Dissemination of scientific research in tourism: Mexico's case study

Abstract

Tourism is a key industry in Mexico and at the same time, the country plays an important role in the international touristic market. Thus, there is a need to analyze tourism researches developed by authors and institutions of this country. This paper analyzes contribution in academic journals of tourism (national and international) of those researchers who work for Mexican institutions. The analysis makes possible the identification of institutions and researchers that have shown a higher performance in researching and publishing their studies in tourism. The paper not only 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 Mexico.