2026 Philip L. Pearce: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	75	538	38	397	24830

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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24830

Overview

Philip L. Pearce was affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research contributed extensively to the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, social psychology, marketing, tourism, leisure and hospitality management, and gender studies.

The scientist authored numerous research papers exploring diverse aspects of tourism, digital marketing, consumer behavior, media influence, sports impacts, and creativity in education and neuroscience.

Key topics covered in their work included:

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
Media, Gender, and Advertising
Media Influence and Health
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

Their recent papers featured titles such as:

"Reaching audiences through travel vlogs: The perspective of involvement" (2021), published in Tourism Management
"Tourism planning and planning theory: Historical roots and contemporary alignment" (2020), published in Tourism Management Perspectives
"Can digital-free tourism build character strengths?" (2020), published in Annals of Tourism Research
"Adding character: The role of destination mascots in tourism development" (2020), published in Tourism Management
"Let's travel: Voices from the millennial female Muslim travellers" (2020), published in International Journal of Tourism Research

Philip L. Pearce frequently published in several academic journals. Their top publication venues included:

Tourism Management
Annals of Tourism Research
Tourism Management Perspectives
International Journal of Tourism Research
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Their collaborations often involved co-authors such as Hera Oktadiana, Tingzhen Chen, Ding Xu, Zohre Mohammadi, and Jing Li, indicating a team-oriented research approach across multiple projects.

Best Publications

Developing the Travel Career Approach to Tourist Motivation

Philip L. Pearce;Uk-Il Lee

1573
Citations
Tourist Behaviour: Themes and Conceptual Schemes

Philip L. Pearce

1285
Citations
The Ulysses Factor: Evaluating Visitors in Tourist Settings

Philip L. Pearce

1220
Citations
Perceived changes in holiday destinations

Philip L. Pearce

896
Citations
Tourism community relationships

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

880
Citations
Young budget travelers: Backpackers in Australia

Laurie Loker-Murphy;Philip L. Pearce

778
Citations
Inferring Travel Motivation from Travelers' Experiences:

Philip L. Pearce;Marie L. Caltabiano

748
Citations
Methodology in tourism research

Graham Dann;Dennison Nash;Philip Pearce

680
Citations
The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour

Philip L. Pearce

559
Citations
The Concept of Authenticity in Tourist Experiences

Philip L. Pearce;Gianna M. Moscardo

496
Citations
The Ulysses Factor

Philip L. Pearce

428
Citations
Refreshing hotel satisfaction studies by reconfiguring customer review data

Lingqiang Zhou;Shun Ye;Philip L. Pearce;Mao-Ying Wu

383
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
A "University of Travel": backpacker learning.

Philip L. Pearce;Faith Foster

361
Citations
Understanding vacation destination choice through travel motivation and activities

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

352
Citations
Minds On The Move: New Links From Psychology To Tourism

Philip L. Pearce;Jan Packer

337
Citations
Tourist Behaviour and the Contemporary World

Philip L. Pearce

336
Citations
Farm tourism in New Zealand: A social situation analysis

Philip L. Pearce

324
Citations
Tourism: Bridges Across Continents

Philip L. Pearce;Alastair M. Morrison;Joy L. Rutledge

309
Citations
Destination Culture. Tourism, Museums and Heritage

Philip L. Pearce

40
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland

Geoffrey Wall University of Waterloo

Jan Packer University of Queensland

Greg Richards Tilburg University

Richard Sharpley University of Central Lancashire

External Links

Personal website of Philip L. Pearce

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