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Philip L. Pearce

Philip L. Pearce

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
75
Citations
24830
World Ranking
538
National Ranking
37

Philip L. Pearce 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 Philip L. Pearce sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 397 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.

Philip L. Pearce 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 Philip L. Pearce sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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

  • Tourist Behaviour: Themes and Conceptual Schemes

    Philip L. Pearce

  • The Ulysses Factor: Evaluating Visitors in Tourist Settings

    Philip L. Pearce

  • Perceived changes in holiday destinations

    Philip L. Pearce

  • Tourism community relationships

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

  • Young budget travelers: Backpackers in Australia

    Laurie Loker-Murphy;Philip L. Pearce

  • Inferring Travel Motivation from Travelers' Experiences:

    Philip L. Pearce;Marie L. Caltabiano

  • Methodology in tourism research

    Graham Dann;Dennison Nash;Philip Pearce

  • The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour

    Philip L. Pearce

  • The Concept of Authenticity in Tourist Experiences

    Philip L. Pearce;Gianna M. Moscardo

  • The Ulysses Factor

    Philip L. Pearce

  • Refreshing hotel satisfaction studies by reconfiguring customer review data

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

  • Historic theme parks: An Australian experience in authenticity

    Gianna M. Moscardo;Philip L. Pearce

  • Understanding ethnic tourists.

    Gianna Moscardo;Philip L Pearce

  • A "University of Travel": backpacker learning.

    Philip L. Pearce;Faith Foster

  • Understanding vacation destination choice through travel motivation and activities

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

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

    Philip L. Pearce;Jan Packer

  • Tourist Behaviour and the Contemporary World

    Philip L. Pearce

  • Farm tourism in New Zealand: A social situation analysis

    Philip L. Pearce

  • Tourism: Bridges Across Continents

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

  • Destination Culture. Tourism, Museums and Heritage

    Philip L. Pearce

Frequent Co-Authors

Mao-Ying Wu
Mao-Ying Wu Zhejiang University
Gianna Moscardo
Gianna Moscardo James Cook University
Alastair M. Morrison
Alastair M. Morrison University of Greenwich
Pierre Benckendorff
Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland
Joseph T. O'Leary
Joseph T. O'Leary Colorado State University
Ulrike Gretzel
Ulrike Gretzel University of Southern California
Geoffrey Wall
Geoffrey Wall University of Waterloo
Alexandra Coghlan
Alexandra Coghlan Griffith University
Greg Richards
Greg Richards Tilburg University
Jan Packer
Jan Packer University of Queensland

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