Pamela A. Weaver

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Joseph Sirgy
M. Joseph Sirgy Virginia Tech
Joseph S. Chen
Joseph S. Chen Indiana University
Daniel R. Fesenmaier
Daniel R. Fesenmaier MODUL University Vienna
Vincent P. Magnini
Vincent P. Magnini Longwood University
Geoffrey I. Crouch
Geoffrey I. Crouch La Trobe University
Harry Timmermans
Harry Timmermans Eindhoven University of Technology
Joseph T. O'Leary
Joseph T. O'Leary Colorado State University
Jerry J. Vaske
Jerry J. Vaske Colorado State University
Dogan Gursoy
Dogan Gursoy Washington State University
Haywantee Ramkissoon
Haywantee Ramkissoon University of South Australia

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