URBAN TOURISM: STATE, EVOLUTION, FRAMEWORK, AND FUTURE CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON CITESPACE BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS.

Urban tourism has always been a popular topic and needs comprehensive and dynamic analysis. This study uses CiteSpace for bibliometric analysis to show its current state, evolution, and future trends; we construct a theoretical framework and depict future research characteristics based on the results. This multidisciplinary field covers various topics such as environment, transportation, hospitality, urban planning, technology, and tourist behaviors; factors (such as urban demands, epidemics, and behavioral intention) influencing urban tourism are explored; research methodologies (such as case and empirical study) are also emphasized. Future research will have more publications, focus on travel issues, coordinate interactions between urban tourism and other factors, and be people-oriented with more complicated approaches and comprehensive perspectives. This study is innovative because we comprehensively and dynamically summarize this field with visualization, construct a theoretical framework, and pinpoint the future characteristics, helping us to understand this field and to continue research efficiently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]