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    Professor Mostafa Rasoolimanesh

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Professor S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh

Background

S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh is a Vice-Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow and Professor of Sustainable Tourism, with approximately 25 years of academic and industry experience. Prior to joining academia, he worked for over a decade in local government and municipalities in historical and tourism destinations in Iran, where he was extensively involved in destination planning, management, and marketing.

His research interests include sustainable tourism, heritage tourism, community development, and urban sustainability. He has also contributed significantly to research methodologies and analytical techniques, publishing several methodological articles and books.

Professor Rasoolimanesh has published more than 175 articles, books, and book chapters, including in leading A*/A journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Current Issues in Tourism, and Tourism Management Perspectives, among others.

He has been recognised among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the "Sport, Leisure & Tourism" category based on the Scopus database since 2022. He serves on the editorial teams and boards of more than 15 reputable tourism and hospitality journals. Professor Rasoolimanesh has supervised over 20 PhD and higher degree research (HDR) students, either as Principal or Co-Supervisor, and has led and contributed to several national research grants.

Awards and Recognition
  • 2026 Australia’s Leading Researcher in the field of Tourism & Hospitality by The Australian Research Magazine
  • Top 2% Scientists in the Sport, Leisure & Tourism" category
  • 2023, Taylor’s University, Vice-Chancellor’s Award – Most Cited Academic 2023
  • 2019, Emerald Publishing, Emerald Literati Award (Outstanding Paper in International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management)
  • 2019 & 2018, Clarivate Analysis, Top Peer-Reviewers Award - Social Sciences
  • 2015, 2016 & 2017, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Sanggar Sanjung Award, Publication in Top Tier Journals

Research Areas and Interests
  • Sustainable Tourism
  • Heritage Tourism
  • Tourists Behaviour / Consumer Behaviour
  • Community Tourism and Development
  • Methodological Research (e.g. Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling; Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA); and Mixed-Methods design)

SBL Research Centres or Cluster/s
  • SBL Centre for Tourism Research
  • Corporate Governance and Sustainability Research Cluster

Media Topics
  • Sustainable Tourism
  • Measuring and monitoring sustainability in destinations
  • Governance and sustainable tourism

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