| Tourism and development in the developing world DJ Telfer, R Sharpley Routledge, 2015 | 3217* | 2015 |
| Tourism and sustainable development: Exploring the theoretical divide R Sharpley Journal of Sustainable tourism 8 (1), 1-19, 2000 | 1979 | 2000 |
| Host perceptions of tourism: A review of the research R Sharpley Tourism management 42, 37-49, 2014 | 1679 | 2014 |
| Consuming dark tourism: A thanatological perspective P Stone, R Sharpley Annals of tourism Research 35 (2), 574-595, 2008 | 1469 | 2008 |
| Rural tourism and the challenge of tourism diversification: the case of Cyprus R Sharpley Tourism management 23 (3), 233-244, 2002 | 1334 | 2002 |
| Tourism, tourists and society R Sharpley Routledge, 2018 | 1283 | 2018 |
| Tourism development and the environment: Beyond sustainability? R Sharpley Routledge, 2009 | 1012 | 2009 |
| The darker side of travel: The theory and practice of dark tourism R Sharpley, PR Stone Multilingual Matters, 2009 | 950 | 2009 |
| Rural tourism. An introduction. R Sharpley, J Sharpley | 860 | 1997 |
| Rural tourism: A spiritual experience? R Sharpley, D Jepson Annals of tourism research 38 (1), 52-71, 2011 | 703 | 2011 |
| Tourism, farming and diversification: An attitudinal study R Sharpley, A Vass Tourism management 27 (5), 1040-1052, 2006 | 696 | 2006 |
| Tourism, sustainable development and the theoretical divide: 20 years on R Sharpley Journal of sustainable tourism 28 (11), 1932-1946, 2020 | 580 | 2020 |
| Tourism: A sacred journey? The case of ashram tourism, India R Sharpley, P Sundaram International journal of tourism research 7 (3), 161-171, 2005 | 573 | 2005 |
| Shedding light on dark tourism: An introduction R Sharpley The darker side of travel: The theory and practice of dark tourism, 3-22, 2009 | 419 | 2009 |
| The management of tourism L Pender, R Sharpley Sage, 2005 | 406 | 2005 |
| Travels to the edge of darkness: Towards a typology of “dark tourism” S Richard Taking tourism to the limits, 215-226, 2006 | 399 | 2006 |
| Ecotourism: A consumption perspective R Sharpley Journal of Ecotourism 5 (1-2), 7-22, 2006 | 384 | 2006 |
| Travel and tourism R Sharpley Sage, 2006 | 320 | 2006 |
| Rural tourism—10 years on R Sharpley, L Roberts International Journal of tourism research 6 (3), 119-124, 2004 | 315 | 2004 |
| More than sense of place? Exploring the emotional dimension of rural tourism experiences D Jepson, R Sharpley Rural tourism, 25-46, 2018 | 286 | 2018 |
