Smart Cities and Technologies
Smart Cities and Technologies is a research topic within Media Technology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1956. 21.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the innovations and challenges in the development of smart cities, focusing on aspects such as urban innovation, big data, Internet of Things, sustainability, governance, citizen participation, privacy concerns, and the role of artificial intelligence. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the conceptualization, implementation, and impact of smart city initiatives.
- Smart Cities
- Urban Innovation
- Big Data
- Internet of Things
- Sustainability
- Governance
- Citizen Participation
- Privacy Concerns
- Artificial Intelligence
- Urban Development
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +177% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Smart Cities and Technologies research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (879 and 762 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 879 works
- 2 India 762 works
- 3 United States 517 works
- 4 Indonesia 432 works
- 5 Brazil 400 works
- 6 Italy 327 works
- 7 United Kingdom 318 works
- 8 Germany 219 works
- 9 Malaysia 171 works
- 10 Türkiye 167 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Smart Cities and Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Politecnico di Milano publishes the most Smart Cities and Technologies research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 31 works
- 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 26 works
- 3 Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia 26 works
- 4 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 24 works
- 5 Binus UniversityIndonesia 23 works
- 6 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 21 works
- 7 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 21 works
- 8 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 20 works
- 9 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 20 works
- 10 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Smart Cities and Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Smart Cities and Technologies include Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Dirk Helbing and Peter Nijkamp.
- 1 Yogesh K. Dwivedi United Kingdom 3.2k citations
- 2 Dirk Helbing Switzerland 3k citations
- 3 Peter Nijkamp Netherlands 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Smart Cities and Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Smart Cities and Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gliwice.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GliwicePL · 24.2 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Smart Cities and Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Smart Cities and Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Queensland University of Technology and Silesian University of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 63.8 | 26.9% | 6.0× | 32 | +445.7% |
| 2 | Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia | 62.7 | 62.2% | 6.6× | 17 | +47.3% |
| 3 | Silesian University of TechnologyPoland | 57.3 | 17.7% | 13.1× | 24 | — |
| 4 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 57.1 | 40.8% | 3.7× | 18 | +308.6% |
| 5 | Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania | 54.8 | 17.5% | 10.4× | 13 | +457.5% |
| 6 | Tallinn University of TechnologyEstonia | 54.7 | 30.3% | 13.1× | 12 | — |
| 7 | Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia | 54.4 | 13.9% | 10.2× | 26 | — |
| 8 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 53.8 | 31.1% | 5.7× | 26 | — |
| 9 | University of SalernoItaly | 53.0 | 39.0% | 5.6× | 12 | +204.8% |
| 10 | University of Chieti-PescaraItaly | 52.7 | 21.0% | 14.4× | 16 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Smart Cities and Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 177% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Smart Cities and Technologies.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.