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Visitor Attention

Visitor Attention is a theoretical construct within visitor studies that denotes the cognitive and behavioral focus of individuals on specific exhibits, displays, or experiences within a cultural or educational setting, distinguishing it from related constructs by emphasizing the duration, intensity, and selectivity of engagement directed toward particular elements of the environment.

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208

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106

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2017–2026

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Publications

93

Seeing is believing: the effect of film on visitor numbers to screened locations

Nichola Carole Tooke, Michael J. Baker · Tourism Management · 1996 · 408 citations

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The Tourist Gaze “Revisited”

John Urry · American Behavioral Scientist · 1992 · 371 citations

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Paying Attention: The Duration and Allocation of Visitors' Time in Museum Exhibitions

Beverly Serrell · Curator The Museum Journal · 1997 · 201 citations

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The role of adaptive hypermedia in a context-aware tourist GUIDE

Keith Cheverst, Keith Mitchell, Nigel Davies · Communications of the ACM · 2002 · 193 citations

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Exhibit Design and Visitor Behavior

Stephen Bitgood, Donald Patterson, Arlene Benefield · Environment and Behavior · 1988 · 185 citations

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Authors

208

  1. SB
    Stephen Bitgood

    Jacksonville State University, United States

    6 publications · 499 citations

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  2. JU
    John Urry

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 458 citations

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  3. MB
    Marisol B. Correia

    University of Algarve, Portugal

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  4. KM
    Keith Mitchell

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 204 citations

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  5. DP
    Donald Patterson

    McGill University, Canada

    2 publications · 233 citations

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Institutions

106

  1. Jacksonville State University

    Jacksonville, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    743 citations

  2. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    980 citations

  3. University of Algarve

    Faro, Portugal

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    470 citations

  4. Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    121 citations

  5. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    101 citations

  6. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    465 citations

  7. Chester Zoo

    Chester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    168 citations

  8. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    196 citations

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Venues

  1. Curator The Museum Journal

    5 publications · 516 citations

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  2. Museum Management and Curatorship

    5 publications · 172 citations

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  3. Visitor Studies

    5 publications · 140 citations

    5

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  4. Anthrozoös

    3 publications · 126 citations

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  5. Environment and Behavior

    3 publications · 247 citations

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