SSCI/SCI publication

1. Chen, S.X., Xu, S., Lai, I.K.W., Tse, S.W.T., & Li, Z. (2026). Digital technology rituals at heritage sites: how technology–culture fit shapes tourists’ willingness to recommend through dual-Path emotional energy. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2026.2622399 SSCI
2. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2026). Exploring the impact of visual aesthetic elements in films on audiences’ attitudes towards travel to a destination: An aesthetic research framework. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 66, 10141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2026.101411 (* corresponding author) SSCI
3. Cheng, Y.(D.), & Lai, I.K.W.* (2026). Impact of perceived resource allocation on residents' support for cultural heritage tourism development: From the perspectives of destination identity and community identity. 28, e70207. International Journal of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70207 (* corresponding author) SSCI
4. Wu, X., Lai, I.K.W., & Yang, H. (2026). In a GenAI-generated text message context, how to enhance tourists’ visit intention through dynamic and multisensory cues in the destination visual narrative. Information Technology & Tourism, 28, 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-026-00360-8 (* corresponding author) SSCI
5. Wong, J.W.C., Lai, I.K.W., Bai, W.(B.), & Wang, J. (2026). How do memorable desert tourism experiences influence tourists’ environmentally responsible behaviours? From a perspective of special interest tourism. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 53, 101013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2026.101013 SSCI
6. Rao, Y., & Lai, I.K.W. (2026). Evaluating the people-oriented, place-oriented and self-oriented factors in predicting residents' emotional solidarity with tourists. International Journal of Tourism Research, 28, e70194. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70194 (* corresponding author) SSCI
7. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W. (2026): How problematic travel influencer-generated content triggers audience reactance through negative emotions, Current Issues in Tourism, https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2025.2612079 (* corresponding author) SSCI
8. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2026). Video games drive Chinese otakus to travel: Cognitive appraisal theory and affective transfer theory. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 39, 101062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101062 (* corresponding author) SSCI
9. Kuang, T., Lai, I.K.W.*, Liu, M.T., Mo, Z. (2025). Hotel employees will lie flat when recognising losing work values: a mediating effect of burnout-quitting. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-07-2025-1298 (* corresponding author) SSCI
10. Chen, J., Lai, I.K.W., & Wu, X. (2025). Using colour in photographs to tell the past of cultural heritage sites and attract tourists to future visits: The mediating effect of emotional response. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 65, 101344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2025.101344 SSCI
11. Bai, Y., & Lai, I.K.W. (2025). A three-stage organism structure of the Stimulus–Organism–Response (S–O–R) framework in tourism research. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27(5), e70123. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70123. (* corresponding author) SSCI
12. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). How visual and textual information influences repeat tourists: Insights from self-report data and an eye-tracking experiment. Tourism Management Perspectives, 58, 101396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101396 (* corresponding author) SSCI
13. Tang, J., Lai, I.K.W., Wu, X., Lin, X., & Wu, J. (2025). The negative content of short travel videos can bring positive outcomes for residents: the stress-emotion-coping-behaviour model. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 16(5), 1158-1175. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTT-09-2024-0597 SSCI
14. Peng, K.-L., Kim, M.J., Huang, H., Lai, I.K.W., & Ji, X. (2025). From holocene to anthropocene: A spacetime perspective on the ontology, epistemology, and methodology of space tourism. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 101304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2025.101304 SSCI
15. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). The influence of storytelling in luxury hotel short videos on hotel brand attitude: The mediating role of narrative engagement. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27, e70055. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70055 (* corresponding author) SSCI
16. Li, X., Lai, I.K.W., & Wang, X. (2025). Personal cultural attributes influence women’s intention to further companion travel: the mediating roles of harmony and emotion. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-09-2024-1351 SSCI
17. Chen, C., Lai, I.K.W., & Kuang, T. (2025). A systematic literature review of female leadership in business (2014–2023). SAGE Open, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251340140 SSCI
18. Yang, S., Lai, I.K.W., & Wu, X. (2025). A systematic literature review of film tourism research (2004–2023), Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 30(11), 1415-1437. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2025.2511783 SSCI
19. Feng, Y., Lai, I.K.W.*, & Chen, S.X. (2025). Exploring the impact of perceived liminal experiences on female tourists' eudaimonic well-being through the mediation of travel satisfaction. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27, e70044. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70044 (corresponding author) SSCI
20. Liu, X., Lai, I.K.W., Zhang, Y., Lu, Y., & Wang, X. (2025). How four aspects of narcissism prompt tourists to make landmark check-in: the mediating role of perceived enjoyment and perceived status attainment. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-11-2024-1723 SSCI
21. Wong, J.W.C., Lai, I.K.W., & Lin, Y. (2025) The perceived reliability and adoption intention towards human-generated content vs. AI generated content for travel planning: a moderating role of travel persona. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 42(4), 461-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2025.2468468 SSCI 2025 ESI (highly cited paper, top 1%)
22. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). The distinctiveness of short travel videos makes audiences proud to forward them. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 63, 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2025.04.004 (* corresponding author)
23. Chen, H., Lai, I.K.W., & Pai, C.K. (2025). The value of short tour guide-led travel videos in stimulating tourists’ intention through travel inspiration: a mixed-methods study. Asis Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 30(9), 1245-1260. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2025.2486035
24. Wu, X., Lai, I.K.W.*, & Deng, Q. (2025). How the characteristics of destination mascots build the affective destination image: The mediating role of emotional value and destination intimacy. Journal of Vacation Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667251331631 (* corresponding author)
25. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). How do cartoon destination pictures inspire cartoon-induced tourism? Based on the associative network model and dual-coding theory. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100989 (* corresponding author) SSCI.
26. Pan, Y., Lai, I.K.W., & Wong, J.W.C. (2025). How museum posters arouse curiosity and impulse to visit among young visitors: interactive effect of visual appeal and textual introduction, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2025.2457508 SSCI.
27. Tam, C.M., Lai, I.K.W., & Yang, T. (2025). Neighborhood Commercial Circle Environmental Factors for Generation Z Visitors: Scale Development and Validation, Leisure Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2025.2456090 SSCI.
28. Pai, C.-K., Chen, H., Lai, I.K.W. and Li, T. (2025). Assessing the quality of smart tourism technology: development and validation of a measurement scale. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTT-01-2024-0013 SSCI.
29. Meng, T., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). How employee-guest interactions and welcome hospitality create brand attitudes for first-time hotel customers. Asian Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 37(1), 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-03-2024-0376 (* corresponding author) SSCI.
30. Mo, Z., Liu, M.T., and Lai, I.K.W. (2025). The dynamic joint roles of green human resource management and environmentally specific transformational leadership on team green behavior, Tourism Management, 107, 105046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.105046. SSCI
31. Rao, Y., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2025). Understanding how tourists with disabilities’ perceptions of residents’ emotional solidarity influence their behavioural intention: the mediating role of perceived fairness. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 33(3), 500-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2024.2354308 (* corresponding author) SSCI
32. Wu, X., Lai, I.K.W.* and Chen, J. (2024). How hotel VR photography previews enhance customers’ immediate booking intention through mental imagery and perceived value. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTT-10-2023-0328 (* corresponding author) SSCI.
33. Wang, X., Li, X.F. and Lai, I.K.W. (2024). Group conflict and group harmony affect future female companion travel intentions: The mediating effect of female companion travel experience, Tourism Management Perspectives, 54, 101319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101319. SSCI
34. Wang, S., Lai, I.K.W. and Wong, J.W.C. (2024). How do young-oriented values facilitate conspicuous consumption travel behaviour through information searching and content generation?, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-02-2024-0163 SSCI
35. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., & Wang, X. (2024). When women embrace snow-sport adventures: unravelling the influence of memorable travel experiences on well-being. Leisure Studies, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2392541 SSCI
36. Li, M.-H., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2024). Exploring the formation of destination loyalty from destination personality and self-congruity: A mediating role of destination relationship quality. International Journal of Tourism Research, 26(4), e2675. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2675 (* corresponding author) SSCI.
37. Zhang, J., Lai, I.K.W., & Wong, J.W.C. (2024). The effect of interactive experiences on the meaning of girlfriend getaways. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 29(7), 790–803. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2024.2351122 SSCI
38. Cao, J., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2024). The effect of self-congruity on tourists’ emotions and sharing cultural tourism experiences on social networking platforms: a case study of Lingnan Impression Park, Current Psychology, 43, 20677–20690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05890-0 (* corresponding author) SSCI.
39. Wong, J.W.C., Lai, I.K.W.*, & Wang, X. (2024). How social values gained from sharing travel experiences influence tourists’ satisfaction: Moderated mediation effect of onsite mobile sharing behaviour, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-10-2023-1060 (* corresponding author) SSCI
40. Zhang, J., Lai, I.K.W., & Wong, J.W.C. (2024). Female travellers in hospitality and tourism industry: a systematic literature review, Heliyon, 10(5), e27256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27256 SCI-E
41. Wong, J.W.C., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2024). Influence of the green certification logo and text on environmental awareness and hotel guests’ water-saving behaviour, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 41(4), 491–507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2024.2310763 (* corresponding author) SSCI 2024 ESI (highly cited paper, top 1%)
42. Lu, J., Lai, I.K.W., Zhang, H., Liu, G., & Li, J. (2024). How can tourism be made engaging and meaningful? A measurement scale for ritual interaction, Tourism Management, 103, 104900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.104900. SSCI
43. Wong, J.W.C., & Lai, I.K.W. * (2024). Same-sex romantic cruise experiences: The moderating effect of the personal openness trait, Leisure Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2302358 (* corresponding author) SSCI
44. Ng, K.S.P., Feng, Y., Lai, I.K.W., & Yang, L.Z.-Y. (2024). How customer knowledge management helps retain fitness club members: A mediating effect of relationship quality, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 25(2), 360-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-07-2023-0136 SSCI
45. Lai, I.K.W., and Wong, J.W.C. (2024). Comparing the effects of tourists’ perceptions of residents’ emotional solidarity and tourists’ emotional solidarity on trip satisfaction and word-of-mouth intentions, Journal of Travel Research, 63(1), 136-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221143504 SSCI
46. Lai, I.K.W., Wong, J.W.C., and Hitchcock, M. (2024). A study of how LGBTQ tourists’ perceptions of residents’ feelings about them affect their revisit intentions: an emotional solidarity perspective, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 32(1), 223–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2022.2130339 SSCI
47. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). How the creativity and authenticity of destination short videos influence audiences’ attitudes toward videos and destinations: the mediating role of emotions and the moderating role of parasocial interaction with Internet celebrities, Current Issues in Tourism, 27(15), 2428–2447. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/13683500.2023.2229483 (* corresponding author) SSCI
48. Shen, H. & Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). The value of craft souvenirs induces travel intention by shaping destination image: from the perspective of souvenir gift recipients, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 28(11), 1311-1326, DOI:10.1080/10941665.2023.2293787 (* corresponding author) SSCI
49. Bai, W. (Bella), Lai, I.K.W., & Wong, J.W.C. (2023). Memorable tourism experience research: A systematic citation review (2009–2021). SAGE Open, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231218902 SSCI
50. Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). How to promote film tourism more effectively? From a perspective of self-congruity and film tourism experience, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 28(6), 556-572. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2255303 (* corresponding author) SSCI
51. Yang, T., Tam, C.M., & Lai, I.K.W. (2023). Is it a disaster once the celebrity endorser for a tourist destination is involved in a controversial scandal? Testing the concept of image-to-image influence. International Journal of Tourism Research, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2595 SSCI
52. Wang, S., Lai, I.K.W., & Wong, J.W.C. (2023). The impact of pluralistic values on postmodern tourists' behavioural intention towards renovated heritage sites. Tourism Management Perspectives, 49, 101175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101175. SSCI
53. Chen, J., Wu, X., & Lai, I.K.W. (2023). A systematic literature review of virtual technology in hospitality and tourism (2013–2022). SAGE Open, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231193297 SSCI
54. Guo, F., Lai, I.K.W., Zhang, T., & Zhong, Y. (2023). Profit coordination and optimization of agricultural product brand promotion lead for farmer cooperative organizations. Complexity, 2023, 1536341. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1536341 SCI-E
55. Liang, S.H., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). Tea tourism: Designation of origin brand image, destination image, and visit intention, Journal of Vacation Marketing, 29(3), 409–427. https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667221099952 (* corresponding author) SSCI
56. Qin, L., Fang, E.S., Lai, I.K.W., Han, Y., and Liu, Y. (2023). Consumer heterogeneity for shared accommodations at pre-and-post adoption stages: Insights from travelers in Shanghai, China, PLOS ONE, SSCI
57. Ng, K.S.P., Rao, Y., Lai, I.K.W., and Zhou, Y.Q. (2023). How internship environmental factors affect students’ career intentions in the hotel industry through the reflective thinking processes, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 32, 100421, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2023.100421 SSCI
58. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., Lu, Y., and Liu, X. (2023). Narrative or non-narrative? The effects of short video content structure on mental simulation and resort brand attitude, Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 32(5), 593-614. https://doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2023.2196271 TOP 3 in Tourism.
59. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., and Wang, X. (2023). The influence of girlfriend getaway luxury travel experiences on women’s subjective well-being through travel satisfaction: A case study in Macau, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 55, 91-100. SSCI
60. Wang, X., Wang, X., and Lai, I.K.W. (2023). The effects of online tourism information quality on conative destination image: The mediating role of resonance, Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1140519. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1140519, SSCI
61. Rao, Y., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). The bi-directional relationship between community-oriented factors and residents’ emotional solidarity with tourists, Tourism Review, 78(5), 1265-1279.https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-08-2022-0391 (* corresponding author) SSCI
62. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). The psychological premise of spatial presence in 360° virtual tours: The role of spatial situation in first-time and repeated users, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, https://doi.org/1108/JHTT-04-2022-0093 (* corresponding author) SSCI
63. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., and Wang, X. (2023). Investigating how girlfriend getaway travel experiences influence female travellers to come back. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 27(11), 1179-1192. SSCI
64. Qin, L., Fang, E.S., Lai, I.K.W., Abbas, S.K. (2023). Cultural Distance and Chinese Outbound Tourism: Exploring the Moderating Effect of Geographical Distance. Sustainability, 15, 1689. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021689 SSCI
65. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., Wang, K. (2023). Do young women travellers really consider the risk of sexual harassment during night travel? Evening travel vs midnight travel, Tourism Review, 8(1), 58-71. SSCI
66. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2023). How A 360° virtual tour is more effective than photographs on communication effects: the roles of mental imagery processing and a sense of presence, Current Issues in Tourism, 26(23), 3813-3830. (* corresponding author) SSCI
67. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2022). How destination personality dimensions influence film tourists’ destination loyalty: an application of self-congruity theory, Current Issues in Tourism, 26(23), 3813–3830. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2022.2148520 (* corresponding author) SSCI
68. Lu, Y., Lai, I.K.W., Liu, X.Y., and Wang, X. (2022). Influence of memorability on revisit intention in welcome back tourism: The mediating role of nostalgia and destination attachment, Frontiers in Psychology, 13:1020467. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1020467 SSCI
69. Duan, X. and Lai, I.K.W.* (2022). The formation of multi-destination image: A study of China’s Greater Bay Area. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 975025. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.975025 (* corresponding author) SSCI
70. Wong, J.W.C., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2022). The mechanism influencing the residents’ support of the government policy for accelerating tourism recovery under COVID-19, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 52, 219-227. (* corresponding author) SSCI
71. Shen, H., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2022). Souvenirs: A systematic literature review (1981–2020) and research agenda, SAGE Open, 12(2), 215824402211067. (* corresponding author) SSCI
72. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., Tang, H., and Pang, C. (2022). Coordination analysis of sustainable dual-channel tourism supply chain with the consideration of the effect of service quality, Sustainability, 14(11), 6530. SSCI
73. Yang, S., Lai, I.K.W., and Tang, H. (2022). Pricing and contract coordination of BOPS supply chain considering product return risk, Sustainability, 14(9), 5055. SSCI
74. Wang, S. (Anna), Lai, I.K.W., and Wong, J.W.C. (2022). An exploratory study of pandemic-restricted travel—A new form of travel pattern on the during- and post-COVID-19 era, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 4149. SSCI
75. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2022). The use of 360‑degree virtual tours to promote mountain walking tourism: stimulus–organism–response model, Information Technology & Tourism, 24, 85-107. (* corresponding author) SSCI
76. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., and Liu, X. (2021). The effect of place attachment on overseas students’ tourism ambassador behavior: A mediation role of life satisfaction, Frontiers in Psychology, 12:766997. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.766997 SSCI
77. Zhong, Y., Lai, I.K.W., Guo, F., and Tang, H. (2021). Research on government subsidy strategies for the development of agricultural products e-commerce, Agriculture, 11, 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11111152 SSCI/SCI-E
78. Wu, Z., Lai, I.K.W., and Tang, H. (2021). Evaluating the Sustainability Issues in Tourism Development: An Adverse-Impact and Serious-Level Analysis, SAGE Open, 11(4), 21582440211050384. SSCI
79. Wang, X., Lai, I.K.W., Zhou, Q, and Pang, Y.H. (2021). Regional travel as an alternative form of tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts of a low-risk perception and perceived benefits, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9422. SSCI
80. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2021). Identifying the response factors in the formation of a sense of presence and a destination image from a 360-degree virtual tour, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 21, 100640. (* corresponding author) SSCI 
81. Wong, J.W.C., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2021). Gaming and non-gaming memorable tourism experiences: How do they influence young and mature tourists’ behavioural intentions?, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 21, 100642. (* corresponding author) SSCI
82. Wong, J.W.C., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2021). Effect of government enforcement actions on resident support for tourism recovery during the COVID-19 crisis in Macao, China, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 26(9), 973-987. (* corresponding author) SSCI
83. Li, M-H and Lai, I.K.W.* (2021). Actual self-image versus ideal self-image: An exploratory study of self-congruity effects on gambling tourism, Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 588190. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.588190 (* corresponding author) SSCI
84. Wu, X., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2021). The acceptance of augmented reality tour app for promoting film-induced tourism: The effect of celebrity involvement and personal innovativeness, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 12(3), 454-470. (* corresponding author) SSCI
85. Yang, J., Lou, J.M., and Lai, I.K.W. (2021). Construction of leisure consumer loyalty from cultural identity – A case of Cantonese opera, Sustainability, 13(4), 1980. SSCI
86. Cao, J., Yang, T., Lai, I.K.W., and Wu, J. (2021). Is online education more welcomed during COVID-19? An empirical study of social impact theory on online tutoring platforms, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, (online) SCI
87. Lai, I.K.W., and Wong, J.W.C. (2021). From exhibitor engagement readiness to perceived exhibition performance via relationship quality, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 46, 144-152. SSCI
88. Yang, T., Lai, I.K.W.*, Fan, Z.B., and Mo, Q.M. (2021). The impact of a 360◦ virtual tour on the reduction of psychological stress caused by COVID-19, Technology in Society, 64, 101514. (* corresponding author) SSCI, 2021 ESI (highly cited paper, top 1%)
89. Lai, I.K.W., Liu, Y., and Lu, D. (2021). The effects of tourists’ destination culinary experience on electronic word-of-mouth generation intention: The experience economy theory, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 26(3), 231-244. SSCI
90. Xu, M., Lai, I.K.W., and Tang, H. (2021). From corporate environmental responsibility to purchase intention of Chinese buyers: The mediation role of relationship quality, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 20(2), 309-323. SSCI
91. Yang, T., Lai, I.K.W.*, Fan, Z.B., and Mo, Q.M. (2021). Interactive service quality on the acceptance of self-service ordering systems for the restaurant industry, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 12(2), 271-286. (* corresponding author) SSCI
92. Zhong, Y., Lai, I.K.W., Guo, F., and Tang, H. (2020). Effects of Partnership Quality and Information Sharing on Express Delivery Service Performance in the E-commerce Industry, Sustainability, 12(20), 8293. SSCI
93. Lai, I.K.W., and Wong, J.W.C. (2020). Comparing crisis management practices in the hotel industry between initial and pandemic stages of COVID-19, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(10), 3135-3156. SSCI, 2020, 2021, 2022 ESI (highly cited paper, top 1%)
94. Zhang, X., Lai, I.K.W., Fu, J., and Tang, H. (2020). Hazard analysis of bidder collusion in reverse auctions based on Petri nets, IEEE Access, 8, 89546-89561. (SCI-E, 2018 impact factor = 4.098)
95. Lyu, V.C., Lai, I.K.W.*, Ting, H., and Zhang, H. (2020). Destination food research: a bibliometric citation review (2000-2018), British Food Journal, 122(6), 2021-2043. (* corresponding author) (SCI-E, 2018 impact factor = 1.717)
96. Lai, I.K.W. (2020). An examination of satisfaction on word of mouth regarding Portuguese foods in Macau: Applying the concept of integrated satisfaction, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 43, 100-110. SSCI
97. Lai, I.K.W. and Hitchcock, M. (2020). How gaming tourism affects tourism development through word-of-mouth communication regarding a destination: applying the integrated satisfaction theory, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 25(6), 610-626. SSCI
98. Liu, Y., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2020). The effects of environmental policy and the perception of electric motorcycles on the acceptance of electric motorcycles: An empirical study in Macau, SAGE OPEN, 10(1), 2158244019899091. (* corresponding author) SSCI
99. Lai, I.K.W., and Liu, Y. (2020). The effects of content likeability, content credibility, and social media engagement on users’ acceptance of product placement in mobile social networks, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (online). SSCI
100. Wong, J.W.C., Lai, I.K.W., and Tao, Z. (2020). Sharing memorable tourism experiences on mobile social media and how it influences further travel decisions, Current Issues in Tourism, 23(13), 1773-1878. SSCI
101. Lai, I.K.W., Yang, T., and Hitchcock, M. (2020). Evaluating tourists’ emotional experiences regarding destination casino resorts: An impact-asymmetry analysis, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 16, 100365. SSCI
102. Lai, I.K.W., Lu, D. and Liu, Y. (2020). Experience economy in ethnic cuisine: A case of Chengdu cuisine, British Food Journal, 122(6), 1801-1817. SCI-E
103. Wong, J.W.C., Lai, I.K.W., and Tao, Z. (2019), Memorable ethnic minority tourism experiences in China: A case study of Guangxi Zhuang Zu, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 17(4), 508-525. SSCI
104. Hua, M., Lai, I.K.W., and Tang, H. (2019). Analysis of advertising and points-exchange incentive in a reverse supply chain for unwanted medications in households based on game theory, International Journal of Production Economics, 217, 259-268 SCI-E, TOP 3 in Operations Research & Management Science.
105. Wong, J.W.C., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2019). The effects of value co-creation activities on the perceived performance of exhibitions: A service science perspective, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 39(1), 97-109. (* corresponding author) SSCI
106. Choi, F., Hon, C.T., Mao, Y.H., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2019). Sustainable Development for Small Economy and Diversification from a Dominant Industry: Evidence from Macao, Sustainability, 11(6), 1626. (* corresponding author) SSCI
107. Lu, D., Lai, I.K.W.*, and Liu, Y. (2019). The consumer acceptance of smart product-service systems in sharing economy: The effects of perceived interactivity and particularity, Sustainability, 11(3), 928. (* corresponding author) SSCI
108. Lai, I.K.W. (2019), Hotel image and reputation on building customer loyalty: An empirical study in Macau, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 38(1), 111-121. SSCI
109. Lai, I.K.W., Hitchcock, M., Lu, D., and Liu, Y. (2018), The influence of word-of-mouth on tourism destination choice: Tourist-resident relationship and safety perception among mainland Chinese tourists visiting Macau, Sustainability, 10(7), 2114. SSCI
110. Wong, J.W.C., and Lai, I.K.W.* (2018), Evaluating value co-creation activities in exhibitions: An impact-asymmetry analysis, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 114-159. (* corresponding author) SSCI
111. Lai, I.K.W., Hitchcock, M., Yang, T., and Lu, T.W. (2018), Literature review on service quality in hospitality and tourism (1984-2014): The future directions and trends, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30(1), 114-159. SSCI, TOP 3 in Tourism.
112. Lu, D., Liu, Y., Lai, I.K.W.*, Yang, L. (2017), Awe: An important emotional experience in sustainable tourism, Sustainability, 9, 2189. (* corresponding author) SSCI
113. Hua, M., Tang, H., and Lai, I.K.W. (2017), Game theoretic analysis of pricing and cooperative advertising in a reverse supply chain for unwanted medications in households, Sustainability, 9, 1902.
114. Lai, I.K.W., and Hitchcock, M. (2017), Sources of satisfaction with luxury hotels for new, repeat, and frequent travelers: A PLS impact-asymmetry analysis, Tourism Management, 60, 107-129. Elsevier, ISSN: 0261-5177 SSCI, TOP 1 in Tourism.
115. Lai, I.K.W., and Hitchcock, M. (2017), Local reactions to mass tourism and community tourism development in Macau, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(4), 451-470. Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 0966-9582 SSCI, TOP 5 in Tourism.
116. Ma, E., and Lai, I.K.W. * (2016), Gambling motivation among tourists in Macau’s casino resorts, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 21(11), 1227-1240, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 1094-1665 (* corresponding author) SSCI
117. Lu, D., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., and Lai, I.K.W., (2016), The ethical judgment and moral reaction to the product-harm crisis: Theoretical model and empirical research, Sustainability. MDPI, ISSN: 2071-1050 SSCI
118. Lai, I.K.W., and Lu, T.W. (2016), How to improve the university-industry collaboration in Taiwan’s animation industry? Academic vs. industrial perspectives, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 28(6), 717-732. Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 0953-7325 SSCI
119. Zhao, Y., Liu Y.*, Lai, I.K.W. *, Zhang, H., and Zhang, Y. (2016), The impacts of attitudes and engagement on electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) of mobile sensor computing applications, Sensors, 16(3), 391-412, MDPI, ISSN: 1424-8220 (* corresponding author) SCI-E
120. Lai, I.K.W., and Hitchcock, M. (2016), A comparison of service quality attributes for stand-alone and resort-based luxury hotels in Macau: 3-Dimensional importance-performance analysis, Tourism Management, 55, 139-159. Elsevier, ISSN: 0261-5177 SSCI, TOP 1 in tourism.
121. Lai, I.K.W., Liu, Y., Sun, X., Zhang, H., and Xu, W. (2015), Factors Influencing the Behavioural Intention towards Full Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Study in Macau, Sustainability, 7(9), 12,564-12,585, MDPI, ISSN: 2071-1050 SSCI
122. Lai, I.K.W., and Hitchcock, M. (2015), A Consideration of Normality in Importance-Performance Analysis, Current Issues in Tourism, 18(10), 979-1,000, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 1368-3500 SSCI
123. Lai, I.K.W., and Shi, G.C. (2015), The Impact of Privacy Concern in the Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Instant Messaging and Social Network Integration Platform, International Journal of Mobile Communications, 13(6), 641-669, InderScience, 1470-949X SSCI
124. Lai, I.K.W. (2015), Traveler Acceptance of an App-based Mobile Tour Guide, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 39(3), 401-432, SAGE, ISSN: 1096-3480 SSCI
125. Lai, I.K.W. (2015), The Cross-impact of Network Externalities on Relationship Quality in Exhibition Sector, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 48(1), 52-67, Elsevier, ISSN: 0278-4319 SSCI
126. Lai, I.K.W., and Hitchcock, M. (2015), Importance-Performance Analysis in Tourism: A Framework for Researchers, Tourism Management, 48, 242–267, Elsevier, ISSN: 0261-5177 SSCI, TOP 1 in tourism.
127. Lai, I.K.W. (2015), The Roles of Value, Satisfaction, and Commitment in the Effect of Service Quality on Customer Loyalty in Hong Kong-Style Tea Restaurants, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 56(1), 118–138, SAGE, ISSN: 1938-9655. SSCI
128. Gao, B., and Lai, I.K.W. * (2015), The Effects of Transaction-Specific Satisfactions and Integrated Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 44(1), 38–47, Elsevier, ISSN: 0278-4319 (* corresponding author) SSCI
129. Lai, I.K.W. (2014), The Role of Service Quality, Perceived Value, and Relationship Quality in Enhancing Customer Loyalty in the Travel Agency Sector, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 31(3), 417-442, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 1054-8408 SSCI
130. Lai, I.K.W. and Lai, D.C.F. (2014), User Acceptance of Mobile Commerce: An Empirical Study in Macau, International Journal of Systems Science, 45(6), 1321-1331, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 0020-7721. SCI-E
131. Choy, K.L., Sheng, N., Lam, H.Y., Lai, I.K.W., Chow, K.H., and Ho, G.T.S. (2014), Assess the Effects of Different Operations Policies on Warehousing Reliability, International Journal of Production Research, 52(3), 662-678, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 0020-7543. SCI-E
132. Lai, I.K.W. and Tong, V.W.L. (2013), The Impact of Company, Subject, and System Characteristics on the Trust Factors Affecting the Adoption of Internet-based Interorganizational Systems, Information Systems Management, 30(4), 280-292, Taylor & Francis Group, ISSN: 1058-0530. SCI-E
133. Lai, I.K.W., Tam, S.K.T., and Chan, M.F.S. (2012), Knowledge Cloud System for Network Collaboration: A Case Study in Medical Service Industry in China, Expert Systems With Applications, 39(15), pp.12205-12212, Elsevier, ISSN: 0957-4174. SCI-E
134. Lai, I.K.W., Tong, V.W.L., and Lai, D.C.F. (2011), Trust Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet-based Interorganizational Systems, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 10(1), pp.85-93, Elsevier, ISSN: 1567-4223. SSCI/SCI-E