Sustainable Tourism in the Open Innovation Realm: A Bibliometric Analysis

Valentina Della Corte, Giovanna Del Gaudio, Fabiana Sepe and Fabiana Sciarelli
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Valentina Della Corte: Department of Economics, Management, Institutions, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
Giovanna Del Gaudio: Department of Economics, Management, Institutions, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
Fabiana Sepe: Department of Economics, Management, Institutions, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
Fabiana Sciarelli: Department of Literary, Linguistics and Comparative Studies, University of Naples Orientale, 80138 Naples, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: This study evaluates bibliometric analysis of sustainable tourism in the open innovation realm, depicts emerging themes, and offers critical discussion for theory development and further research. Through the use of bibliometrix, this paper investigates the amount of studies conducted in this area and verifies if such studies have represented a contribution to the evolving research in the field of sustainable tourism. Specifically, the paper identifies whether and to what extent scholars have explored these interconnections and maps to get to a conceptual structure of the field under investigation. The results identify the development status and the leading trends in terms of impact, main journals, papers, topics, authors, and countries. The analysis and the graphical presentations are crucial, as they can help both researchers and practitioners to better understand the state of the art of sustainable tourism in the experiential and digital era.

Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainable destination; marketing; bibliometrix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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