The role of tourism research in Portugal

Authors

  • Patricia Picazo Peral Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Sergio Moreno Gil Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Arminda Almeida Santana Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v26i2p426-450

Keywords:

Tourism, Researchers, Journal articles, Academic institutions, Portugal

Abstract

Tourism is a key industry in Portugal, representing this country an important role in the international market. Thus, there is a need to analyze the tourism research developed by authors and institutions of this country. This paper analyzes the contribution in tourism academic journals (national and international) of those researchers of Portuguese institutions. The paper allows for identifying those institutions and researchers that has shown a higher performance in researching and publishing their studies in tourism. The paper shows a ranking of institutions and authors, but also the geographic application of the studies, number of co-authors, journals where they publish, citations of their papers, etc., considering the dynamic evolution in the period 2006-2011. Finally, the paper highlights some conclusions and recommendations about the current situation of tourism research in Portugal.

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Author Biographies

  • Patricia Picazo Peral, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    Doctoranda de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Instituto TIDES. Máster Internacional de Turismo, Máster Universitario en Dirección y Planificación del Turismo y Diplomatura de Turismo por la ULPGC.
  • Sergio Moreno Gil, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    Profesor Titular de la ULPGC, doctor por la misma universidad.Co-Director de la Cátedra UNESCO de Turismo y Desarrollo Sostenible de la ULPGC. Responsable de la división “Marketing y Dinamización Turística” del Instituto TIDES.
  • Arminda Almeida Santana, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    Doctoranda de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Instituto TIDES. Máster Universitario en Dirección y Planificación del Turismo y Licenciatura en Economía por la ULPGC.

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Published

2015-08-28

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

PERAL, Patricia Picazo; GIL, Sergio Moreno; SANTANA, Arminda Almeida. The role of tourism research in Portugal. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 26, n. 2, p. 426–450, 2015. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v26i2p426-450. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/102848.. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.