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Richard Sharpley 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 Richard Sharpley sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 244 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Richard Sharpley 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 Richard Sharpley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard Sharpley is affiliated with the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on various aspects of tourism within the social sciences, contributing significantly to topics such as tourism research, volunteerism and development, religious tourism, consumer behavior related to halal products, environmental education, sustainability, and environmental policy.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in well-known tourism and development journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Tourism Recreation Research
  • Tourism Planning & Development
  • Tourism Management
  • Journal of Sustainable Tourism
  • Tourist Studies

In the field of social sciences, their work spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, demography, geography, planning and development, management, monitoring, policy and law, and social psychology.

Recent papers authored by Richard Sharpley reflect a sustained interest in sustainable tourism and development theory. Selected publications include:

  • "Tourism, sustainable development and the theoretical divide: 20 years on" (2020), Journal of Sustainable Tourism
  • "On the need for sustainable tourism consumption" (2021), Tourist Studies
  • "Tourism and Development Theory: Which Way Now?" (2021), Tourism Planning & Development
  • "Sustainable tourism governance: local or global?" (2022), Tourism Recreation Research

Richard Sharpley has also co-authored work with several frequent collaborators. Key coauthors include:

  • David J. Telfer
  • P. U. C. Dieke
  • Stephen Schweinsberg
  • Brian King
  • Simon Darcy

Among published books, Richard Sharpley has contributed to the field through their work with Edward Elgar Publishing, including the book Rethinking Tourism and Development published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Tourism and Sustainable Development: Exploring the Theoretical Divide

    Richard Sharpley

  • Host perceptions of tourism: a review of the research.

    Richard A J Sharpley

  • Consuming dark tourism: A Thanatological Perspective

    Philip R. Stone;Richard Sharpley

  • Rural tourism and the challenge of tourism diversification: the case of Cyprus

    Richard Sharpley

  • Tourism, Tourists and Society

    Richard Sharpley

  • Rural tourism : an introduction

    R. Sharpley;J. Sharpley

  • Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability?

    Richard Sharpley

  • The Darker Side of Travel: The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism

    Richard Anthony john Sharpley;Philip Stone

  • Tourism, farming and diversification: an attitudinal study

    Richard Sharpley;Adrian Vass

  • Rural tourism: A spiritual experience?

    Richard Sharpley;Deborah Jepson

  • Tourism and Development in the Developing World

    David J. Telfer;Richard Sharpley

  • Tourism: a sacred journey? The case of ashram tourism, India

    Richard Sharpley;Priya Sundaram

  • Tourism, sustainable development and the theoretical divide: 20 years on

    Richard Anthony john Sharpley

  • Tourism and development : concepts and issues

    Richard Sharpley;David J. Telfer

  • Ecotourism: A Consumption Perspective

    Richard Sharpley

  • Shedding light on dark tourism: an introduction

    Richard A.J. Sharpley

  • The management of tourism

    Lesley Pender;Richard Sharpley

  • Rural tourism — 10 years on

    Richard Sharpley;Lesley Roberts

  • The challenges of economic diversification through tourism: the case of Abu Dhabi

    Richard Sharpley

  • The Darker Side of Travel

    Richard Sharpley;Philip R. Stone

  • "The Darker Side of Travel. The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism", Richard Sharpley, Philip R. Stone, Bristol 2009 : [recenzja] / Gabriela Żuchowska.

    Gabriela Żuchowska;Richard Sharpley;Philip R. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Pearce
Philip L. Pearce James Cook University
Dallen J. Timothy
Dallen J. Timothy Arizona State University
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan University of Waikato
Noel Scott
Noel Scott University of the Sunshine Coast
Brian King
Brian King Texas A&M University
Derek Hall
Derek Hall University of St Andrews

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