Manuel Alector Ribeiro

Also at University of Johannesburg, University of Surrey and University of Algarvefrom their recent papers

Associate Professor in Tourism Management, University of Surrey, since 2017per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Dr Manuel Alector Ribeiro is a Professor of Sustainability and Social Transformation at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey (UK) and a collaborator member of the Research Center in Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being (CinTurs), University of Algarve (Portugal), and Senior Research fellow at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa). He previously served as Associate Lecturer in Tourism at the Middlesex Business School,… More on ORCID

Sociology and Political Science
Marketing
Demography
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Social Psychology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

In their own words

Tourism Development
Social Impacts Assessment
Consumer Behaviour
blue economy
circular economy

Publications: 532016–2026
Citations: 3,159to those papers
h-index: 26i10-index 38
Field-weighted impact: 14.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 85%45 of 53 scored papers
Open access: 58%31 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor in Tourism Management, Surrey Hospitality and Tourism ManagementUniversity of Surreysince 2017

Education

Ph.D. in Tourism Studies, Faculdade de EconomiaUniversidade do Algarve2012–2017

Honours, memberships and service

Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of EconomicsUniversity of Algarvesince 2021

On their papers

Publications

53 in all

Climate Risk Perception Among Investors in Marine and Coastal Tourism in Cabo Verde
2026Palgrave Studies in Maritime EconomicsBook chapterOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-25364-4_18
Destination marketing organisations: envisioning a regenerative tourism operating model
2026Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science3464%
Marketing1325%
Demography1121%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management1019%
Social Psychology1019%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law713%
Applied Psychology59%
Strategy and Management48%
Gender Studies36%
Geography, Planning and Development36%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research28
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts9
Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development9
Digital Marketing and Social Media6
Environmental Education and Sustainability6
Behavioral Health and Interventions5
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification5
Customer Service Quality and Loyalty5
Environmental Sustainability in Business5
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management5
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies3
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

98% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456731Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa51
United Kingdom51
United States31
Portugal28
Spain5
Norway5
New Zealand4
India4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of SurreyGB51 papers
University of JohannesburgZA51 papers
University of AlgarvePT28 papers
University of GeorgiaUS26 papers
UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNO5 papers
Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIN4 papers
University of GlasgowGB4 papers
Washington State UniversityUS4 papers
University of Central FloridaUS3 papers
Taylor's UniversityMY3 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Sustainable Tourism11
Journal of Travel Research11
Tourism Management4
Advances in hospitality, tourism and the services industry (AHTSI) book series3
Annals of Tourism Research2
Current Issues in Tourism2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth33
10Reduced inequalities3
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
13Climate action1
14

Most cited

Visitors’ Place Attachment and Destination Loyalty: Examining the Roles of Emotional Solidarity and Perceived Safety
Journal of Travel Research10
2019266 citationsWorld top 10%
Customer Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles in Travel and Tourism
Journal of Travel Research8
2021254 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Every institution they have given on a paper.

An index of the economic dependence on Tourism

2024Tourism EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1177/13548166241262836

Harnessing the power of stories: Evaluating complex tourism interventions through a ‘most significant change’ approach

2024Annals of Tourism Research Empirical InsightsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1016/j.annale.2024.100150

Tourism memory, mood repair and behavioral intention

2022Annals of Tourism ResearchJournalOpen access116 citations10.1016/j.annals.2022.103369

Methodological and theoretical advancements in social impacts of tourism research

2022Journal of Sustainable TourismJournalOpen accessSenior author47 citations10.1080/09669582.2022.2046011

Recontextualising gender in entrepreneurial leadership

2021Annals of Tourism ResearchJournalOpen access90 citations10.1016/j.annals.2021.103176

Customer Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles in Travel and Tourism

2021Journal of Travel ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding254 citations10.1177/0047287521993578

Measuring place attachment with the Abbreviated Place Attachment Scale (APAS)

2021Journal of Environmental PsychologyJournalOpen access193 citations10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101577

Tourism Memory Characteristics Scale: Development and Validation

2021Journal of Travel ResearchJournalCorresponding98 citations10.1177/00472875211033355

Residents' Perception and Their Support for Tourism Development

2020Advances in hospitality, tourism and the services industry (AHTSI) book seriesBook chapterFirst author3 citations10.4018/978-1-7998-3156-3.ch007

Residents' Support for Sustainable Tourism Development in Rural Areas

2020Advances in hospitality, tourism and the services industry (AHTSI) book seriesBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.4018/978-1-7998-3156-3.ch005

Residents' Subjective Well-Being and Support for Tourism Development

2020Advances in hospitality, tourism and the services industry (AHTSI) book seriesBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4018/978-1-7998-3156-3.ch004

Perceived quality and service experience: mediating effects of positive and negative emotions

2018Journal of Hospitality Marketing & ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding96 citations10.1080/19368623.2018.1517071

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management2

How it can be read

58% free to read

Gold 3 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 19 · 36%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 42%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

24 of 53 papers name a funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia15
Interreg4
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico3
Foundation for Science and Technology3
Economic and Social Research Council2
Global Challenges Research Fund2
Medical Research Council2
Southern Research Station2

2016195 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Measuring place attachment with the Abbreviated Place Attachment Scale (APAS)

Journal of Environmental Psychology

2021193 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green