Best Researcher Award
Alexandra Connors
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Alexandra Connors is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, whose indexed research activity is situated within the social sciences. The available Scopus author information records two documents, two citations, and an h-index of one. Her indexed publication record includes research examining the relationship between mining, tourism, Indigenous power, and decolonising futures, providing a basis for considering her work in the context of contemporary social-science research and the Best Researcher Award. [1]
Abstract
Alexandra Connors is affiliated with the University of Queensland and is represented in Scopus as a social-science researcher with two indexed documents, two citations, and an h-index of one. Her indexed scholarly record includes the 2026 article The intersection between mining and tourism: Indigenous power and decolonising futures, published in The Extractive Industries and Society. The study’s thematic focus places Indigenous perspectives, resource extraction, tourism, power, and decolonising approaches within a contemporary research context. [1]
Keywords
Alexandra Connors; Best Researcher Award; University of Queensland; Social Sciences; Indigenous power; decolonising futures; mining and tourism; extractive industries; tourism research; interdisciplinary social science; research impact; academic recognition.
Introduction
Academic recognition in the social sciences commonly considers the relationship between scholarly output, research relevance, methodological contribution, and the significance of a researcher’s subject area. Within this framework, Alexandra Connors’s available bibliographic record identifies a research profile connected with the University of Queensland and the social sciences. Her indexed publication addresses the intersection of mining and tourism while foregrounding Indigenous power and decolonising futures. [1]
Research Profile
Connors is associated with the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and has a Scopus author identifier of 59749259900. The supplied Scopus information records two indexed documents, two citations, and an h-index of one. These indicators provide a bibliometric snapshot of the indexed record and should be interpreted in relation to career stage, publication timing, disciplinary practices, and the limited number of indexed documents. [1]
Research Contributions
The principal indexed contribution identified in the supplied record examines the intersection between mining and tourism through a focus on Indigenous power and decolonising futures. The topic connects resource extraction and tourism with questions of social power, Indigenous agency, and the transformation of established approaches to development and knowledge production. [1]
Publications
The supplied Scopus record identifies two documents associated with Alexandra Connors. One indexed publication is visible in the provided results and is dated 2026. The article is published in The Extractive Industries and Society and is listed as open access in the supplied record. [1]
Research Impact
The available Scopus record reports two citations across two indexed documents. While citation counts can provide one measure of scholarly visibility, they do not by themselves capture the broader academic, community, policy, cultural, or practical significance of social-science research. The thematic scope of Connors’s indexed publication is relevant to discussions surrounding Indigenous communities, extractive industries, tourism, and decolonisation. [1]
Award Suitability
The Best Researcher Award recognizes scholarly work that demonstrates relevance, research quality, intellectual contribution, and potential significance within a defined field. Based on the supplied record, Alexandra Connors presents a research profile within the social sciences with an indexed publication addressing the intersection of mining, tourism, Indigenous power, and decolonising futures. [1]
Conclusion
Alexandra Connors’s available academic record identifies her as a University of Queensland researcher working within the social sciences. Her indexed work addresses the intersection of mining and tourism with particular attention to Indigenous power and decolonising futures. The documented Scopus profile records two documents, two citations, and an h-index of one. [1]
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References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Alexandra Connors, Author ID 59749259900. Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59749259900
- Connors, Alexandra; Ruhanen, Lisa M.; Whitford, Michelle M.; Jordan, Ree. (2026). The intersection between mining and tourism: Indigenous power and decolonising futures. The Extractive Industries and Society.