Abstract
Based on the retrieval of journals published on CNKI in the field of tourism, and the statistical analysis by Cite Space, this paper finds that: (1) in terms of the number of published papers, tourism research can be divided into three stages: infancy period in 1992-2000; Steady growth period in 2001-2011 years; Rapid decline period in 2012-2018 years. (2) The key institutions of tourism research are institutions of higher learning, among which Shaanxi Normal University and Zhongshan University have obvious institutional competitiveness. (3) Through the co-occurrence analysis of core authors and key words, eight core author groups and corresponding research fields can be divided. (4) The research direction of tourism mainly focuses on tourism industry, tourism resources, tourism development, tourist, the Belt and Road cultural tourism, rural tourism and city tourism. The future research will focus on the research direction of “big data”, “the Belt and Road tourism”, “poverty alleviation”, “global tourism” and “Rural Revitalization”.
Highlights
Tourism activities involve many aspects of social development, and tourism research needs multidimensional analysis on social development issues
(4) The research direction of tourism mainly focuses on tourism industry, tourism resources, tourism development, tourist, the Belt and Road cultural tourism, rural tourism and city tourism
The future research will focus on the research direction of "big data", "the Belt and Road tourism", "poverty alleviation", "global tourism" and "Rural Revitalization"
Summary
Tourism activities involve many aspects of social development, and tourism research needs multidimensional analysis on social development issues. Because tourism is a new discipline, the academic system is not yet fully mature, so it is necessary to divide the research fields of tourism discipline. We can make clear the development course, research hotspot and frontier of the discipline, and provide important basis for the tourism academic circle and the competent education department in China to evaluate the perfection of tourism discipline[3][4]. This paper analyzes the characteristics, trends, research frontiers and hot spots of China's tourism academic research, which provides basis for Chinese researchers and education authorities to fully understand the overall situation of international tourism research and scientifically define the positioning of tourism discipline
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