Comparative Analysis of International and Chinese Tourism Endowment Research in the Past 30 Years: Based on CiteSpace Knowledge Map

ABSTRACT

At present, tourism endowment is one of the predominant issues in academic circles. Through bibliometric analysis, the present paper utilized CiteSpace software, and employed the core database of ‘Web of Science’ and CNKI. Subsequently, a comparative analysis was conducted on literature related to tourism endowment from 1990 to 2020, revealing the topic’s development over the past 30 years. The results showed: (1) During the research period, the quantity of literature on tourism endowment exhibited a steady rise, which could be roughly divided into three stages. (2) There was a substantial quantity of publications both internationally and in China, but they were mainly independent studies with little collaboration. (3) With regard to the development trends, international tourism endowment research has been relatively mature. On the other hand, China is in a stage of social aging, more in-depth research must be conducted in regard to theory, content, and methods relating to tourism endowment issues.

摘要

旅居养老是当前学界关注的热点问题之一。基于文献计量分析, 本文借助CiteSpace软件, 数据选取Web of Science核心数据库和中国知网 (CNKI) 数据库的中文核心期刊, 硕博论文和中国社会科学引文索引 (CSSCI) 来源期刊, 对1990-2020年旅居养老研究文献进行比较分析, 旨在揭示旅居养老的研究主题在过去三十年中的发展与变化。结果表明, (1) 研究期间, 以旅居养老为研究主题的文献数量呈平稳上升态势, 可大致分为三个阶段; (2) 国际和中国研究发文量均较为突出, 但以独立研究为主, 缺乏合作; (3) 从发展趋势来看, 国际旅居养老研究相对成熟;而中国正处于老龄化阶段, 旅居养老课题从理论, 内容, 方法等方面均需要做出更深入的研究。

KEYWORDS:

• Tourism endowment
• bibliometric analysis
• CiteSpace
• knowledge map
• thematic development

关键词:

• 旅居养老
• 文献计量法
• CiteSpace
• 知识图谱
• 主题变化

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Notes on contributors

Xiaoxiao Pang

Xiaoxiao Pang https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9153-5964, is a Ph.D. student in the School of Business and Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia ([email protected]). Her primary interest is tourism endowment, elderly tourist, and sustainable tourism.

Sridar Ramachandran

Sridar Ramachandran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-7794, is a professor in the School of Business and Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia ([email protected]). His research interests focus on sustainable tourism, marketing, and research philosophy.

Thanam Subramaniam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-0771, is an associate director of Community Engagement in Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism and a senior lecturer at School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylor's University ([email protected]). Her research interests are ecotourism, tourism marketing, and tourist experiences.

May Ling Siow

May Ling Siow https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2393-6579, is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Design and Architecture at University Putra Malaysia ([email protected]). Her research interests are rural tourism, public policy, actor network theory, constructivism, and Delphi technique.

Thanam Subramaniam

Thanam Subramaniam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-0771, is an associate director of Community Engagement in Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism and a senior lecturer at School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylor's University ([email protected]). Her research interests are ecotourism, tourism marketing, and tourist experiences.